The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that the global air transport sector supports 65.5 million jobs and $2.7 trillion in global economic activity, according to new research released by the Air Transport Action Group (ATAG), an arm of the world body. This was contained in the report, Aviation: Benefits Beyond Borders, which explored the […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said Nigerian airlines would benefit hugely from the free movement of the region’s carriers from one country to another in the continent, known as open sky for Africa. The international body on Tuesday urged Nigerian airlines to take advantage of the treaty, Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) to […]
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority recently warned travellersagainst patronising unregistered travel agencies. So while efforts are being made to reduce the number of fake agents in the system, the major challenge is how to identify them. During the last World Cup in Russia, about 230 Nigerians were defrauded by travel agents. While they were given […]
Foreign airlines sold tickets worth $800 million (N288 billion) in the first half of 2018, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The figure was a great improvement on 2017 when the airlines recorded a total of N503 billion from the Nigerian market, out of which about N259 billion was realized in the first […]
A commitment to African aviation safety, by the Rwandan CAA, will see the establishment of a framework for using the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA). The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to partner for the improvement of aviation safety. Under the MoU, […]
