Australian chief executive of Etihad Airways, James Hogan has hit out at European and North American airlines which are lobbying for export credit to be withdrawn from airlines in developed countries....
As AFRAA’s 42nd general assembly winds up on Tuesday November 23 in Addis Ababa, it passed a resolution environment and emission and EU black list on safety. The resolution disclosed its satisfaction ...
Emirates has urged Airbus to boost the range of the A350 aircraft. The airline has 20 A350-1000s on order but president Tim Clark has complained that the aircraft cannot reach Los Angeles from Dubai a...
During the course of the African Airlines Association’s (AFRAA) 42 general assembly, the association honoured Ethiopian Ailines CEO, Girma Wake, for his contribution for the development of the African...
At the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) 42nd general assembly held in Addis Ababa from November 22 to 23 the body elected a new leadership-executive committee, secretary general and president of t...
Air Nigeria lost $372 million dollars in the five years it operated in partnership with Virgin Atlantic under the Virgin Nigeria name. Virgin Nigeria was set up with $50 million in capital following t...
Airbus has entered into a research partnership with the University of Cape Town (UCT). The European aircraft manufacturer hopes the partnership will help it gain an edge in the aerospace industry whil...
The Malawian parliamentary committee on transport and public works has requested the government pay off Air Malawi’s debts of K4.1 billion ($27million) and inject a further K1.8 billion ($11.8million)...
Airlines flying into Kenya’s Kisumu airport have requested upgrades to Kisumu airport be speeded up. The main areas for attention are the refueling station. Airlines have reported that they are forced...
Qatar Airways has denied rumours it is planning to acquire a stake in Slovenian national carrier Adria Airways. The airline said it is “not interested in acquiring other airlines or launching a new ai...
Air Nigeria, formerly Virgin Nigeria, is increasing its fleet to 15 aircraft during the first half of 2011. The airline received its 10th aircraft this week, which has seen its fleet now double in six...
The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) annual report showed that Ethiopian Airlines transported 87% of the total air freight made by African airlines in 2009. “Out of five AFRAA member airlines, whi...
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