Qatar Airways has made Doha a global hub in just a few years, but barring it from Gulf states’ airspace threatens its position as a major transcontinental carrier, experts say. Along with its Gulf peers — Dubai’s Emirates Airlines and Abu Dhabi’s Etihad — Qatar’s national carrier has captured a sizable portion of transit travel, … Read more
Ethiopian Aviation Academy has graduated 47 pilots, 92 aviation maintenance technicians, 50 cabin crew and 133 marketing professionals in a graduation ceremony held at Ethiopian Headquarters on November 17, 2016. Group CEO Ethiopian Airlines, Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam congratulated and welcomed the new graduates to the airline’s dedicated workforce, gave out diplomas to all the graduates, … Read more
The proposed establishment of a new national airline, after the demise of Ghana Airways and its successor, Ghana International Airlines, has been in the works for about two years. The process has seen the appointment of a transactional advisor in PwC, the publication of expression of interest, and the start of processes to duly license … Read more
Ethiopian Airlines will commence scheduled five weekly flights to Oslo, Norway via Stockholm with the ultra – modern Boeing 787 Dreamliner effective March 26, 2017. Oslo is the capital, most populous city and governmental centre in Norway, a hub to the Norwegian trade, banking, industry and shipping. Group CEO Ethiopian Airlines, Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam, remarked: … Read more
Ethiopian Airlines will commence scheduled five weekly flights to Oslo, Norway via Stockholm with the ultra – modern Boeing 787 Dreamliner effective March 26, 2017. Oslo is the capital, most populous city and governmental centre in Norway, a hub to the Norwegian trade, banking, industry and shipping. Group CEO Ethiopian Airlines, Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam, remarked: … Read more
Three players, two crew members and one journalist survived, Colombian authorities said. Just before LaMia Flight 2933 crashed into a hillside near Medellin, Colombia, a crew member onboard told air traffic controllers, “The plane is in total electric failure and without fuel,” according to two sources familiar with the investigation who heard audio recordings. The … Read more
As air safety officials begin their investigation into the deadly crash of LAMIA flight 2933 near Medellin, Colombia, the final resting place of the jet’s wreckage may prove to be a central clue in determining why the airplane crashed. The crash killed at least 71 people during a charter flight to Medellin, including members of … Read more
Alhaji Haruna Attah should be grateful to the NPP that he is not at the Accra psychiatric hospital now. Before NPP came to power in 2001, he had a brain tumour. It was President Kufuor who paid for his surgery. An NPP party, which Haruna Attah says is an Akan party, made he, Haruna Attah, … Read more
Ethiopian Airlines, the fastest growing and the largest African Airline, has started a thrice-weekly services to Moroni, Comoros with the latest B737-800 New Generation with Sky Interior. Moroni is the largest city, the federal capital and seat of the government of the Union of the Comoros, a sovereign archipelago nation in the Indian Ocean. A … Read more
Ethiopian Airlines, the fastest growing and the largest African Airline, has started a thrice-weekly services to Moroni, Comoros with the latest B737-800 New Generation with Sky Interior. Moroni is the largest city, the federal capital and seat of the government of the Union of the Comoros, a sovereign archipelago nation in the Indian Ocean. A … 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
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
A tale of two airlines: Ethiopian Airlines and Ghana Airways Anis Haffar The in-flight magazine of Ethiopian Airlines – Selamta – adorned the cover page of its Sept/Oct 2015 issue with a picture of the Group CEO Temolde Gebre Mariam and the U. S. president Barack Obama, during Obama’s three day visit to Ethiopia in … Read more
The Ministry of Transport has denied reports that the new national airline will commence operations by October this year. According to the Transport Ministry , the national airline cannot commence operations when the technical and financial proposals from the interested airlines have not been received by the transactional advisor, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC). Speaking to Citi Business … Read more
A new national carrier for Ghana is expected to be flying by October this year, the Transport Minister Fifi Kwetey has announced. Mr. Kwetey said his outfit has had extensive deliberation with key stakeholders to ensure reliable and efficient services. The start of the new airline begins the process for Ghana to regain its past … Read more
Delta Airlines says it expects more than 100 flight cancellations today [Tuesday] morning as it continues to recover its operations following a loss of power Monday, August 8, 2016. In addition, the airline company says it anticipates roughly 200 delays affecting morning departures. Delta however says these numbers could grow overnight as it works to … Read more
Born VERA HAMENOO – KPEDA and known within showbiz circles as “MzVee”; the Keta born 21 year old, is a 1st year student at Ghana Telecom University and the lead singer in girl group, D3. The very talented singer, Vera started singing just 2 years ago and it is remarkable how much progress she has … Read more
President John Dramani Mahama on Monday said the National Petroleum Authority would soon reduce the prices of aviation fuel by 20 per cent to encourage more international airlines to purchase their fuel from Ghana. He said the agreement was as a result of complaints from most of the international airlines that Ghana’s aviation fuel prices … Read more
The Flagstaff House and the Osu Castle have been declared a “no flying enclave” for airlines in the country. This was contained in the new Civil Aviation Amendment Act 2016. Additionally, passengers of domestic airlines who suffer undue delays at the airport can receive up to GHC16, 000 if they decide to take on the … Read more
Nii Okai Koi Adjaidoo, Founder of DreamBrander has been adjudged the winner of the Ethiopian Airlines Global Logo competition. The competition is part of the Airlines’ 70th Anniversary to design a logo for the celebrations. For his prize, Nii Adjaidoo won two Ethiopian Airlines economy class tickets to any destination of his choice with some … Read more