More than 100,000 Lufthansa passengers are facing disruption as a strike by pilots dragged on for a third day. The German airline cancelled about 830 flights on Friday, with long-haul journeys facing disruption over the weekend as the dispute intensifies. Lufthansa has cancelled more than 2,600 flights since pilots first went on strike on Wednesday. … Read more
Mr Julius Debrah, the Chief of Staff has said the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government is keen on ensuring that the aviation sector grows efficiently with adequate expansion of physical infrastructure and soft skills. He said it was the government’s policies to put in place a multi-tiered model of growth in infrastructure and quality services, … Read more
Mr Julius Debrah, the Chief of Staff has said the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government is keen on ensuring that the aviation sector grows efficiently with adequate expansion of physical infrastructure and soft skills. He said it was the government’s policies to put in place a multi-tiered model of growth in infrastructure and quality services, … Read more
Mr Julius Debrah, the Chief of Staff said the Government of President John Dramani Mahama is keen to ensure that the aviation sector grows efficiently with adequate expansion of physical infrastructure and soft skills. He said it was Government’s policies to put in place a multi-tiered model of growth in infrastructure and quality services, such … Read more
Lufthansa has cancelled almost 900 flights after it lost an eleventh-hour legal bid to halt a pilots strike. The two-day strike over pay began at midnight local time, with Lufthansa saying about 100,000 passengers will be affected. Flights by Lufthansa’s other airlines including Eurowings, Swiss, Austrian Airlines, and Brussels Airlines are not affected, the airline … Read more
New Ghanaian carrier Goldstar Air plans to start services to Baltimore Washington International (BWI) in 1Q 2017, according to CEO Eric Bannerman. The small West African nation has lacked a national long-haul carrier since Ghana Airways, one of Africa’s oldest airlines, ceased flying in December 2015. The new carrier, which anticipates an air operator’s certificate … Read more
In July when L/Cpl William Amuzu of the Tema Police Regional Command’s Rapid Deployment Force Unit run amok and killed his mother-in-law, two kids and committed suicide, the country was expectedly shocked to its marrow. We emphasized in a subsequent editorial the importance of examining the mental health status of firearm-bearing cops periodically to isolate … Read more
Mr. Richard Aisuebeogun, Former Managing Director of Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FANN), has called for the commercialisation of airports in Africa to support the Aviation industry. He said until countries see this as a commercial entity, the growth of the industry would remain stunting. Mr. Aisuebeogun was speaking at the 12th Edition of Akwaaba … Read more
The Emirates Group has announced its half-year results for 2016-17. The Group held steady on revenue, but profit was hit by the double impact of a strong US dollar and challenging operating environment for the airline and travel business. The Emirates Group revenue was AED 46.5 billion (US$ 12.7 billion) for the first six months … Read more
Ethiopian Airlines, the fastest growing and most profitable African airline, is set to increase flight frequency to Cape Town to 10 times weekly beginning from December 1. Mr Busera Awel, the Chief Commercial Officer, Ethiopian Airlines said: “Serving Africa is our prior commitment as a Pan-African carrier, and increasing services to Cape Town, known for … Read more
The expectations of foreign organisations operating in Ghana, ahead of the elections, continue to tilt towards a positive outlook. This also comes about a month to Ghana’s Presidential and Parliamentary elections on December 7, 2016. Some of the foreign businesses who have been speaking to Citi Business News say they are confident this year’s general … Read more
Mr Francois Pujolas, the French Ambassador says the political and socio economic stability in Ghana has made it a haven for investors the world over. He said business organisations in France were highly interested in the Ghanaian market adding “we in France have great confidence in the Ghanaian market, and this is buttressed by the … Read more
Mr Francois Pujolas, the French Ambassador says the political and socio economic stability in Ghana has made it a haven for investors the world over. He said business organisations in France were highly interested in the Ghanaian market adding “we in France have great confidence in the Ghanaian market, and this is buttressed by the … Read more
Domestic airline operators in the country have appealed to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to allot the local industry at least $50million grant from the foreign exchange (forex) special intervention programme. The airlines, while commending the take-off of the programme, said domestic operators deserved equally wider forex window like their foreign counterparts, given their … Read more
Goldstar Air, a wholly owned Ghanaian airline as part of efforts to indigenize its operations and rely on Ghanaians, is to employ retired Ghana Air Force pilots to man the company’s aircrafts. The retired pilots are to be type rated by BAA training headquarters in Vilnius, Lithuania, which is one of the leading aviation training … Read more
Italy has a long history of being hit by powerful, destructive earthquakes. The country is one of the most seismically active in Europe, sitting at the meeting point of two tectonic plates. The Alps in the north have been formed by the African tectonic plate pushing into the Eurasian plate. That process is ongoing and … Read more
An image of the plane on fire that was taken from a video filmed by one of the passengers An American Airlines plane has caught fire on the runway of Chicago’s O’Hare airport while taking off. The Boeing 767 bound for Miami blew a tyre and damaged an engine, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said. … Read more
Malabo-based Cronos Airline is set to start operations in the country on Friday. The airline is expected to operate twice-weekly flights on Fridays and Mondays between the Equatorial Guinean capital and Accra, Ghana. The airline, which is likely to use a 37-seater Embraer 135, is expected to deepen competition in the sub-region to the benefit … Read more
Patrons of RwandAir are set to enjoy direct long haul flights from Accra to Asia and Europe from the first quarter of next year as the airline expands its fleet. According to the airline, the heavy passenger volumes to Mumbai, Guangzhou and London, make it prudent for the company to capitalize on the economic opportunities … Read more
Nigeria misses out in air passenger growth projection for African nations – Report Global demand to double by 2035 Growing population of the country notwithstanding, Nigeria missed out among top 10 African countries with fastest growing market for air passenger and potential growth in the next 20 years. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) in … Read more