The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission, ICRC yesterday waded into the faceoff between the Federal Aviation Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, and concessionaire of the Murtala Mohammed Airport, MMA2 with a view to growing the aviation industry. It would be recalled that both FAAN and Bi-Courtney Aviation Services had disagreed over concession agreements
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US orders extra air cargo screening for flights from Mideast
Washington (AP) - U.S. authorities issued an emergency order Monday requiring additional screening of cargo on flights departing for the United States from five Mideast countries, citing a threat of terrorism. The Transportation Security Administration order is aimed at preventing terrorist attacks in response to “persistent threats to aviation,” TSA said
Kenya Airways Banks On Pricing, On-Board Experience for Success
Nairobi (East Africa) - Ticket pricing, onboard experience and choice of aircraft will be the main factors that Kenya Airways will be banking on to win passengers over as it starts its long-haul flights to New York later this year. The carrier will become the third African airline to fly directly to
U.S. aviation agency clears Boeing’s new Dreamliner
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has cleared Boeing Co’s 787-10 Dreamliner for commercial use, the planemaker said on Monday. The Boeing 787-10, which competes with Airbus SE’s A350, is a stretched version of the earlier 787-9 Dreamliner and can carry 330 people, seven more than originally designed for. Boeing said it has more than
Nigeria’s Air Travel Market Shrinks Amid Lower Passenger Traffic, Flights
Air travel market in Nigeria shrank in 2017 with lesser number of passengers and flights recorded on both the local and international routes. The dip, as reflected in 2017 statistics released by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), implies lesser revenue accrue to operators despite investment in fleet capacity and surge
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Delta Air to tighten rules for onboard service animals
New York (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines is tightening the requirements for passengers travelling with onboard service and emotional support animals, the carrier said on Friday, following a sharp uptick in pet-related safety issues in recent years. Effective March 1, Delta, the second-largest U.S. airline by passenger traffic, said it will
New Airports Terminals May Gulp Additional N10bn
Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos Lagos (Thisday) - There is an indication that the federal government may source for additional N10 billion to provide the basic amenities and relocate some facilities before the new terminals built at the four major airports in Abuja, Lagos, Kano and Port Harcourt would come on
Lufthansa Technik launching digital warehouse program
In a move to get on board with the internet of things (IoT), Lufthansa Technik AG subsidiary Lufthansa Technik Logistik Services (LTLS) is launching a program to digitalize its warehousing operations with a digital warehouse pilot destined for Munich Airport (MUC). One strategy the company has adopted in its digitalization approach