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Skyway Aviation Handling Company Plc (SAHCO) has reported “a remarkable 155.4% increase in profit, driven by strong revenue growth and operational efficiency” in its “unaudited half-year financial results for the period ended June 30, 2025.” The company says it “recorded a revenue of ₦21.063 billion, representing a 74% increase compared to ₦12.11 billion posted in the same period in 2024” …
Following the signing of the Letter of Intent (LoI) on March 24th, 2025, Ethiopian Airlines Group (EAG) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have “signed a landmark mandate letter appointing the Bank as Initial Mandated Lead Arranger (IMLA) for the financing of Ethiopian Airlines’ mega airport, a transformative aviation hub poised to redefine air connectivity across Africa.” Under this Mandate …
Engr. Charles Irikefe Erhueh, Commissioner, Banjul Accord Group Accident Investigation Agency (BAGAIA) in this interview with Aviation & Allied Business Journal discussed the growth and development of the air transport sector in Member States of the Banjul Accord Group, SAATM implementation, developments within BAGAIA and how BAGAIA handle incident and accident investigation amongst other topics. Q: What has been your …
By Dina Abd Elghany We have been told that the machine now thinks, feels, decides, and interacts; that the pulse of human insight and intuition can be reduced to code; that experience and a lifetime of learning and perseverance can be downloaded like an app or a program. And that the trust-offered to the heavens, the earth, and the mountains, …
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 …
