Both Airbus and Boeing now offer aircraft that appear capable of flying non-stop commercial flights from Sydney to London – the “Holy Grail” for Australian carrier Qantas Airways Ltd. As long as oil prices don’t go much higher than around $70 per barrel, the 20-hour flight can be financially viable, and could be on […]
The numbers don’t lie. Just look at how airlines have performed in the latest Airline Quality Rating. “Without a doubt 2016 was a very good year for the airlines,” said Dean Headley, associate professor at Wichita State University, one of the authors of annual report. Headley, and his co-author, Brent Bowen of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, […]
MINISTER of State (Aviation), Sen. Hadi Sirika today explained that the vibrations experienced at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) was not in any way a structural issue at the foremost airport but as a result of the unlatched doors where the coolers which have just been put into use are housed. Minister who flew […]
Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) has accused domestic airlines operating in the country of conspiring to deny the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and other agencies their charges, including the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) , Nigerian Meteorological Agency and Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT). ATSSSAN, […]
Nigerian startup Green Africa Airways has secured its air transport license and has started work toward an air operator’s certificate (AOC). Green Africa Airways will be headquartered and based in Lagos; the new airline initially plans to operate domestic flights within Nigeria, using leased mid-sized jets. “Our goal is to really develop the Nigerian market […]