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Qatar Airways has announced that it will offer passengers unlimited date changes and fee-free refunds for all tickets issued before 30 April 2021 for travel completed by 31 December 2021. The airline’s latest enhancement to its industry-leading flexible booking policy has been designed to continue providing customers with pea… read more
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Kamil H. Al-Awadhi will be appointed IATA’s regional vice president for Africa and Middle East (AME), effective March 1, 2021.
Al-Awadhi succeeds Muhammad Albakri who will become IATA’s senior vice president for customer, financial, and digital services (CFDS),… read more
Organisers TIMES Aerospace said: “We believe and hope that with the arrival of the vaccine, the COVID-19 virus will have declined sufficiently that people can have the confidence to travel and attend live events by the second half of 2021.
“Obviously, the safety of all attendees is of utmost importance, the situation is fluid and be… read more
Air Peace, in a remarkable show of strength, has added to its list of achievements by embarking on a direct, nonstop 11 hours flight from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Lagos to the Island country of Jamaica on December 21, 2020.
The airline deployed one of its three Boeing 777 aircraft with registration number 5N… read more
Emirates has rolled out its 116th Airbus A380 aircraft as the first of three A380s to join its fleet in 2020. The newest member of the Emirates fleet was powered by a blend of jet fuel and Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).
This is the first time the airline is using sustainable aviation fuel to power an A380. The biofue… read more
There are now three cruise lines scheduled to cruise roundtrip from Dubai for the 2020/21 Middle East cruise season, which has been postponed due to the ongoing pandemic. MSC Cruises, AIDA Cruises and TUI will all homeport in Dubai for the coming cruise season, but instead of sailing roundtrip from the city between November and Mar… read more
HelloGbye, an industry-leading creator of patented AI-Assist technology that makes travel planning more efficient, and Sabre Corporation, the leading software and technology company that powers the global travel industry, announced a new agreement to accelerate intelligent automation for corporate travel management co… read more
Uganda Airlines, the country’s flag-carrier, has taken delivery of its first A330neo, the latest version of the most popular widebody airliner. It is the first Airbus aircraft delivered to Uganda Airlines, which was established in 2019.
In line with the Company’s strategy to keep offering its customers unbeatable economics, i… read more
Two days to the Christmas holidays and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has notified air travelers and other airport users that her network of airports across the country are fully prepared for the usual surge in passenger traffic that is the norm during the season.
According to FAAN in a statement signed by G… read more
On Monday, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) announced that it is recommending the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine be granted authorization for use in the European Union for people over the age of 16.
The agency’s decision is a major step in the continent’s efforts to tackle COVID-19. A statement released by EMA clai… read more
Qatar Airways offers also 2021 full flexibility in 2021
Former Kuwait Airways CEO to take over as IATA Regional Director for AME
Aviation Africa will now take place in July 2021
AirPeace operates nonstop flight to Jamaica
Emirates introduces biofuel powered A380s
Three cruise lines now confirmed for 2020/21 Dubai cruise season
Sabre and HelloGbye to deliver AI-Assist technology to TMCs globally
Uganda Airlines flies further with its brand-new Airbus A330neo
FAAN says airports ready to provide passengers’ safety
