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Rolls-Royce said it is further strengthening its commitment to Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) by launching a new service – SAFinity, which will initially cater for business aviation customers. As a first of its kind, this flexible programme combines independently verified sustainability projects with direct investment in Sustainable Aviation Fuel, aiming to support further and accelerate the availability and use of …
Dr. Fang Liu, the Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has said that COVID-19 is affecting many aspects of how people live and work, and that she did expect these impacts to persist and comprise what is regularly being referred to as a ‘new normal’ post-pandemic. In addition to the obvious likely impacts of increasingly virtual …
As the world prepares for the celebration of Eid-El-Fitri, which marks the end of the Ramadan fasting, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has advised passengers and airport users to abide by all laid down protocols on COVID-19 while using the airports. Assuring that the Authority has put adequate measures in place to guarantee the safety and security of …
Airports Council International (ACI) World has today published its 2021 Economics Report and industry Key Performance Indicators which explore the fundamentals of the industry as airports plan their long term recovery from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report includes analysis for 2019 – the full year before the advent of the pandemic in 2020 – and includes …
ABL Aviation said it has closed another Japanese operating lease with call option (JOLCO) arranging the equity portion of two Airbus A350-900s aircraft for Lufthansa. ABL Aviation said this is the first transaction it has completed with Lufthansa, and it was efficiently managed and closed in a short timeframe, with the financing secured for both A350 aircraft by the …
Arik Air said it has reintroduced flights from Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport Abuja, to Maiduguri, effective from May 10. The Airline revealed that the four weekly Abuja-Maiduguri flights would operate on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Capt. Roy Ilegbodu, Arik Air CEO said that passengers traveling from Lagos could connect seamlessly to the service from Abuja. “We are …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said it has welcomed the agreement by the G20 Tourism Ministers to support the safe restoration of mobility by following the G20 Rome Guidelines for the Future of Tourism. IATA urged G20 governments to quickly follow up their endorsement of the guidelines with actions, particularly the five-point agenda to safely restore mobility. Willie …
From A Crisis, There Is Often An Opportunity The aviation industry is facing the longest and deepest crisis it has ever faced, and yet the Covid-19 pandemic has revealed the importance of regional connections. Regional aircraft have been instrumental to support emergencies through repatriations, the transport of medical supplies and medevacs, with operators such as Air Madagascar, Air Austral, playing …
By helping the NGO Warriors of Wildlife (WOW), Qatar Airways Cargo kept its promise to fly lions to their natural habitat for free. It took six months of hard work involving no less than a dozen departments and over 50 employees to ensure a successful operation. According to Qatar Airways Cargo, On Thursday, April 29, the Kouga and Swinburne …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on governments to ensure that high costs for COVID-19 testing don’t put travel out of reach for individuals and families. To facilitate an efficient restart of international travel, COVID-19 testing must be affordable as well as timely, widely available and effective. An IATA sampling of costs for PCR tests – the …
