Activities of nomadic herdsmen, who have breached the perimeter of Ho Regional Airport in the Volta Region in search of fresh grass for their cattle, threaten the facility’s completion and scheduled opening date. This revelation came to light when the Aviation Minister, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, came to Parliament to answer...
Group's total revenue during the period stood at KShs 48,104 million, a 76% increase compared to the same period last year. The Group has reduced the Operating Loss for the period from Kshs 7.3B in 2021 to Kshs 5B, representing a 31.5% reduction. Kenya Airways PLC (KQ) has released...
Ivory Coast-based Air Afrique was started up in the early 1960s. At the time, many African countries, including newly independent former French colonies, couldn’t afford to operate their own national airline. But sensibly enough, many of those countries teamed up and set up an airline together with help from...
Adds frequencies on 14 existing routes in July, offering more travel options New protocols to ease travel for UAE citizens and residents, reflect UAE’s well-planned approach to resuming travel and other economic activities Emirates last week announced it will offer scheduled flights for travellers in 10 more cities: Colombo (from...
Aviation Minister, Madam Cecilia Abena Dapaah, has sent strong words of caution to British Airways (BA) as passenger complaints over treatments they receive from the airline continue to be on the increase. She said the airliner risks facing some sanction if those complaints were not addressed with utmost urgency. “If I...
Emirates in coordination with Dubai Health Authority (DHA) will be introducing additional precautions. Passengers on last week flight to Tunisia were all tested for COVID-19 before departing from Dubai. Emirates is the first airline to conduct on-site rapid COVID-19 tests for passengers. The quick blood test was conducted by the Dubai...
Amid uncertainties about whether coronavirus is out of the country or not, Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL) has in collaboration with government has embarked on a disinfection exercise at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA). The exercise is part of a routine monthly activity aimed at containing spread of the virus, which...
Emirates and Kenya Airways (KQ) have announced an interline partnership that will allow customers of both airlines access to new destinations on the two airlines’ networks within a single itinerary. The agreement will provide customers, including Ghanaians, with increased travel options as well as seamless baggage check-in to their...
...Salutation to Wright Brothers and Fellow "Aero Dare devils" Today marks another milestone in the historical exploration of global aviation, which is worth acknowledging as it marks its 117th birthday. The success of the historical evolution in the aviation industry could be attributed to the "Aero Dare devils" who through uncalculated...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released April 2021 data for global air cargo markets showing that air cargo demand continued to outperform pre-COVID levels (April 2019) with demand up 12%. Global demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs*),was up 12% compared to April 2019 and 7.8% compared to March 2021....