Aviation industry experts on Thursday urged Nigerian airlines to engage in partnership, interlining in order to maximise opportunities and operate profitably. The experts who spoke at the 22nd annual seminar of League of Airport and Aviation Correspondents (LAAC) in Lagos noted that airlines can cooperate on passenger movement, aircraft maintenance by pulling resources together. The Chairman […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and The African Airline Association (AFRAA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to deepen their cooperation. The MoU was signed by Alexandre de Juniac, IATA’s Director General and CEO and AFRAA’s Secretary General, Abderahmane Berthé on the sidelines of the 74th IATA Annual General Meeting in Sydney. Under the […]
On Tuesday, African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) saddled with the responsibility of executing the open sky policy for Africa, known as Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) by the African Union spearheaded the sensitisation of Nigeria’s aviation industry on the need to embrace the open sky policy at a workshop hosted by the Nigerian Civil […]
Former Secretary-General of Africa Airlines Association (AFRAA) and international aviation consultant, Nick Fadugba has attributed the stunted growth of the aviation industry in Nigeria to the small size of the country’s airlines, unprofitable and very short lifespan. He said the survival of the domestic airlines could only happen, if the airlines pool their resources together […]
Ethiopian Airlines has announced that it has won African Airlines Association (AFRAA) airline of the year award for the sixth consecutive year in a row. The award was bestowed on the airline during its 49th Annual General Assembly of the association held in Kigali, Rwanda. The AFRAA annual awards recognise excellence in service delivery, innovation […]
