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Ethiopian Airlines chosen as Core Investor in Nigeria Air
By Adeniyi Onifade
•The soon-to-be-created Nigeria Air will be the country’s new flag carrier
Nigeria Air has been in the works for a while now and has slowly been approaching a full launch, pending support from partners,!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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Passenger Data: Africa’s Air Travel Close To Pre-pandemic Levels
By Adeniyi Onifade
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has revealed that passenger data for the month of June 2022 has shown that the recovery in air travel remains strong as total traffic in the month under review!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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AFRICA: Airlines to lose $700m, Record 135% hike in Travel Demand
William M. Walsh
By Adeniyi Onifade
Combination of the effects of the Russian-Ukraine war and the COVID-19 pandemic are going to cause Nigerian airlines and others across Africa to lose $700 million in 2022, International Air!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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Powerful Nigerians smuggling Jet-A1 to West African countries – Senate panel
The Chairman of the Senate Aviation Committee, Senator Smart Adeyemi, has said that wealthy Nigerians stealing and exporting the Jet–A1 are responsible for the scarcity of aviation fuel in the country.
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Anxiety, As Nigeria Air Remains in Limbo
By Adeniyi Onifade
Like an unbaptized innocent child, Nigeria’s official carrier – Nigeria Air still remains in limbo, four years after Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika had, on July 18, 2018, unveiled the name and logo of!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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Marketers push back, urge FG to stop meddling in Jet-A1 affairs
Aviation fuel marketers have told the Federal Government to stop meddling in activities relating to Jet-A1, especially the price at which the product is being sold to airlines.
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Aviation Fuel Now Hits N714 Per Litre
There are fears that, at least, three domestic airlines may close shop in the coming months due to the continuous rise in the price of Jet A1, otherwise known as aviation fuel.
The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has raised the!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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How Scarcity of Aviation Fuel is Hurting Nigerian Economy
By Adeniyi Onifade
The unending scarcity of aviation fuel in the country is causing ripples in the industry and also hurting activities of the sector.
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Nigeria Air: Emirates, Others Bid for Technical Synergy
Hadi Sirika
By Adeniyi Onifade
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Emirates Airlines and Qatar Airways are among international carriers pushing for technical synergy with the federal government to establish Nigeria Air.
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Uneasy Calm in Aviation, as NASS moves Sector to Concurrent List
Fare Hike Crashes Local Passenger Traffic by 40%
There has been uneasy calm amongst aviation stakeholders as the National Assembly has moved to transfer aviation from exclusive to concurrent legislative list.
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