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On Friday, De Havilland Aircraft of Canada delivered the first of six Dash 8-400 aircraft to TAAG Angola Airlines (TAAG). This initial delivery to the state-owned Angolan airline is part of an agreement announced at the 2019 Paris Air Show.
WIthin a press release seen by Simple Flying, TAAG chairman and CEO Rui Carreira said … read more
Virgin Atlantic during the weekend of 27JUN20’s schedule update filed changes to Orlando service, for summer 2020 season. Reflecting the airline’s press release on Monday 22JUN20, service to Orlando is delayed to 24AUG20, instead of 20JUL20. Further changes remain likely.
London Heathrow –Orlandoeff… read more
British Airways in this past week extended long-haul interim schedule to late-August 2020, as the airline tentatively schedules to resume additional 17 routes. As of 26JUN20, planned July and August 2020 operation for long-haul routes as follows.
Planned operation remains subject to change, pending on various travel restrictions… read more
Air Namibia owes a lot of money in maintenance fees. It’s inability to pay means its A319 aircrafts are grounded until the airline can pay thousands of dollars in outstanding maintenance fees. One aircraft, the V5-ANK, has been stranded in Larnaca, Cyprus since January. Two other aircrafts, V5-ANN and V5-ANM, are sitting at Johannesburg’s… read more
“Amidst the COVID-19 crisis, the Mauritian national carrier wishes to give itself the necessary breathing space and set the conducive conditions for restructuring opportunities in order to stay afloat,” the administrators said. “At the outset, it is important to highlight that Air Mauritius has not filed for bankruptcy. Our objectives as … read more
As the resumption of domestic flight operations is drawing near, Nigeria’s leading airline, Air Peace, on Wednesday June 24, 2020, in a show of strength and readiness to resume operations, littered the Nigerian airspace with several of its fleets of aircraft in SHAKEDOWN flights. It should be recalled that the airline has a mixed fleet of… read more
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, is partnering with Austrian-based healthcare technology company Medicus AI to launch a COVID-19 risk-assessment tool that will empower guests to make informed decisions about travelling.
Powered by Medicus AI’s technology, the risk-assessment tool will guide Etihad’s … read more
Qatar Airways in the last few weeks modified its network for the remainder of Northern summer 2020 season, including the resumption of 5 European destinations, previously cancelled until 24OCT20 inclusive.
Following European routes will be gradually resumed in July 2020.
Doha – Ankara eff 09JUL203 wee… read more
Emirates will be offering scheduled flights for passengers from 7 additional cities in July. These include Khartoum (from 03 July), Amman (from 05 July), Osaka (from 07 July), Narita (from 08 July), Athens (from 15 July), Larnaca (from 15 July) and Rome (15 July). This takes the total number of destinations that Emirates is offerin… read more
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