Air Arabia (PJSC), the first and largest low cost carrier (LCC) in the Middle East and North Africa, has announced its financial and operational results for the first half of this year ending June 30, 2020 as the global aviation industry continues to battle the impact of COVID-19. Air Arabia said it registered a net loss of AED 169 million …
Qatar Airways Resumes Flights To Rwanda and Kenya
Qatar Airways has announced the resumption of services to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO), Nairobi, Kenya with 14 weekly flights and to Kigali International Airport (KGL) Kigali, Rwanda, with three weekly flights. With the addition of Kigali and Nairobi, the airline now operates 33 weekly flights to eight destinations in Africa including Addis Ababa, Dar es Salaam, Djibouti, Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar …
Oneworld, SkyTeam, Star Alliance Team Up To Enlighten Travellers
The three global airline alliances, collectively representing over fifty percent of the world’s air traffic, have come together to highlight the measures airlines are adopting to assure the well-being of customers while travelling. The alliance says once customers are ready to fly, they can do so with confidence, assured that airlines and airports around the world are implementing enhanced …
SWISS Reports First-Quarter Loss Of CHF 84.1 Million
The coronavirus pandemic brought civil aviation worldwide to a virtual standstill within weeks. This has also had a dramatic impact on results at Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) for the 2020 first-quarter period. SWISS reports an operating loss for the quarter of CHF 84.1 million -Q1 2019 operating profit of CHF 48.3 million-. With demand for air travel collapsing …
Lufthansa Launches Second Set Of Measures Of Its Restructuring Program
The Executive Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG said it has approved a second set of measures as part of its overall restructuring program in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. With the first set of measures launched in early April it had been decided, among other things, to reduce the fleet by 100 aircraft and not to resume the flight …
Qatar Airways Cargo Ships 1 Million Kilos For Charities
Qatar Airways Cargo said it is committed to helping people in need through its ‘1 Million Kilos’ campaign from July to the end of December, adding that charities will be able to use the services of Qatar Airways Cargo to transport humanitarian aid and medical supplies all over the world, free of charge. Qatar Airways said it is donating …
Condor Boosts Fuel Economy With SITA’s eWAS
German leisure airline, Condor, has said it is making significant enhancements to fuel optimization through the deployment of eWAS to more than 700 pilots and dispatchers. Condor noteed that the signing with SITA’s aircraft domain of expertise – which includes the provision of eWAS Pilot and eWAS Dispatch applications – brings several major benefits for the popular holiday airline. As …
Emirates SkyCargo’s Global Network Grows To 75 Destinations
Expansion Emirates SkyCargo says it has expanded its weekly scheduled cargo flight operations to cover 75 destinations across six continents. Through its wider reach, Emirates SkyCargo is able to transport essential commodities and other urgently needed cargo more rapidly across the world, allowing exporters and importers across markets to benefit from direct access to wide-body cargo capacity. Some of …
Ryanair To Restore40% Of Scheduled Flights From 1 July
Restart Ryanair announces plans to return to 40% of normal flight schedules from July 1, 2020, subject to Government restrictions on intra-EU flights being lifted, and effective public health measures being put in place at airports. The airline says it will operate a daily flight schedule of almost 1,000 flights, restoring 90% of its pre-Covid-19 route network. Since the …
Aeroflot Takes Delivery Of Its First A350-900
Aeroflot, the Russian flag carrier and member of the SkyTeam alliance, has taken delivery of its first A350-900, becoming the launch operator of the latest generation widebody aircraft in Eastern Europe and CIS. Aeroflot’s A350-900 features a distinctive new livery embracing its almost 100 year heritage. Aeroflot has a total of 22 A350-900 aircraft on order and operates an Airbus …










