IATA Aviation

Making Cargo Freighting Profitable Post COVID-19

While the COVID-19 pandemic forced the suspension of scheduled flight operations, it provided an elixir to cargo freighting, which became a lifeline to many airlines. In Africa, airlines like Kenya Airways and Ethiopian Airlines leveraged on cargo freighting to keep some of their aircraft in the air and earned revenues that sustained the companies during […]

IATA Aviation

IATA Laments COVID-19 Travel Restriction for Air Passengers

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported that air travelers are increasingly frustrated with the COVID-19 travel restrictions. A survey commissioned by IATA of 4,700 respondents in 11 markets in September demonstrated confidence that the risks of COVID-19 could be effectively managed and that the freedom to travel should be restored. IATA said 67 […]

Ethiopia aircraft and crew Aviation

Ethiopian Airlines, Boeing Sign Strategic MoU to Position Ethiopia as Africa’s Aviation Hub

Ethiopian Airlines Group and the Boeing Company, USA have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on positioning Ethiopia as an aviation hub for Africa. Building on the two parties’ over 70 years of shared history in aviation, the MoU aims at positioning Ethiopia as Africa’s aviation hub – “Ethiopia for Africa”. Boeing has recognised […]

Aviation

Future of New Airlines and Motives Behind Their Set Up

New airlines have started flight operations in Nigeria, others are about to start, but there has been persistent argument that Nigerian carriers do not make profits. Chinedu Eze examines the motive behind the establishment of these airlines and their survival in the long term. It is almost a cliché in the Nigerian aviation industry that […]