FILE PHOTO: A view of one of two Rolls Royce Trent 1000 engines on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner during a media tour ahead of the Singapore Airshow on February 12, 2012. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo London (Reuters) - Britain’s Rolls-Royce said it would add maintenance facilities and people to triple its capacity to
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After deal with U.A.E., Delta to re-launch U.S. flights to Mumbai
Today, Delta Airlines released plans to re-launch its nonstop routes between the United States and Mumbai, following a gap period in which the carrier withdrew its flights to the region when Delta says it was “forced to exit the market after subsidized state-owned airlines made service economically unviable.” This news follows an
South African Civil Aviation Authority Suspends SA Express Operating Permits
PRESS RELEASE Johannesburg - The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) has suspended SA Express's Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) as well as the airline's Aircraft Maintenance Organisation (AMO) approvals. In addition, the SACAA has also suspended the Certificate s of Airworthiness (CoA) of nine (9) of the twenty-one (21) aircraft being
How Namibia will Double Air Traffic in 10 Years
Namibia's Walvis Bay International Airport The airport is expected to have expansions in key, specific areas like the check-in hall, security screening points, arrivals hall and the luggage handling areas. The traffic volumes at the Hosea Kutako International Airport are expected to double in the next 10 years due to an increase
Rwanda Gets International Aviation Safety Certificate
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) yesterday awarded Rwanda with a certificate in recognition of the country's improved competencies in overseeing and managing safety and security in the aviation sector. The president of ICAO Council, Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu, handed the certificate to the Minister for Infrastructure, Claver Gatete, on the
China’s first airplane developed by private firm completes production
A pilot gets off an airplane GA20 during its debut in Nanchang, capital of east China's Jiangxi Province, May 21, 2018. The single-engine propeller-driven GA20 is a fixed wing four-seat civil utility aircraft, whose intellectual property is independently owned by a private enterprise Guanyi Aero. The plane rolled off the
Nigeria’s Green Africa Airways Names Management Team
Nigerian startup Green Africa Airways has appointed Caribbean Airlines VP-operations Jag Singh as COO and former JetBlue Airways VP-flight operations Bart Roberts as safety review board chairman. Lagos-based Green Africa Airways also said it has secured its air transport license and is working toward its air operator’s certificate. The airline initially plans
Japan Airlines to set up low-cost carrier, targeting Asian demand
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Japan Airlines (JAL) is seen on the tail fin of the company's airplane, at a Haneda Airport hangar in Tokyo, Japan April 3, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan Airlines Co Ltd (JAL) is launching a low-cost carrier offering medium to long-haul flights, aiming to tap