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8th Apr 2021 | Adwoa Sasu Some 60 per cent of the world’s fleet was grounded in 2020 due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on air transport, as aviation industry estimates show. The impact of the pandemic took a noticeable effect from…

18th Mar 2021 | Adwoa Sasu British Airways’ customers eligible to travel to India are now able to upload their negative Covid-19 test results and other travel declaration forms directly into their booking on the airline’s website ba.com, in advance of travel. The new…

18th Mar 2021 | Adwoa Sasu Ethiopian Airlines has partnered with the African Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (Africa CDC) for the implementation of the African Union Trusted Travel Pass to make continental travel easier and safer amidst the COVID -19 pandemic. Africa CDC…

15th Mar 2021 | Adwoa Sasu Addis Ababa, 11 March 2021 - The multi-award-winning and largest airline in Africa, Ethiopian Airlines is pleased to announce that it has operated COVID-19 vaccine delivery flights from Mumbai to Addis Ababa and from Beijing to Brazzaville. Ethiopian transported the…

2nd Mar 2021 | Adwoa Sasu British Airways has reversed its decision on re-routing flights from Heathrow to Gatwick for passengers travelling from Accra to London. This move was to commence from the beginning of March but from sources close to GH-Aviation, the decision has been…

21st Jan 2021 | Adwoa Sasu On January 20, 2021, the Dutch government announced tightened measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 infections. “Do not travel abroad and do not book any trips abroad in the period up to and including 31 March 2021,”…

19th Jan 2021 | Adwoa Sasu Lets read a little about who our interviewee is. Sean Mendis is a professional airline manager and amateur writer with a successful track record of conceiving and implementing aviation projects in Africa, North America, Europe and Asia. Sean was part…

14th Jan 2021 | Adwoa Sasu Green Africa Airways, a startup low-cost carrier in Nigeria, is set to commence operations as it has reached the final stage of certification. Sources at the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority hints that the management of the carrier is putting concluding…

9th Jan 2021 | Adwoa Sasu A passenger plane with more than 50 people on board has gone missing shortly after take-off from the Indonesian capital Jakarta. The Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737 lost contact en route to Pontianak in West Kalimantan province, officials said. Flight tracking…

29th Nov 2020 | Adwoa Sasu There has been some citings of news on social media that the President of the Republic will hand over five (5) aircrafts to the Ministry of Aviation today to commence the operations of the Home Based Carrier. The Ministry…