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Further to our previous media release dated 18 June, Airlink confirms that it will from 31 July 2018; introduce further enhancements to its Cape Town to Hoedspruit services. In order to be able to address the concerns raised by the trade and lodges as to the late arrival in Hoedspruit, which has impacted guests’ afternoon game drives, Airlink’s revised schedule …
Civil Air Navigation Service Organisation (CANSO) is gearing up for the CANSO Africa Conference 2018 which will be hosted by the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) 3-5 September in Mombasa, Kenya. The conference will feature high-level panel discussions, interactive sessions and workshops addressing opportunities, challenges, best practice and future ATM developments in a rapidly developing region. The conference will also …
The Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL) has announced that it will provide Aviation Ground Handling services to Air Namibia at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The new contract will see SAHCOL providing unequalled Passenger, Ramp and Cargo Handling Services to the Airline from Friday, the 29th of June, 2018. Air Namibia which is wholly owned by the Namibian …
Airbus H125 and H130 helicopter customers will get a boost in their operations thanks to a significant reduction in direct maintenance costs for the Safran Arriel 2D engine, which equips both single engines. The two main improvements provided by Safran are the extension of 25 % of the time between overhaul (TBO) to 5,000 hours for new and in-service helicopters, …
National Aviation Services (NAS), one of the fastest growing aviation services provider in emerging markets, inaugurated its Pearl Lounge at the Cairo International Airport recently. The development of this new lounge follows a five year agreement between the National Logistics Services (NLS), a wholly owned NAS subsidiary and the Cairo Airport Authority to develop and operate the lounge. The inaugural …
The ICAO Council has made important headway on the key international standards supporting the UN aviation agency’s Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation, or ‘CORSIA’. Its adoption of the First Edition of Annex 16, Volume IV, to the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention), comes less than two years after ICAO’s 192 Member States achieved their historic …
Visiting 15 cities worldwide to test aircraft readiness for airline operations Airbus will fly its brand new A330neo to Mauritius for the first time, as part of the final phase of test flights leading to the Type Certification of its latest mid-size widebody airliner. The aircraft, an A330-900 painted in the livery of launch operator TAP Air Portugal, will arrive …
In keeping with its earlier pledge to address Remote Control Air to Ground (RCAG) communication challenges in the nation’s upper airspace, the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has successfully deployed two Jotron high-powered very high frequency (VHF) long-range communication radios, each installed in Lagos West and Lagos East Area Control Centres (ACCs). The installation of equipment which began a few …
No Amount Of Blackmail Can Derail Us. The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has reaffirmed the sanctity of the recently released statistical data on the aviation industry. The figures are verifiable and no amount of push and shove can cast aspersion on our figures. The system and processes of generating and gathering data are in line with best practices and …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) provided evidence that the current system for allocating capacity at Europe’s airports is benefiting consumers with greater choice and expanded connectivity. Consumer benefits Air passengers in Europe are enjoying an unprecedented level of choice and competition in air travel, despite the constraints imposed by a lack of new airport capacity. Passengers and the EU …
