The dispute has seen pilots take part in 15 strikes Lufthansa has struck a deal to solve a five-year-long dispute with pilots that has cost it millions of euros. Germany’s largest airline and the Cockpit union have agreed upon an arbitrator’s proposal for a new wage agreement that covers about 5,400 pilots. The firm has … Read more
Successive governments have expressed their desire to behold a plane bearing the flag of Ghana on its tail, an embodiment of the soul of the nation, back in the skies more than a decade after the demise of Ghana Airways. The desire is yet to bear fruit. The processes have been long, rough and beset … Read more
Management of Africa’s largest airline group, Ethiopian Airlines has announced plans to launch seven new destinations within five months this year. The move will be one of the greatest expansions in Ethiopian’s long and illustrious history. “From February to June, Ethiopian will launch new service to Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe), Antananarivo (Madagascar), Conakry (Guinea), Oslo (Norway), … Read more
Five Iraqi passengers and one Yemeni were barred from boarding an EgyptAir flight from Cairo to New York on Saturday following President Donald Trump’s ban on the entry of citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries, sources at Cairo airport said. Trump on Friday put a four-month hold on allowing refugees into the United States and temporarily … Read more
Wreckage of the Airbus A320 is seen at the site of the crash, near Seyne-les-Alpes, french Alps Marc German prosecutors have decided that nobody other than pilot Andreas Lubitz could be held accountable for the crash of a Germanwings plane in March 2015, a spokesman for the public prosecutor’s office said on Monday. Co-pilot Lubitz … Read more
Africa’s largest Airline Group, Ethiopian Airlines, has ended yet another year of fast and profitable growth in 2016, highlighted by fleet and network expansion as well as significant investment in customer services in the air and on the ground. Recapping the Airline’s performance in 2016, Group CEO Ethiopian Airlines, Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam, said: “2016 has … Read more
Ethiopian Airlines, the largest and fastest growing African airline will start a direct and non-stop service to Singapore by June 2017 using the ultra-modern Boeing 787. Singapore’s Changi airport is one of the major global aviation hubs with the latest airport infrastructure and one of the best hub transfer services. Singapore is also one of … Read more
All local and international airlines operating at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) have resumed full operation after they suspended their activities temporarily as a result of the poor visibility posed by the harmattan, the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has said. Some of the airlines that are operating at the moment are Africa World Airlines … Read more
Goldstar Air, a wholly owned Ghanaian company, has received an Air Carrier Certificate from the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to operate scheduled and non-scheduled flights to 11 destinations across the world, including Baltimore in the United States of America and Gatwick in the United Kingdom. The company, which is waiting for its Air Operators … 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
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
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
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
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
3G Media, Inc. is proud to announce that it is partnering with South African Airways on the the 6th Annual 3G Awards Gala in NY. South African Airways exclusively becomes the Official Airliner of the 3G Awards 2016.. The Awards ceremony is in recognition of exceptional leaders and their contributions to the Ghanaian and Global … 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