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In the wake of the audit report from the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), embattled Azman Air has commenced enactment of its Corrective Action Plan (CAP) on the management area of its audits with the sack of its former Acting Head of Maintenance and the appointment of Engineer Peter Wusbam Vungmo as Head of… read more
It isn’t often a plane heads to or lands at the wrong airport. But on Sunday, April 4, Ethiopian Airlines won the daily double. Two Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-800s both headed to the same under construction airport in Africa. One of the Boeings, a cargo plane, landed. The other, a passenger flight, came within 50 feet of doing so.
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The International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) outlined three priorities for African governments to ensure that the airline, travel and transport industry survives the Covid-19 crisis and is able to support economic recovery, growth and development throughout the continent.
The three priorities are:
In 2020, a handful of… read more
This comes two days after the government banned all flights from the UK, effective April 9, in response to London’s move to bar Kenyans from its territory over the spike in Covid-19 cases. With more travellers rushing to beat the deadline, KQ has added two flights to the UK tomorrow and Thursday.
The ‘Red List’
With the suspension … read more
The airline has operated a total of 18,385 flights in January, February, and March in which it has scored 91% on-time departures.
We have recognized from our customers’ feedback that the COVID-19 Travel Requirements, and especially the expiry of Negative PCR Test certificates by many countries after 72 hours, have made on-time fligh… read more
By the peak of the IATA Summer Season, Qatar Airways plans to operate over 1,200 weekly flights to more than 140 destinations. The carrier plans to rebuild its network including 23 in Africa, 14 in the Americas, 43 in Asia-Pacific, 43 in Europe and 19 in Middle East. Many cities will be served with a strong schedule with daily or m… read more
A country in West Africa, Guinea-Bissau is a tropical country on West Africa’s Atlantic coast that’s known for National parks and wildlife. The forested, sparsely populated Bijagós archipelago is a protected biosphere reserve. Its main island, Bubaque, forms part of the Orango Islands National Park, a habitat for saltwater hippos. … read more
Cash-strapped airlines' mounting debt levels will lead to a rise in air fares and greater government involvement in the sector, according to research by McKinsey & Co.
Airlines are likely to increase ticket prices by about 3 per cent as they take measures to repay debt amassed during the Covid-19 crisis, assuming a 10-yea… read more
Only with strong and coordinated political action can Europe reopen
to tourism in time for the peak summer season. The World Tourism
Organization (UNWTO) has again stressed the importance of collaboration
as it welcomed European Commission Vice-President Margaritis Schinas to
Madrid for a high-level meeting focused on the joined-u… read more
The Ministry of Innovation and Technology has announced that it has launched online gallery in a bid to make unique photos tourist friendly and expand digital Transformation in the country.
The Ministry's Digital Transformation Program Manager Abel Solomon said that the ultimate goal of gallery exhibition platform is to enabl… read more
Azman Audit: Airline starts CAP, appoints new Head of Maintenance
Ethiopian Cargo Boeing 737 lands at wrong Airport in Ndola
IATA outlines three priorities for Africa
Kenya Airways suspends passenger flights between Kenya and UK
Qatar Airways plans to connect 23 Africa...
12 Places to Visit in Guinea Bissau
Airlines set to raise ticket prices to pay mounting debts
UNWTO welcomes EU support and urges Europe to lead the restart
Ethiopia unveils Tourist friendly online gallery
