What’s the story in West Africa?
With so much going on in the world it is easy to overlook stories so today I will try to redress the balance with a few words on West Africa. It is the most populous country in Africa, and given its r...
With so much going on in the world it is easy to overlook stories so today I will try to redress the balance with a few words on West Africa. It is the most populous country in Africa, and given its r...
Routine maintenance on an Air Namibia aircraft caused flight delays for approximately two to three weeks for passengers travelling between Windhoek and Maun in Botswana. Air Namibia head of communic...
Qatar Airways plans to start flights to Atlanta, Boston, Chicago and Detroit within the next year using 787s. The New York service will also be increased to three flights per day with the addition o...
Investec is planning spin off its aircraft leasing business in Singapore in a business trust listing by June in a deal worth $600m–$800 million. Bank of America Merrill Lynch, BNP Paribas and Credit S...
From May 16, Kenya Airways will operate a flight between Nairobi and New Delhi as part of its global expansion plan. Kenya Airways will fly to Nairobi from New Delhi four times a week with a Boeing 76...
Oman Air has posted a loss for 2011 of RO110 million (approximately £180 million) due mainly to a 38% increase in fuel costs. Fuel costs were RO37 million, while staff salary increase resulted in tota...
Foreign ministers from Iraq and Kuwait are meeting soon to discuss procedures for the creation of a joint airline. The two sides announced an agreement to create the $200 million airline on March 14, ...
Air Arabia has increased its dividend payout for last year. The Sharjah-based airline will pay a cash dividend of 6 fils per share, after net profit rose to Dh78.7 million, an increase of 7% from the ...
Bahrain's state airline, Gulf Air, has confirmed that its Facebook page has been hacked for “political purposes”. No further details were disclosed. It has been reported on social media sites that Gul...
Airlines have cancelled flights from Sudan to the newly independent South from yesterday as the route is now considered to be an international route, which means the flight must have landing permissio...
Fitch Ratings notes that an uptick in unsecured bond issuance by aircraft lessors could signal that the capital markets are once again becoming a viable financing alternative for the sector. Aircraft ...
The Nigerian Senate has mandated its Committee on Aviation to investigate all issues relating to compliance or non-compliance with relevant aviation laws and all unwholesome activities by foreign airl...
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