The Director General and CEO of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Alexnadre de Juniac said liberalization of African airspace is hindered by sovereign and government control. He also said that cost control is a major key to successful airline operation. De Juniac spoke to journalists from Africa and Middle East at the just concluded […]
After being re-elected, the All Progressives Congress-led federal government has got another four years to actualize its plans for the aviation industry, as it provides the party the opportunity to complete its on-going development programmes. Speaking at the last stakeholders meeting in Abuja late last year, the Minister of State, Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika explained […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said African nations are denying themselves the benefits of air transport by not removing restrictions that impinge on liberalised airspace in the continent. With a projected rise in passenger movement to 350 million by 2035 in the region, IATA said for Africa to benefit maximally from this growth, […]
Last week at the 14th Akwaaba African Travel Market in Lagos, aviation experts x-rayed the opportunities offered by the Single African Air Transport Market for Nigerian and other African airlines in the continent. This writer urges that Nigerian carriers can take advantage of open sky for Africa to explore more routes in the region. Aviation […]
Domestic airlines have accused some African countries of strategically blocking them from flying to their countries while their airlines take advantage of the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) to operate into Nigeria. Executive Chairman, Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), Captain Nogie Meggison said that every African country targets the high passenger traffic in Nigeria while […]
