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Discomfiture, as airline seats shrink
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By Wole Shadare FOR business travellers, the size of the seats is one of the factors in the mood of the passenger on an aeroplane. For a six feet tall passenger, the knees could discomfiture and touch the seat in front of the passenger. Arik introduces special fares, marks three years of robust route network -301009 By Wole Shadare THE country's aviation industry has witnessed tremendous improvement ever since 2006 when the Federal Government took a giant step to sanitise the then ailing sector. Qatar offers companion fare on business class -301009 THE world's five-star carrier, Qatar Airways, has introduced a free companion fare in its Business Class Cabin to Dubai and London, with sales leading into Christmas. Omotoba, Muhtar lead air finance conference to Abuja -301009 BUOYED by the need to keep aviation in Africa in line with global trends, the Minister of Aviation, Babatunde Omotoba and his counterpart in Finance, Dr. Mansur Muhtar, will lead other counterparts in Africa and representatives of world aircraft manufacturers, airliners, leasing companies and banks to a three-day conference on "Air Finance For Africa," in Abuja next month. |
Air France introduces premium voyageur on long haul flights
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By Wole Shadare AIR France is continuing to innovate by introducing a private cabin on its long-haul flights, situated between the business and economy cabins, called Premium Voyageur. IATA urges for sectoral approach on aviation, climate change -301009 By Chika Goodluck Ogazi THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reiterated its call for a global sectoral approach led by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) to handle aviation's emissions in the post-Kyoto period. Nigerian Eagle Airlines' chief bags awards -301009 IT was a week of harvest of double awards for the Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Eagle Airlines, Captain Dapo Olumide, as he was adjudged "Airline CEO of the Year 2009" by two different institutions - Nigerian Aviation Awards (NIGAV) and Akwaaba African Travel Market (AfTM) that recognise outstanding performance by individuals and corporate organisations alike in the development of the Nigerian aviation, Air Travel, as well as, the Tourism sector. |
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