LABS Has Produced IATA Best Performers For The 10th Time Since 2012 Landover Aviation Business School (LABS), a leading aviation training institution in West Africa has once again produced “the Best Performer in the March 2025 Diet of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Foundation in Travel and Tourism With Amadeus Course.” The 2025 IATA Best Performer Ms. Shakira Olagunju …
Airports Council International (ACI) World has released “the 2025 Edition of its World Airport Traffic Dataset, the industry’s most comprehensive and authoritative resource for global airport rankings. “The new data confirms “the world’s busiest airports in 2024 across three major categories: passenger traffic, air cargo volumes, and aircraft movements.” According to ACI World, “built from over 2,800 airports across 185+ …
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has approved the “commencement of domestic flight operations by Enugu Air, in line with the Honourable Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development’s 5-Point Agenda aimed at promoting the growth of indigenous airlines, the DGCAs mantra enhancing ease of doing business, and deepening sectoral reforms.” According to the CAA, “Enugu Air has designated XEJET as …
Star Alliance has once again been voted “the World’s Best Airline Alliance for the fourth consecutive year at the 2025 Skytrax World Airline Awards, taking its total tally of the title to 13 times out of 18 when the category was first introduced in 2005.” Star Alliance reports that its “Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport Lounge also retained its title …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says that “Kenya Airways is the first airline to have used IATA’s new Aviation Safety Culture Survey (I-ASC) Light.” According to IATA, the “I-ASC Light is a support tool for airlines to improve safety performance by strengthening safety culture. The new module of I-ASC is an automated survey that evaluates nine key safety culture …
Morocco’s national carrier, Royal Air Maroc will “resume its nonstop service between Munich and Casablanca.” According to a statement from Munich Airport, “the route had been part of the airline’s schedule for many years until the pandemic but has not been operated since then. The airline operates the route twice a week, on Mondays and Fridays, using a Boeing 737-800.” …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has expressed its deep disappointment at the recommendation of the Global Solidarity Levies Task Force (GSLTF) to target air transportation in its aim to “improve domestic revenue mobilization of developing countries and support international solidarity (in particular with regards to climate change mitigation and adaptation, pandemics and other development challenges).” According to IATA, an …
Regional aircraft manufacturer, ATR says North African carrier, Air Algérie has placed an order for “16 brand new ATR 72-600 aircraft, reaffirming a trusted relationship that spans over two decades.” ATR confirms that this strategic acquisition also “includes an ATR 72-600 full-flight simulator – the first of its kind in Africa – marking a significant milestone in regional aviation training on …
Largest African carrier, ET has commenced flight services from its Addis Ababa hub to Porto, Portugal. The airline says “the inaugural flight departed from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport on July 2, 2025, following a vibrant launch ceremony attended by invited guests, dignitaries, and airline executives.” Mr. Mesfin Tasew, Group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines Group said the launch of the …
Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Barrister Festus Keyamo (SAN) has “commissioned the newly constructed access road leading to the Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport, Sokoto.” A statement from Tunde Moshood, Special Adviser on Media and Communications to the Honourable Minister, said the Honourable Minister also “laid the foundation stone for the construction of a new protocol lounge at …
