It has been established that if Nigeria maximises food production, agriculture will replace oil and gas as major source of foreign exchange, but to make this possible farmers and middlemen must find easier ways of freighting farm produce to both local and international markets. Aviators conversant with air freighting of cargo have posited that the […]
For decades aviation experts have railed against lack of connections between African cities, frowning at the idea of a passenger from Nigeria travelling to Europe before connecting a flight to Madagascar, for example. They also frowned at the visa restrictions, a situation where a traveller in the US could easily secure a visa to Egypt […]
The Group Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian Airlines, Mr. Mesfin Tasew, said the airline has contributed immensely in connecting Nigerians through flight services to different parts of the world. Tasew who spoke to selected Nigerian journalists recently in Addis Ababa, Ethiopian capital, expressed hope that air transport industry will grow in the continent when political […]
There were excitement and optimism on Thursday night at the new terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos when Uganda Airlines inaugural flight touched down to mark the beginning of direct flight between Nigeria and East African nation. The elated delegation from Uganda said direct flight between both countries would deepen economic ties […]
A young but highly promising Nigerian carrier, Ibom Air, kicked off its plans to extend its operations to African destinations on Tuesday with inaugural flight to Accra from Lagos, one of the major lucrative routes in West Africa. Many industry observers say that Ibom Air has so far defied some well-known industry assumptions. It has […]
