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Airlink, the South African-based domestic and regional airline, confirms that while the majority of its flights remain unaffected by the adjusted COVID-19 Level 4 restrictions, it is adjusting the schedule of selected flights so that its customers can comply with the revised curfew with minimal disruption to their trave… read more
Emirates plans to use the International Air Transport Association's
Travel Pass, a Covid health app being tested by airlines around the
world, on all routes across its global network within the coming weeks.
The airline, which was among the first global airlines to run trials of the mobile app in April, currently uses … read more
Nigeria’s Azman Air has been given the tick of approval to fly its sole Airbus A340-400 on international flights. After a series of recent demonstration flights, Nigeria’s safety regulator cleared the plane to fly. Following a turbulent year, the approval is a welcome win for Azman Air.
In early 2020, Simple Flying rep… read more
Qatar Airways will launch its new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner passenger aircraft, featuring its eagerly awaited new Business Class Suite, on a number of key routes to Europe and Asia, starting with its Doha to Milan service on Friday 25 June 2021.
The ultramodern aircraft is scheduled for services from Doha to Athens, Barcelona, … read more
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said in Lagos that the last phase of the concession preparations would be done between this month and July.
In a related development, the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has acquired two new automated mobile control towers, to serve as backups in both Lagos and Abuja airpor… read more
Nigerian Airlines are beginning to choose aircraft types that are appropriate to their routes in addition to acquiring new equipment. Industry experts say this would make their operations more profitable, writes Chinedu Eze
Some years ago industry analysts used to excoriate Nigerian airlines at every aviation fora because of … read more
Qatar Airways continues to strengthen its position as the leading international airline connecting the United States with Africa, Asia and the Middle East. The national carrier of the State of Qatar announce that it will expand its U.S. services to more than 100 weekly flights across its 12 gateways. These increased services are in additi… read more
A spat between South Africa and Delta Air Lines intensified yesterday with government insiders claiming that the airline needed to stick to the foreign operator's permit to allow it a stop in Cape Town on the return segment of its Atlanta-Johannesburg service, reports IOL.
Officials of the department of transport accused Delta Ai… read more
Sustainable tourism is back at the top of the agenda for destinations as the sector continues to recover from the impact of COVID-19. The crisis has forced the industry to re-evaluate the drivers that will encourage people to resume traveling, and sustainable tourism is “1 million percent one of the biggest… read more
Airlink plans to fly to East London with direct flights from Johannesburg and Cape Town. Another service will be to Eswatini from Johannesburg.
Airlink will connect to King Mswati 111 International Airport which services Manzini, Eswatini’s second largest city and the industrial and commercial hub of the country. Combi… read more