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Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Aviation Group, has reinforced its commitment to the Chinese market with the introduction of 15 direct passenger and freighter flights per week. Throughout the pandemic, the carrier said it remained committed to the market with a wide variety of capacity, including reconfigured cargo-only passenger freighters. From July onwards, it will continue …
Qatar Airways and Airlink have signed a comprehensive codeshare agreement to offer travelers more choice, enhanced services and greater connectivity between 45 destinations in 13 countries across southern Africa and the rest of the world. This new codeshare agreement means travelers can enjoy the simplicity of purchasing connecting flights on both airlines using a single reservation with seamless ticketing, check-in, …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for governments to apply the lessons learned from the dismantling of global connectivity in response to COVID-19 to ensure that future global health threats can be effectively managed without closing borders. The World Health Organization (WHO) long advised that border closures are not an effective means of managing a global pandemic. Evidence observed …
RwandAir is welcoming the world to Kigali as the city prepares to host leaders from around the world attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). Taking place between 20-26 June, and for the first time in a decade, CHOGM takes place in Africa with Rwanda the base nation for the summit meeting themed on delivering a common future. Kigali …
The Airports Council International (ACI) World has announced the appointment of Véronique Demers as its new Vice President of Communications and Marketing. ACI said Véronique joins at a critical point for the airport industry as it looks to forge the path to sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. Véronique has over 15 years of multi-sector experience in corporate communications, public …
African Airlines Associations (AFRAA) has forecasted that African Airlines full-year revenue loss for 2021 is at US$8.5b that is 49% of the 2019 revenues. AFRAA said in 2020, African airlines cumulatively lost $10.21b in revenues due to the impact of the pandemic, representing 58.8% of 2019 revenues. This poor performance is a direct threat to the survival of the African …
Delta Airlines has announced the appointment of Nicolas Ferri as the Vice President of Europe, Middle East, Africa and India (EMEAI). According to the airline, Ferri will oversee key strategic commercial and customer experience initiatives in the region, working closely with Delta’s European Joint Venture partners Air France, KLM and Virgin Atlantic, as the airline focuses on rebuilding its trans-Atlantic …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that passenger demand in September remained highly depressed. According to IATA, total demand (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) was 72.8% below September 2019 levels (only slightly improved over the 75.2% year-to-year decline recorded in August). Capacity was down 63% compared to a year ago and load factor fell 21.8 …
