Aviation

January 23, 2023

Emirates’ flagship A380 returns to Morocco

Emirates has announced that it will reintroduce its flagship A380 to Casablanca as part of the airline’s ramp up of operations to Morocco.
Starting from 15 April, the airline will replace the Boeing 777-300ER aircraft currently used between Dubai and Casablanca with its flagship"...

January 20, 2023

France’s Pension Reforms: Royal Air Maroc Cancels Flights To, From Paris

Rabat - Morocco’s national carrier Royal Air Maroc has canceled flights scheduled for January 19-20 from and to Paris.

“Due to the public service strike notice, we are forced to cancel some flights"...

January 18, 2023

Figeac Aero, Safran Launch Construction Work to Extend Casablanca Aeronautic Plant

Rabat - Figeac Aero Group launched construction work in partnership with the Safran Group to extend the Casablanca Aeronautic plant at the Technopole in Nouaceur on Monday.

Morocco’s"...

January 13, 2023

Stakeholders List Factors that Will Spur Aviation Sector in 2023

In many ways, Nigeria aviation industry recorded remarkable progress in 2022. Nigeria was one of the first countries to overcome the effect of Coronavirus pandemic in the world and improved its passenger traffic to pre-2019 levels. The industry recorded milestones, including the installation of airfield lighting in one of the busiest runways in the country, the R18L, known as domestic runway at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos after almost 14 years of operation. Despite low capacity at the major part of 2022 and the......

January 13, 2023

Nigerian Airlines to Receive 40 Brand New Aircraft in 36 Months

If everything goes according to plan, Nigerian carriers are expected to receive 40 brand new aircraft in the next 36 months, starting from early this year, THISDAY checks has revealed.

Nigerian airlines have recorded"...

January 9, 2023

Green Africa to Operate Double Daily flights to Ilorin

Green Africa, Nigeria’s value airline, has announced that it is increasing daily flights to Kwara state, Nigeria’s “state of harmony”. Starting from January 11, 2023, the value carrier would have two daily return flights into Ilorin from Lagos and Abuja, respectively."...

January 6, 2023

Appraising Civil Aviation Act

A fortnight ago, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) made it public that it would be amending the 2006 Civil Aviation Act to reflect the present realities in civil aviation, which industry stakeholders described as commendable and long overdue. Stakeholders’ are in support"...

December 22, 2022

Morocco’s Air Traffic Controllers Cancel 15- Day Strike

Rabat- A few days after threatening to carry out a 15-day strike, the Union Office of Air Traffic Controllers in conjunction with the Democratic Confederation of Labor (CTD) in Morocco confirmed they would not be striking following a meeting with a government representative on December"...

December 20, 2022

Airlines Call for Upgrade of Airport Infrastructure to Curb Flight Delays

Domestic carriers have called for the upgrade and expansion of airport infrastructure, attributing most of flight delays to inadequate facilities like limited spaces at the airport terminals, inadequate x-ray machines and attendant personnel that man passenger facilitation at the airports.

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December 19, 2022

Air Traffic Controllers Threaten 15-Day Strike Across Morocco

Rabat - Morocco’s air traffic controllers are threatening to carry out a 15-day strike across the country's airports. The Moroccan Unified Office of Air Traffic Controllers announced on Saturday a social movement for a period of 15 days. The social movement will start on December 23, the office said. The office, which is affiliated with the Democratic Confederation of Labor (CDT), said that its social movement aims to protest the lack of inaction to answer its demands and failed negotiations on a new labor agreement. The office......