The business traveller & hospitality

By Samson Echenim      Ethiopian Airlines says it is interested in setting up a new airline in Nigeria and that it was in talks with the Nigerian government, private sectors and airline operators in the country. Tewolde Gebremariam, the airline’s group chief executive officer, told journalists in Abuja the failure of Nigeria to own […]

World boxing great,  Anthony Joshua holidaying in Nigeria,  put up at The George. Here’s why Business tourists are finding new homes in hotels in very tranquil neighbourhoods away from the big names. In this report, SAMSON ECHENIM takes a close observation of two of Ikoyi’s coolest hotels that are currently attracting business tourists like a […]

By Samson Echenim  Dana Air has apologized to its customers over the disruption of their flights on different routes Thursday , Friday and today.    The airline in statement issued by its media and Communications Manager Kingsley Ezenwa  said some of the airline’s scheduled flights were disrupted due to nose steering lock on one of […]

By Samson Echenim     As Boeing fixes next year for its launch of widebody plane, 777X, airliners have placed orders for a total of 344 units of the aircraft, with Emirates ordering the highest number of 150. Despite delays to the first flight of the Boeing 777X, the aircraft is still on track for […]

By Samson Echenim     Global airfreight demand measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), decreased by 3.4 percent in May 2019, compared to corresponding period of 2018, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said, noting that this was a slight improvement on the 5.6 percent contraction in April. Warning that the trend would continue, […]

By Samson Echenim   Here’s not talking about a tourist developing symptoms of fever and having that buzz sound within his head. No, far from that! A tourist should enjoy utmost relaxation, having access to a city’s best places, its culture, arts, markets, music, rhythm and everything that makes the city’s heart beat. That is […]

International Air Transport Association (IATA) has identified weak facilities, high tickets and multiple taxation, among others as bane of Africa’s aviation sector. Muhammed Ali Albakri, IATA’s regional vice president says aviation in Africa has the potential to fuel trade and economic growth, but laments that several barriers such as weak and costly infrastructure, high ticket […]

Boeing is faced with fresh hurdles as it works on returning its flagship model, B737 MAX to the airspace, SAMSON ECHENIM reports.   Airliners are checking up on their Boeing 737 MAX and getting ready to return the worker aircraft to business after it was almost cleared from grounding by regulatory authorities following two fatal […]