Connecting Skies • Bridging Continents
Air bp, a global aviation fuel products and service supplier, has confirmed that its eighth Sterling Pilot Scholar is Mollie Wadsworth. Wadsworth from Bingley, Yorkshire is currently undertaking her private pilot’s licence (PPL) at Yorkshire Aviation Academy at Leeds East Airport. She is Air bp’s fourth female scholar. With a passion for aviation as long […]
Dubai, UAE, 30th August, 2023 – Emirates has reinforced its commitment to environmentally responsible practices by achieving IATA Environmental Assessment (IEnvA) Stage One and the IEnvA Illegal Wildlife Trade module certifications. The IEnvA system is an industry-leading and comprehensive environmental management system and Emirates has implemented Stage One of its core scope comprising flight operations,
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By Given Chikeu-Ndola ABOUT 62 years ago, the world was rocked by the news of a plane crash carrying Second United Nations (UN) Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold and 17 others that occurred shortly after midnight on 18 September 1961. The incident happened just outside the Ndola Copperbelt Province capital of Zambia. Everyone was killed. Born
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BookaJet, a leading UK charter and aircraft management company, has just secured a HondaJet Elite onto the G-registry and has just been granted its UK Air Operator Certificate. “We are very enthusiastic to bring this stunning executive aircraft into charter service in a UK first. It’s an ideal entry-level jet for passenger trips around the
Air bp, the international aviation fuel products and services supplier, is now offering Jet-A1 fuel at Berlin Brandenburg Airport’s (BER) General Aviation (GA) terminal in a newly agreed agency collaboration with ExecuJet. Air will bp will refuel aircraft at the GA terminal supported by two Air bp tankers. ExecuJet, part of the Luxaviation Group, handles
The African Airlines Association or AFRAA will join the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Focus Africa initiative. Focus Africa aims to maximise the contribution of aviation to development across the African Continent by better serving passengers and shippers. Under Focus Africa, private and public stakeholders are committed to delivering measurable improvements in six critical areas
Airlink has been obliged to suspend its cargo operations at Windhoek’s Hosea Kutako International Airport following the change in the airport’s ground handling and cargo service provider. Airlink apologises to its customers for the inconvenience and disruption this temporary measure is causing to their businesses. While Airlink is ready to work with Paragon, the new
Ethiopian Airlines Group, the fastest-growing global airline brand and the continent’s largest airline, is pleased to announce that it will increase its weekly passenger flights to Seoul, Republic of Korea, to six, effective October 28, 2023. Ethiopian will also deploy the latest Airbus A350-900 aircraft on the route. The increase in the frequency follows fruitful
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South African Airways (SAA) customers can now fly to Frankfurt and connect to a host of European destinations thanks to a new codeshare agreement between Lufthansa Airlines and SAA. The SAA codeshare on Lufthansa is now open for sale. The agreement allows customers to book a long-haul trip with SAA to European destinations serviced by
By World Airnews correspondent Wallace Mawire South Africa’s privately owned airline CemAir has launched flights between Johannesburg and Victoria Falls, with four scheduled frequencies per week. An Airports Company of Zimbabwe (ACZ) spokesperson confirmed that the airline will either use the CRJ200 model which accommodates at least 50 passengers or the CRJ700 which can accommodate