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  • Air Cargo Demand Up 9.4% in October

    • December 5, 2021
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    The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released October 2021 data for global air cargo markets showing that demand continued to be well above pre-crisis levels and that the capacity constraints have eased slightly.    As comparisons between 2021 and 2020 monthly results are distorted by the extraordinary impact of COVID-19, unless otherwise noted, all comparisons

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  • Glo missing as NCC qualifies MTN, Airtel, new firm for 5G auction

    • December 3, 2021
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    Globacom and Emerging Markets Telecommunication Service Limited are set to miss out on the deployment of Fifth Generation network for at least two years as the Nigerian Communications Commission qualifies MTN Nigeria Plc, Airtel Networks Limited and one new player for its 5G auction. The NCC announced on Thursday only three qualified bidders met its

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  • Buhari jets to Dubai for EXPO 2020

    • December 1, 2021
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    The President Muhammadu Buhari, has departed Abuja on Wednesday to attend EXPO 2020 Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. This came hours after receiving the South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, at the State House, Abuja, where he signed Memoranda of Understanding on youth development and launched the Nigeria-South Africa youth dialogue. Special Adviser to the

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  • New Zambia Airways To Begin Operations December 1

    • November 30, 2021
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    Ethiopian Airlines, the largest aviation group in Africa, is pleased to announce that it has finalized preparations for the launch of Zambia’s National Carrier in a joint venture with Industrial Development Corporation Limited (IDC). Ethiopian has 45 percent stake in the joint venture while Industrial Development Corporation Limited (IDC) retains 55 percent, the shareholders have

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  • United Airlines returns to Nigeria, starts non-stop flight between Lagos, Washington D.C.

    • November 30, 2021
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    United Airlines has inaugurated its new non-stop flights between its hub at Washington Dulles International Airport and Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos with the arrival of the first flight. With three weekly flights, United is the first and only airline serving Washington, D.C. nonstop from Lagos. The flight is operated with state-of-the-art Boeing 787 Dreamliner

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  • Air Peace Resumes Dubai Flights Via Sharjah December 1 as FG, UAE Agree On Flight Restoration

    • November 28, 2021
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    Air Peace has announced resumption of flights to Dubai via Sharjah on December 1, 2021 following the lifting of the ban on flights to and from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by Federal Government. The airline in a statement has announced, ”Air Peace is delighted to inform the flying public that it will be resuming

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  • Why FAAN suspended some airport staff — Official

    • November 28, 2021
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    Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, Saturday said it has suspended some airport staff of the authority who were caught extorting passengers. Speaking on the development, the General Manager, Corporate Affairs, FAAN, Mrs Herrietta Yakubu said the On Duty Card, ODC , of the officials, who are staff of Aviation Security and Customer Service departments

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  • Twelve-month European COVID Certificate Validity Would Protect Fragile Recovery in Travel and Tourism

    • November 27, 2021
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    The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for caution in response to a European Commission Recommendation that the EU Digital COVID Certificate (DCC) should only remain valid for up to nine months after the second vaccination dose, unless a booster jab is administered. “The EU DCC is a great success in driving a common continent-wide

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  • EU threatening to reject Nigeria’s cocoa, say farmers

    • November 25, 2021
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    The European Union has reportedly threatened to reject cocoa produced in Nigeria from next year due to a fall in the commodity’s quality, the Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria has said. President of the association, Adeola Adegoke, told journalists at a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday that cocoa farmers were currently apprehensive over the

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  • Passengers stranded as air traffic controllers embark on warning strike

    • November 23, 2021
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    Passengers are reportedly stranded as a result of flight disruptions in the aviation sector as the Nigerian Air Traffic Controllers’ Association (NATCA) has declared three hours “flow control” for two days, with effect from Tuesday. Flow control is akin to a warning strike whereby Air Traffic Controllers (ATCs) on duty would space all departures by

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