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A High-Level Safety Conference hosted by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) that opened today stressed the need for greater transparency and sharing of safety-related information among ICAO Member States and air transport industry stak...
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Ethiopian Airlines, the fastest growing African airlines, has entered into a code share agreement with Scandinavian Airlines, one of the founding members of Star Alliance, providing travelers with better connectivity and a broad range of services between ...
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Indian airport security is set to be given a boost with the introduction of biometric ID cards from April 2010 onwards, it has emerged.Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport will be the launch site for these, the Hindustan Times reported, with othe...
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A Russian-built and operated airliner was involved in a crash landing close to Russia’s Domodedovo Airport on 22 March 2010. The same aircraft had arrived at Domodedovo on the preceding day after declaring an emergency situation, but crash investigators...
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The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) will be involved in the coordination of the reconstruction of the civil aviation infrastructure of Haiti, seriously damaged by the earthquake of 12 January 2010.The announcement was made following a thr...
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UK airports handled 218 million passengers during the 2009 calendar year according to figures published today by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), a fall of 7.3 percent (17 million) on 2008, the biggest decline in passenger numbers at UK airports since ...
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British Airways is extremely disappointed that Unite has announced plans for massive disruption for hundreds of thousands of our customers in the run-up to the Easter holidays.Unite’s action has no shred of justification. British Airways’ crew are rig...
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The US TSA (Transport Security Administration) is breathing new life into a plan to integrate shoe-scanning technologies into US airport security networks in coming months. Once these shoe-scanners are in place, passengers should no longer have to remove ...
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Talks between British Airways and the Unite union, which represents cabin crew, are continuing in central London after a talks deadline was extended.The TUC, which is chairing the meetings, had set a deadline of the "close of play" on Tuesday 9 March for ...
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ICAO recently hosted a five-day event addressing the challenge posed by an anticipated shortage of skilled aviation professionals. Representatives from States, industry, training institutions and students defined and quantified the problem, proposed appro...
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Emirates passengers can look forward to a warm welcome on and off the aircraft after the airline unveiled plans to launch direct services to Senegal – known as the land of ‘Teranga’ or hospitality because of its friendly and welcoming people.The Wes...
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EUROCONTROL and IATA are combining forces in the field of ATM Safety and Navigation. Close partnership between stakeholders is essential in these two areas and will contribute to reaching Single European Sky objectives of safety, flight efficiency and red...
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Dr. Titus Naikuni, the Group Managing Director & CEO of Kenya Airways (KQ), paid an official visit to the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) headquarters in Nairobi today at the invitation of the new Secretary General, Mr. Nick Fadugba. The purpose ...
