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• Destinations
• 13/12/2022 21:34

Nigeria ranks 6th in Africa visa openness report

Nigeria has ranked sixth in the Africa Visa Openness Report released by the African Union (AU) and the African Development Bank (AfDB). The report, which is the seventh edition, was released at the 2022 African Economic Conference (AEC) being held in Balaclava, Mauritius on Sunday.

The report noted that Benin, Seychelles and The Gam… read more

• Flights
• 09/12/2022 20:46

In Nigeria, a local bank seizes the assets of Med-View Airline for unpaid credit

Kano-based Med-View Airline suspended operations in August 2019 due to operational challenges. Since then, the Nigerian private airline, which has an expired AOC, has never taken off again, making it unable to meet its debt obligations.

On Monday, December 5, 2022, the police raided the premises of Med-View Airline, locate… read more

• Flights
• 09/12/2022 20:46

Rwanda signs air agreements with six countries including Senegal and Morocco

A delegation from the Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority (RCAA) is currently in Abuja, Nigeria, to participate in the 14th International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAN) Air Services Agreements Negotiation. An opportunity for the country to sign more air services agreements (BASA)

Rwanda will return from the 14th Internatio… read more

• Flights
• 09/12/2022 06:56

Nigeria and Seychelles to commence direct flight soon

The Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) arrangements Nigeria signed with other countries has increased following the ratification of the Republic of Seychelles by the Federal Executive Council (FEC).

A statement issued by Dr James Odaudu, Special Assistant to the Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika on Public Affairs, sa… read more

• Flights
• 07/12/2022 22:10

IATA says trapped foreign airlines’ fund in Africa is $1.1 billion as Nigeria’s hit $550m

The International Air Transport Association (IATA), yesterday, disclosed that Foreign Airlines’ fund trapped in Africa stands at $1.1 billion with Nigeria having half the share of the blocked funds at $550million.

President for Africa and Middle East, IATA, Kamil Ala Wadhi revealed this yesterday while he paid a courtesy vi… read more

• Flights
• 07/12/2022 22:09

Delta Air Lines celebrates fifteen years of service between Nigeria and the U.S

Delta Air Lines has hit an important milestone today, as it marks fifteen years of nonstop service connecting Nigeria and the United States.

The airline launched its first flight between Lagos Murtala Muhammed International Airport and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on 04 December 2007.  Delta continues… read more

• Flights
• 06/12/2022 21:51

Green Africa earns 82.37% OTP in six months

Green Africa Airways has recorded 82.37 per cent On Time Departure (OTP) between June and November 2022. The airline who disclosed this in a statement issued by Omolara Kehinde, its Brand and Marketing Specialist said that within the period, the airline had 3,404 flight operations.

With this, the airline emerged as one of the topmos… read more

• Flights
• 05/12/2022 05:06

‘No airline makes profit on wet-leased aircraft’

Managing Director of Aero Contractors, Captain Ado Sanusi has said no airline can succeed or make profit basing their operations on wet-leasing aircraft stating that most wet-lease agreements in the country are only to fill a particular lacuna for a short term.

This is just as he has said that no aviation industry can thrive witho… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 01/12/2022 21:29

Open Skies - African Nations to pilot Single Air Transport Market

Intra-African air travel under the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM), an initiative of the African Union to create a unified air transport market in Africa, is edging closer to reality, after 17 countries committed to a pilot programme.

At a meeting in Dakar on November 14, the ministers of transport and aviation from Cabo… read more

• Flights
• 01/12/2022 21:01

Aero Contractors is back in the air after more than 4 months out of action

Aero Contractors is Nigeria's oldest active aviation company. In February 2016 when it was floundering, it was taken over from its shareholders (the Ibru family) and placed under the umbrella of the Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON). Since then, its profitability ambitions have been met with operational challenges that threaten … read more