All Africa news – Page 39
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Stabiliser motor probed after Mango 737-800 trim incident
South African investigators are probing the service history of a horizontal stabiliser trim motor after a serious out-of-trim incident occurred to a Boeing 737-800 approaching cruise altitude.
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IATA warns on airline profits and carbon offsets
Slowing passenger demand and rising costs are set to pull airline profits back this year, IATA has warned.
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Earlier retirements moderate Airbus global fleet outlook
Airbus is attributing a slightly lower global fleet outlook in 2038 to a reduction in retirement ages, the result of higher airframe productivity.
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Comair indicates extent of SAA case award benefit
South African carrier Comair has detailed the expected benefit on its full-year financial results following settlement of an anti-competitiveness case against South African Airways.
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PodcastPODCAST: Airline Business on Ryanair, Vietnam, Aigle Azur, cargo
The new edition of the Airline Business podcast is now available.
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NewsMax Air 747-400 suffered pod-strike during Minna landing
Nigerian accident investigators have indicated that a landing incident involving a Max Air Boeing 747-400 at Minna resulted in a pod-strike of an outboard engine.
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NewsCallen-Lenz to partner on Pegasus One flight control system
South African firm Pegasus Universal Aerospace has appointed UK engineering consultancy Callen-Lenz to assist with the design and development of the flight-control systems for its Pegasus One vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) business jet.
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Convair crash pilots unsure which engine was ablaze
South African investigators have revealed that the crew of a Convair 340 were unsure which of the aircraft's two engines had caught fire before it crashed while attempting to return to Wonderboom airport.
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Airline BusinessAir cargo woes endure amid US-China spat
There are few signs that the air freight market will find any relief from the tough market conditions seen so far in 2019, as the trade spat between the USA and China, and a slowing global economy, dent demand.
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Qatar to open Angolan services
Oneworld alliance carrier Qatar Airways is opening services to the Angolan capital Luanda next year.
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Embattled Aigle Azur starts suspending routes
Troubled French leisure carrier Aigle Azur is to start suspending scheduled services as it seeks investors.
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AnalysisAirline start-ups outweigh failures over summer months
After a challenging first few months of the year in which a number of high-profile carriers were forced to suspend operations amid mounting financial problems, the summer months have largely proved a stable period in which more attention has focused on start-up projects.
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MAKS: US sanctions make air forces wary of Russian jets
The USA’s Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) is making air forces wary of buying Russian aircraft and other weapons.
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Kenya Airways half-year loss more than doubles
Kenya Airways has disclosed that its pre-tax loss for the six months ended 30 June rose to KSh8.56 billion ($82.8 million) from KSh3.9 billion in the same period of 2018.
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Tanzanian government strives to free impounded A220
Air Tanzania appears still to be trying to free an Airbus A220 which was held in Johannesburg following a service from Dar es Salaam.
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PICTURE: EgyptAir A220 conducts first flight
EgyptAir's first Airbus A220 has conducted its maiden flight from the manufacturer's Montreal Mirabel assembly facility.
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Airline Business
Cabin crew treatment damages airline equality effort
For all the chat about diversity and gender equality among airlines over the past year, there are still some pretty outdated practices on display in the industry.
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Comair 737 departed despite taxi collision uncertainty
South African investigators have determined that a Comair Boeing 737-800 departed Johannesburg despite uncertainty over a possible taxiing collision with a Mango aircraft.
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Cabo Verde Airlines to launch Lagos route
Cabo Verde Airlines will open a new service to Lagos, Nigeria, starting 9 December.
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Airline BusinessSluggish progress on gender mix in airline C-suites
It could be the mid-2050s before there is an equal split between female and male incumbents in senior executive positions at airlines, according to FlightGlobal’s latest annual survey of the world’s biggest passenger operators.