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Boeing to end production of B747
Today, when announcing its 2nd quarter results, Boeing has confirmed it would delay the delivery of its first 777X until 2022. Also, Boeing has confirmed that 747 production would end in 2022.
The 787 production rate will be reduced to 6 per month in 2021. The 777/777X combined production rate will be gradually reduced to 2 p… read more
Victoria Falls Pins Hopes On Domestic Tourism
The country's premier tourist destination - Victoria Falls - is pinning its hopes of reviving its fortunes on the resumption of domestic tourism.
Tourism, an industry that largely relies on travel both internationally and nationally, has been hard hit by Covid-19 mitigatory measures aimed at avoiding travelling and crowds. Governmen… read more
Egyptair: 7th Airbus A320neo received
EgyptAir said Friday 24/07/2020 it has received its seventh Airbus A320Neo from France, out of a total eight A320Neo jets contracted by EgyptAir, as well as seven other A321Neo jets set to join the carrier's fleet later.
Bringing all the standards of comfort and incorporating new engine choices, aerodynamic improvements, and … read more
WTTC: Governments must implement comprehensive testing facilities at airports
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has called upon world’s governments to establish comprehensive COVID-19 testing facilities at the international airports.
Gloria Guevara, WTTC President & CEO said: “WTTC is calling upon Governments around the world to begin a substantial program of investment to ensure comprehensive… read more
MEA & TK aircraft collision at Lagos Airport
A wing tip incident involving Middle East Airlines and Turkish Airlines aircraft on Wednesday occurred at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.
The incident, which occurred at night, a source close to the place of the incident confided in our correspondent led to the grounding of the two a… read more
Nigeria clears Benin, Jos, Sokoto airports for flight operations
The Federal Government has cleared another four airports to resume commercial flight operations in line with the COVID-19 safety and security protocols. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, made the disclosure, saying ministerial approvals in and out of the airports would no longer be required.
The new entrants are: Sultan Abub… read more
Seychelles geting ready arrival of passenger flights
President Danny Faure chaired a meeting this morning with Government officials and private sector representatives to review final preparations prior to the re-opening of Seychelles International Airport to commercial flights on 1 August 2020.
The focus of the meeting was setting up a designated establishment within the touris… read more
Turkish Airlines back to LED from Istanbul and Antalya
Turkish Airlines will be the first foreign carrier to resume flights between Pulkovo St. Petersburg Airport (Russia) and Turkish cities of Istanbul and Antalya. The services to Istanbul will be provided starting August 2, 2020. Turkish Airlines flights from St. Petersburg to Antalya will be launched on August 10, 2020.
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Uganda: Banks waive Merchants Surcharge for 6 months
Uganda Bankers Association (UBA) has launched the ‘No Merchant Surcharge’ Campaign dubbed “Pay with your Card @ No Extra Cost”. The campaign aims to raise awareness of the Card payment system. The campaign aims at eliminating the practice of merchants levying extra fees for electronic payments made using Point of Sale (POS) machine… read more
Proflight cancels DUR and LLW operations
According to Proflight Zambia's latest schedule update, the airline has canceled flights between Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN) in Lusaka and King Shaka International Airport (DUR) in … read more
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