The air travel world has moved towards Open Skies. The US is the most significant air travel market, with many such agreements. What do markets look like, and crucially, how has this worked out? We used the I-92 (APIS) data to…
Despite the regular and expected on-the-record congratulations, it’s not difficult to think that in the fast-growing Ultra Low-Cost Arajet , it is not the best time to rejoice. After failing to get DOT’s authorization to fly to the US in…
Will Kamil Al Awadhi's “Marshall” plan for African aviation fly?
The Director-General of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Willie Walsh said that the full implantation of ‘Open Skies’ otherwise known as the Single Africa Air Transport Market (SAATM) would be beneficial for the continent’s carriers and the huge African…
Five years after exiting the lucrative Houston-Lagos route, United Airlines has set plans to operate the first-ever nonstop flight between Washington, D.C., and Lagos and offer more flights between D.C. and Africa than any other US carrier. The airline announced today…
Exploiting the ‘Open Skies’ pact between Nigeria and the United States, United Airlines may have concluded plans to return to Nigeria nearly five years after it ceased direct flights from Houston, Texas to Lagos. The carrier has not hidden its…