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Air Mauritius said it has exited voluntary administration and is increasing flight capacity to cater for travellers from all over the world who are planning to visit the Indian Ocean paradise island for work and pleasure. The government of the Republic of Mauritius is injecting Rs12 billion (US$280million) into Air Mauritius via a loan to provide long term stability …
By Mark Tierney The Backdrop In its June 2021 update, AFRAA reported that African airlines cumulatively lost $10.21b in revenues in 2020 due to the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, adding that this”poor performance is a direct threat to the survival of the African aviation industry if the trend continues.” Alas, African airlines were struggling to make money …
Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) said it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a US-based company, Earth Networks (EN), in the area of network and data services sharing. According to NiMet, the official signing ceremony took place virtually, and enhances Nigerian Meteorological Agency-NiMet high impact weather forecasting capacity through the utilization of total lightning data and latest forecasting techniques …
The Federal Government of Nigeria through the Ministry of Aviation in compliance with the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) and National Policy on Public-Private Partnership (N4P) has released a request for qualification for the concession of four International Airport terminals and related services. In the document signed by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Aviation, Engr. Hassan Musa, the four …
The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) has concluded its 2021 fuel programme for the period 2021-2022 under the framework of the AFRAA fuel project. The fuel programme, which runs on an annual basis, has achieved a total of US$55M cost savings to the participating airlines since its establishment in 2012. The 2021 fuel programme is expected to realize an estimated US$ …
The Airports Council International (ACI) has revealed that its new World data shows the lasting adverse impact of the COVID-19 crisis is forecast to remove an additional five billion passengers by the end of this year compared to the pre-COVID-19 forecast. ACI World said compared to 2019 levels this is expected to be -47.3% by year end with domestic …
APOC Aviation said it has agreed a long-term lease with Lufthansa Technik Landing Gear Systems UK (LTLGS) for a Boeing 777 landing gear. Karolis Jurkevicius, VP Landing Gear Trading & Leasing – APOC, said: “We have worked closely with LTLGS for several years and we are extremely pleased to develop this mutually beneficial solution with them for this top-class …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the appointment of Brendan Sullivan as IATA’s Global Head of Cargo with immediate effect. According to IATA, Sullivan has worked in air cargo for 20 years including spending 14 years at IATA. Since January, he has been acting Global Head of Cargo alongside his role as Head of Cargo Operations and E-Commerce. …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released research on the training requirements for the aviation workforce as the industry starts to recover from the COVID-19 crisis. According to a global survey of some 800 human resources (HR) leaders in the aviation industry responsible for learning and development, right-skilling existing workers and ensuring that new hires from outside aviation can …
Senator Hadi Sirika, Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation, has congratulated Prof. Mansur Bako Matazu, Director-General/CEO of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), on his appointment into the Executive Council of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Professor Matazu, who is also the Permanent Representative of Nigeria with the Meteorology regulatory body, was elected at the seventy-third session of the Executive Council of …
