Africa’s Airline Industry Facing ‘Darkest-Ever Crisis’
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the South African airline industry could amount to 10.7 million fewer passengers transported and a loss of about…
Coronavirus: What Are Airlines Doing To Protect Travellers?
Passengers, flight attendants, airport workers and pilots are perhaps the most worried lot as the Covid-19 pandemic spreads. The spread of coronavirus has seen most…
Does Flying Increase Chance Of Catching Coronavirus?
Traveling by plane doesn’t necessarily increase the risk of contracting a communicable disease more than another kind of mass transit, according to the World Health…
Massive Layoffs Result from Trump’s Bizarre Travel Ban
Following President Donald Trump’s surprise announcement that US-Europe flights would be banned for a month, carriers are now reworking schedules to meet the new requirements…
NAHCO Nabs Ground Handling Contract for Ethiopian at Lagos Airport
The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) Plc is taking over the ground handling operations of Ethiopian Airlines Cargo and Mail Services, which was formerly handled…
Trump Cancels All US-Europe Travel for 30 Days
Under mounting pressure to take action against the spread of the coronavirus, President Donald Trump on Wednesday suspended travel from Europe to the United States,…
Turkish Airlines Halts Flights to Nigeria Over Virus Concerns
Although the Government of Turkey has claimed zero confirmed coronavirus cases, and Nigeria has only confirmed two, Turkish Airways is nonetheless suspending its flight routes…
Air Namibia appoints interim CEO
Air Namibia announced the appointment of Mr. Elia Erastus, Chief Human Resources Officer as Acting Chief Executive Officer effective 11 February 2020 until a new…
Kenya Airways cancels China flights
Kenya Airways is canceling all flights to and from China due to the coronavirus. Kenya Airways reported cancellation as of Friday of its flights between…
Airbus Beluga XL enters service
The Airbus Beluga XL completed its first operational flight on January 9th. The Beluga XL’s first flight was from Toulouse to Bremen and Chester before…