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Captain Ibrahim Mshelia has said that it was wrong for any airline to collect monies on behalf of any government agency and refuse to remit it especially as the monies in question are already paid for.This is just as he called for an intentional development of General aviation in the country by creating policies that would boost the GAT.
Airline operators in Nigeria owes $6.9m (N19.4b) on TSC says Minister of Aviation
Air Peace receives another ERJ-145 from C-check
Air Peace says, it is pleased to announce the arrival of another ERJ-145 which has undergone a C-Check.
The aircraft, with registration number 5N-BVD, arrived Lagos last night. Most of our aircraft were out on C-Check during the COVID-19 pandemic, but they have started arriving one after the other.
It can be recalled that just… read more
UNWTO Secretary-General Lands in Namibia
The Secretary General of the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Zurab Pololikashvili arrived in the country for an official 3-day visit, on Sunday. The visit is aimed at strengthening the tourism revival strategy and to pay tribute to the efforts done so far to save livelihoods and jobs.
This is Pololikashvili first visit to Namibia an… read more
Comair closer to take off
Among the suspensive conditions in the Comair business rescue plan were the requirements to reach a collective agreement with trade unions representing 50% + 1 employees, and for the investors to secure credit approval from various commercial lenders for new debt funding and the deferral of repayments on existing debt.
The first of these w… read more
Air-Liberia launched, but no plane
President George Weah on Friday announcing the launching of Liberia's first postwar national carrier at the Roberts International Airport (RIA) in Margibi County, but there was no plane to showcase for such elaborate program. However, a statement release by Mr. Weah office said by launching the national carrier, President Weah has … read more
Fire breaks out on iconic Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa
Fire has broken out on one of South Africa’s landmark attractions, the iconic Table Mountain in Cape Town.
Report from news.cgtn.com, says that a large contingent of firefighters were battling “a raging blaze on Table Mountain, which overlooks the city of Cape Town” as at 15:00hrs on Sunday November 1, 2020. Although the imme… read more
Pendjari National Park in Benin Republic has best safari in West Africa
If someone says they’re going on a safari holiday, you are likely to assume that the person is going to East or Southern Africa. One, because both regions have the leading safari destinations in the world. Two, the word safari means ‘journey’ and is derived from Swahili, a language spoken very much from the heart of East Africa to the sho… read more
Third Mainland Bridge: Lagos Closes Adekunle- Adeniji Axis
Lagos State Government has announced a total closure of the Adekunle to Adeniji section of the bridge for repairs for the second time from midnight of Friday 30th October to Sunday 1st November, 2020.
According to a Statement signed by the Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, this second phase closure of t… read more
Air Seychelles to operate JNB to Maldives flights in December
Air Seychelles will operate flights from Johannesburg to the Maldives between December 4, 2020 and January 9, 2021. The airline will also operate three flights per week between Johannesburg and the Seychelles during December.
The Maldives flights will take off every Friday night from Johannesburg for six weeks w… read more
KQ postpones restart of NYC route
Just 2 hours ago, KQ published via Linked-In a press release saying they have pushed back the resumption of the New York flights to 29th of November.
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