Nigeria is withholding $450 million in revenue international carriers operating in the country have earned. Nigeria’s largest economy has restricted access to foreign currency for imports and for investors seeking to repatriate their profits. International Air Transport Association’s Vice President for Africa and the Middle East describes talks with Nigerian officials as “hectic”. Nigeria is … Read more
As the pandemic eases across Europe, an EU-wide mask requirement for flights and airports will be withdrawn starting next week, according to the bloc’s aviation safety body. According to the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), airlines will still be able to require passengers and personnel to cover their faces and noses under the new … Read more
Senegal admitted to jet-gas delivery issues on Tuesday but denied that there was no inventory after the capital’s airport warned that planes might no longer be capable of refuel. On Monday night, Blaise-Diagne International Airport said that “adverse worldwide conditions” and volatility in commodities markets had severely disrupted resources of jet fuel. The airport, near … Read more
RIYADH: Starting from Wednesday, RSI will be the code on air tickets when you book your future trips to the world’s largest sustainable tourism destination, Arab News reported. This comes as the Red Sea International Airport is now officially registered with the International Air Transport Association, IATA, the project’s developer The Red Sea Development Co said in … Read more
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s budget airline flyadeal aims at nurturing and promoting local women talent, as it is doubling its fleet by the end of the next year, its chief commercial officer told Arab News. Ahmed Albrahim said the low-cost airline’s fleet contains 15 A320 narrow-bodies, and it will continue to receive more aircraft of the A320 … Read more
KARACHI: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has achieved the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) new distribution capability (NDC) level 4 certification, a statement said. The national flag carrier has recently embarked upon a digital transformation programme, under which PIA is focused on modernising its business practices, resource competence, technology upgrade and partner collaborations in line … Read more
How can passengers take 10 billion flights a year without contributing to global warming? The question of “greening” the international aviation sector by 2050 constitutes a colossal task whose stakes — and sheer numbers — can make the head spin, according to the airlines themselves. At its general assembly in Boston Monday, the International Air … Read more
KARACHI: Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) president Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al Duailej, and International Air Transport Association (IATA) for Africa and the Middle East Region vice-president Kamel Hassan Al-Awadi, co-signed an agreement between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and IATA to establish its regional office in the kingdom, Saudi official news agency, … Read more
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) Operational Safety Audit Team has expressed satisfaction over the performance of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). According to the details, a team of international aviation body recently completed its audit of different departments of the airline, including its flight operation, ground handling, flight safety, and security and engineering. The team … Read more
International Air Transport Association (IATA) has predicted the glodbal loss due to coronavirus pandemic. An international aviation group now supposes global damages due to the COVID-19 to top $314 billion which is higher than previous approximations. According to the details, the estimation from the International Air Transport Association says travel internationally has fallen by 80%, … Read more
The travel downturn amid the coronavirus outbreak could result in the drop of 25 million airlines jobs world wide. This was said by International Air Transport Association (IATA) in its statement. In a series of weekly news conferences via video link, Global airlines warned that up to 25 million jobs across world could at risk … Read more
