In a wave of reconciliation sweeping across the Gulf States, the United Arab Emirates has reopened its borders and airspace to Qatar after boycotting the small energy-rich country alongside its Gulf allies since 2017. Further, Saudi Arabia has announced the reopening of its airspace and borders with Qatar. National carrier Qatar Airways said it had started to rerouteRead More →
In a media briefing in January, IATA’s Alexandre de Juniacsaid that the world airline industry’s situation is still perilous. “While we still see airlines turning cash positive within the year, the near-term picture is bleak. Instead of a boost from the year-end holiday period, we got even more restrictions. Governments tightened borders inRead More →
Nor are they responsible for the level of transformation in the aviation sector. (Grant Back – Saapa) The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) and the South African Airways (SAA) businesses rescue practitioners (BRPs) have been very vocal recently in their criticism of the pilots of SAA and the SAA Pilots’ AssociationRead More →
Taking between 400 and 500 passengers is normal on a Boeing 747, but there is one case where it has been as high as 1,122. This happened in 1991 as part of Operation Solomon, with Israeli airline El Al evacuating Ethiopian Jews to Israel. It set a record for theRead More →
(Series: Part 1. IATA: Alexandre de Juniac on African Aviation Crisis) IATA’s Director general Alexandre de Juniac provided an online address to the AFRAA 52 annual assembly. His address provides a concise assessment of the challenges facing the African air transport industry – and the way forward. This summary of the key points of his presentation providesRead More →
It is said that in times of crisis, only the fittest survive. Airlink has demonstrated that it is indeed one of the fittest by emerging from the Covid-19 pandemic in a better position than it was before the crisis began. Guy Leitch asks Rodger Foster how Airlink did it and what its future plans are. GL: InRead More →
(Dassie Persaud-van der Westhuizen) My nascent airline career may have been halted by the COVID-19 pandemic – but it will restart. A question that bothers me in the meanwhile is whether airlines will be able survive the pressure by the environmentalists who love to use air travel – and itsRead More →
On 19th January 2021, a Boeing 737-400 freighter suffered a hard landing into Exeter, United Kingdom. A West Atlantic Flight NPT105L, a Boeing 737-4Q8(SF), registration G-JMCY, operating a domestic cargo flight from East Midlands Airport (EMA/EGNX), to Exeter Airport (EXT/EGTE), suffered a very hard touchdown upon landing and sustained possibleRead More →
(Yolanda Mackay, Director; Norton Rose Fulbright) A deep dive into international aviation law and precedent shows that airlines may be liable if a passenger gets infected by Covid-19 on a flight. This article explores the extent to which carriers may be considered guarantors of the safety of their passengers and how the lawRead More →
On this day 15 January 2009, 12 years ago, Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger achieved an amazing feat of airmanship. All souls saved and against all odds! On January 15, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 with call sign ‘Cactus 1549’, an Airbus A320 on a flight from New York City’s LaGuardia Airport to Charlotte, NorthRead More →
