By Dickson Omobola Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, ATSSSAN, has been invited by the police over the picketing of Nigeria’s largest airline, Air Peace, some days ago. On August 11, the National Union of Air Transport Employees, NUATE, and ATSSSAN, backed by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, a…

…the Caribbean, Air Peace is committed to delivering safe, reliable and customer-focused air transport services while supporting economic development, facilitating trade and tourism, and positioning Nigeria as a leading aviation hub on the continent.

Nigeria and Canada have signed an expanded Air Transport Agreement that will allow direct scheduled flights between both countries for the first time, in a move expected to deepen trade, tourism, investment and people-to-people ties. The agreement was signed on Thursday at the Canadian High Commission in Abuja by offic…

…ultimatum issued on July 28 after an earlier 14 days deadline, General Secretary of the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, ATSSSAN, Mr Frances Akinjole, and the Deputy General Secretary of National Union of Air Transport Employees, NUATE, Mr Odinaka Igbokwe, notified the airlines, the police an…

…Chris Najomo, for prioritising staff training in partnership with ICAO, International Air Transport Association (IATA), and other world-class capacity development institutes. Mr Rabbani made the commendation on the sidelines of the […] The post ICAO hails Nigeria for competence in civil aviation appeared first on Tribu…

…assesses 199 passports against 227 travel destinations using data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA)’s Timatic database. While several African nations improved their global mobility, Nigeria failed to make the continent’s top 10. The Nigerian passport is ranked 90th globally and 45th in Africa, off…

…to global safety standards. Combined with its membership of both the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the African Airlines Association (AFRAA), Overland has positioned itself as an airline that competes on quality as much as economics. There are valuable lessons here for Nigeria’s aviation industry. M…

…covers 199 passports and 227 travel destinations using data from the International Air Transport Association. Among African countries, South Africa retained the continent’s strongest passport, ranking 49th globally with visa-free access to 101 destinations. Botswana followed in 61st place with access to 81 destinations…

…memo, reportedly sent to airline staff, states that the airport's International Air Transport Association (IATA) code will also change from PBI to DJT on August 18, 2026. According to the document, airport applications, including QIK, ACE and Falcon, will transition to the new airport code from August 18. It also notes…

…is targeting 10 billion passengers a year by 2050, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). In its newly released Impact Report 2025, SITA explored how that challenge is already being addressed through technology, with real-world examples from airports, airlines and border agencies around the wo…

…before, the fast-growing airline was officially admitted as a party to the International Air Transport Association, IATA, Multilateral Interline Traffic Agreement, MITA, for passenger operations, thereby signalling its ambition to expand. This achievement, confirmed via IATA Memorandum ADMIN/INTERLINE/4811, follows str…

…markets. The initiative also aligns with broader continental efforts to liberalise air transport through the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM), an African Union-backed programme designed to remove barriers to air connectivity and improve the movement of goods and people across the continent. Keyamo has been o…