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IATA working with WHO to replace quarantine
The International Air Transport Association (Iata) is working to set up a testing system that will replace compulsory quarantine to help revive the airline industry that’s been decimated by the coronavirus outbreak. The trade body, which represents about 290 airlines globally, is working with the International Civil Aviation Organi… read more
Passenger services on T'adi-Sekondi Rail Line about to resume
The Ghana Railway Company Limited (GRCL) will on Monday resume passenger services on the Takoradi-Sekondi rail line through Kojokrom, the Acting Traffic Manager, Comfort Awinya, has announced. In a release dated alreday October 14 and copied to the Ghanaian Times, she noted that services on that line were suspended on … read more
Ethiopian Airlines improves connection between Lagos and New York JFK through Lome in West Africa
Africa’s biggest and most successful Airline has improved the connection between New York JFK Airport in America and Lagos by moving the flight to Lome from the 17th of October.
Already another American Airport Newark EWR is served through the hub in Lome LFW, Togo which is 30 minutes to Lagos by air. Before now the connectio… read more
TAAG reopens JNB to LUN route
Proflight Zambia to champion safety
Proflight Zambia has joined aviation industry players from across the African continent to champion safety in the sector in the slipstream of COVID-19 recovery.
Africa is a continent on the rise and is the world’s second biggest air transport growth market. To embed the continent’s aviation industry on the world map, airlines… read more
British Airways Nov 2020 actual intercontinental network
British Airways as of Friday 16OCT20 filed latest adjustment to its planned Intercontinental network, for the month of November 2020. Latest adjustment sees selected destinations remain cancelled or continue to be served at reduced frequencies. Planned A380 service resumption has been postponed to 01DEC20 at the earliest, in latest update… read more
Uganda Airlines Airbus A330-800neo almost completed
On Friday, we got a glimpse of Uganda Airlines’ A330-800neos complete with livery. The airline says the aircraft is on schedule for delivery in December. Meanwhile, the country has just reopened for international flights, and its national carrier hopes to be flying to Johannesburg within the next few weeks.
One of Uganda Airl… read more
ASKY returns to Johannesburg
The key milestones during a new cruise ship’s construction
From steel cutting and coin ceremonies to float outs and deliveries, what are the key stages involved in a new cruise ship’s construction? There are currently more cruise ships on order than at any other time in the cruise industry’s history, with more than 20 being delivered every year from 2020 onwards, but what are the key milestones and stag… read more
Eswatini’s Rail expansion on fast track
The Eswatini Rail Link (ESRL) Project is a joint inter-railway strategic initiative between Transnet (TFR) and Eswatini Railways (ESR) aimed at creating a dedicated General Freight Business (GFB) corridor for Transnet whilst providing much needed additional capacity for Eswatini Railways. The project entails the construction of a … read more
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