Lufthansa does not expect air travel demand to return to pre-coronavirus crisis levels until at least 2024, as the German airline posted a 1.7 billion euro quarterly operating loss. The collapse in demand for air travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic meant the airline carried 96% fewer passengers between April and June than a year earlier, leading to an 80% decline in second-quarter re...
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Ibom Air is planning to add another domestic route in the coming weeks as management re-boot efforts to transform Nigeria’s under-exploited civil aviation market. The start-up carrier began operations in June 2019 with funding from the government of Akwa Ibom, the country’s largest oil-producing state. Its network was grounded during the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, but flights res...
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Ibom Air has announced that it has delivered additional aircraft, thus increasing its fleet to five aircraft. The Akwa Ibom state-owned airline said the aircraft would have been delivered earlier but was delayed due to the COVID-19. “After delays occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic, Ibom Air is pleased to finally receive its fifth Bombardier CRJ900 aircraft, the second of the two a...
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Emirates (EK)  sets another record as the global first airline to offer customers free medical expenses of up to EUR 150,000 and quarantine costs of EUR 100 per day for 14 days, should they be diagnosed with COVID-19 during their travel, while they are away from home. This cover is provided by the airline, free to its customers. HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Emirates Grou...
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Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, has announced that 14 domestic airports in the country are now fully operational and that “ministerial approvals in and out of the airports are not required.”  “Glad to announce that the following airports are open for full domestic operations, hence ministerial approval in and out of them not required. This includes private an...
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The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has written an All Operators Letter (AOL) to ‘All Boeing 737 Aircraft Operators’ in the country to comply as the United States’ Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued Emergency Airworthiness Directive (EAD) to all owners and operators of Boeing Company Model 737-300, -400, -500, -600, -700, -700C, -800, -900, and -900ER series airplanes....
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Shareholders of Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCOL) Plc yesterday announced its unaudited financial results for the half year (H1) ended June 30, 2020, showing a decline in the revenue and profits, indicating the challenges encountered in the review period. SAHCO recorded a revenue of N3.092 billion, showing a decline of 11.9 per cent from N3.511 billion posted in the correspond...
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Internatonal airport
FAAN’s helmsman, Rabiu Yadudu, is poised to consolidate on industry’s milestones, writes Dan Aibangbe The aviation industry is one of the critical components of any nation’s industrial advancement. Internationally, the level of its development, performance and viability is a standard barometer by which investors assess the respective nation’s preparedness and capacity to participate i...
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The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has issued a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) stating that it is extending closure of international air space until October 15, 2020. NCAA source confirmed this development in a phone conversation with THISDAY and explained that international airports would remain closed until October, adding that there was never a time the federal government gave a...
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