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Comoros crash spotlights 3rd-world air travel risk
Thu, Jul 09, 2009
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — First there was smoke, then flames burst out of the aircraft engine. But I was having difficulty communicating with the Mozambican flight attendant who was fussing with warm sodas and soggy sandwiches and did not speak English.
Angola and Russia sign cooperation agreements
Sun, Jun 28, 2009
Luanda – The governments of Angola and Russia on Friday signed six agreements in the domains of aviation, investments, higher education, mineral resources and telecommunications, during the visit of Russian President Dimitri Medevdev.
Phase two of SA Tourism destination campaign goes live on CNN
Sun, Jun 28, 2009
THE SECOND phase of South African Tourism’s global destination marketing campaign in partnership with CNN was launched on June 26, 2009.
SAA faces stiff Airbus penalty
Wed, Jun 17, 2009
SA Airways expects to pay a penalty of more than R1.5 billion for cancelling a contract with Airbus for 15 aircraft, acting chief executive Chris Smyth told MPs on Wednesday.
TECHNICAL BACKGROUNDER -A330-200
Sat, Jun 13, 2009
The Airbus A330-200 is a widebody, twin-engine aircraft, which typically carries 253 passengers in a three-class, twin-aisle cabin on medium to long range routes of up to 6,750 nautical miles (12,500km). It can carry up to a maximum of 405 passengers in a high-density seating configuration. It also provides under-floor freight capacity for up to 27 industry-standard LD3 cargo containers.
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Executive Travel Magazine Names South African Airways “Best Airline for Flights to Africa”
Sun, Jun 28, 2009
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.-South African Airways (SAA) has been named “Best Airline for Flights to Africa” once again by Executive Travel Magazine as part of its 2009 Leading Edge Awards.
Kenya Airways to begin flights to Malabo
Thu, Jun 25, 2009
Kenya Airways will begin flights to Malabo, the capital city of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea.
Crazy Pilots Taking off from Congo small road
Sun, Jun 14, 2009
Take off from a Congo road, temporarily transformed into Runway, with sharp 45 deg. turn in the middle of plane take-off run
Kenya Airways unveils special fares
Sun, Jun 14, 2009
Kenya Airways announced it introduced attractive fare offers on some of its domestic and international routes for the month of June.
Kenya Airways plans to increase frequencies to Far East
Sun, Jun 14, 2009
Saying that global economic recession has done little to abate demand for its destinations, Kenya’s national carrier Kenya Airways has announced plans to increase flight frequencies to the Far East , including China’s Guangzhou, to tap in huge opportunities from the region.
Cathay Pacific’s Tyler is New IATA Chairman
Sat, Jun 13, 2009
Kuala Lumpur - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Cathay Pacific Airways CEO Tony Tyler started his one-year term as the Chairman of the IATA Board of Governors. Tyler succeeds Samer Majali, CEO of Royal Jordanian Airlines, who served as Chairman from June 2008.
Air Astana spreads its wings
Sat, Jun 13, 2009
Air Astana, the flag carrier of the Republic of Kazakhstan, is celebrating its seventh anniversary with plans to significantly expand its Central Asia network to include more cities in southern Russia and other neighbouring countries.
Airport passenger numbers in Dubai keep rising
Sat, Jun 13, 2009
Dubai International recorded traffic of nearly 16 million passengers in the past five months. The world's sixth busiest airport has announced that it saw a growth of seven per cent in passenger traffic in May.
Pezula wine steward represents SA in international Sommeliers competition
Sat, Jun 13, 2009
Mortimer Bester, a 24 year-old wine steward at Pezula Resort Hotel & Spa has won the Chaîne de Rôtisseurs’ Jeunes (Young) Sommeliers competition and will represent South Africa at the finals in the UK this September
World Cup 2010… Questions from tourists
Sat, Jun 13, 2009
Just received this email from my wife (doing the rounds) and thought I should share it with you…the lighter side of the tourism industry. These questions about South Africa were posted on a South African Tourism Website and were answered by the website owner (great sense of humour!).
Discovering Angola - Africa’s Well-kept Secret
Sat, Jun 13, 2009
Angola may have a blurry reputation of a country not well equipped for tourists, however, it is a wonderful destination which for those who do not require luxury and enjoy challenging travels will be a treasure found.
Traveling to Africa? Camping Converts On The Rise In The Recession
Sat, Jun 13, 2009
Our preference might be five star resorts, but with the current climate forcing many to downsize their holiday spend, travellers are changing their habits. Acacia Adventure Holidays has identified a new breed of camping converts, who are forgoing luxury for a more intrepid experience. When questioned 15% of their adventurers said that the ongoing credit crunch was behind their decision to camp, while over 70% of this group reported that they were now hooked on less extravagant holidays in Africa.
bmi opens doors to new international lounge
Sat, Jun 13, 2009
mi has announced the opening this month of its new international lounge, bmi Number One Heathrow. The flagship lounge has been conceived with customer comforts in mind and provides a stylish environment in which to work, relax, dine and refresh.
News : Environment
Carbon-Neutral Growth by 2020
Sat, Jun 13, 2009
Kuala Lumpur - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the airline industry is committed to achieving carbon-neutral growth by 2020.
News : Aviation Financial
Columns : Flight Safety : FLS Videos
VIDEO: SAA Air Crash
Sun, Apr 12, 2009
South African Airways Flight 295 was a Boeing 747-244B Combi called "The Helderberg" that crashed on November 28, 1987 killing all 159 passengers aboard. What really brought The Helderberg down?
Lead Stories
South African Airways takes Nigerian partners to classroom
Thu, Jul 09, 2009
South African Airways is organising a three-day marketing capacity building workshop for its 41 travel agents/partners in Nigeria.
Ryanair asks Irish Government why Irish air traffic is collapsing
Sun, Jul 05, 2009
The FINANCIAL -- Ryanair, Ireland’s favourite airline, today (2 July) asked the Irish Government to explain why Irish air traffic in May collapsed by 15% (down 400,000 passengers to 2.3 million) while Ryanair’s traffic grew in the same month by 9% (up 500,000 passengers to 5.5 million).
British Airways June Passenger Traffic Fell 3.8%
Sun, Jul 05, 2009
The FINANCIAL -- In June 2009, passenger capacity, measured in Available Seat Kilometres, was 1.7 per cent below June 2008.
Yemeni plane crashes off Comoros
Tue, Jun 30, 2009
(File Picture: Airbus A310) An airliner belonging to the Yemeni state airline has crashed off the Indian ocean archipelago of Comoros.
Increased flights boost BA share of SA market
Sun, Jun 28, 2009
British Airways (BA) had increased its share of the market to and from South Africa by 4 percent, by introducing more flights at a time when the airline was cutting capacity on other routes, Ashley Cowen, its area general manager for Africa and Asia-Pacific, said last week reports Bussiness Report.
IFALPA supports Hungarian pilots strike
Sun, Jun 28, 2009
Chertsey The International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) issued a statement of support to the Hungarian Airlines Pilots Association (HUNALPA) in the event of any industrial action it may undertake as a result of failed negotiations with the airline’s management in accordance with the association’s request for mutual assistance.
Boeing, NASA and NOAA Receive 1st Signal From GOES-O Satellite Following Successful Launch
Sun, Jun 28, 2009
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.– The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have received the first on-orbit signals from GOES-O, indicating that the Earth-observation satellite is healthy and operating normally. Controllers confirmed initial contact with the spacecraft at 12:25 a.m. Eastern time at a ground station on the Diego Garcia atoll in the Indian Ocean.
First Chinese-assembled A320 delivered to Dragon Aviation Leasing
Sun, Jun 28, 2009
Delivery of the initial Chinese-built A320 Family aircraft represents a new step in Airbus' internationalisation of its industrial base, and further broadens the company's presence in China's dynamic airline market.
Passenger Decline Stabilizes - Some Improvement in Freight
Sun, Jun 28, 2009
Geneva - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced international scheduled traffic results for May showing passenger demand declining 9.3% compared to the same month in previous year while freight demand was down by 17.4%. International passenger load factors stood at 71.2%, down from 74.5% recorded in May 2008.
800 BA staff volunteer to work for free
Thu, Jun 25, 2009
Almost 7,000 British Airways staff have applied for voluntary pay cuts, including 800 who said they will work unpaid for up to a month, the airline announced today.
Air Zimbabwe on the mend - Chikumba
Thu, Jun 25, 2009
Air Zimbabwe group chief executive Peter Chikumba is pursuing a four-pillar strategy to get the airline off the critical list.
Shoestring staffing at major Washington regional radar facility forcesclosure of busy airspace
Thu, Jun 25, 2009
The Federal Aviation Administration last Friday evening was forced to close several air corridors above eastern North Carolina for 30 minutes as a desperation move to avoid a serious safety risk when its poor management and woeful staffing reached this breaking point at Washington Center
Air France pilot and steward bodies recovered
Thu, Jun 25, 2009
PARIS - The body of the pilot and steward of an Air France plane that crashed into the Atlantic on June 1 has been identified among dozens that have been recovered from the ocean, the airline confirmed on Thursday.
Somaliland: Daallo Airline Introduces New Jets and Flights
Wed, Jun 17, 2009
Hargeisa, (Somalilandpress) — Daallo airlines has launched a new luxury, daily nonstop services connecting Somaliland’s capital Hargeisa to number of cities in Africa, Middle East and Europe using it’s new fleet – the McDonnell Douglas DC-9, a twin-engine, single-aisle jet airliner.
British Airways increases flights into Uganda
Wed, Jun 17, 2009
British Airways is increasing its number of flights into Uganda from the current three to five flights per week. More frequencies will save travellers money and time wasted in having connections through other countries and then later come to Uganda.
British say SAA drugs crew still ‘not cleared’
Sun, Jun 14, 2009
BRITISH authorities have refuted an SA Airways claim that 15 of its flight crew members have been cleared of wrongdoing relating to 50kg of cocaine found in the baggage of one of them at London’s Heathrow Airport in February.
ACSA tackles impact of aviation on the environment
Sat, Jun 13, 2009
Airports Company South Africa (ACSA), Africa’s largest airports authority, hosted a stakeholder and media briefing on the impact of aviation on the environment. The event is being held to mark World Environment Day on Friday June 5 2009.
BA pilots volunteer for pay cuts but strikes loom
Sat, Jun 13, 2009
Pilots at British Airways are to take voluntary pay cuts as the airline battles to stem record losses. However the airline could still be poised for a summer of strike action as ground staff vote six to one against a pay cut. At a meeting with the UK pilots union, Balpa, scheduled for this week, BA pilots will ballot on a range of cost-cutting procedures, which will include pay cuts across the board for all pilots, according to insiders. The Times reports that Balpa plans to have the measures in place by the end of this month, in what will be an unprecedented move by BA pilots.
Air France crash: 41 bodies recovered
Sat, Jun 13, 2009
Rio de Janeiro/Paris: Recovery teams have pulled an additional 17 bodies out of the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil, bringing the total number of bodies retrieved after last week's Air France plane crash to 41 reports SIFY news.
Australian Airbus jet makes emergency landing in Spain
Thu, Jun 11, 2009
An Australian passenger plane with 203 people on board has been forced into an emergency landing after a fire broke out in the cockpit.
Close shave for SAA plane at Heathrow
Mon, Jun 08, 2009
In the early morning, flight SA220 from Cape Town to London pulled up and performed a "go-around", circling the busy airport after dropping to about 160m above the runway.
News : Security
De La Rue wins UK ePassport contract
Sat, Jun 13, 2009
The next generation of British passports will be delivered under a new ten-year £400 million contract awarded today to De La Rue.
News : International Airlines News
Star Alliance Tests RFID Bag Tag
Fri, Apr 03, 2009
The FINANCIAL -- Star Alliance has just completed testing the feasibility of using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology for enhancing the baggage check-in process.
