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Make Nigeria Air a Reality
Expectations over the actualisation of the new national airline for Nigeria heightened with the approval penultimate week of the April 2022 take-off date by the Federal Executive Council (FEC). The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, had announced at the meeting that the new airline will "hit the sky by April 2022". According to him… read more
African airlines’ performance updates by AFRAA
A new wave of infection of COVID19 is ongoing in Europe and Oceania. Partial lockdowns and various restrictions measures are established in countries like Austria, Netherland, Belgium, etc.
Moreover, a new and potentially more transmissible coronavirus variant first identified by South African scientists has prompted a fresh round of trave… read more
United Airlines resumes nonstop flights to Cape Town from New York
Direct flights between Cape Town and New York have resumed on Thursday, December 2 after a 20 month-long break. The route was suspended a few months after its launch in March 2020 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. According to Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis, it was a special occasion to have the first plane in … read more
South African Airways & CemAir have signed a co-operation agreement
South African Airways (SAA) and South African domestic and regional carrier CemAir have signed a co-operation (interline) agreement. Through the agreement, passengers are allowed to change from one flight on one airline to another flight on another airline without having to gather their bags or check-in again.
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Air Madagascar charters the Dreamliner 787 from Ethiopian Airlines for its international flights
During the current month, Air Madagascar's Antananarivo - Paris route is served by a 270-seat Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner (24 in business class and 246 in economy class), leased from Ethiopian Airlines, the Ethiopian national airline. This aircraft replaces another of the same segment, chartered from the Spanish private carrier Air Europa in … read more
Azman Air reactivates a Boeing 737 out of service for 6 months
Azman Air resumed regular operations last May after a two-month suspension ordered by the Civil Aviation Authority for safety reasons concerning its Boeing 737 fleet. Since then, the private carrier has implemented a rigorous asset maintenance plan.
IATA: Airline Recovery Remains Uneven
The global airline industry barely operated 50% of 2019 traffic levels in October, according to IATA, which said the industry is “slowly” recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic.
October passenger traffic was down 49.4% compared to October 2019, IATA reported. The difference between domestic fl… read more
Air Peace educates public on ticket pricing; debunks discriminatory fares on S/East
Air Peace at the weekend reacted to insinuations that the airline has a discriminatory fare regime against the South East asking those championing these orchestrated attacks on the airline on social media to desist because they are ignorant of how ticket fare pricing is done.
According to the airline, the fuller the aircraft gets th… read more
Celebration as Emirates returns to Nigeria
It was a celebration galore at the Nnamdi Azikwe Airport, Abuja on Sunday evening as Emirates Airline touched down to resume daily services to Nigeria from Dubai. The airline which also landed simultaneouslyat Muritala Muhhamed International Airport Lagos amidst jubilation and symbolic water cannon welcome … read more
Relief for Anambra people as Air Peace kicks off flights to Anambra Airport Dec. 7
Following the recent approval of the Anambra International Cargo and Passenger Airport by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, Nigeria’s leading airline, Air Peace, has announced the commencement of scheduled flights into the airport on Tuesday, December 7, 2021.
Revealing this to journalists in a news release issued … read more
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