Published on September 29, 2019By Hannah Oni Lagos Experts in the aviation industry have called on African governments and stakeholders to upgrade airports in order to boost tourism as well as create jobs in the country. Speaking at a panel discussion at the African Travel Market in Lagos, Director of Government, […]
Published on September 29, 2019 By Agency Report The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has commenced the rehabilitation of the runway at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu. Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), confirmed the development to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]
September 29, 2019 By ANTHONY AWUNOR Lagos The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has banned the carriage of MacBook PRO Laptop in all flights. The Authority specifically pointed out that MacBook PRO (Model: Retina 15 Mid 2015) has been barred from all flights. In a circular addressed to all operators and […]
Written by: Daniel Waldron and Sanwar AliEdited by: Sanwar Ali The changes to the Tier 2 Sponsor Licence and Tier 2 visa scheme should benefit many employers and UK visa migrants. The expensive and bureaucratic and unjust system will become a little bit easier. It remains to be seen how much […]
By Wole Oyebade 29 September 2019 | 3:45 am The Federal Government, yesterday, rallied behind the international civil aviation community on the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) agenda for the continent. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, at the 40th Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) in Montreal, […]
September 26, 2019 American commercial plane manufacturer, Boeing, will pay the families of passengers who died in two 737 Max crashes the sum of N50.57 ($144,500) per person. The company disclosed that a N17.5 billion ($50 million) financial assistance fund was announced in July and will now be open to claims […]
Author: Joseph Omotayo – Sherrexcia “Rexy” Rolle, a 29-year-old black woman, is piloting the affairs of one the most financially successful airlines in the world – Though the company is owned by her parents, Rolle is at the centre of the company’s management and vital to its success – The 29-year-old […]
ON SEPTEMBER 23, 20191:44 NEWS, BY NWAFOR Bomb disposal officers carried out a controlled explosion on a suspicious package at Manchester Airport on Monday, police said, adding a man had been detained by officers at the scene. Bomb scare in Manchester Airport UK Flights were unaffected but transport to and from […]
The 178-year-old company said in a statement that its board “concluded that it had no choice but to take steps to enter into compulsory liquidation with immediate effect” after talks on a financial rescue failed. All Thomas Cook bookings have been canceled, the UK Civil Aviation Authority tweeted. Peter Fankhauser, Thomas […]
BY CAILEY RIZZO SEPTEMBER 22, 2019 Beijing Daxing International Airport is set to begin its first commercial flights this week. When it reaches full capacity, it is expected to become the largest airport in the world. China Southern, one of the main airlines at the airport, was expected to deploy an […]