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The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has noted with dismay, advertisement for vacancies in the organisation on some online job platforms. The recruitment post making rounds on social media about various positions advertised on the Authority’s website was misguided and a misinterpretation of a Federal Government initiative. For the purpose of clarity, the career programme on the NCAA website is …
The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has commended President Muhammed Buhari and the Federal Government of Nigeria for listening to the cries of domestic airlines in the country by issuing an Executive Order for the removal of Value Added Tax (VAT) from “All Forms of Shared Transportation”, which we believe includes Air Transport. We believe the decision by the Government …
World’s largest air cargo carrier modernizes its fleet with more 767 Freighters and 777 Freighters New order reflects confidence in growing air cargo market and Boeing’s freighter family Boeing (NYSE: BA) and FedEx Express have announced a new order for 12 767 Freighters and 12 777 Freighters as the world’s largest air cargo carrier continues to invest in the industry’s …
MoU To Develop Aerospace Industry In Côte d’Ivoire Airbus and the government of Côte d’Ivoire signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a framework of collaboration to support the development of the country’s aerospace industry which has been identified as strategic for its economic development. The MoU was signed by his Excellency Amadou Koné, Minister of Transport of the …
Airbus has inaugurated the fourth Hamburg A320Family production line. Making use of digital technologies and a more flexible industrial set-up, the innovative state-of-the-art line is a key enabler for ramping up the single aisle programme to 60 aircraft per month by mid-2019. Frank Horch, Hamburg’s Senator of Economy, Transport and Innovation and Thomas Jarzombek, Federal Government Coordinator of German Aerospace …
‘’IATA, on behalf of its 290 global airline members, is disappointed in the outcome of the RED II trilogue. A major opportunity has been lost for Europe to create a regulatory framework to encourage the production of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF),” says Rafael Schvartzman, IATA’s Regional Vice President for Europe. “The aviation industry has committed to carbon-neutral growth from 2020, …
Effective Tuesday, June 5, 2018, Overland Airways, Nigeria’s frontline carrier, resumed flight services to Asaba International Airport following the re-opening of the airport. Overland Airways flights will depart Abuja to Asaba by 11:30am on Tuesdays and Thursdays and 12 noon on Sundays. Flights from Asaba to Abuja will depart by 1pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and 1:30pm on Sundays. Overland …
Following a recent report that a Fly Sax caravan aircraft which departed from Kitale destined for Nairobi carrying 8 passengers and 2 cabin crew had been out of contact with the Jomo Kenyatta International airport control tower, the airline has announced that the wreckage of the aircraft operated by East African Safari Air Express with the registration number 5Y CAC, …
The African Business Aviation Association (AfBAA) has announced the appointment of Mr Nick Fadugba, CEO, African Aviation Services Limited, as its new Chairman. He was appointed by AfBAA’s Board of Directors during the recent European Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, Switzerland, and replaces Mr Tarek Ragheb, the Founding Chairman of AfBAA. Mr Fadugba established African Aviation Services, …
The Ethiopian Immigration and Nationality Affairs Main Department in collaboration with Ethiopian Airlines has launched an e-visa service for all international visitors to Ethiopia effective June 01, 2018. Though the e-visa service initially launched in June, 2017 was available for a limited number of countries, under the new initiative all international visitors will be able to travel to Ethiopia by …
