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Local aviation risks collapse as only 38 of 90 airplanes are active
- August 1, 2022
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- Category: Economy, Latest News, Marine & Aviation, Tourism
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Beyond the withdrawal of services by two scheduled carriers, the entire local aviation sector may be in for a shutdown of operations over steady loss of fleet capacity that has made schedule reliability near impossible. Findings by The Guardian showed that the eight active airlines are operating a cumulative 38.77 per cent fleet capacity, with
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Emirates Flights To Nigeria Now 7 Times Weekly Due to $85m Trapped Revenue
- July 30, 2022
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- Category: Digital Economy, Latest News, Marine & Aviation, Tourism
Emirates Airlines has reportedly announced that it would reduce its flights to Nigeria from August 15 2022 due to its failure to repatriate its revenue earned from ticket sales in Nigeria. The airline said it would be forced to reduce flights from Dubai to Lagos from 11 times per week to seven times per week,
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Domestic Airlines Increase Airfares.
- July 30, 2022
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- Category: Digital Economy, Economy, Latest News, Marine & Aviation, Tourism
Nigeria airlines have increased fares for domestic flights to at least N80,000 depending on the trip over the rising cost of aviation fuel and foreign exchange (FX) crisis. Checks by TheCable on Friday showed that Azman Air flight from Lagos to Kano/Kaduna increased from about N60,000 to N100,000. Air Peace also increased fares to N80,000 for flights
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FG set To Lease Three Aircraft To Commence Flight Operations
- July 27, 2022
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- Category: Economy, Latest News, Marine & Aviation, Tourism
The hope for a new national carrier, Nigeria Air, brightens on Wednesday as the Federal Government approved the leasing of three aircraft. The three aircraft are made by Airbus and Boeing. Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, made the disclosure while briefing journalists after the Federal Executive Council (FEC). The FEC meeting was chaired by
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Aero Contractors to Suspend Operations July 20
- July 19, 2022
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- Category: Economy, Latest News, Marine & Aviation, Tourism
One of the leading airline operators in Nigeria, Aero Contractors, had reportedly announced the indefinite suspension of its operations, citing the rising cost of maintenance, inflation and foreign exchange (FX) scarcity, amongst others as the reason for its action. In a statement issued on Monday, the company, which is the oldest airline in the country,
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AIO Named Kenya’s Dr Ben Kajwang As President, Released Dates For 26th African Reinsurance Forum
- July 19, 2022
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- Category: Economy, Insurance & Pensions, Latest News, Marine & Aviation, Tourism
Dr Ben Kajwang, Director at the College of Insurance had recently been namedthe President of the African Insurance Organisation (AIO) at the just concluded 48th AIO Conference and Annual General Assembly held at theEdge Convention Centre in Nairobi. Dr Kajwang is the immediate past Vice President, and he took overfrom Mr Tope Smart, the Group
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Aviation Leaders Assemble in Doha for IATA’s 78th AGM
- June 18, 2022
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- Category: Latest News, Marine & Aviation, Tourism
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), announced that leaders of the global aviation industry are gathering in Doha, Qatar, for the 78th IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit (WATS), with Qatar Airways as the host airline. The event (19-21 June) attracts the industry’s most senior leaders from among IATA’s 290 member
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Airlines Announce Shutdown May 9, As Aviation Fuel Hits N700 Per Litre.
- May 6, 2022
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- Category: Digital Economy, Economy, Energy, Latest News, Tourism
The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has announced the shutdown of operations after aviation fuel reached an all-time high of N700 per litre. Airline operations will be shut down across the country from Monday May 9, due to the skyrocketing cost of aviation fuel. AON sympathized with passengers, adding that the current situation with Jet
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New UK Visa Exempts Graduates From Nigerian Universities.
- May 6, 2022
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- Category: Economy, Education, Latest News, Tourism
The United Kingdom is set to begin issuance of a new visa that allows holders of first degrees, masters, and doctorates to travel to the country and work in fields such as science, technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship by May 30. The visa – high potential individual visa, allows applicants to relocate to the UK without
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Airlines, agents to begin sale of tickets in dollar April, 19
- April 14, 2022
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- Category: Digital Economy, Economy, Latest News, Marine & Aviation, Tourism
Information has emerged that with effect from April 19, 2022, some foreign airlines’ electronics would start accepting issuing of tickets in United States Dollars and no more in Naira. This new policy was caused as a result of the difficulty in repatriating airlines’ huge funds stuck in Nigeria and other countries coupled with foreign exchange