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 …
Airport data sharing and collaboration key to improving passenger satisfaction
New ACI handbook explores how to identify, measure and best use real-time data Airports Council International (ACI) World has today published new guidance for airports collecting data to improve passenger satisfaction and operational efficiency. The Passenger Facilitation Performance Metrics Handbook provides key tools for airports as they manage the flow of passengers and baggage in a safe and secure …
AFRAA AGA 51 – African Airlines Step Up Achievements For Brighter Future
By Roland Ohaeri Better Skies For Africa At the 51st Annual General Assembly of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) held mid-November 2019 on the Indian Ocean Island of Mauritius, fresh indications emerged as to the new direction and development of the air transport industry in Africa. The efforts of African airlines under the aegis of AFRAA have in recent …
Will Small African Airlines Survive SAATM?
By Roland Ohaeri The SAATM Effect Since its launch on January 28, 2018 by African Union (AU) leaders, the Single African Air Transport (SAATM) has been applauded as an essential catalyst to deliver liberalization and sustainable future air transport in Africa. Perhaps, the most striking aspect of SAATM is that it would have far-reaching effects on all …
ASECNA’s 60 Years Of Exemplary Air Traffic Management Innovation
ASECNA To Launch Revolutionary ADS-B January 1, 2020 By Roland Ohaeri Worthy Examples In its 60 years of excellence, the Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA) has shown two outstanding examples in Africa’s and global civil aviation. Firstly, ASECNA demonstrated the benefits of cooperation, collaboration and coordination as an institution founded on pooled …
Entry into force of the Protocol to Amend the Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft
The Protocol to Amend the Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft, done at Montréal on 4 April 2014, shall enter into force on 1 January 2020. The necessary twenty-second instrument of ratification was deposited with the Secretary General of ICAO, Dr. Fang Liu, by the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on 26 November …
Airbus celebrates the 100th A220 aircraft produced
Airbus has celebrated the 100th A220 aircraft produced for a customer during a ceremony at the aircraft programme’s headquarters in Mirabel, Canada. The aircraft, an A220-300, destined for Riga, Latvia-based airBaltic, features a brand new and comfortable cabin layout with 149 seats plus a modernised livery. The A220 Family is assembled at Airbus’ main Final Assembly Line in Mirabel and …
NCAA Cautions Pilots, Operators On Harmattan Haze
In its resolve to ensure safe flight operations in Nigeria airspace, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has issued Advisory Circular to intimate pilots, operators and other stakeholders about dust haze (harmattan) and safety approach to adopt. This Advisory Circular AC: NCAA-AEROMET-28 dated 12th November, 2019 is intended to alert Pilots to the hazards associated with dust haze which …
Mr. Salvatore Sciacchitano of Italy elected President of the ICAO Council
The 36-member governing body of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the ICAO Council, has elected Mr. Salvatore Sciacchitano of Italy as its President for a three-year term, beginning 1 January 2020. He succeeds Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu of Nigeria, who has held the position for two consecutive terms since 2014. Mr. Sciacchitano’s candidacy had been endorsed by the 44 …