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- 17 Sept 2024
Airbus Taps Gabriel Semelas to lead Airbus in Africa and the Middle East
Airbus has named Gabriel Semelas as President of Airbus in Africa and the Middle East, effective from 1st January 2025. Gabriel Semelas brings more than 24 years of experience in the aeronautical…
- 4 May 2026
FG Signs MoU with Airbus to Boost Aerospace Development
The Federal Government of Nigeria has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus, one of the world’s leading aircraft manufacturing giants, as part of the working visit of Festus…
- 16 Jun 2015
Airbus to Build Satellites for OneWeb to Beam Internet from Space
Airbus Group will design and build about 900 satellites for privately owned OneWeb Ltd, which plans to offer high-speed, space-based Internet access to billions of people worldwide, company officials…
- 10 Nov 2016
Emirates Moves to All Airbus A380 & Boeing 777 Fleet
In line with its vision to offer a superior passenger experience and improve environmental performance through a modern and state of the art wide-body aircraft fleet, Emirates has retired the last…
- 21 Aug 2024
Ibom Air Expands Fleet Operations, takes Delivery of Second Airbus
Ibom Air has announced receipt of second Air bus A220-300 in fulfillment of plans to increase fleet operations in Akwa Ibom state. In a statement signed by Mrs Aniekan Essienette, the Manager,…
- 10 Feb 2020
#Africa4Future Aerospace Acceleration Programme Opens
Airbus BizLab and GIZ have announced the launch of the third edition of #Africa4Future, a joint accelerator program between Airbus’ global aerospace accelerator, BizLab and Make-IT in Africa, a…
- 17 May 2012
Air Nigeria Begins Lagos to London, S/Africa Operations
On delivery of Airbus aircraft meant for its international operations at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos Air Nigeria began its maiden flight from Lagos to London, Gatwick…
- 1 Dec 2023
NCAA Lifts Suspension on United Nigeria Airline Aircraft
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has lifted the suspension placed on the Part G operations specifications of a wet leased Airbus aircraft operated by United Nigeria Airlines. The agency…
- 16 Jan 2014
British Airways Open ‘Man vs Plane’ Challenge Against New A380
British Airways, leading global airline, has thrown open a challenge to anyone who thinks they can win a race against its newly acquired Airbus A380. The challenge comes after South African rugby…
- 27 Feb 2015
Emirates Increases Capacity on Double Daily Nairobi Service
Emirates, a global connector of people and places, will connect even more people with Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, when it switches from the current Airbus A330-200 aircraft used on one of the two daily…
- 15 Feb 2018
Delta Airlines apologizes to AIB over protocol Violation
Delta Airline has apologised to the Accident Investigation Bureau over the airline’s failure to notify the agency on emergency landing of its Airbus 330-200 aircraft on Tuesday night. The Atlanta…
- 5 May 2014
Etihad Airways Unveil A380 & B787 Products, Service
Etihad Airways, has unveiled the new product and service offering on its Airbus A380 and Boeing B787 Dreamliner aircraft, including The Residence by Etihad™, the world’s most luxurious living space…
- 1 Dec 2016
Stowaway Dies on Arik’s Flight to S/Africa
The body of a suspected stowaway, was yesterday, found in the main wheel well (the under carriage compartment) of Air Arik Airbus 330-200 aircraft at the Oliver Tambo International Airport,…
- 5 Mar 2015
Emirates’ Operation in Europe Injects €6.8Bn to GDP
Emirates, a global connector of people, places and economies, and Frontier Economics, a leading European consultancy, released, on Wednesday, the results of a socio-economic impact study that…
- 17 May 2016
Etihad Airways Appoints New General Manager in Nigeria
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has appointed George Mawadri as its new General Manager in Nigeria, where he will be responsible for growing Etihad Airways’ relationships with its…
- 31 Jan 2017
Etihad Airways Presents Tickets to Spar ‘Shopper of The Year’ Winner
Etihad Airways presented a ‘Business Class’ ticket to the lucky winner of the SPAR ‘Shopper of the Year’ promotion. The promo which held at the SPAR outlet in Ilupeju, Lagos on the 25 January 2017,…
- 16 Nov 2017
FG to Partner Boeing to Launch National Carrier
Sen. Hadi Sirika, Minister of State for Aviation, has said that the Federal Government is set to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Boeing on the establishment of a national carrier for…
- 17 Apr 2015
Emirates Signs Historic $9.2Bn Order with Rolls-Royce for A380 Engines
Emirates, a global enabler of business and trade, on Friday announced an historic $9.2 billion (€8.7 billion) deal with Rolls-Royce for Trent 900 engines and a long-term TotalCare package. The…
- 26 Jun 2017
Emirates Unveils Exclusive Offer for Passengers on Economy Class
Emirates Airlines as a firm believer in the popular saying “nothing endears passengers than an exhilarating experience on board flight”, has launched an exclusive offer the class of customers. Truly,…
- 20 Jun 2014
British Airways Plans to Boost Operations in Africa
The British Airways (BA) airline said yesterday that it would soon acquire 72 new aircraft, to boost its flight operations in Africa, particularly in Nigeria. Mr Kola Olayinka, BA Country Commercial…
- 5 Jun 2014
Emirates A380 Service to Start 1st September
Emirates, a global connector of people and place has announced that Frankfurt, the financial epicentre of Germany, will be the next destination slated for its flagship A380 aircraft. The daily A380…
- 3 Jun 2015
ABX WORLD Partner Arik Air, SAHCOL for Agro-Allied Export
A Nigerian leading, globally recognized courier/cargo firm, ABX WORLD (NIGERIA), is increasingly making its mark in the world stage with the company's developing role in agro-allied products exports…
- 23 Oct 2020
Avanti and ST iDirect Link Satellite and Land 5G
Two satellite companies, in the US and UK, have cooperated to integrate a live satellite network into a commercially available 5G core network. London-based satellite operator Avanti Communications…
- 25 Apr 2017
Etihad Airways Promote Abu Dhabi Stopovers with #EtihadChallenge
Etihad Airways has thrown down the gauntlet to the millions of guests who transit through its Abu Dhabi home, as well as the residents of the UAE, by challenging them to experience a host of ‘once in…
- 6 Jun 2018
SAP Galvanizes the Enterprise with Intelligent New Products and Choice
SAP SE has announced new products and partnerships to enable enterprises to become more intelligent, with expanded capabilities from advanced technologies such as conversational artificial…
- 8 Feb 2019
Turkish Airlines Introduces Part Two of its LEGO Movie Inflight Safety Video
Turkish Airlines, flying passengers to more global destinations than any other airline, prepares for a brand new journey set to be started with its move to its new state-of-the-art home base,…
- 17 Jun 2019
Gwandu Urges Ethiopia to Learn from Nigeria's Telecom Deregulation
Dr. Bashir Gwandu, non-executive chair of the Commonwealth ITU Group (CIG) and the former commissioner of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has advised Ethiopia to learn from Nigeria as…
- 2 May 2021
Air Peace Makes First Landing @ Anambra Airport
Air Peace has become the first airline to land its aircraft at the Anambra International Passenger and Cargo Airport. The foremost airline deployed two of its aircraft- an Embraer 145 and a Boeing…
- 20 Jul 2023
NASENI, AFIT Strengthen Ties on AAVDI, Made-in- Nigeria Helicopter
Dr. Bashir Gwandu, Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, National Agency for Science and Engineering (NASENI) has called for stronger collaboration with the Air Force Institute of…
- 20 May 2024
Air Peace: Strategies to Gain Competitive Advantage in the Battle for the Skies
By Austin Okere Congratulations to Air Peace on its inaugural flight to London and for achieving full bookings for the upcoming months, thanks to attractive ticket prices. Over the past fortnight,…