Industry experts and airline operators have said the challenging operating environment characterised by high interest rates, unstable foreign exchange and poor infrastructure are some of the factors threatening the existence of airlines in the country. Currently there are only seven commercial operators in the country compared with 13 seven years ago, while there about 42 […]
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, Captain Fola Akinkuotu, has said flight cancellations and delays can be overcome with modern navigational aids, but there is no permanent solution to weather challenges in the airspace. He spoke to Chinedu Eze. Excerpts: This Christmas like the December of other years, Harmattan haze disrupted flights, […]
The Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Muhtar Usman has said that airports, which did not meet given regulatory standards, would be closed for flight operations. Usman said all the airports, both federal and state owned must abide by the given standards in accordance to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations (NCAR), […]
The Lufthansa Group made history in 2017 when it airlifted 130 million passengers, a record, which the airline described as all time high. The German carrier said in December 2017, the airlines of the Lufthansa Group welcomed around 9.3 million passengers. This shows an increase of 19.9 percent compared to the previous year’s month. The […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that African airlines posted the largest year-on-year increase in demand of all regions in freight demand in November, 2017 with freight volumes rising 17.5 percent. Capacity increased 24 percent. During the same period international freight volumes grew by 17.8 percent, a deceleration from […]