Sri Lanka’s Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) will partially close between Jan. 6 and April 6, 2017, for maintenance work on its 3,350 meter-long main runway.
Russia’s Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed a resolution lifting the ban on charter flights to Turkey Aug. 28, leading the way for Russian leisure carriers to file requests to begin charter flights between the two countries.
The newly-appointed Secretary General of the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) says that security will be his priority during his four-year mandate. He also said he hoped the IOC would develop into a fully fledged regional organisation.
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 parked at an airport gate was rammed by a pickup truck at Omaha (Nebraska) Eppley Airfield as passengers were boarding.
The satellites will be the vanguard of the Iridium NEXT constellation of 66 low-earth orbiting satellites that will provide space-based coverage of the world’s airspace for the first time.
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The national carriers of Balkan countries Serbia and Montenegro have signed a codeshare agreement that substantially broadens options for Montenegro Airline passengers.
Flydubai participates in Dubai Tourism's first-ever East Africa roadshow with the Dubai-based carrier showcasing its services and offerings in Uganda and Tanzania.
Workers of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) embarked on a peaceful protest this week across some states of the federation over the plan by the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, to concession the four major viable airports in the country.
Rwandair has put back the launch flights of its new Airbus A330 to December.The airline was originally planning to begin flights with the new aircraft in September on a route to Mumbai.
One of the rising stars of the Chinese economy, the emerging city of Chengdu, will move closer towards its ambition of becoming the main transport hub for western China when it hosts the World Routes aviation forum next month (24-27 September).
The major American carrier has announced it will cancel service at Tokyo-Narita from New York-JFK, and to Osaka and Bangkok in autumn. The decision comes a few weeks after Delta has been tentatively awarded daytime service to Tokyo-Haneda.
