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• ET Flight 409 Accident Update

  All bodies of the victims from ET-409 accident have now been recovered and identified. Arrangement is being made to repatriate bodies of the Ethiopian and other nationals to their respective countries.The investigation team is also continuing its task to ...

• Lufthansa four-day pilots' strike begins

  About 4,000 pilots at German airline Lufthansa have gone on strike for four days in a dispute over job security.The carrier has cancelled about 3,000 flights and has warned of delays both domestically and internationally.Lufthansa's offer of negotiations ...

• AFRAA new secretary general assumes office

  The new Secretary General of the Nairobi based African Airlines Association (AFRAA) Mr. Nick Fadugba assumed office on 18th February 2010 after a brief handing over ceremony officiated by the Chairman of the AFRAA Executive Committee, Mr. David Tokoph, wh...

• IATA: Aircraft Accident Rate Drops In 2009 - Renewed Focus on Training, Data

  The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the aviation safety performance for 2009 showing that the year’s accident rate for Western-built jet aircraft as the second lowest in aviation history.The 2009 global accident rate (measured i...

• Air Traffic Control Improvements Could Lower Emissions

  Improved air traffic control at airports worldwide could be the key to achieving significant greenhouse gas emission reductions within the aviation industry, according to a new study issued on February 1st, 2010.Revising aircraft flight paths to ensure ai...