Kenya Airways (KQ), the national airline of Kenya, is now counting on a new strategic investor to help clear its huge Sh142 billion debt. The announcement was made on 16 …
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Major Airlines Push Toward Paperless Air Travel by 2025
Airport Parking and Hotels, a leading UK airport parking specialist, has released a new report exploring how major international airlines are increasingly going paperless in their operations. The report focuses …
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Ethiopian Airlines Dominates Africa’s Air Cargo Market With 35% Share
Ethiopian Airlines has emerged as the biggest cargo carrier on the African continent, now controlling a whopping 35 percent of the cargo market, according to a new report from the …
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GOL Airlines and TAP Air Portugal Adopt IATA’s FuelIS to Cut Fuel Costs
Two major international airlines, GOL Airlines from Brazil and TAP Air Portugal, have become the first carriers in the world to start using a new fuel efficiency and carbon tracking …
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Nigeria Customs Suspends Action on Private Jet Owners Again, Grants One-Month Grace to Pay Duties
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has once again shifted its stance on the controversial issue of unpaid import duties on private jets, granting indebted owners an additional one-month grace period …
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Keyamo Urges Aviation Industry to Invest in Young Talent for Sector Sustainability
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo (SAN), has called on stakeholders in the aviation industry to intentionally identify, nurture, and harvest young talents as a strategy for …
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NCAA Certifies Arco Aviation Academy to Train and Regulate Drone Pilots in Nigeria
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has presented a certificate to Arco Aviation Academy, officially granting it the licence to train drone pilots in the country and also support the …
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Nigeria Custom Extends Deadline for Private Jet Owners Owing Import Duties
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has once again extended a deadline for private jet owners who are yet to pay import duties on their aircraft. The decision, announced on Thursday …
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N76 Billion Fraud Case: Ex-AMCON Director Testifies Against Former MD Ahmed Kuru, Arik Air Executives in Court
The trial of the former Managing Director of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Ahmed Kuru, and four others continued at the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, with …
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Arik Air Partners Hospitals for Humanity to Provide Free Heart Surgeries for Nigerian Children
Arik Air, a major Nigerian domestic airline, has entered into a partnership with a United States-based non-profit organisation, Hospitals for Humanity, to provide free open-heart surgeries for about 150 Nigerian …