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 […]
COVID-19: Africa World Airlines suspends all flights for two weeks
West African carrier of Ghanaian origin, Africa World Airlines (AWA), will from Monday March 30, suspend all of its flights for the next two weeks. This is in response to […]
COVID-19: Air cargo bottlenecks could put lives at risk – IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and its members renewed their call to governments to take urgent measures to ensure that vital air cargo supply lines remain open, efficient and […]