China Airlines of Taiwan has become the second airline to join a programme to use a blend of traditional and sustainable biofuels to power aircraft for delivery flights from Airbus. The aircraft involved is the tenth A350-900 for China Airlines, which left the manufacturer’s delivery centre in Toulouse today for its new home in Taipei with a 10 percent blend of […]
The Benue State government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Petrolex Group and the Cargo Development Company (CDC) for the development of its cargo airport, which would serve as springboard for the economic development of the state. Speaking during a brief ceremony recently at the Government House in Makurdi, the Chairman of […]
Nigerian Carrier, Dana Air has been announced as the Official Airline of one of the biggest festivals in the world- The Akwa Ibom Christmas Carols Festival, scheduled to hold on 22nd of December, 2017 at the Uyo Township Stadium, Akwa Ibom state. The Permanent Secretary, Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Culture and Tourism and Coordinator of […]
The Chairman of Air Peace, Allen Onyema has expressed support for the campaign to reduce the taxes on airlines by government agencies, saying that the high taxes are responsible for the air fares charged travellers in the continent. Experts said with lower taxes the number of travellers would double from 120 million people in 2015 […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), rose 5.9% in October 2017 compared to the year-earlier period. This was a slowdown from the 9.2% annual growth recorded in September 2017 but still exceeded the average annual growth rate of 3.2% […]
