Lufthansa, Germany’s largest airline, said it expected to take over 81 planes from Air Berlin, a low-cost carrier that filed for insolvency this summer. CreditClemens Bilan/European Pressphoto Agency LONDON — The German flag carrier Lufthansa signed an agreement on Thursday to buy sections of Air Berlin, a low-cost carrier that had filed
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Yellow Card Scarcity Leaves Passengers Stranded at Lagos Airport, Trips Cancelled
LAGOS - Passengers who were stranded at Lagos International Airport were forced to cancel their trips due to Scarcity of the Yellow Card - An International Certificate for Vaccination. The yellow card is issued as evidence of vaccination against yellow fever and is a major requirement at the entry point of many African
Delta Airlines refuses to pay tariffs on Bombardier CSeries jets
FILE PHOTO: A Delta Airlines jet takes off from Washington National Airport in Washington, U.S., August 9, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo NEW YORK (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines Inc on Wednesday said it would refuse to pay a 300 percent U.S. tariff on Canadian-built Bombardier CSeries jets, raising doubts about its
Cargo loader bursts into flames as it’s loading an American Airlines jet (AAL)
American Airlines Flight 192, a Boeing 777-300ER, was canceled after a cargo loader caught fire on the ramp at Hong Kong International Airport. A cargo loader burst into flames Monday at Hong Kong International Airport, injuring the machine's operator. The incident took place right before a cargo pallet was set to be
IATA-WCO Collaboration to Improve Air Cargo Efficiency and Security
Geneva – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the World Customs Organization (WCO) announced that IATA's Cargo-XML messaging standard has been fully integrated into WCO's Cargo Targeting System (WCO CTS), a risk assessment tool available to WCO member countries worldwide. The integration of Cargo-XML in the WCO CTS enables electronic communication
Ethiopian Airlines Academy Graduates 262 aviation professionals
Over 260 aviation professionals have received training and graduated from the Ethiopian Aviation Academy, the training division of Ethiopian Airlines Aviation Group over the weekend in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia. As 34 of the graduates are Cameroonian, Rwandese, Equatorial Guinea, Togolese and Congolese nationals, the Ethiopian Aviation Academy officials affirmed
Ethiopian Airlines Voted 2017 Middle East And Africa Airline Of The Year
Ethiopian Airlines Group, the largest airline group in Africa, announced that it has been recognized as the Middle East and Africa Airline of the Year 2017 by Airline Economics, the largest aviation finance and leasing print publication in the world, at a Gala Dinner held in Dubai on October 3, 2017. Winners in the
As the 747 Begins Its Final Approach, a Pilot Takes a Flight Down Memory Lane
Qantas raising A$350 million in loan, allows switching aircraft types used as collateral
FILE PHOTO: Qantas flight QF1, an A380 aircraft, takes off from Sydney International Airport en route to Dubai, above Botany Bay, in Australia August 22, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Reed/File Photo SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Qantas Airways is raising A$350 million ($272 million) from a loan that allows it to switch the types of
Airline Rules Reform Planned After Monarch Collapse
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling says 80,000 of 110,000 passengers left abroad have now been repatriated in a £60m operation Ministers are to consider reforms which will mean failed airlines such as Monarch can "wind down in an orderly manner", Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has told MPs. It comes after a £60m operation