South African Airways further strengthens its West African network, introduces Abuja Second entry point in Nigeria offers business travellers more options South African Airways (SAA), the leading carrier in the Sub-Saharan Africa region, has introduced a second entry point to Nigeria in its quest to enable trade and unlock mobility, which will considerably add to […]
Emirates has appointed Cubic Global Defense to develop a virtual, game-based training programme for its cabin crew. This will be the first time in the aviation industry a commercial airline will use in-depth game-based instruction with an integrated training approach. The programme, currently in development, will complement the airline’s existing world-class training facilities at the […]
Air France will cut less than a third of the 2,900 jobs it proposed in a 2016/2017 plan that triggered clashes with some staff, the chief executive of parent company Air France-KLM said. The job cuts in 2016 would be voluntary and heavier job losses in 2017 could be avoided if talks with unions led […]
By Chinedu Eze The inability of Nigerian airlines to attain high level of growth has been attributed to why they cannot play significant roles in airlifting Nigerians to international destinations. The absence of Nigerian airlines in the International Air Transport Association (IATA) clearing house is one of the factors militating against the growth of indigenous […]
Enables Singapore Airlines to resume non-stop flights to the US Singapore Airlines (SIA) has selected Airbus’ newly launched Ultra-Long Range version of the A350-900 for non-stop flights to the US. Under an amendment to the carrier’s existing order for 63 A350-900s, seven of the aircraft will now be delivered with an Ultra-Long Range capability for […]
