At the opening of the Farnborough Air Show, held in the United Kingdom from July 11th to 17th, Air Côte d’Ivoire, Ivory Coast’s national airline based in Abidjan, signed a firm order for the purchase of an additional A320neo to complete its fleet. Air Côte d’Ivoire already distinguished itself in the spring by becoming the first … Read more
Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) issued a new Consumer Protection Executive Regulations to protect customers in the air transport industry. The new regulations includes twenty item which aim to regulate the relationship between air carriers and passengers. The regulations includes provisions to exercise care and provide compensation … Read more
Originair will recommence its direct flights between Nelson and Palmerston North in September 2016. However, some flights will operate sooner during this month’s school holidays and its charter services are immediately available for flights throughout New Zealand. Managing Director, Robert Inglis, said that the disruption to the airlines scheduled services over the past three months … Read more
The new Chairman of Heathrow, Lord Deighton, said the airport’s expansion is a “huge growth opportunity” for small and medium enterprises
The WFP-chartered flight carried 40 tons of food including rice, bulgur, pulses, salt, vegetable oil and sugar. WFP also sent Plumpy’doz, a specialized nutrition product used to treat and prevent malnutrition in children. It is estimated that 275,000 people living in many areas in Al Hasskeh Governorate are in need of humanitarian assistance but have … Read more
Kenya Airways and Rwandair just issued a brief statement announcing that they have suspended flights to Juba, South Sudan’s capital, as uncertainty over ongoing violence increases. Intense fighting has resumed in South Sudan’s capital, Juba, as an increasingly tense security situation threatened to send the young country back to all-out civil war. At least 272 people … Read more
Over the last few months, Kenya Airways embarked on a turnaround program “Operation Pride” to improve its profitability, revisit its operating model and network, and seek a long term sustainable financial structure for its business. Operation Pride will deliver over USD 200 million of value in various initiatives, half of which focus on increase in … Read more
The National Transport Safety Board is investigating the landing of a Delta A320 at Ellsworth AFB instead of its intended destination of Rapid City, 7 miles away. Delta Air Lines confirmed that the flight crew of Delta Flight 2845 on the evening of July 7 conducted a safe landing at Ellsworth Air Force Base in … Read more
Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments Ryanair further expanded its Leeds Bradford winter 2016 schedule with two new routes to Bratislava and Vilnius, in addition to Gran Canaria and Warsaw. Ryanair’s Leeds Bradford winter 2016 schedule will deliver 15 routes and 51 weekly flights in total: Four new routes: Bratislava (twice weekly), Gran Canaria (twice … Read more
Boeing and Embraer unveiled the next phase of the Boeing ecoDemonstrator program. The program expands Boeing and Embraer’s cooperation agreement and will test technologies to improve airplane environmental performance and accelerate their introduction into the marketplace. An Embraer E170 will serve as the flying testbed and will feature advanced environmental technologies that will undergo operational … Read more