Managing Director, Ethiopian Airlines International Operations, Mr. Esayas Woldemariam Hailu, has decried the lack of cooperation among government’s of African countries noting that the trend had created a loophole for foreign carriers to continuously exploit the continents aviation sector to the detriment of local airlines. Hailu spoke in an interview with some Nigerian journalists at […]
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About 160 new private jets are to be delivered to Africa in the next seven years, industry data from Global Jet Capital, has revealed. The data listed Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa as major players in the private jet business on the continent. The forecast value of the aircraft, was put at $3.9 billion for […]
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Airbus is in talks to sell 100 or more jetliners to China during a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron to Beijing next week, people familiar with the negotiations said. Macron plans to visit on January 8-10, accompanied by 50 company executives including planemaking officials from Airbus. The value of a deal for around 100 […]
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At least three Chinese airports have been shut and nine others are experiencing extensive delays because of heavy snowfall, Chinese aviation data provider VariFlight said on Thursday. The national observatory put China’s snow alert on its second-highest level this week, state news agency Xinhua said. Parts of the central, northern and eastern regions could see […]
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The Federal Government has begun shopping for additional $400 million loan to augment the existing $600 million earmarked for the new terminal building at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja. The project is currently being financed by a $500 million loan from China Export/Import Bank, while the Federal Government provided a counterpart funding of […]
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The year 2017 ended with Nigeria’s aviation sector failing – as with the previous years – to contribute significantly to the growth of the country’s economy, Sunnews report. With the presence of very weak indigenous-owned airlines and the inability of the President Muhamadu Buhari’s led-government to float a national or flag carrier, 2017 proved to […]
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Air Peace Limited yesterday announced the acquisition of two Boeing 777 aircraft as part of its new expansion programme into the international market in 2018. The acquisition of the two Boeing 777 brings the number of the airline’s fleet to 24, making it the largest in the country. Its Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Allen Onyema, […]
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Stranded passengers on the Med-View Airline Lagos – London flight on Thursday besieged the airline counter protesting the delay of their flight at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Lagos. The angry passengers created a chaotic scene at the airport requesting for either the refund of their airfares or be transfered to another international airline heading […]
Read More Air Peace’s Enugu and Owerri bound passengers on Tuesday disrupted the airline’s operations in Lagos and Abuja due to delays to their flights. Following the development, the airline called on the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority and other airport security operatives to restrain unruly passengers from attacking its staff members and inciting others to do same. […]
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Air Peace Limited says it has taken delivery of one of its newly acquired aircraft, a Boeing 737-300.. A statement by the spokesman for the airline said the aircraft touched down at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos about 6.30 pm on Sunday. The aircraft which was flown in by Capt. Ikechukwu Paul Ugochukwu and his […]
Read More Truck operated by one of the ground handling companies yesterday hit and damaged an aircraft belonging to Air Peace at the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos, disrupting some of its flights. The incident occurred in the morning during the loading of passengers’ luggage into the cargo hold of the aircraft scheduled to service the carrier’s […]
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Delta Air Lines said on Thursday it will place a firm order for 100 Airbus A321neo jets and an optional order for 100 of the aircraft. Delta, the No. 2 U.S. airline by passenger traffic, said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it expects deliveries to begin in the first […]
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