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The Federal Government of Nigeria said it will sign more Bilateral/Multilateral Air Services Agreement in the year 2021 for the benefit of air travellers and the nation at large. Sen. Hadi Sirika, Minister of Aviation, said this when he appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Aviation for the 2021 Budget defence. Sen. Sirika states that the …
Middle East Airlines (MEA) said it has taken delivery of Airbus’ A320 Family aircraft with manufacturer serial number 10,000. MSN10, 000 is the third A321neo to join the all Airbus MEA fleet, taking the fleet size to18 aircraft. MEA received its first A321neo aircraft earlier in 2020 and will be taking another six A321neos over the coming months. …
Airports Council International (ACI) World Annual General Assembly has published a resolution pledging support for the industry in recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. Aviation is a major catalyst in supporting growth in other industries and is essential to the social and economic welfare across the world; it will be a key driver of the global economic recovery. The pandemic …
The ICAO Council has endorsed new updates to its Aviation Recovery Task Force’s (CART’s) ‘Take-off’ Guidelines for international air transport. The new guidelines provide recommendations for countries to consider adopting per their current local medical status, and on specific priorities including general hygiene, masks and face coverings, health screening and declarations, air passengers with reduced mobility, and the mental health …
Qatar Airways has signed an interline agreement with Airlink, further expanding its presence in Southern Africa as the largest carrier to operate from the region. The agreement with Airlink will provide passengers seamless connectivity via Cape Town, and Johannesburg to more than 20 regional destinations in Southern Africa including Gaborone, Maun, Tete, Port Elizabeth, Lusaka, Harare and Victoria Falls. …
Rapid Recovery Of Aviation In Africa Is Essential Cesar Pereira was recently appointed Vice President of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) for Embraer Commercial Aviation, and will be based in Amsterdam. Cesar is moving from Singapore where he had been Vice President of Embraer Commercial Aviation for Asia Pacific. In the midst of arranging his family’s move to Amsterdam, …
By Monday Ukoha Coordination Whereas the decision on resumption dates for international flights for African countries lies with the individual governments, and to a large extent dependent on the current situation of the COVID 19 Pandemic in the countries, the conditions for accepting passengers in various countries need be also closely coordinated and aligned. This has been …
Kenya Airways (KQ) has announced the resumption of its international passenger services following the easing of movement restrictions as directed by H.E President Uhuru Kenyatta. The first international flights on 1st August departed to London, Dubai, Addis Ababa, Kigali, Dares Salaam and Lusaka, respectively. Kenya Airways said there will be a gradual increase in the network with flights to Paris, …
By Matthew Pwajok The most impacted sector of the global economy as a result of the advent of the novel COVID-19 is undoubtedly the aviation industry. The escalation of this virus into a global pandemic led to the closure of airports worldwide, and consequentlythe closure of all Nigerian airports to both domestic and international flights on 30th March 2020. …
Airports Council International (ACI) World says it has published its World Airport Traffic Report Dataset covering passenger traffic, cargo volumes, and aircraft movements for the full year 2019. The dataset provides an illustration of a healthy aviation industry in 2019. In 2019, the world’s airports accommodated 9.1 billion passengers, 120 million metric tonnes of cargo, and more than 102 …
