Indigenous airline, Africa World Airlines (AWA), has allayed fears of the travelling public over the safety of one of its aircraft which was involved in a bird strike during the landing phase at the Kumasi Airport on Sunday March 11, 2018. AWA’s Embraer ERJ145 aircraft operating AW108 hit a bird...
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Emirates is celebrating women by showcasing diversity and how integral they are to the operational and technical roles in the Group. As part of the recognition, a video documents and provides a ‘behind the scene’ look at women employees across various Emirates Business...
Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services has also been awarded as “Fastest growing International Cargo Airline of the Year” at Air Cargo India International conference held in Mumbai on February 21, 2018. The biennial awards ceremony was held in conjunction with the seventh edition of Air Cargo India exhibition and...
To celebrate this year’s, celebrate International Women's Day, an international airline on the Abidjan – Accra – Brussels route, Brussels Airlines will today operate an all-women crew flight. Today’s flight is a symbolic action to strive for more equality for women and also being done because Women's Day is widely...
The International Aviation Transport Authority (IATA) released latest figures from 2017, which showed that last year, global aviation safety improved dramatically. According to IATA, in 2017, there were six fatal accidents with 19 fatalities among passengers and crew in 2017, compared with an average of 10.8 fatal accidents and approximately...
Ethiopian Airlines has become the first A350 XWB Simulator operator in Africa and among the few in the world. The machine is fitted with a full electrical motion system which delivers improved performance while providing energy savings and environmental benefits. Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam, Group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, said: “The introduction...
KLM has completed a record year, as evident in its staff profit-sharing scheme. As a result of the strong annual figure, profit-sharing was higher than ever. A total of EUR 170 million gross was paid out to the staff. This is the third consecutive year that KLM staff are sharing the profit. A...
The Minister of Aviation, Madam Cecilia Dapaah, has disclosed that, almost defunct domestic airline, Starbow has been directed to retrain and ensure that it employs qualified and certified staff. According to the Aviation Minister, the Starbow one of the two domestic airliner which was in operation, has also been directed...
The Minister for Aviation, Cecilia Abena Dapaah has indicated that two new domestic airlines will be coming on stream sometime in the second quarter of the year. Presently, Africa World Airlines (AWA) remain the only domestic air carrier and the Minister reckons with two new airlines coming on board,...
Good morning. It is a pleasure to be in New York City. We're especially gratified to be hosting Aviation Day USA with the Wings Club for a second time. Thanks are also owed to our generous sponsors, who make events like this possible. Aviation and New York City are inextricably...

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