Arik Air has resumed services between Abuja and Maiduguri, capital of Borno State. The airline suspended its services to Maiduguri at the end of July following the outbreak of militant activity across the region. The resumption of flights means that Arik Air connects Maiduguri and the Federal Capital six days per week.

German carrier, Lufthansa Airlines, has relocated its Lagos office to Churchgate Tower on Victoria Island, to meet the need of its customers.
The relocation, which was effected on July 30, 2009, brings to an end the airline’s almost 50 years sojourn on Broad Street — the once burgeoning financial street of Lagos.

Lagos, August 10, 2009 Dana Airlines Limited has launched a new promo in which passengers can pay as low as N9, 000 for a one way ticket to any of its routes. The airline currently operates daily flights to Enugu, Lagos and Abuja, and is set to extend its operations to Kano in the week commencing August 17, 2009.

Despite the global meltdown which currently hangs major airlines in the world in the balance, Ethiopian Airlines has more than doubled its annual net profit to $118.6 million.

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has said the main hurdle left for Nigeria to cross to attain the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s category one certification was in the area of compliance and enforcement.