Emirates employs more than 130 Nigerian nationals across the Emirates group, of which over 60 are employed in Nigeria and not 10 as reported in some local media, the airline has said. According to the biggest Middle East carrier, its operation also supports many more jobs in Nigeria’s aviation services supply chain such as in […]
Just some of the points made by two of the world’s leading airline executives during a panel discussion at the World Travel Market (WTM) exhibition in London. Sir Tim Clark, president of Emirates Airline and Willie Walsh, CEO of International Airlines Group, which includes Aer Lingus, British Airways, Iberia and Spanish Low-Cost Carrier Vueling, made […]
In line with its vision to offer a superior passenger experience and improve environmental performance through a modern and state of the art wide-body aircraft fleet, Emirates has retired the last Airbus A330 and A340 aircraft in its fleet from active service. This makes Emirates the first and only airline in the world to operate […]
Airline operators have called on the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to avert imminent tragic accident by urgently rehabilitating the runways at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, which have degenerated over the years and are now damaging aircraft gears on landing and take-off. The latest […]
The Federal Government has assured the players in the aviation sector, especially the foreign carriers that the current challenges are temporary. The Minister of State (Aviation), Sen Hadi Sirika gave this assurance during the visit of the Regional manager for Emirates Airlines, Manoj Gopi Nair in his office yesterday. This is according to a statement by […]