For the Federal Airports Authority to broaden its revenue base aimed at revamping airport infrastructure, industry experts posit that the agency must fully exploit non-aeronautical revenue sources. Many industry observers are of the view that the high charges imposed on airlines by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) is because it has not […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for May showing that demand (measured in revenue passenger kilometers, or RPKs) rose 7.7% compared to the same month in 2016. This was slower than the 10.9% growth recorded in April. However, this still was well ahead of the 5- and 10-year average growth […]
African states have met severally to allow an open sky policy, such that the continent’s airlines are shielded from impediments that hamper them from operating from one country to another in the region, but so far this plan has been strewn with hurdles. The European Union enjoys a certain level of open sky, whereby an […]
Vice-President, International Air Transport Association, African Region, Raphael Kuchi was of the view that there has been significant improvement in air safety on the continent and urged a downward review of taxes imposed by some countries. What improvement has air transport in Africa recorded in the last one year? The good news is that throughout […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said that with the growing spate of terror attacks in different parts of the world, it has become the greatest threat faced by global air transport. The Director-General and CEO of IATA, Alexandre de Juniac made this known on last Monday in his report on global air transport […]