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Cabo Verde Airlines Resumes Operations
According to Erlendur Svavarsson, Chairman and Executive Director of Cabo Verde Airlines (VR), the company is working to resume flights on July 1, 2020.
The airlines, led by Icelandic investors after privatization in 2019, has been completely shut down since March 19 when the Cape Verdean government suspended all internationa… read more
Air Cote d'Ivoire resumes domestic operations
Qatar Airways continues US network rebuild
Gulf carrier Qatar Airways has today resumed flights from its Doha (DOH) hub to New York John F. Kennedy, with plans to restart services to Boston (BOS), Los Angeles (LAX) and Washington Dulles (IAD) from July 1.
The additions join the oneworld alliance member’s existing flights to Chicago O’Hare (ORD) and Dallas Fort-Worth (DFW),… read more
Air Namibia sets a date for resumption of international operations
According to the facebook page of Air Namibia Deutschland, the German branch of Namibia’s flag carrier, the airline continues to suspend international operations until 31 August 2020.
The airline resumed domestic flights on selected routes on 06 May 2020 in line with stage two of Namibia’s four-stage strategy to exit its coron… read more
The politics of saving Nigerian domestic airlines
Unlike the golden age of modern air travel that just rolled by unannounced, airlines a… read more
Zimbabwe reopens Victoria Falls for international visitors
Pandemic Preparedness Training at Zanzibar International Airport
People travelling around the world has played a major role in the rapid spread of COVID-19. Airports are one of the high-risk areas for the spread of infectious diseases. East African Community (EAC which includes Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda) and the German Government have been working together within their joint pr… read more
Carnival Corporation group to retire six cruise ships in 2020
Carnival Corporation will retire six cruise ships within the next 90 days, according to the company’s second quarter earnings results released on June 18th. In the filing, Carnival Corporation said the move was part of a long-standing fleet consolidation plan that was accelerated by the worldwide suspension of operations for the en… read more
Transnet To Rebuild Trust Through Lifestyle Audit Process
Transnet SOC Ltd has instituted a process of lifestyle audits for its employees, as part of its efforts to ensure high standards of ethics and integrity.
In setting the tone and leading by example, senior management including executive management (Level A - C), are the first category of employees to undergo the initial phase … read more
Lufthansa says its fleet of A380s may never return to skies
German airline Lufthansa’s fleet of Airbus A380 jets will be mothballed for at least two years and may never return to service as demand for long-haul travel remains subdued in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
With Lufthansa - Europe’s biggest carrier - already retiring about half of its 14 superjumbos, remaining jets will be r… read more
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