Aviation

Boosting Intra-African Trade with Affordable Air Travel

In order to encourage intra-African trade that will boost the region’s economy and create jobs, all the major cities in the continent must be connected through affordable air fares to enable more people travel and trade among themselves. According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the number of air travel in Africa is lower […]

Aviation

Senate Passes Act Establishing Multimodal Accident Investigation Agency

The Senate on has passed the bill for the Act to provide for the establishment of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), a multimodal accident investigation agency, coming about a month after the House of Representatives passed the same bill. When assented to by the President, the Accident Investigation Bureau, Nigeria (AIB-N) would transform into […]

Aviation

Air Peace to resume Bangul, Dakar flights July 23

Air Peace has said it would resume flights to Banjul in Gambia and Dakar in Senegal on July 23, 2021, and would be deploying one of its new Embraer 195-E5’s to provide more options for regional connectivity. The airline’s spokesperson, Stanley Olisa, said that Banjul and Dakar flight services would operate on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. […]

Air Peace fixes Feb 19 for Freetown, Banjul, Dakar launch

Nigeria’s leading airline, Air Peace has announced a new date for the launch of its flights from Lagos to Freetown in Sierra Leone, Banjul in The Gambia and Dakar in Senegal. The airline said it will now connect the three West Coast destinations on February 19. The airline had fixed the launch of its flights […]