Etihad Airways has launched its community outreach programme with donations of air tickets, blankets and school supplies to the Whisper Children's Home in Mutai, Uganda.
Agreement has been reached at the World Radiocommunication Conference in Geneva on the allocation of radiofrequency spectrum for global flight tracking in civil aviation.
Zambia Airways has had its establishment deferred by Zambian President Edgar Lungu as part of austerity measures aimed at bringing down the country's budget deficit, ch-aviation reports.
A joint industry roadmap for the sustainable production of aviation biofuels in the United Arab Emirates has been rolled out and culminates in a 20 point action plan covering four development areas: feedstock supply; biorefinery; distribution and overall supply chain.
Airports focusing on safety of passengers at remote stands were looking a new product from UK's Tensator Group at the Airport Show in Dubai – a nigh-glow passenger guidance system for disembarding the aircraft to a bus or a walk to the terminal.
Abu Dhabi Airports announced today a five-year partnership with SITA, to provide state-of-the-art IT infrastructure throughout the new Midfield Terminal, which will serve an estimated 30 million passengers annually from July 2017.
Gulf Air, recently won Computer News Middle East's (CNME) annual, CIO 100 Award for the 4th consecutive year, becoming the first organisation and first airline in the Middle East to do so.
The Airports Company South Africa and Aviation Co-ordination Services (ACS) have renewed SITA, the global air transport IT company, as the common-use technology provider for Airports Company South Africa, extending the coverage to nine airports.
The International Air Transportation (IATA), a member of the Global Travel Association Coalition (GTAC), supports GTACs condemnation of recent terror attacks.
Since its formation in 1993, Airports Company South Africa has grown into a widely admired airport management company. Keith Mwanalushi reports from Johannesburg that growth in Africa is high on the company's agenda.
Agreement has been reached at the World Radiocommunication Conference in Geneva on the allocation of radiofrequency spectrum for global flight tracking in civil aviation.
As part of its on-going commitment to minimise the environmental impact of its operations, Etihad Airways recently launched an Abu Dhabi Perfect Flight Program by conducting a fuel-optimised 'Perfect Flight' between Abu Dhabi and Washington, DC.
Having made impressive strides with its turnaround plan, Air Nambia is itching to get back into growth mode before a new breed of low-cost competitors swoops on the country. Martin Rivers reports.
Ethiopia has announced plans to construct a USD 4 bn mega airport in Addis Ababa that is intended to serve as many as 120 mn passengers annually when it opens in more than a decade's time.
Online and technology solutions company, Emaratech, used the Future of Borders conference in Dubai to announce the launch of a new system that performs simultaneous document and iris scans to quickly verify travellers' identity when integrated with border gates.
