In the last two years there have been no jet losses for African carriers, which indicates that the region has maintained good safety during the period and looks to improve in future. Experts are crediting increased compliance with global aviation standards, better regulation and younger fleets for the improvement because African jet aircraft losses first […]
The President of the National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies, Bankole Bernard has said poor policies have retarded the growth of the aviation in Nigeria and urged government to take urgent action to save the downstream sub-sector of the industry and domestic airlines. What is your overview of the industry in 2018 to 2019? My […]
The International Civil Aviation Organisation and the International Air Transport Association project that globally airlines may transport more passengers in 2019 than last year, just as they frowned at the rate of air accidents in 2018. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has indicated that globally more passengers would travel by air in 2019. It […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), was flat (0%) in November 2018, compared to the same period the year before. This was the slowest rate of growth recorded since March 2016, following 31 consecutive months of year-on-year increases. Freight […]
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 […]
