Monday, June 10, 2019 — The 26th annual World Travel Awards has named THE LOFT by Brussels Airlines and Lexus @ Brussels Airport Europe's Leading Airport Lounge 2019. The World...
Monday, June 10, 2019 — The 26th annual World Travel Awards has named THE LOFT by Brussels Airlines and Lexus @ Brussels Airport Europe's Leading Airport Lounge 2019. The World Travel Awards, a prestigious and globally recognized...
Unions operating at debt-ridden SAA have given the government seven days to fire the entire board of the airline and to persuade CEO Vuyani Jarana to withdraw his resignation. SAA employees who are members of the National Union of Metalworkers SA...
Kenya Airways Plc (NSE:KQ) has today increased its route offering by launching flights to Rome, Italy and Geneva, Switzerland - the airline’s 4th and 5th European destinations after Amsterdam, London and Paris. The introduction of these...
The helicopter pilot who was killed after crashing on top of a Midtown building Monday afternoon was flying in a restricted flight area. Around 1:45 p.m., the chopper crash-landed on the roof of 787 Seventh Ave. between 51st and 52nd...
It's going to be yet another year of losses for African airlines — the fourth in a row — as the global airline industry braces for higher fuel prices and weaker global trade during 2019. The projections are a cautionary tale for...
A number of African countries are holding up funds by airline operators as a result of foreign exchange crunch, the International Air Transport Association, IATA, has disclosed. Amongst them are Eritrea, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Angola and...
Air Seychelles has today announced that the airline has expanded its codeshare partnership with South African Airways (SAA) to Perth and Windhoek. As part of the agreement, Air Seychelles is placing its “HM” code on SAA daily services...
The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has cautioned Nigeria’s biggest carrier, Air Peace, for failing to report a hard landing incident involving one of its flights recently. The agency said that this has been the fashion of some...
Zuks will be taking over from Vuyani Jarana, who resigned in May, as acting CEO. On Friday the South African Airways (SAA) board and its executive management announced the appointment of Zuks Ramasia as its new acting...
SAA CEO Vuyani Jarana has resigned, and is prepared to work a three-month notice period until August 31, 2019. According to his resignation letter to SAA board chairperson JB Magwaza, the CEO unpacked how uncertainty about funding and slow...
South African Airways chief executive officer Vuyani Jarana quit the financially stricken state-owned company, citing a lack of funding and drop in government support for the carrier’s turnaround plan. The former Vodacom Group executive was...
Ethiopian Airlines has partnered with ACC Aviation Group, to fly hundreds of fans to Madrid for the UEFA Champions League final between Liverpool FC and Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday 1st June 2019. Excited fans arrived at three airports around...
Calling all frequent globe-trotters, have you ever wondered why flight attendants greet you with their hands behind their back? Perhaps some of you have never even questioned the cabin crew’s stance. It’s surely just a polite...
Trade wars, rising costs and how to cope with a doubling of demand over the next two decades are among the issues to be discussed as Seoul is transformed into the world’s aviation capital this weekend by the International Air Transport...
Amadeus Ghana organized a Travel Agencies Forum on the 23rd of May 2019. A hundred and fifty (150) Travel Agents met to brainstorm on the best solutions and products developed by Amadeus at GS Plaza in Accra. The...
It has just been announced that Kenya Airways’ CEO, Sebastian Mikosz, will be stepping down as of the end of 2019, well ahead of the end of his contract. Per a letter sent to employees: “I have made the decision to...
Air Namibia hereby wishes to inform the flying public and esteemed stakeholders that the national airline of the Republic of ...
Rwanda’s Flag carrier airline, Rwandair is set to launch direct flights to Guangzhou, China on the 18th of June, 2019. The new flight routes to Guangzhou will be operated thrice weekly, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays using a three-class...
HOLIDAYMAKERS who want to stretch out for a nap, avoid crying kids and dodge the battle for the arm-rest can now book two seats on Aer Lingus. The Irish carrier has launched “AerSpace” as a “premium travel experience” for...
Africa World Airlines will now fly 10 times per week each way between Accra and Abuja, starting from 11th June 2019. They will operate daily at 9:40am from Accra and 1:10pm from Abuja, as well as a new evening departure from Accra on...
Four people have been killed after a small plane crashed three miles to the south of Dubai International Airport. Three Britons and a South African were aboard the UK-registered DA42 plane, UAE authorities said. The four-seat plane was owned...
Innovation in travel, booking and accounting processes lays the foundation for devising more customer-specific offers Joint pilot project with Lufthansa Systems promotes further development of the ONE Order global industry standard ONE...
African airlines continue to struggle to turn a profit and as such airlines on the continent on average lose US$1.55 (almost N$22) for every passenger carried. This is in stark contrast to the rest of the global airline industry that has recorded an...
Africa World Airlines has come out to show its support to the new national carrier in Ghana. The Government of Ghana has finalized its strategic partnership agreement with Ethiopian Airlines for the establishment of a new flag carrier with ET...
Based on the agreement signed, Ghana’s new national airline will operate domestic flights to build its brand, and become a household name, just as the defunct Ghana Airways did in the past, before exiting to focus on regional and...
The Government of Ghana has finalized its strategic partnership agreement with Ethiopian Airlines for the establishment of a new flag carrier, B&FT sources have confirmed. The sources say, under the agreement signed last week, Ethiopian...
Members of the yet to be inaugurated Ghana Association of Aviation Training Organizations (GAATO) paid a courtesy call to the Minister of Aviation, Joseph Kofi Adda on the 8th May 2019. Representatives from about thirteen aviation institutions...
Uganda’s newly revived national carrier is prioritizing utmost standards in both product and delivery of service as one of the entry points to cut through the competition in the region, and they are not ready to compromise on it, Uganda...
The CEO of Emirates, Sheik Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, has revealed in an interview that a merger between his airline and neighboring Etihad is not completely out of the question. It’s the most positive signal we’ve ever had that the...
The Kenyan parliament’s transport committee has opposed a proposed takeover of the running of Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) by struggling carrier Kenya Airways, a lawmaker told Reuters on Tuesday. The cabinet...
South African Airways (SAA) announced on Sunday that it will launch direct flights between Johannesburg and Guangzhou, China, on September 18, 2019, giving customers access to the heart of China’s export led manufacturing...
On Monday 7 October this year, KLM, the world's oldest airline turns 100. That's a respectful age and a remarkable achievement in an industry which has significantly developed over that century and is under great pressure today. But given...
A Russian passenger jet burst into flames on Sunday while attempting an emergency landing at a Moscow airport, leaving as many as 41 passengers dead and more injured. Video from Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport shows the plane bouncing along...
Ato Girma Wake, an AviaDev event patron joined the industry leaders panel discussion via youtube to share his ideas on the practicalities of open skies in Africa. According to him, The Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM), a...
Ethiopian Airlines, the largest Aviation Group in Africa and SKYTRAX certified Four Star Global Airline, is pleased to announce that it has finalized all preparations to launch a thrice-weekly flight to Marseille, France as of July 02,...
Ethiopian Airlines Ghana Office is seeking the services of an Accountant and Reservation and Ticketing Agents. See below for criteria: Applications are invited from suitable qualified Ghanaian to fill the following position in a reputable...
United Airlines plans to begin nonstop flights between Newark, New Jersey, and Cape Town, South Africa, in December. The new route, which requires government approvals, will be the first nonstop flight between North America and Cape...
Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, and Africa World Airlines (AWA), the Ghanaian airline headquartered in Accra, have announced a one-way interline agreement whereby Emirates customers can connect onto selected routes of...
Accra, 11th April 2019 – The Ministry of Aviation and the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) facilitated a forum yesterday on the implementation of an Advanced Passenger Information System (APIS) at the Kotoka International...
Brussels Airlines reveals a brand new travel experience onboard its long-haul aircraft. By investing 10 million euro per aircraft in a completely new Business Class, Premium Economy and Economy Class the airline wants to offer a personal experience,...
April 8th, 2019 - Ethiopian Airlines, the largest Aviation Group in Africa and SKYTRAX certified Four Star Global Airline, announced that it has established a new partnership with Immfly, an onboard digital transformation platform for...
Port Louis, Mauritius, April 3rd, 2019 – Embraer has signed a firm order for 10 E195-E2 jets with Air Peace, Nigeria’s largest airline. The order was announced today, during the Embraer’s Africa Airline Business...
Ethiopian Airlines, the largest Aviation Group in Africa and SKYTRAX certified Four Star Global Airline, wins the prestigious African Champion of the Year Award on March 26, 2019, at the ongoing Africa CEO Forum in Kigali which is being attended by...
Ethiopian Airlines would like to refute the following wrong reporting of the New York Times titled “Ethiopian Airlines Had a Max 8 Simulator, but Pilot on Doomed Flight Didn’t Receive Training” Ethiopian Airlines, one of the...
Indigenous carrier Africa World Airlines is rejecting reports by Bloomberg that they are planning to acquire two COMAC ARJ21 jets from the Chinese aircraft maker. The Head of Commercial for the airline, Richard Kyereh, said although...
Ethiopian Airlines, the largest Aviation Group in Africa and SKYTRAX certified Four Star Global Airline, has finalized all preparations to launch a direct thrice weekly flight to Istanbul, Turkey as of April 1, 2019. Istanbul is the largest...
Air Namibia announced the appointment of Mr Xavier Masule as the interim Chief Executive Officer until a permanent CEO is appointed. “The process for making the substantive appointment has commenced,” announced Chairperson Adv....
The Management of Ethiopian Airlines in Ghana has Commended the Government and the People of Ghana for the Support it has received during this period of Pain. The President of Ghana Nana Akuffo Addo was among the first Global leaders to send a...
Lufthansa Group agrees to renew its Altéa contract Partnership with Amadeus expanded to include new areas of collaboration The Lufthansa Group and Amadeus announce today an agreement to renew their longstanding technology...
There are no survivors among 157 people on board an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 that crashed en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi, Ethiopia's state broadcaster reported. The 149 passengers and eight crew were of 33 nationalities, the...
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