The National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers has disclosed plans to commence a nationwide strike in protest against the non-payment of the severance package of Aero Contractor Nigeria Limited’s sacked workers. Aero Contractors had in March issued letters of redundancy to about 60 per cent of its total workforce. There
Aviation
Nigerian Carrier Air Peace to commence flights operations to Akure
Air Peace Airline would begin Schedule commercial flights operations to Akure In Ondo Airport on Aug. 11. The airline made the announcement in a statement issued by its Corporate Communications Manager, Mr. Chris Iwarah in Lagos on Monday. The Airline is working in conjunction with the Ondo State Governor Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu's
Nigeria Medview Airline Conveying Pilgrims abort flight
Medview airline conveying over 222 pilgrims from Ilorin International Airport to Saudi Arabia had to abort its flight which was struck by broods of birds while it was taking off. The incident occurred around 8 pm. The Muslim pilgrims who were not hurt by the incident were immediately de-boarded. Following the delay
How Nigeria’s air passenger volume will grow by 7% annually
The volume of air passengers in Nigeria is expected to increase by seven per cent annually over the next 10 years. The Regional Vice-President for the Middle East and Africa, International Air Transport Association, Muhammad Ali Albakri, who stated this, said the growth would see an additional 7.9 million passengers take
Air fares jump 6% on dollar adjustment
International airlines and travel agents operating in Nigeria are increasing the prices of tickets to locations such as Europe, the United States of America and the Middle East after the reference Naira/USD rate was moved Tuesday to N325. International travel cost rose by six percent after adjustment of the reference dollar
Ease of doing business
Executive Order And New Trends In Abuja, Lagos Airports The executive order issued recently by the presidency to engender ease of doing business in the country seems to be the shot-in-the-arm the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN has been waiting for to up its game in Abuja and Lagos international
South African Airlines recorded losses in 7 consecutive years, on the brink of bankruptcy
...airline urgently shopping for bailout of about $60 million ...unions allege institutional corruption South African Airways (SAA) has run out of money and is teetering on the edge of bankruptcy, according to information given to the country's parliament. It is thought the national carrier may soon be unable to pay salaries. The cash-flow
British Airways cabin crew extend strike for further two weeks
.......Crew in the lower-paid mixed fleet working out of Heathrow extend action to cover 16-30 August including bank holiday weekend British Airways cabin crew will strike for a further two weeks in August, including over the bank holiday weekend, in a long-running dispute over pay and staff sanctions. “We would urge British Airways to
Sri Lanka Airlines Near-Fire Raises Battery Questions Again
On Sunday, July 30, a Sri Lankan Airline A330-200 with 202 passengers aboard was flying from Kochi, India to Colombo, Sri Lanka when smoke was detected coming from an overhead compartment. The flight attendants, who immediately suspected a lithium-ion battery fire, sprayed the luggage with a fire extinguisher. When that failed to stop
Ethiopian Airlines Begin Flight Operations To Kaduna
Ethiopian Airlines has commenced its flight operations to Kaduna with Boeing 737-800 aircraft, The Airline conveying 17 passengers landed at the Kaduna International Airport from Addis Ababa at noon. The flight with registration number ET-9221 also departed for Addis Ababa at 1:30 p.m with 10 officials of Kaduna State Government