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Virgin Atlantic has announced the increase of its cargo-only flights by 35% to nearly 600 in June with the launch of new routes including Beijing and Brussels following the success of its May programme. Virgin Atlantic said June will see a total of 601 flights – 597 cargo-only services and 4 repatriation flights for the UK’s Foreign & Commonwealth …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that demand for air services is beginning to recover after hitting bottom in April. Passenger demand in April plunged 94.3% compared to April 2019, as the COVID-19-related travel restrictions virtually shut down domestic and international air travel. IATA described it as a rate of decline never seen in the history of IATA’s traffic …
African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) has revealed Namibia as the 34th African State to join the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) project of the African Union (AU) Agenda 2063. This was revealed by the Commission on its Twitter page. “The Republic of Namibia has signed the Solemn Commitment indicating that it is fully committed to participating in and …
As part of intensified efforts and initiatives for financial support to its members to provide relief from the adverse impacts of COVID-19 pandemic, the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) staged a webinar on the theme “Financial support to the African airline industry in the context of COVID-19 pandemic impacts.” The webinar, which took place on 04 June 2020, was held …
Domestic flights which have been suspended since March as one of the measures to control the spread of the coronavirus, are to resume at the nation’s airports beginning Sunday 21st June 2020. Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, who disclosed this at Monday’s briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, said the resumption of flights will be purely …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released an analysis showing that the airline industry’s global debt could rise to $550 billion by year-end. That’s a $120 billion increase over debt levels at the start of 2020. IATA said $67 billion of the new debt is composed of government loans ($50 billion), deferred taxes ($5 billion), and loan guarantees ($12 billion). …
Boeing has announced that it has resumed production of the 737 MAX at the company’s Renton, Washington factory. The 737 program began building airplanes at a low rate as it implements more than a dozen initiatives focused on enhancing workplace safety and product quality. “We’ve been on a continuous journey to evolve our production system and make it even stronger,” …
The global airline industry has been severely impacted by the advent of Covid-19, resulting in drastic decrease in passenger numbers and air traffic movements. The South African aviation industry has not been spared and this phenomenon has had negative consequences on the finances and operations of airlines, airport authorities, air navigation service providers and associated entities. As one of these …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is making proposals to governments in order for airlines to re-start flights safely. Mr. Alexandre de Juniac, IATA Director General, stated recently that governments should ensure that measures they take to reopen air travel does not hinder ease of travel for passengers. According to him, the UK and Spain had announced quarantine measures for …
Airlink says it has reached an agreement with South African Airways in business rescue (for the re-accommodation of SAA tickets issued after 6 December 2019 for travel on Airlink flights. In terms of the agreement, Airlink will re issue and re accommodate SAA (083) tickets issued on Airlink SA8 flights on Airlink (749) tickets for travel on future Airlink 4Z …
