May 13, 2018//-A Nigerian mother-of-two, Queen Obioma, has sued United Airlines, claiming she and her two children were booted from its plane because a passenger complained she smelled ‘pungent’.
Category: Aviation
African Carriers on Growth path; Emirates Spoils Ride
May 9, 2018//-African airlines topped the global cargo chart last year, posting the fastest growth in freight volumes.
Ghana: Aviation Minister to Open Accra Weizo Event
The Minister of Aviation for Ghana, Mrs. Cecilia Abena Dapaah, would declare open the fourth Accra Weizo event, which is slated for June 22 and 23, 2018 in the former Gold Coast.
Ethiopian Airlines Emerges Winner of 2018 Outstanding Food Services Award
May 8, 2018//-Ethiopian Airlines has been named the winner of the ‘Africa’s Outstanding Food Services by a Carrier’ Award at this year’s event held in Germany.
China: Plane Passenger Opens Emergency Door to Get Fresh Air
May 3, 2018//-A young passenger trying to get some fresh air on a crowded plane at Myanyang Airport, in China’s Sichuan Province, ended up accidentally opening the aircraft’s emergency hatch and triggering the inflatable escape slide.
Rwand Air Expands To Abuja With Four Weekly Flights
April 30, 2018//-East African Carrier, Rwand Air at the weekend flagged off its Abuja-Kigali flights, offering passengers from Nigeria’s political capital opportunity to connect to its global route network.
Infograph: Africa is Geographically Fragmented
April 30, 2018//-
How Sick is South African Airways and what will it Cost to Fix it?- CEO Vuyani Jarana
April 23, 2018//-SAA’s new CEO Vuyani Jarana left a big position in telecoms to take on the perhaps impossible job of turning SAA around. SA Flyer and FlightCom Magazine editor Guy Leitch managed to get this hard-running CEO to make time for a detailed discussion of his plans.
China Excludes Africa from Countries Waived from Visa to Hainan
Beijing, China, Apr 23, 2018//- China will give visa free entry to tourists from 59 nations to its southern island province of Hainan from May 1, but countries from South, South East Asia and Africa do not figure in the list.
Asamoah Gyan Signs Partnership Deal with Top UK Firm
April 20, 2018//-Ghana Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan has signed a partnership deal with top UK investment company, Investment Development Capital.