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Emirates Seeking to Scrap Final Five A380s
In another blow to the Airbus A380 program, Emirates (EK) is seeking to cancel the final five of eight units yet to be delivered to the airline. According to Bloomberg, the airline will take three more of the units all due by March next year, but do not want the final five.
Airbus is supposedly negotiating a deferral of deliveries o… read more
Opinion: Time to pull the plug on SAA
South African Airways has been on life support for more than a decade - it is time to pull the plug! Our society cannot afford the luxury of a national airline in the midst of the many legitimate demands on our limited national resources. The Covid-19 pandemic is an opportunity to re-order our priorities and invest our limite… read more
RwandAir Shifts Focus To Cargo Business
RwandAir has recently stepped up the hunt for cargo deals across the region and globe as the only way to survive the wrath of #Covid-19 which has forced grounding of airlines worldwide. Over reliance on passenger model has evidently hit hard the national carrier and is now thinking outside the box.
Last month, RwandAir started opera… read more
Emirates plannung job cuts and A380 reductions
The airline is planning to cut around 30,000 jobs to reduce costs which represents a decrease in its workforce by 30% from the current 105,000 recorded in March 2020, according to … read more
South African Airways Returns Four Airbus A330s To Lessors
Yesterday a post on LinkedIn indicated that four South African Airways A330s were leaving the fleet and returning to the lessor for storage. The four widebodies departed Johannesburg for São Paulo International Airport on May 16th around late-morning and midday (local time). The carrier is in the midst of a … read more
South African government attempts to resurrect bankrupt national airline
Pravin Gordhan, South Africa’s minister for public enterprises, is staking his own credibility and that of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s government on the creation of a new airline out of the ashes of the bankrupt national carrier.
Hit by the loss of the country’s … read more
A €86 million loan for Air Austral
Air Austral has obtained a €86 million loan from government and shareholders to face the Covid-19 crisis, and resume its operations. Anuradha Deenapanray and Vincent Chappard report.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on aviation industry globally due to lockdowns, travel restrictions as well as slump in demand among… read more
The ‘New Normal’ for Nigerian aviation industry
For the first time in world history, about 90% of the world’s citizens have been restrict… read more
AWA to increase capacity between Accra and Kumasi
Africa World Airlines Limited will fly a third daily flight between Accra and Kumasi effective 22MAY20, offering even more choices for travelers between Ghana's two largest cities.
The new services will operate on Thurs… read more
Emirates to Permanently Decommission 40% of Airbus A380 Fleet
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