Qatar Airways has said it is making temporary hold and schedule adjustments to its operations to South Korea and Iran until further notice due to significant operational challenges caused by entry restrictions imposed by certain countries. An ongoing review of operations will be conducted regularly with the intention to reinstate flights as soon as the restrictions are lifted. According …
Airlink Introduces Johannesburg-East London Flights Increasing Customer Convenience, Business Class
Airlink has announced that it will launch a mid-morning flight between Johannesburg and East London from 16 March 2020. The key objective of this flight is to provide connections with international and regional flights arriving in the early morning at OR Tambo International. The flights will depart daily from Johannesburg at 10h10 arriving in East London at 11h45 the …
Star Alliance Welcomes Thai Smile Airways As Connecting Partner
Star Alliance said it welcomed THAI Smile Airways as a Star Alliance Connecting Partner at an official ceremony held in Bangkok February 25, 2020. The auspicious occasion was celebrated with a traditional Thai performance at THAI Airways International headquarters in the presence of member airline representatives. THAI Smile became the second Connecting Partner of Star Alliance. The Connecting Partner Model …
Rolls-Royce BR725 Engine Tops One Million Flying Hours
The Rolls-Royce BR725 engine recently achieved another impressive milestone by reaching one million flying hours, Rolls-Royce has announced. The engine, powering Gulfstream’s highly successful ultra-long-range G650™ business aircraft family, has established a reputation for excellent reliability, efficiency and speed, combined with outstanding environmental performance. The performance of the BR725 enabled the Gulfstream G650ER™ and its sister aircraft G650 …
ICAO Calls For Innovative Solutions For Drone Airspace Management
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has said that drone deliveries, drone inspections and even flying taxis are now near term realities for societies all over the world. ICAO equally added that “as the development of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and UAS traffic management (UTM) continues to advance, governments and operators need to focus on how the next evolution of …
ACI-Africa Adds Two Committee Members
The Airports Council International Africa Region (ACI-Africa) has announced the appointment of new members to its team. In a tweet, ACI stated that Ms. Waheedah Lawal Suleiman from Nigeria comes in as the Secretary of ACI Africa Regional Committee – Economics. ACI further stated that Mr. Stéphane Courtois from La Réunion joins as the Secretary of ACI Africa …
Global Inclement Weather: NCAA Appeals To Passengers For Understanding
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has sent out an appeal to passengers for their understanding over the prevailing flight delays and cancellations experienced in airports across the country due to the adverse weather situation. According to the Authority, the prevailing inclement weather is a global experience at the moment which had warranted cancellation of in-bound international flights alike; and …
Airbus, Government Of Québec Become Sole Owners Of A220 Programme As Bombardier Completes Strategic Exit From Commercial Aviation
Airbus, the Government of Québec and Bombardier Inc. have agreed upon a new ownership structure for the A220 programme, whereby Bombardier transferred its remaining shares in Airbus Canada Limited Partnership (Airbus Canada) to Airbus and the Government of Québec. The transaction is effective immediately, Airbus has said. This agreement brings the shareholdings in Airbus Canada, responsible for the A220, …
Virgin Atlantic Cargo To Launch Daily Heathrow-Cape Town Flights From October 2020
Virgin Atlantic Cargo will launch a new daily Heathrow-Cape Town service from October 2020 and increase capacity to Cuba as part of their winter flying programme. As Virgin Atlantic celebrates 24 years of services to South Africa, the introduction of Cape Town flights from Heathrow for the winter season will offer new export and import opportunities for customers already …
Airbus, CAAS Collaborate To Enable Urban Air Mobility
Airbus and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enable urban air mobility (UAM) in Singapore. The MOU was signed at the Singapore Airshow 2020 between Jean-Brice Dumont, Executive Vice-President, Engineering, Airbus and Kevin Shum, Director-General of CAAS. The collaboration aims to bring UAM services and platforms to reality in …