Aviation experts who met at the 13th Akwaaba African Travel Market ‘Aviation Day’ in Lagos on Monday brainstormed on the progress made in the area of safety in the industry over the years. They came to the conclusion that there have been a lot of improvements in air safety in the industry since 2006 when the […]
Workers of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) under the aegis of the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), the Air Transport Service Senior Staff Association (ATSSSAN) and affiliated labour unions have vowedto shut down all air operations in Nigeria from would next week over the planned concession of two major airports in […]
Chairman of Air Peace, Allen Onyema has said that for Nigeria to firm up the value of the naira, government, airline operators must work together to curtail the amount of foreign currency taken out of the country by the aviation industry. Excerpts: What is your evaluation of the Nigerian travel market vis-a-vis the performance of […]
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has assured travellers that it would not close the airspace in response to the planned strike by labour over the government’s decision to concession Lagos and Abuja airports. The agency said following an emergency meeting between NAMA management and representatives of Association of Nigerian Aviation Professionals (ANAP), Aeronautical Information […]
American Airlines Group Inc. is stepping up efforts to decide if an Airbus SE A350 order still makes sense for its fleet, forcing the European planemaker to try to defend another U.S. sale of its marquee wide-body jet. The two companies have restarted talks about a twice-delayed deal for 22 of the A350-900 planes, a person familiar with […]