The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) had announced on Thursday that the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, would be certified on July 21. FAAN Director of Operations Mr. Rabiu Yadudu made the disclosure while speaking to newsmen on the sidelines of the Quarterly Breakfast Meeting of the Aviation Roundtable (ART)
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No More codeshare relationships with Qatar Airways and Etihad Airways
The American Airlines announced on Wednesday that it is ending its codeshare relationships with Qatar Airways and Etihad Airways as part of its push against government subsidies of Middle Eastern carriers. The airline notified Doha-based Qatar Airways and Abu Dhabi-based Etihad of its decision on June 29 to end the “codeshare” partnership – the sharing of a
Courier operators oppose 2.5% annual operating regulatory levy
Courier operators have opposed the proposed annual operating levy as contained in a bill seeking to excise regulatory functions from the Nigerian Postal Services and establish a new regulatory authority. The operators, who spoke under the umbrella of the Association of Nigeria Courier Operators, presented their position at a public hearing
Uganda to review Road Safety Act
The Ministry of Transport in Uganda has initiated plans to review and amend the current Traffic and Road Safety Act, 1998. Uganda Minister of Transportation Aggrey Bagiire said that “Through this amendment, the Government shall put in place and enforce a comprehensive driver and testing regime, including adopting groupings of vehicles for driver
FG plans truck transit parks in five states
The Federal Government on Tuesday announced plans to establish truck transit parks in five states so as to decongest the two major seaports located in Lagos and Port Harcourt. It also declared that road haulage would continue as the major means of long distance transportation of goods and services in
Maritime workers ground seaports activities nationwide
A coalition of the two industrial unions in the Nigerian maritime industry, Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) and the Senior Staff Association of Communications, Transport and Corporation (SSACTAC) grounded activities in the nation’s seaports between 6am to 12pm on Tuesday over contentious amendment of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Act. Speaking to newsmen
Kenya Airways (KQ)to fly directs flights to US by March 2018
United States (US) has granted Kenya Airways (KQ) traffic rights, paving way for direct flights into its airspace. According to Cabinet Secretary for Transport James Macharia, the airline now awaits other crucial licenses to see it fly to the US by March 2018. The crucial licenses include the Air Service License which gives it commercial approval
How Autonomous Cars Could Disrupt Airlines, Hotels And Rental Agencies
Today's trinity of travel providers are airlines, hotels and the rental car industry. But a wave is gathering strength that will crash down upon each of them in the next few decades: the rise of autonomous vehicles. All three travel industries should survive, but each will have to change. Car Rentals: The
16 dead as US military plane crashes in Mississippi
At least 16 people were killed when a US military plane crashed in rural Mississippi on Monday evening, a regional emergency management official said. No official details were immediately available on the circumstances of the crash in northern Mississippi's LeFlore County, about 100 miles (160 km) north of Jackson, the
Ogun flyover, right of way stall Lagos- Ibadan standard gauge tracks
The formal laying of tracks of the N485 billion Lagos- Ibadan standard gauge rail is being stalled by right of way, the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, disclosed yesterday. One of the challenges stalling the construction work is the ongoing construction of a flyover bridge at Ijoko, Ogun State. According to