Aviation

Ethiopian Airlines Joins African Union to Launch Test, Vaccine Passport

Ethiopian Airlines has partnered with the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) for the implementation of the African Union Trusted Travel Pass to make continental travel easier and safer amidst the COVID -19 pandemic. Africa CDC has mobilised a broad multi-stakeholder public private partnership with the help of its strategic partners, the […]

Need to Protect Nigerian Carriers

International airlines have used aero politics, diplomacy, government protection and marketing strategies to outdo one another to secure the limited cargo delivery and evacuation market during the COVID-19 lockdown. The writes noted that Nigerian airlines may not have a chance in the competitive market without government support The global lockdown occasioned by coronavirus has threatened […]

Why Evacuation of Nigerians from Canada is Being Delayed

Canada High Commission is alleged to be responsible for the delay of the evacuation of Nigerians from the North American country by deferring Air Peace flight right and positioning Ethiopia Airlines to operate the airlift at a higher fare.  The Federal Government last week designated the Nigerian carrier, Air Peace to conduct evacuation flight to […]

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US, Canada Evacuate 585 Citizens

Ethiopian Airlines yesterday evacuated 585 citizens of the United States and Canada from Abuja and Lagos. THISDAY gathered that Ethiopian Airlines with flight number, ET 8299, airlifted 200 Canadian from Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMA), Lagos and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja to Addis Ababa en-route Toronto with its Boeing B767-300 aircraft. The flight, which […]

FG’s Penchant for Foreign Airlines

Aviation industry experts posit that despite the fact that Nigeria has a renowned aviation college established in 1964, Nigeria is nowhere, near Kenya, Ethiopia and South Africa in terms of the number of citizens employed in the aviation sector both locally and abroad. Ethiopia may lead the pack as the country with the highest number […]