Covid-19: Airbus warns of ‘gravest crisis’ in aerospace industry
Planemaking giant Airbus said it consumed €8 billion in cash in the first quarter as chief executive officer Guillaume Faury warned of the “gravest crisis the aerospace industry has ever […]
A decision to shut SAA reached: NTM
SAA is being run by business practitioners. The National Transport Movement (NTM) says a decision to shut down South African Airways (SAA) and form a new airline has been reached. […]
British Airways to cut up to 12,000 jobs as air travel collapses
British Airways is set to cut up to 12,000 jobs from its 42,000-strong workforce due to a collapse in business because of the coronavirus pandemic. The airline’s parent company, IAG, […]
Former Kenya Airways CEO joins IATA
Geneva – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Sebastian Mikosz will join IATA as the Association’s Senior Vice President for Member and External Relations, effective 1 June 2020. […]
Air Seychelles plans to operate repatriation flights
Air Seychelles, has today announced that the national carrier is planning to operate a series of repatriation flights starting in the coming weeks, to return stranded visitors or Gainful Occupation […]
Has South African Airways reached the end of the Runway?
The past decade has been turbulent for South African Airways. It had become a somewhat annual pilgrimage for SAA Executives to go to government seeking bailout to sustain operations. On […]
Ethiopian Cargo Deploys Its Advanced Pharma Wing in Global Fight Against COVID-19
In response to the growing demand for air cargo services following the spread of COVID- 19, Ethiopian has been deploying its massive cargo capacity to facilitate the flow of essential […]
Ethiopian Cargo recalibrates its operations in the wake of COVID-19
Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services, the multiple award-winning and largest cargo network operator in Africa, is adapting its operations to the evolving global demand for air cargo services following the […]
Covid-19: This is aviation’s darkest hour – IATA
IATA’s global passenger traffic data for February 2020 shows that demand, measured in total revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs), fell 14.1% when compared to February 2019. This is the steepest decline […]