Aviation

Turkish Airlines Records Highest Load Factor

Turkish Airlines has announced that it has recorded the highest load factor, both passenger and cargo in its history. The airline said the results of passenger and cargo traffic in July, 2018 in which it recoded 85.3 per cent load factor is the highest so far in its operations. The airline said despite the high […]

2017 Marked by Strong Passenger Demand, Low Load Factor

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for 2017 showing that demand (revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) for the year ended 31 December rose 7.6% compared to 2016. This was well above the 10-year average annual growth rate of 5.5%. While the rate of demand growth slowed to 6.2% in December […]

NCAA Moves to Salvage Ailing Nigerian Airlines

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has commenced discussions with the federal government on the possibility of reducing the cost of aviation fuel through local refining of the product. The NCAA is also pushing for the practicability of granting the oil marketers and airlines the concession for lower exchange rates. The move was sequel to […]