Qatar Airways has announced an order for two Boeing 747-8 Freighters and four 777-300ERs, valued at $2.16 billion at list prices. The order, a sign of the airline’s continued expansion and contribution to the US economy, adds to the airline’s current fleet of nearly 100 Boeing widebody airplanes and its more than 100 additional Boeing […]
President of the National Association of Nigerian Travel Agents, Bankole Bernard blames the high cost of air fares on government’s taxes. What is your evaluation of the Nigerian travel market? The Nigerian travel market has witnessed a downturn and this is a reflection of the economy. It shouldn’t have been like that if the […]
On Tuesday, the Minister of State, Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika formally received the certificate awarded to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos and noted that the three other major airports in Abuja, Kano and Port Harcourt would also be certified soon. The Lagos airport was certified by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Organisation (NCAA) under […]
The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) is partnering the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) of the United States of America for a one-week training in accident/incident investigation, for the benefit of the entire West African sub region. Spokesman of AIB, Tunji Oketumbi said the workshop to be facilitated by […]
The federal government said it is targeting about $3billion from the concession of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos considering the passenger traffic, the aircraft movement and the volume of cargo processed through the airport. Minister of State, Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika said that government was maintaining the Lagos airport and other airports slated […]