The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reiterated the importance of an airline being in the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) registry, saying that it benchmarks the operator’s safety standard. The international body therefore encouraged Nigerian airlines to strive to be in the IOSA registry to further boost the standard of their operations. IATA made […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), on Wednesday, 12th April 2023, formally presented Ibom Air with its Operational Safety Audit Certificate. The certificate was received by the Ibom Airlines Limited management team, led by the CEO, Mfon Udom, at the Ibom Air headquarters in Uyo, Akwa-Ibom state from IATA representatives Dr. Samson Fatokun, Area Manager, […]
United Nigeria Airlines has been successfully registered as an IOSA Operator under the IATA Operational Safety Audit program (IOSA) for initial IOSA Audit which commenced last year. A message from IOSA’s Senior Vice President, Operations, Safety and Security, Mr. Nick Careen dated March 13, 2023 reads: “IATA is proud to recognize that United Nigeria Airlines […]
Besides charging Nigerian air travellers exorbitant fares, aviation experts have raised concern over foreign airlines’ inability to repatriate trapped funds in Nigeria, insisting that Nigeria has become a country with the highest amount of foreign airlines’ trapped funds while highlighting its implications. The implications according to them include the designation of Nigeria as a high-risk […]
International carriers have dominated the air travel market in West Africa, due to lack of capacity of indigenous airlines and intrigues by individual countries in the sub-region. Consequently, African airlines continue to struggle to have a piece of the market. With a population of about 429,312,101 and passenger traffic of over 21 million per annum, […]
