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Capt. Nuhu’s achievements at NCAA
Captain Musa Nuhu, on Monday, March 16, 2020 formally took over as the substantive Director General/Chief Executive Officer (DG/CEO) of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). Nuhu resumed as the 7th Director General of the Authority, following his appointment on 23rd October, 2019 and eventual confirmation by the Senate of the Federal Rep… read more
NANTA hoist Nigeria flag at WTM
The iconic and biggest global travel and tourism trade market, World Travel Market (WTM), opens in London, on Monday, November 7, 2022, with trail blazing National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) hoisting Nigerian flag at the event.
The NANTA effort, unprecedented, is a refreshing and robust intervention to proudly sh… read more
Dana Air resumes November 9th, thanks customers for unwavering loyalty
Dana Air has announced that it will resume flight operations on the 9th of November after a successful conclusion of the audit organised by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).
The airline in a statement said” We are pleased to announce that we will resume flights operations on November 9th, having successfull… read more
Malawi rew Railway development
Malawi is looking to develop a railway line and associated services from the Central region to the Northern region. The transaction is set to be delivered as a PPP, to optimise the efficient delivery of railway services by leveraging the private sector. A tender has been issued and closes at 2:00 pm local time (Malawi) on 15th November 20… read more
South African Airways adds capacity and new destinations
South African Airways (SAA) is adding three Airbus A320s to its fleet. That will enable the airline to resume service to several African destinations before restarting an intercontinental route in the first quarter of 2023.
South African Airways currently operates 7 Airbus aircraft, consisting of 2x A320s, 3x A319s, 1x A330-3… read more
Kenya Airways says Entebbe, Lusaka and Mombasa flights on Sshedule
Kenya Airways has confirmed selected flights that will be taking off from Nairobi and other destinations despite a two-day-old strike by its pilots aligned to the Kenya Airline Pilots Association (KALPA).
The over 300 pilots are protesting what they termed as neglect of their grievances.
In a statement on its social med… read more
Rwanda Chamber of Tourism launches Tourism Week
The Rwanda Chamber of Tourism (RCOT) has announced the 2022 edition of the Rwanda Tourism Week, scheduled to take place from November 26th to December 3rd 2022. RTW2022 main event activities will be hosted at Kigali Conference and Exhibition Village (KCEV) and Kigali Convention Center (KCC),under the theme: “Adopting Innova… read more
South African Airways announces the addition of four regional destinations
South African Airways (SAA) has confirmed that the International Air Services Council (IASC) has ratified the airline’s retention of all its historical route traffic rights, following SAA’s voluntary relinquishing of the number of frequencies on the destinations it is not currently servicing. In accordance with legisl… read more
Tanzania (finally) starts construction of Dodoma International Airport
After transferring the country's political capital from Dar-Es-Salaam to Dodoma, the Tanzanian government decided to provide the city in the center of the country with the land and air infrastructure that its new status confers. It is in this context that the new international airport project, which has been in the pipeline for sev… read more
Namibia completes runway rehabilitation at Katima Mulilo airport in the northeast
Katima Mulilo Airport is one of the hubs serving the Caprivi Strip, the main popular destination in northeast Namibia, bordering Zimbabwe.
Katima Mulilo Airport's runway gets a facelift. The Namibia Airports Company (NAC) announced this Tuesday, November 1, 2022, the end of the rehabilitation work of the platform. T… read more
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