Lufthansa launches new flight to South Africa
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Lufthansa has launched flights between Johannesburg and Munich after a 19-year hiatus.Lufthansa’s CEO, Jens Ritter, said Munich is a convenient [...] Full text...
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Kenya Airways returns to profitability after a decade
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya Airways has returned to the profit-making territory for the first time in 10 years, marking a significant milestone in its [...] Full text...
Kenya Airways returns to profitability after a decade
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya Airways has returned to the profit-making territory for the first time in 10 years, marking a significant milestone in its [...] Full text...
Algerian civil aviation delegation in Tripoli ahead of resumption of Libyan flights
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation from the Algerian Civil Aviation Authority has visited Maitigua International Airport, in the eastern suburbs of Tripoli, to audit [...] Full text...
Cape Town International Airport ranked second in global survey
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Cape Town International Airport has been ranked second-best worldwide, according to a new global passenger survey. The Airhelp survey, which [...] Full text...
Mali attends 73rd session of the ASECNA Committee of Ministers in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali will be taking part in the 73rd Session of the Committee of Ministers of the Agency for the Safety of [...] Full text...
Jordanian delegation arrives in Tripoli ahead of resumption of Royal Jordanian Airlines flights
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation from the Jordanian Civil Aviation Authority and Royal Jordanian Airlines has arrived at Maitigua International Airport, on the eastern [...] Full text...
Libya, EU hold talks to lift the ban on Libyan aircraft from European airspace
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al-Dbaiba, and the European Commissioner for Transport, Adina-Ioana Vălean, on Wednesday met to discuss progress of [...] Full text...
Libya, EU hold talks to lift the ban on Libyan aircraft from European airspace
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al-Dbaiba, and the European Commissioner for Transport, Adina-Ioana Vălean, on Wednesday met to discuss progress of [...] Full text...
Senegal's Blaise Diagne Airport closed after aircraft runs off runway
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Blaise Diagne International Airport (AIBD) in Diass, Senegal, was closed on Thursday after a TransAir plane chartered by Air Sénégal [...] Full text...
Jordanian and Qatari airlines to resume flights to Libya this month
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Transport, Mohamed al-Chahoubi, has announced the return of Royal Jordanian and Qatar Airways flights to and from [...] Full text...
Italian aviation delegation visits Misrata airport to check safety standards
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation from the Italian Civil Aviation Authority has visited Misrata International Airport, 220 km east of Tripoli, to assess the [...] Full text...
Libya,Turkey,Britain sign MOU to finance new Tripoli airport project
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Libyan Airports Authority, Mohamed Beit Al-Mal, Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Turkish company [...] Full text...
'South Africa’s commercial airlines sector has zero fatal accident rate for four decades'
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga says the country's commercial airlines sector has maintained a zero fatal accident rate for [...] Full text...
Two killed in mid-air collision at Nairobi's Wilson airport
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two people were killed in a mid-air collision involving a training and passenger aircraft after take off from Wilson airport in [...] Full text...
UN agency: Air traffic operating above pre-COVID levels
Montreal, Canada (PANA) - The UN aviation agency on Wednesday announced that air traffic levels are operating at around two per cent above their high in [...] Full text...
Royal Air Maroc delegation visits Tripoli's Maitigua airport in preparation for its new service
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation from the Moroccan airline, Royal Air Maroc, has visited Maitigua International Airport, in the eastern suburbs of Tripoli, to [...] Full text...
Ethiopian air cargo to serve Casablanca route
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics Services, the largest air cargo network operator in Africa, has commenced a freighter service to Casablanca, [...] Full text...
Libya, Italy sign air transport agreement
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - An air transport agreement was signed on Sunday between Libya and Italy.
The two countries also signed a memorandum of technical cooperation [...] Full text...
Libyan, Italian officials discuss implementation of Tripoli international airport project
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Transport of the Government of National Unity, Mohamed Al-Chahoubi, discussed with the Italian Ambassador to Libya, Giuseppe [...] Full text...
Saudi Airlines resumes direct flights to South Africa
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Tourism on Monday confirmed the return of the Saudi Airlines direct flight between Jeddah and Johannesburg starting [...] Full text...
Libya at the 70th meeting of the ACI Africa Board and Committees in Dakar
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Airports Authority, part of the Libyan Ministry of Transport in the Government of National Unity, is taking part in [...] Full text...
Mali maintains suspension of Air France flights
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian authorities on Wednesday cancelled the authorisation given to the French airline, Air France, to resume flights to Mali from [...] Full text...
Libyan Prime Minister announces opening of Tripoli airport in mid-2024
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's prime minister in the government of national unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, has announced that great progress has been made in [...] Full text...
Italy explains reasons for lifting ban on Libyan aircraft from its airspace
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Ambassador of the Republic of Italy to Libya, Gianluca Alberini, informed the committee set up by the prime minister to [...] Full text...
Italy lifts its airspace ban on Libyan aviation
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The prime minister of the government of national unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, has announced that the Italian government has informed him of [...] Full text...
Libyan, Austrian officials discuss resumption of flights
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan and Austrial officials have discussed the resumption of flights between the two countries at a rate of three flights per [...] Full text...
Italian Civil Aviation delegation visits Tripoli's Maitigua Airport
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation of the Italian Civil Aviation Authority on Wednesday concluded a two-day inspection of Maitigua International Airport, in the eastern [...] Full text...
Kenya: Bird strike stalls Singapore Airlines cargo aircraft take off, flights diverted
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A bird strike on a Singapore Airlines cargo plane, taking off from the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, caused the [...] Full text...
Libyan PM discusses suspension of Libyan aviation ban with ICAO
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- Libyan Prime Minister of the National Unity Government Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba discussed Wednesday with the Regional Director of the International Civil Aviation Organization [...] Full text...
Libya presents roadmap to lift embargo imposed by Italy on Libyan carriers
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Civil Aviation Authority has presented a roadmap for the lifting of an embargo imposed by the Italian government on [...] Full text...
Towards the lifting of ban imposed on Libyan airlines in European space
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A commission mandated by the Libyan government of national unity held its first meeting to develop an action plan and fast-track [...] Full text...
Botswana aspires to be regional transporter
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi Wednesday commissioned the refurbished airport in the resort town of Maun, saying the country aspires to be [...] Full text...
Kenya to end US$300 million bailouto Kenya Airways in 2023
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya will end the US$300 million annual bailout of its national airline, Kenya Airways (KQ) in favour of a new business [...] Full text...
Libyan company signs service contract with Air Cairo
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Li,byan ground services company has signed a contract to provide ground and handling services to the Egyptian company, Air Cairo, [...] Full text...
Kenya Airways facing persistent flight disruptions over spare parts shortage
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya Airways said on Tuesday that persistent shortage of crucial aircraft spare parts could lead to travel disruption within its network [...] Full text...
South Africa's OR Tambo International Airport confirms flight delays following refuelling challenges
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA) on Thursday said challenges with the refuelling of aircraft has impacted 41 [...] Full text...
TunisAir acquires new Airbus A320neo aircraft
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian airline, TunisAir, received on Saturday, as part of its programme of new acquisitions, a fourth Airbus A320neo to strengthen [...] Full text...
Libya and Tunisia agree to increase frequency of flights between them
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Communications, Mohamed al-Chahoubi, and the Tunisian Minister of Transport, Rabi Majidi, on Wednesday signed an agreement to [...] Full text...
Air Mauritius gets new CEO
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian airline, Air Mauritius, should have a new general manager, in the person of the Croatian, Krešimir Kučko, as from [...] Full text...
Air Mauritius gets new CEO
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian airline, Air Mauritius, should have a new general manager, in the person of the Croatian, Krešimir Kučko, as from [...] Full text...
More than 30 Libyan airport officials in training in Tunisia on airport management
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 32 Libyan airport employees have been sent to Tunisia for a seven-day training programme in Airport Management Policies [...] Full text...
More than 30 Libyan airport officials in training in Tunisia on airport management
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 32 Libyan airport employees have been sent to Tunisia for a seven-day training programme in Airport Management Policies [...] Full text...
Libya holds Aviation Forum and Exhibition
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The 2022 edition of the Libya International Aviation Forum and Exhibition kicked off on Sunday in Tripoli with the participation of [...] Full text...
Libya holds Aviation Forum and Exhibition
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The 2022 edition of the Libya International Aviation Forum and Exhibition kicked off on Sunday in Tripoli with the participation of [...] Full text...
Aviation, airline industries discuss Free Routing Airspace concept
Plaine Magnien, Mauritius (PANA) - The fourth Africa Indian Ocean Free Route Airspace Project Management Team (AFI–FRA-PMT) meeting which aims at developing a road map [...] Full text...
Aviation, airline industries discuss Free Routing Airspace concept
Plaine Magnien, Mauritius (PANA) - The fourth Africa Indian Ocean Free Route Airspace Project Management Team (AFI–FRA-PMT) meeting which aims at developing a road map [...] Full text...
South Africa airline FlySafair to operate to 11 new destinations in southern African
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African airline FlySafair has received approval to operate flights to 11 new destinations in southern Africa.
The Air Services [...] Full text...
Historic net-zero international flight goal agreed at UN conference
Montreal, Canada (PANA) - State members of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) adopted a long-term goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, following two [...] Full text...
South African Airways plunges in world aviation rankings
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Airways (SAA), which has been battered by years of financial woes, continues to slide down the ranks [...] Full text...