By Chinedu Eze The Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Ibrahim Abdulsalam has expressed optimism that the establishment of Runway Safety Teams at the four major airports in Lagos, Abuja, Kano and Port Harcourt would further enhance safety in air travel in Nigeria. Abdulsalam said NAMA had also organised the […]
At Last, Court Orders Ex-Air Nigeria Workers to be Paid N475M
Justice may have been well served this tine as Justice J.T Agbadum- Fishim of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria on Wednesday delivered a judgment that the termination of over 800 workers of defunct Air Nigeria was wrong and the court ordered the defendant (Air Nigeria) owned by businessman Jimoh Ibrahim to pay the […]
IATA PREMIUM TRAFFIC MONITOR NOVEMBER 2015
KEY POINTS · Passenger travel on international markets was up 3.2% in November year-on-year, overall. This is a slowdown on October, and although part of the weakness could be attributed to temporary factors, there are reasons for concern that a downtrend is developing; · Both economy and premium travel weakened, but there was a notable deceleration […]
Delta Considering Bombardier CSeries
Delta Air Lines is considering whether to purchase Bombardier’s CSeries plane, in what could be a headline-grabbing win for the aircraft. Bombardier hopes to find a major customer to give momentum to the single-aisle CSeries as it prepares the jet to enter service after delays and cash problems. “We actually think at the right […]
First A320neo Delivery Opens New era in Commercial Aviation
The Lufthansa Group, Airbus’ largest airline customer and operator, marks a major step in aviation history by taking delivery of the first A320neo, the world’s best-selling and most fuel efficient single aisle aircraft. Equipped with all new technology Pratt & Whitney PurePower® Geared Turbofan™ engines, the A320neo sets a new, even higher standard […]