All Africa news – Page 32
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Restructuring South African Airways looks to slash workforce
South African Airways is poised to cut close to 20% of its workforce as part of an effort to restructure the heavily loss-making carrier.
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Ramp staff praised for tackling SkyUp 737 gear fire
Egypt's civil aviation ministry is praising ground personnel for quickly reacting to a landing-gear fire which broke out on a SkyUp Airlines Boeing 737-800 at Sharm el-Sheikh.
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Air cargo records eleventh straight month of demand decline: IATA
Air freight demand remains weak, IATA reports in its September 2019 figures.
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Air Arabia eyes expansion with new order and Abu Dhabi unit
While many carriers in the Middle East are adjusting to slowing growth environment, the pace of activity is rising at low-cost carrier Air Arabia.
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SAA receives first A350 and plans to introduce four
South African Airways has disclosed that it will lease another pair of Airbus A350-900s, after taking delivery of the first of two initial leased aircraft.
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Spirit acquires Bombardier aerostructures plants
Bombardier is selling its aerostructures business to US-based Spirit AeroSystems, a deal which includes its wing operation in Belfast and other facilities in Morocco and the USA.
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SAA in discussions over equity partnership: minister
South Africa's finance minister has told the country's parliament that discussions are being held with investors with a view to freeing flag-carrier South African Airways from state support.
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Silverstone under safety audit as Dash 8 loses wheel
Kenya's civil aviation regulators has disclosed that Silverstone Air Services is being subjected to an audit, after another incident involving a turboprop operated by the regional carrier.
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South African MRO checks affected over 40 aircraft
Over 40 aircraft were affected by the South African civil aviation regulator's order to conduct verification checks following an audit of South African Airways' maintenance division.
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South Africa bans Air Zimbabwe over debts
Air Zimbabwe has been barred from operating to South African airports owing to failure to pay debts relating to aeronautical charges.
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Inquiry links fatal L-410 crash in fog to mis-set altimeter
Investigators claim a mis-set altimeter combined with heavy fog led to the fatal crash of a Let L-410 turboprop during an attempt to land at Yirol in South Sudan.
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South African MRO checks not linked to Mango incident
South African Airways' maintenance division is undertaking corrective measures following a regulatory inspection which resulted in the grounding of a number of aircraft operated by South African carriers.
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UK finally lifts flights ban to Sharm el-Sheikh
UK authorities have lifted a flight ban pertaining to services to the Egyptian resort of Sharem el-Sheikh, four years after imposing the restriction.
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South Africa's grounded CemAir prepares to resume flights
South African carrier CemAir's air operator's certificate has been restored by the country's civil aviation regulator, after months of being grounded.
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Some SAA and Comair aircraft grounded by MRO audit
South African regulators have ordered maintenance compliance verification on some aircraft in the fleets of South African Airways and Comair, resulting in schedule disruption for the two carriers.
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Fastjet halts Mozambique operations as demand slumps
African budget carrier operation Fastjet Group is to suspend flights in Mozambique after mounting losses resulting from insufficient demand, which it partly attributes to tougher competition.
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Air Tanzania hands first Dash 8 order to newly-created DHC
Tanzania's government is ordering a single De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400, marking the first firm deal for the manufacturer since investors acquired the former Q400 turboprop programme from Bombardier.
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Emirates prepares to deploy A380 on Cairo route
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is to deploy Airbus A380s on its route to the Egyptian capital Cairo this month.