The new terminal being constructed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja is 80 per cent complete, the National Assembly, as well as the contractor handling the project announced on Tuesday. However, it was gathered that poor supply of water and electricity to the facility had delayed its inauguration, as the project’s contractor urged the […]
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The National Assembly has revealed plans to resolve the issues surrounding the concession of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two, Lagos by the Federal Government to Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited. A joint Senate and House of Representatives Committee on Aviation made the promise when they visited the MMIA2 during a tour of the tree terminals […]
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Nigeria’s leading airline, Air Peace has issued over 1,000 free tickets, television sets, fridges and other gift items to its loyal customers and agents to mark its third anniversary. The carrier, which commenced scheduled flight operations to five destinations on October 24, 2014, said the gifts were its way of showing gratitude and rewarding the […]
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Emirates Airline says it has launched flight operations between Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Guangzhou, China promising to offer special services to Nigerian passengers who fly on the Lagos-Dubai- Guangzhou route. Emirates Country Manager for Nigeria, Mr. Afzal Parambil, who spoke at a press conference in Lagos recently described Guangzhou as a popular destination […]
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Med-View Airline has announced the elevation of three of its pilots to the rank of Captains, while a fourth was promoted to the rank of a First Flight Officer. Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the airline, Mr. Muneer Bankole who spoke at a decoration ceremony for the pilots in Lagos said their promotions came had […]
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A former Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Dr. Harold Demuren, has said that despite the challenges facing the nation’s aviation sector, it will not be left out of the global industry growth prospect. Demuren, in an interview with journalists in Lagos, said the future of aviation in the country was bright and would […]
Read More New Emirates Regional Manager, Afzal Parambil, has described Nigerian aviation market as exciting even as the airlines has opened new routes. Specifically, after a stormy operational regime, occasioned by the harsh economic realities in Nigeria, Emirates Airlines, which has operated for a decade in the country, has added another route, Guangzhou, China, to its schedule […]
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An additional $50 billion investment is required in Nigeria’s aviation sector to fully unlock its inherent potential for national growth, a group of experts said on Tuesday. The experts drawn from airline operators, regulatory officers, airport administrators, service providers and analysts, aired their views at the Colloquium 2017 organised by Nigeria Travels Mart, NTM, in […]
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The Ethiopian Aviation Academy says it has graduated 262 aviation professionals during a recent ceremony held at the academy’s Commercial and Cabin Crew Training centre. According to the airline, among the graduates were 50 pilots, 66 aviation maintenance technicians, 120 cabin crew and 26 equipment and facility maintenance technicians with 10 majoring in industrial mechanics […]
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Airfranceklm and Jumia Nigeria have announced a partnership to reward Nigerian-based flyers registered with the airline’s Flying Blue loyalty programme. The partnership signed by both organisations on Tuesday is expected to give additional benefits to customers of the airline by exposing them to Jumia’s product offers. The AirFranceKLM’s Commercial Director for Nigeria and Ghana, Arthur […]
Read More Med-View Airline says it is expanding its flight operations in the West Coast with the inauguration of services to Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire; Dakar, Senegal and Conakry in Guinea. According to the airline, flight services to the new destinations will be three times a week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday with early departures from Lagos, and […]
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Saleh Dunoma, the Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has 37 years of cognate experience in the aviation sector. A 1979 graduate of Building Engineering from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Dunoma had a brief stint in the public and private sectors before being employed in the Civil Engineering Department of the […]
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