The National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) said it has unveiled plans Nigeria could benefit from the projected $3.4 trillion Gross Domestic Product (GDP)-rated Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Initiative. NANTA said that the country could only benefit from the anticipated $3.4 trillion through the collaboration of the Nigerian aviation industry with four […]
Industry stakeholders have identified factors that make national airlines fail in Africa, just as the federal government reiterates plan to establish a national airline before the end of the Buhari’s administration. The stakeholders pointed out that beside Ethiopia Airlines, no other government owned airline in the continent operates profitably. The stakeholders noted that besides the […]
EGYPTAIR has taken delivery of its first of 12 A220-300 aircraft on order, becoming the first A220 operator based in the Middle East and North African region, and the sixth operator worldwide. The Cairo-based airline intends to fly the aircraft on routes to and from its main Egyptian Hub in Cairo in the coming days. […]
The first A220-300 for EgyptAir has successfully completed its inaugural test flight from the Mirabel assembly line. The first of 12 aircraft EgyptAir has on order is due to be delivered to the Cairo-based airline in the coming weeks. The A220 for EgyptAir will provide passengers with superior comfort, its innovative cabin design featuring the […]
The flight data recorder from EgyptAir flight MS804 has been retrieved, Egyptian investigators said on Friday. The Egyptian committee investigating last month’s crash into the eastern Mediterranean Sea made the announcement a day after search teams found the cockpit voice recorder in a breakthrough for investigators. The EgyptAir Airbus A320 crashed into the Mediterranean early […]
