Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s leading carrier, announced that it has been awarded the Global Recognition and Appreciation Award at the First International Post-COVID Conference held in Toronto. This accolade acknowledges Ethiopian Airlines’ pivotal role in distributing emergency gear throughout Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic, ensuring the delivery of essential medical supplies and saving countless lives. The […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has upgraded its outlook in 2023 and expressed hope there would be strengthening of airline industry profitability in the year, disclosing that airline industry net profits are expected to reach $9.8 billion in 2023 (1.2% net profit margin) which is more than double the previous forecast of $4.7 billion (December 2022). The […]
Chinedu Eze looks at the plan of the federal government to review its Coronavirus protocol in response to new spread of the virus and how it will affect air travel subsequently. There seem to be a lull in the drive for Nigerians to get vaccinated for the prevention of COVID-19 since the country recorded about […]
The Coronavirus pandemic constricted global economy, paralysed the aviation industry, but each country recovered according to the severity of the cases it had. Nigeria was one of the countries that recovered quickly from the pandemic and restarted its air transport after the lockdown. Chinedu Eze writes that after hiccups occasioned by high cost of aviation […]
The federal government has abolished the wearing of facemask by air travellers, aircraft crew and also cancelled COVID-19 PCR test irrespective of vaccination status. This is contained in the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) review of COVID-19 health guidelines for the aviation industry in the country made available to THISDAY in Lagos yesterday. The authority […]
