The President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina has said that high taxes imposed on airlines by government agencies was a major challenge dwarfing the growth and development of air transport in Africa. This according to him,explains why the region loses about 80 percent of its market to foreign airlines. Adesina who spoke […]
The news of outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo a fortnight ago has elicited fears among African airlines that the development could hamper flights operations. African airlines lost about $2.3billion to flight cancelations and black listing of some destinations in West and Central Africafollowing the outbreak of Ebola in 2014. Although there […]
Aviation industry experts have identified government’s inimical policies and harsh operating environment as major factors responsible for the collapse of airlines in Nigeria. The industry experts said these factors are responsible for the collapse of over 142 airlines since the year 2000, noting that the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) had about 150 airlines in […]
Ethiopian Airlines, the largest and fastest growing African airline, has announced that it received its third Airbus A350 XWB on February 1st, 2017. The aircraft is named after Erta Ale, a large basaltic shield volcano located in the Afar Region of north-eastern Ethiopia. Group CEO Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam said: “As part of our continuous fleet […]
At the recent International Air Transport Association global media day in Geneva, Switzerland, the Director-General and CEO of IATA, Alexander de Juniac said there is improved air safety in Africa, but the airlines face high costs in their operations. In 2012 there was ministerial meeting in Nigeria over air safety, it was agreed that in […]
