The New Senegal Airport Dakar (Reuters) - Air traffic controllers ended a strike at Senegal’s main airport on Friday, a union leader said, after shutting it down for most of the day over demands for more training and transportation stipends. The government says the new $680 million airport, which was inaugurated on
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Unprecedented volumes force Lufthansa Cargo to add additional seasonal flights
Lufthansa Cargo Lufthansa Cargo has temporarily expanded its freight capacity for Deutsche Post AG, in response to the enormous volume of Christmas mail and parcels between Germany and the United States. From mid-November until Dec. 19, Lufthansa Cargo is operating an MD-11 each Monday on the Frankfurt-New York / JFK –
Brussels cargo milestone harks back to its DHL Express hub days
Emirates Airlines resumes Flights to Abuja after one year
Emirates Airlines Abuja (NAN) -Emirates Airlines, on Friday returned to Abuja route with 95 passengers and 17 crew members on board its Boeing 777-300 from Dubai after it has closed the route for over a year. According to reports, the aircraft landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at 3:00pm with
Ryanair to avoid Christmas strikes by recognising trade unions
Ryanair Air London - Ryanair will recognize pilot unions for the first time in its 32-year history to avoid a Christmas strike, according to a statement from the budget airline. Around 100 Dublin-based pilots who are members of the Irish Airline Pilots' Association (IALPA) voted on Tuesday to strike on December 20 as part of
Kenya-Domestic air ticket prices rise ahead of Christmas season
Passengers disembark from a Kenya Airways plane at the Moi International Airport. Nairobi (Business Insider) - The price of domestic flight tickets is rising ahead of the festive season with bookings going up just days to Christmas. Prices for early bookings between December 20 and 24 have almost doubled on some routes compared
Strong Airline Profitability Continues in 2018, IATA Predicts
Operating Margins Squeezed by Rising Costs Geneva (IATA Prelease 70) - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) forecasts global industry net profit to rise to $38.4 billion in 2018, an improvement from the $34.5 billion expected net profit in 2017 (revised from a $31.4 billion forecast in June). Highlights of expected 2018
Nigeria Airport Authority Orders Partial Closure of Enugu Airport
Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu. Stakeholders Knock FAAN on the partial closure of the airport Enugu - Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has announced that there will be skeletal operations at the airport in order to commence repair works on the runway of Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu. In a statement issued yesterday,
German, UK, Turkish firms jostle for Lagos, Abuja airports
Turkey’s biggest airport operator, TAV Havalimanlari Holding AS, is planning to bid for concession contracts for four airports in Nigeria, according to two people with knowledge of the matter, the Punch reported. This came just as the Ministry of Aviation confirmed on Wednesday that companies from the United Kingdom, Germany and
Delta Air Lines to place order for Airbus jets
FILE PHOTO: Delta planes line up at their gates while on the tarmac of Salt Lake City International Airport in Utah September 28, 2013. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo NEW YORK (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines said on Thursday it will place a firm order for 100 Airbus A321neo jets and an optional order for