Nigeria Indigenous Airline, Dana Air, announced on Tuesday that it has recruited and trained not less than 45 Nigerian Pilots in Johannesburg, South Africa and Madrid, Spain. As one of leading airlines in Nigeria, Dana has over 27 daily flights from Lagos to Abuja, Port Harcourt, Uyo, and Owerri. And
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EU approves insolvent Air Berlin’s 150 million euro lifeline
FILE PHOTO: Passengers board an Air Berlin aircraft at Tegel airport in Berlin, Germany, June 14, 2017. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/File Photo FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Commission on Monday approved a German bridging loan for Air Berlin that will keep the insolvent airline’s planes flying while it tries to find buyers for
Drones Play Increasing Role in Hurricane Harvey Recovery Efforts
Unmanned aircraft are inspecting roadways, checking railroad tracks, assessing the condition of power lines. Houston USA (WSJ) -For drone users, Hurricane Harvey is likely to be the event that propelled unmanned aircraft to become an integral part of the government and corporate disaster-recovery efforts. In the first six days after the storm
Nigerian airlines may be banned by US over poor local airports
(BusinessDay) - During the just concluded US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) audit for the renewal of Nigeria’s Category 1 safety status, Nigerian airports failed to meet the safety and security requirements of that organization. As a result of the failed audit test, Nigerian airlines may be barred from flying to the
Traveling To Europe? Prepare For ‘Devastating’ Delays And Missed Connections
Travellers passing through Europe have been advised by airports and various airlines, among them British Airways, EasyJet and Ryanair, to arrive at least three hours early to avoid chaos at passport control. The weekends have been especially difficult at hub airports as tourists returning from their summer holidays join the 1.7 million daily passengers
Takeover of Arik Airline by Ethiopian, in whose interest?
...Shareholders React to Takeover Plan (Lagos) - Reports that Ethiopia Airlines has indicated interest in signing a contract with the Nigerian government to take over the management of its largest domestic airline, Arik Air, is not going down well with the shareholders and they are wondering whose interest the deal will
Why Ethiopia Airlines is Successful
...upgrades its flights to Brazil to Non-stop Direct (Thisday) - Ethiopia Airlines possess unique, rare and difficult to imitate attributes that distinguish it from its peers in Africa. The airline is seen as the most successful airline in the continent. The Group CEO of the airline, Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam, announced this week:
Nigeria Airports Fail United States FAA Audit
It has been confirmed that Nigeria’s major airports which operate international services were unable to meet security and safety standards during the recent audit carried out by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the renewal of Nigeria’s Category 1 safety status. THISDAY reliably gathered that the FAA team gave Nigeria
Air Travelers Nationwide Are Feeling The Effects Of Harvey
Houston's Two Airports Under Water When your United flight from Nashville to Chicago gets canceled later today or tomorrow, or when your Southwest flight from Phoenix to Baltimore in the morning doesn’t fly, you too will be a victim of the unprecedented flooding in Houston caused by Hurricane Harvey. That’s not to
Ethiopian Airlines bids to acquire Arik Airline
Nigeria carrier, Arik Airline might soon be taken over by Ethopian Airlines if both parites comes to an agreement. The Managing Director of International Services, Ethiopian Airlines, Mr. Esayas WoldeMariam, was quoted by the CNN on Thursday to have said that the airline had submitted a formal offer to take over