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Governments around the world have responded quickly and strongly to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on their tourism sectors, new research from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has found. As many destinations begin to ease restrictions on travel, the specialized United Nations agency has released its first Briefing Note on Tourism and COVID-19, illustrating efforts taken to safeguard jobs and …
Following an extensive two-year flight test programme, Airbus has successfully concluded its Autonomous Taxi, Take-Off and Landing (ATTOL) project. In completing this project, Airbus has achieved autonomous taxiing, take-off and landing of a commercial aircraft through fully automatic vision-based flight tests using on-board image recognition technology – a world-first in aviation. In total, over 500 test flights were …
The President of Sierra Leone, Brig. (Rtd.) Julius Maada Bio, has stated that commercial flights would resume in the very short run, noting further that the Sierra Leone Civil Aviation Authority had held series of consultative engagements with aviation stakeholders and other implementing partners in a bid to reopen the Freetown International Airport after it was closed for scheduled operations. …
Africa’s largest airline, Ethiopian, said it is welcoming back business and leisure travelers with programs aimed at safeguarding their health and safety. According to Ethiopian, the program will reinforce Ethiopian’s pledge to protect the health and safety of its customers and staff. It includes the steps the airline is taking to maintain customer and staff well-being throughout the service …
EgyptAir has announced its return to the sky and its readiness to take travellers to various destinations starting July 1st, 2020. In a statement on the airline’s website, flight operations will commence to Abu Dhabi, Addis Ababa, Amsterdam, Athens, Beirut, Berlin, Brussels, Budapest, Dubai, Erbil, Frankfurt, Juba, London, Milan, Munich, New York, Paris, Rome, Sharjah, Toronto, and Vienna, Washington from 01 July to …
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on Saturday June 2020 held a dry run simulation exercises at domestic terminals of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja and Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, respectively. The exercise, which was aimed at assessing the readiness of the airports for reopening post Covid-19 was witnessed by the Honourable Ministers of Aviation, Senator …
Sharjah Airport said it has increased its competitiveness, as a major destination on the international air cargo map, by effectively responding to the needs of cargo airlines, international air cargo agents, and logistics providers. Sharjah Airport continues to expand its cargo network with Kenya Airways Cargo commencing its schedule operations into Sharjah. Kenya Airways operates twice-weekly cargo service with …
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has completed its third regional roll-out session to national heads of civil aviation, as it continues to progress global COVID-19 aviation alignment through its Governing Council’s Aviation Recovery Task Force (CART) recommendations and guidelines. This was revealed during a webinar hosted by ICAO’s South American (SAM) Regional Office, which took place shortly after the …
Air Seychelles has announced that the airline will be operating special passenger flights to Dubai and Johannesburg to return stranded UAE nationals and residents as well as South African nationals to their home. The airline will also be operating a special flight to Doha for stranded visitors travelling to Europe and Asia only. The flights, supported by the Seychelles Department …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released criteria for the use of COVID-19 testing in the travel process. Should governments choose to introduce COVID-19 testing for travelers arriving from countries considered as high risk, testing must deliver results fast, be able to be conducted at scale, and operate to very high rates of accuracy. Additionally, testing must be cost-effective …
