TRAVEL & AVIATION – Page 12

Delta Airlines Plans Adding State-Of-The-Art, Fuel-Efficient B737 MAX To Fleet

July 22, 2022July 22, 2022 AlienMedia

Delta Airlines said it will add the state-of-the-art Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to its fleet, as the airline continues to refresh its fleet to elevate the in-flight customer experience while improving fuel efficiency. Delta is ordering the largest model in the MAX family, the 737-10, which will begin delivery in 2025. It will be powered by the next-generation LEAP-1B engines manufactured by CFM International, a company jointly owned by GE and Safran Aircraft Engines. The aircraft will be 20%-30% more fuel efficient than the retiring Delta planes it will replace,…

Passengers Commend Air Peace Airline Over Second Flight Operations To China

July 21, 2022July 21, 2022 AlienMedia

Passengers who were aboard Air Peace’s second flight to its recently launched Guangzhou China destination on July 20, 2022, have lauded the airline on its commencement of flight operations to the Asian country. The passengers, in an interview shortly before their Guangzhou flight departed on Wednesday, from the new International Terminal in Lagos, expressed delight that a Nigerian airline could now operate a scheduled flight to China, a development that has taken off the connectivity burden which the flying public faced on the route. Mr Clark Wang, one of the…

Suspension Of Dana Air’s ATL, AOC Indefinite – NCAA Insists

July 21, 2022July 21, 2022 AlienMedia

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) who suspended Dana Air’s Air Transport Licence (ATL) as well as its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) said the suspension, which became effective from Wednesday July 20, 2022, remains indefinite. The suspension of Dana Air’s Operations came after Aero Contractors, the oldest domestic airline in the country and one of the airlines under the receivership of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) also suspended its operations indefinitely due to harsh operating conditions. The announcement was made known to the public by the Director General…

Nigeria’s Foremost Airline, Aero Contractors Suspends Flight Operations

July 19, 2022July 19, 2022 AlienMedia

Aero Contractors Limited, which is one of the airlines under receivership appointed by the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has announced the temporary suspension of operations with effect from Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Aero Contractors said the suspension became necessary over the maintenance of its aircrafts. It noted that the maintenance of the aircrafts led to the company’s inability to offer “a seamless and efficient service” to passengers. The management of Aero, however, said the suspension would not affect the maintenance activities of the Approved Maintenance Organisation (AMO), otherwise…

2022 Pilgrimage: The FAAN Ready For Seamless Hajj Operations

June 10, 2022June 10, 2022 AlienMedia

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has assured pilgrims and the public of the authority’s willingness to seamlessly conduct the 2022 hajj operations. Managing Director of the FAAN, Captain Rabiu Yadudu made the disclosure at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport recently, while inspecting facilities at the airport. Yadudu said the 2022 hajj operations will kick off at Maiduguri on the June 9, with three major carriers viz; FlyNas Airline, Azman Airline and Max Air already licensed to airlift pilgrims at Lagos and Abuja airports from Friday, June 10, 2022.…

At Last, NCAA Presents Air Transport License To Nigeria Air

June 7, 2022June 7, 2022 AlienMedia

The Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Musa Nuhu in Abuja on Monday presented the Air Transport License (ATL) to the interim management of Nigeria Air. Nuhu while speaking during the presentation said that the ATL was a prerequisite for the airline to acquire Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) to start operating. He said NCAA works and supports all operators currently existing and aspiring in the industry to get necessary documents after meeting all the requirements. However, recall that the same agency had denied the management of Asset…

Xejet Signs MoU With Government Of Sierra Leonean To Operate Air Sierra Leone

May 31, 2022May 31, 2022 AlienMedia

Xejet Limited and the Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to operate regional and international flights from Lungi International Airport, Freetown. For some time now, we gathered that the government of Sierra Leone and Xejet have been in discussions and have now agreed that the company may establish and operate a national carrier for the Republic of Sierra Leone. The parties further agreed to work together to successfully execute the project to international standards. The MoU was signed by the Honourable Minister…

South African Airways To Be Sold For $3 If Deal Is Approved

May 17, 2022May 17, 2022 AlienMedia

South African Airways (SA, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) has no cash value and will be sold off for ZAR51 rand (USD3) to the private sector Takatso Consortium, but the transaction remains unfinalised with no indication of when it is likely to be completed. In return for a 51% stake, Takatso will inject ZAR3 billion (USD185 million) in working capital over two years (reduced from three years as initially stated) and pay the ZAR51 as its share of the nominal transaction fee required under South African law. This is according to a…

Aero Allegedly Plans To Reduce Workforce By 40%, Unions Bicker

May 17, 2022May 17, 2022 AlienMedia

Information reaching our newsroom has it that aviation unions are threatening to disrupt Aero Contractors’ operations over a serious allegation that the management of the airline, which is under the receivership of Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) over the plans to sack 40 per cent of the workforce. The National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) and the Air Transport Senior Staff Services Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) accused aero management of concluding plans to reduce the staff strength of the company without considering redundancy or any other alternative to…

Planned Airline Shutdown By AON: Ibom Air Not Part Of It – Management

May 8, 2022May 8, 2022 AlienMedia

Ibom Air has announced that it was never in agreement the with the decision of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) to suspend flight operations from Monday May 9, 2022, stressing that it as an airline cannot volunteer to stop operating as it has obligations to suppliers, financiers and staff, which depend on uninterrupted flow of revenue to service. The airline also said it acknowledged the existential threat that fuel price, which currently goes for N700 per litre poses for the air transport industry in Nigeria but disagreed to cease operations.…