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19th Jun 2019 | Elizabeth Sasu Following the successful completion and subsequent announcement of their self-built aircraft, the 20 South African teenage inventors have taken the first of many steps towards accomplishing their goal of flying across the continent of Africa. Agnes Keamogetswe Seemela is a…

19th Jun 2019 | Elizabeth Sasu According to reports coming out of Tunisia, six members of cabin crew from Saudi Arabian Airlines have been arrested on suspicion of assaulting a fellow crew member at the airline’s crew hotel in Gammarth, near Tunis.  The incident…

18th Jun 2019 | Elizabeth Sasu One of the world's largest airline groups announced today it plans to build its future fleet with the Boeing 737 MAX with an intention to purchase 200 MAX jets. International Airlines Group (IAG) and Boeing [NYSE: BA] said…

17th Jun 2019 | Elizabeth Sasu Ethiopian Airlines is pleased to announce that it will commence services to Amman, Jordan as of July 16, 2019.  Located between the desert and the fertile Jordan Valley, Jordan’s capital Amman is a city of contrasts and a…

17th Jun 2019 | Elizabeth Sasu Ethiopian Airlines, one of the fastest growing African carriers, will start thrice-weekly services to John F Kennedy (JFK) Airport in New York via Abidjan, as of June 17, 2019. JFK is the sixth busiest airport in the United States…

14th Jun 2019 | Elizabeth Sasu 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 honours programme in…

13th Jun 2019 | Elizabeth Sasu 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…

13th Jun 2019 | Elizabeth Sasu 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 routes is part…

12th Jun 2019 | Elizabeth Sasu 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…

11th Jun 2019 | Elizabeth Sasu 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…