Emirates, the Middle East’s largest airline, faced fierce criticism in Taiwan Wednesday after it reportedly banned cabin crew from wearing the island’s flag on their uniforms due to pressure from China. China still sees self-ruling Taiwan as part of its territory to be reunified and tensions between the two rivals have rapidly worsened since Beijing-sceptic … Read more
India’s civil aviation ministry said Tuesday it would cooperate with a federal inquiry into alleged irregularities in the purchase of 111 planes by state-run carrier Air India and its merger with Indian Airlines. The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed three cases against Air India and launched an investigation into what it termed “unknown officials” … Read more
Australian tennis great Margaret Court says she feels bullied by a fierce backlash over her views on gay marriage, but has vowed not to be “intimidated”. The 24-time Grand Slam champion, now a Christian pastor, caused controversy by announcing last week she would stop flying Qantas “where possible” in protest at the airline’s support of … Read more
The Founding President of think tank IMANI Ghana, Franklin Cudjoe, has expressed an opposing view concerning government’s plans to acquire a new national airline. According to him, “there are other reasons, mostly managerial, why Ghana’s quest for a state-sponsored national carrier isn’t a wise investment”, he said, adding: “History is not too distant to revisit.” … Read more
Aviation Minister, Cecilia Abena Dapaah has disclosed that there will be no government interference in the operations of Ghana’s new national airline. According to her, the decision is to promote efficiency and avert another collapse of the proposed new national carrier. The Minister made the remarks when she joined a panel to discuss ways on … Read more
Aviation Minister, Cecilia Abena Dapaah has disclosed that there will be no government interference in the operations of Ghana’s new national airline. According to her, the decision is to promote efficiency and avert another collapse of the proposed new national carrier. The Minister made the remarks when she joined a panel to discuss ways on … Read more
Kanishk Sajnani did not receive so much as a thank you from a major Indian airline when he contacted them with alarming news — he had hacked their website and could book flights anywhere in the world for free. It was a familiar tale for India’s army of “ethical hackers”, who earn millions protecting foreign … Read more
British Airways passengers are facing a third day of disruption at Heathrow as the airline deals with the impact of a worldwide computer system crash. BA says it aims to operate a full long-haul schedule and a “high proportion” of short-haul services after the outage caused by a power failure. It says passengers should check … Read more
British Airways has resumed some flights from Britain’s two biggest airports after a global computer system failure, but thousands of travellers face further chaos with about 40 flights cancelled from London’s Heathrow airport. About one quarter of Sunday’s flights set to depart from London’s key hub before 1pm (12:00 GMT) were cancelled as the airline … Read more
More than a third of British Airways flights from Heathrow have been cancelled as disruption to passengers enters a second day. The airline was hit by a worldwide computer system power failure on Saturday, causing cancellations and delays for thousands of passengers. Sunday departures from Gatwick are delayed, but none have been cancelled. The airline … Read more
The co-pilot of a cargo plane that crashed at a small airport near Mount Everest, killing the pilot, has died from his injuries, Nepali officials said Sunday. The plane, which had departed from Kathmandu, broke into three pieces when it crashed in heavy fog while trying to land at Lukla airport on Saturday. The two … Read more
Australian Schapelle Corby battled a media storm as she returned home from Bali Sunday 12 years after her conviction for drug trafficking, in a dramatic end to a saga that captivated her homeland. The beauty school dropout hit Australian headlines when she was arrested in 2004 at Bali airport aged 27 with several kilos of … Read more
British Airways says it is aiming to run a “near normal schedule” at Gatwick and the “majority of services” from Heathrow on Sunday after IT failure led to all flights being cancelled. Serious problems with BA’s systems led to thousands of passengers having their plans disrupted on Saturday. Passengers described “chaotic” scenes at the airports, … Read more
Queues at Heathrow airport stretched out of the terminal British Airways has cancelled all flights from Heathrow and Gatwick because of global computer problems. A “major IT system failure is causing very severe disruption to our flight operations worldwide”, the airline said. It apologised for the “global system outage” and said there was no evidence … Read more
British Airways has cancelled all flights from Heathrow and Gatwick until 18:00 BST because of computer problems. A “major IT system failure is causing very severe disruption to our flight operations worldwide”, the airline said. It apologised for the “global system outage” and said it was “working to resolve the problem”. Heathrow Airport said it … Read more
British Airways has cancelled all flights from Heathrow and Gatwick until 18:00 BST because of computer problems. A “major IT system failure that is causing very severe disruption to our flight operations worldwide”, the airline said. It apologised for the “global system outage” and said it was “working to resolve the the problem”. Heathrow Airport … Read more
West Africa’s dire travel situation remains a major impediment to the Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS) attempts at economic integration within the sub-region, the BBC’s West Africa reporter, Umaru Fofana has noted. “ECOWAS was founded on an economic foundation and that economic integration is facing a very serious challenge largely due to the … Read more
West Africa’s dire travel situation remains a major impediment to the Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS) attempts at economic integration within the sub-region, the BBC’s West Africa reporter, Umaru Fofana has noted. “ECOWAS was founded on an economic foundation and that economic integration is facing a very serious challenge largely due to the … Read more
China has arrested a visiting Taiwanese rights activist on suspicion of subverting state power, according to reports. Lee Ming-che, a 42-year-old NGO worker, had been unreachable since March 19 after he entered the southeastern Chinese city of Zhuhai from Macau, according to Taiwan’s government. On Friday China’s official state news agency Xinhua reported that he … Read more
Australian tennis great Margaret Court Thursday announced she will stop flying Qantas “where possible” in protest of the airline’s support of same-sex marriage. The 24-time Grand Slam champion, now a Christian pastor in Perth, had been proud to promote the Australian carrier around the world for decades, but not anymore. “I am disappointed that Qantas … Read more