Writer recently sampled opinions of airlines operators and stakeholders, who maintained that government has a major role to play in revamping the air transport sector Airline operators, members of Aviation Round Table (ART) and other stakeholders believe that the myriads of problems plaguing the aviation industry would be solved if government has the political will, […]
Ethiopian Airlines, the largest and fastest growing African airline, proudly announces that it will introduce a Platinum tier level in its frequent flyer loyalty program, ShebaMiles, as of January 2017. The Platinum tier level offers extra benefits to frequent flyers that accrue 75, 000 status miles or 60 qualifying segments within one calendar year, Jan […]
The National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) has called on the federal government to provide the needed incentives to domestic airlines so that they would grow the capacity to operate international destinations. The president of NAAPE, Isaac Balami made the call on behalf of the association in Lagos and said that indications […]
The Chairman of Arik Air, Sir Joseph Arumemi-Ikhide has said that certain policies of the federal government on air transport in Nigeria tend to discourage investment in the sector. Arumemi-Ikhide said considering the pivotal role air transport plays in the economic growth of any nation, the government should introduce policies that would encourage airlines by […]
The Federal government has said that despite opposition it has taken a firm decision to concession Nigeria’smajor airports located in Lagos, Abuja, Kano and Port Harcourt and explained that it is the panacea to the protracted infrastructural decay, which could constitute a threat to air safety. This was disclosed by the Minister of State, Aviation, Senator […]
