South African Airways (SAA) and hybrid tobacco producer SkyNRG have announced an initiative with Boeing to produce sustainable aviation biofuel from a new type of tobacco plant.J. Miguel Santos, manag...
Emirates has announced the suspension of flights to the northern Iraqi city of Irbil, citing “operational reasons”. The suspension will take effect from August 12th.Emirates has not specifically attri...
Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) has appointed Saleh bin Nasser Al Jasser as its new director general.In a statement following the appointment, Al Jasser said: “We will encourage a spirit of initiative...
The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has stated it has not banned any airline from flying to Kotoka International Airport in Accra.The GCAA issued the statement in response to online reports that...
ASky Airline has been cleared by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to resume flights into Nigeria.The airline was banned by the NCAA after it transported a passenger from Liberia that was i...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported that tourism numbers in the Middle East region have declined by up to 4% during 2-14, citing ongoing unrest in the region as a principal factor.The Mid...
The Ghanaian government has prevented Delta Airlines from using Accra’s airport as part of an operation to evacuate US citizens from Liberia in the wake of the ongoing Ebola outbreak.As part of the ev...
Emirates has announced the suspension of flights to Guinea until further notice, due to the ongoing outbreak of the Ebola virus in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia.In a statement, the airline said: "T...
Zimbabwean LCC flyafrica has finally commenced operations after a week-long delay mandated by the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ), when the CAAZ revoked the airline’s South African flight ...
Following a June 11-17th safety audit by the ICAO, the Ugandan CAA said it had withdrawn AOCs for three airlines registered in Uganda: Uganda Air Cargo, Air Uganda and Transafrik International. It has...
The ICAO has stated it is monitoring the ongoing situation concerning the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, but has not issued any travel restrictions to or from the affected countries. ICAO stated it is...
Air Seychelles will take delivery of its first A320 aircraft during December 2014. The aircraft is wet-leased from Etihad Airways. The delivery will facilitate improvements to Air Seychelles’s weekly ...
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