As part of preparations to float the proposed national carrier, Nigeria Air, the Federal Government on Friday announced Ethiopian Airlines as the preferred bidder. Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, said …
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FAAN suspends flight extension for sunset airports
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has suspended the extension of operating hours to airlines flying into sunrise to sunset airports. With this directive, operating hours would no longer …
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Nigeria to penalise foreign airlines selling tickets in dollars
The federal government of Nigeria says it will penalise foreign airlines selling tickets to Nigerians in dollars, insisting that such practice is a violation of Nigerian laws. This was disclosed …
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Nigeria signs bilateral air travel agreement with Kuwait
The federal executive council (FEC) has approved the signing of a bilateral air services agreement (BASA) between Nigeria and Kuwait. This was disclosed by Hadi Sirika, the Aviation minister after …
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Kenya Airways set to resume daily flight for the New York route in December
Kenya Airways (KQ) will resume its daily flight frequency for the New York route in December, citing a spike in forward bookings for the festive month. The airline had cut …
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SA low-cost airline Mango a step closer to sale as preferred bidder delivers proof of funding
South Africa’s low-cost airline Mango is one step closer to being sold as its preferred bidder delivered proof of funding, according to business rescue practitioner Sipho Sono. In his latest …
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China Airlines to Buy 16 of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner wide-body planes for $4.6 Billion
China Airlines has announced plans to buy 16 of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner wide-body planes. The deal is valued at $4.6 billion, with deliveries expected to begin from 2025. China Airlines …
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Delta Airline suspends New York to Lagos Flights, effective Oct 4
Delta Airline, United States’ longest serving flight operator in Nigeria has revealed that it will from October 4, 2022, suspend flight operations between JFK airport, New York and Lagos. In …
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Trapped fund: CBN releases $265M to airlines
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN),on Friday, released the sum of 265 million dollars to airlines operating in the country to settle outstanding ticket sales. According to a statement issued …
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Fahari Aviation and Sasini Partner To Scale Up Use Of Drones technology for Agriculture
Fahari Aviation has signed a service agreement with Kipkebe Ltd, a subsidiary of Sasini PLC, which will see the use of drones in agricultural activities such as fertilizer application and …