Dana Air Partners The ELOY Foundation To Empower Women In Five States

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Dana Air has announced its partnership with The ELOY  Foundation’s business shower to Empower Women in five states: Rivers, Kano, Abuja, Abia, and Lagos The ELOY business Shower is an educative business gathering specifically organized for women in business to inspire and encourage them to build thriving businesses. Sukhjinder Mann, Deputy CEO of Dana Air said, Dana Air’s corporate social …

Munich Airport International, Airbus signS MoU To Develop Advanced Air Mobility Solutions Globally

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Airbus and Munich Airport International (MAI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding at ILA Berlin Air Show to start marketing turnkey solutions to cities and regions interested in developing advanced air mobility (AAM) ecosystems globally. Airbus is developing CityAirbus NextGen, its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, along with key support and services offerings around it, while Munich Airport …

Singapore Air Ranked As The Best Airline For Flying Business Class

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Singapore Air said it has been ranked as the best Business Class experience globally by Trading Platforms.com market analysis. The site bases its conclusions on a study that compared offerings by different carriers. In the study, the airliner scored 9.57 out of 10 for its business class service quality. Edith Reads, TradingPlatforms.com Financial Lead said: “Singapore Air has a fifty-year-old …

Fahari Aviation, Eve Sign Agreement To Scale Urban Air Mobility

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Fahari Aviation, a subsidiary of Kenya Airways and EVE UAM, LLC, a subsidiary of Eve Holding, Inc. and a carve-out of Embraer S.A. (“Embraer”), have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for up to 40 electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) vehicles. The agreement includes joint studies through a working group to develop and scale the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) …

Incentives Needed To Increase SAF Production, 30 Billion Litre Tipping Point Possible By 2030

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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called for governments to urgently put in place large-scale incentives to rapidly expand the use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) as aviation pursues its commitment to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. To fulfill aviation’s net-zero commitment, current estimates are for SAF to account for 65% of aviation’s carbon mitigation in 2050. That …

Aviator Signs A Partnership Agreement With A Turkish Low-Cost Carrier Pegasus

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Aviator Airport Alliance has signed a new contract with a Turkish low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines. Aviator and Pegasus have been working together at the Göteborg Landvetter Airport in Sweden for many years and this new contract extends the partnership for three more. Under the new partnership, Aviator Airport Alliance will provide Pegasus with ground handling and de-icing services. Jonas Brundin, …

IATA Laments $1b Blocked Airline Funds In Africa, Tasks Nigeria, Ethiopia, Others To Release Funds

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The 78th Annual General Assembly of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) kicked off in Doha, Qatar June 19, with a fervent call by Mr. Kamil Alawadhi, IATA Regional Vice President for Africa and Middle East (AME), for the African States to expedite the release of airlines’ funds still trapped in their jurisdictions. Mr. Alawadhi lamented that “blocked funds remain …

Nigeria Bemoans $2.5 Billion MRO Losses In 2021

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Captain Rabiu Hamisu Yadudu, Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), has revealed that Nigeria lost $2.5 billion (about N1.25 trillion) in MRO investments in neighboring countries in 2021, stating that such investments would have created more employment opportunities for Nigerians, revenue generation and training of technical personnel for maintenance of aircraft. Capt. Yadudu made this known …

EAN Aviation Limited Becomes Airbus Helicopters Distributor In West Africa

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Airbus Helicopters and Nigerian-based, Helicopter company EAN Aviation Limited (EAN) have signed a partnership making EAN a distributor for Airbus Helicopters in West Africa. According to Airbus, the strategic partnership between EAN Aviation Limited and Airbus Helicopters focuses on the West African civilian market, excluding Military. In essence, civil customers in Nigeria can now contract directly with EAN Aviation Limited …

Arik Air Partners NIPR For 2022 AGM, Citizens Summit

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Arik Air said it is partnering with the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) for the 2022 Annual General Meeting (AGM)/Citizens Summit tagged ‘Abuja 2022’ to provide flight services for participants at the AGM. According to Arik, the NIPR 2022 AGM and grand finale of the Citizens Summit on National Integration will be held in Abuja from August 22 – …