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- 6 Feb 2015
IATA Rues 2014 as Africa’s Slowest Demand for Air Travel
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for the full year of 2014 showing demand (revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose 5.9% compared to the…
- 26 Mar 2014
Govts Must Close Legal Loopholes on Unruly Passengers-IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has urged governments to close legal loopholes that allow unruly passengers to escape law enforcement for serious offences committed on board…
- 19 Apr 2015
Passengers Seize Arik Plane after 2 Days US Flight Delay
Hundreds of New York, U.S-bound intending passengers on Arik Air at the weekend protested at the Muritala Mohammed Airport, Lagos over the failure of the airline to airlift them after two days of…
- 11 Feb 2014
Aviation Still Far From Harnessing Connectivity Potentials-Tyler
Today, industry, individuals and governments are united in the desire for global connectivity, however, Tony Tyler, director general, International Air Transport Association (IATA) said that the…
- 8 Dec 2024
NCAA Educates Passengers on Travel Challenges and Solutions
Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has called on aviation passengers to become more informed about the challenges they may encounter while traveling through airports. This appeal was made by the…
- 21 Dec 2016
FAAN Says Airports Ready for Traffic Surge During Yuletide
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has reassured members of the public, especially passengers and airline operators, that necessary operational and security measures have been put in…
- 22 Nov 2015
FAAN Ready for Yuletide, Deploys Bomb Detectors
Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), has assured passengers and airline operators, that necessary operational and security measures have been put in place at all our airports to ensure…
- 3 Aug 2012
Local Software Not Good Enough for Aviation Sector - Adekitan
Adejare Adekitan, head, Information and Communications Technology (ICT) at Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL) notes that Africa’s aviation sector lags in IT application. He is a…
- 19 Dec 2014
SAHCOIL Opens New Corporate Headquarters, Lounge to Public
The Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL), has relocated its head office to a new corporate headquarters located at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Cargo Complex. This…
- 15 Aug 2014
SAHCOL Visits Chidoka, Pledges Support to Aviation Minister
Oluropo Owolabi, managing director/CEO of the Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL), while on a courtesy visit to Osita Chidoka, minister of Aviation, in Abuja, expressed the Company's…
- 6 Jun 2014
Sahcol Gets Award for Outstanding Aviation Service Provision
The Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL) has again won an award as the "Outstanding Aviation Provider in Africa", in the maiden Leadership Awards for African Achievers (LAFAA 2014). The…
- 18 Jun 2013
SAHCOL Wins LAAC, Egypt Air Recognition Awards
Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited, SAHCOL has been recognized as the Most Proactive and Customer Friendly Ground Handling Services Operator in Nigeria, by the League of Airport and Aviation…
- 9 Apr 2015
Technology Boosts SAHCOL on EU ACC3 Validation
The European Union (EU) has designated the Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL) as a 3rd country European Union Aviation Security Validated Regulated Agent. The validation certificate…
- 15 Apr 2013
SAHCOL Bags Award for Aviation Cargo Handling
Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited, SAHCOL has been recognized “as the Best Aviation Cargo Handling Company of the year, 2013” at an award presented in Lagos at the weekend. The award was…
- 24 Apr 2015
FAAN Grounds Arik Air over N1.2Bn Debt
Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) yesterday disrupted Arik Air’s operations at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja over debts estimated at over N1.2billion. As a result of the…
- 8 Aug 2024
Arik Air Resumes Flight Operations
Arik Air management has announced that the airline has resumed flight operations. Recall that the airline had suspended flight operations after the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) grounded…
- 8 Oct 2014
Nigeria Aviation Shines on World Stage
The aviation community is in a celebratory mood following confirmation that Nigeria had retained her Category-one status. This has once again confirmed in unambiguous terms that the reforms in the…
- 15 Aug 2013
FAAN, CPC Bicker over Luggage Charge @ MMIA
Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and Consumer Protection Council have differed over the allegations of N2, 000 charge on all checked-in luggage said to have been enforced by it (FAAN).…
- 30 May 2019
Arik Air Bags Century Group’s Courage and Safety Award
Arik Air, Nigeria’s leading carrier, was celebrated by oil and gas giant, Century Group on Tuesday, May 28, 2019 when the airline and its crew were presented with the award of courage and safety at…
- 3 Jun 2016
IATA Announces Leadership Changes, de Juniac New DG/CEO
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Friday announced leadership changes at the conclusion of the Association’s 72nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Dublin, Ireland. Willie Walsh,…
- 1 Aug 2014
Demonstration Flight Hours Cost Airlines N36m for AOC Acquisition
Aviation experts in Finum Aviation Services have decried the estimated sum of N36 million spent by airlines in sponsorship for the fifty demonstration flight hours in the course of Air Operators…
- 30 Dec 2013
Aviation Committee Assures Nigerians of Proactive Aviation Oversight
House of Representatives Committee on Aviation has assured Nigerians of more proactive and vibrant oversight in the aviation sector in year 2014. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, chairman of the Committee, while…
- 6 May 2013
FG Strips NCAA of Aviation Economic Regulations
Federal government is currently tinkering with the establishment of an autonomous body to be known as Nigerian Aviation Economic Regulatory Unit for economic regulation of the nation’s aviation…
- 6 Mar 2014
BA Uncovers Fliers’ Quirky Habits
New Ipsos MORI research commissioned by British Airways has revealed the range of emotions fliers go through when they travel and the quirks that make them feel comfortable. The study found that…