Pilots optimistic about Uganda Airlines future

Uganda Airlines
Kampala, Uganda

Uganda Airlines pilots have portrayed an emphatic survey of where they see the airline. They earlier triumphantly ran a few commercial flights to different destinations.

Captain Emmanuel Mutebi said the airline’s marketing policy will play a major role to get more passengers to fly with it. He said they anticipate to start achieving reasonably good numbers on board within a quarter.

The revived Uganda Airlines flew its first commercial flight to Nairobi on Wednesday August 28, 2019 with just eight passengers on board.

It operated to Mogadishu the next day with 33 passengers and on Friday to Dar Es Salaam with just a few passengers short of being full.

The airline has said it is fully booked on the Dar route from September 3 to September 7, 2019. Captain Charles Karabarinde has called on Ugandans to support the airline. He said it was new, with experienced pilots and expected everyone to support it. Karabarinde has 40 years of flying experience.

Uganda Airlines comes at a time when almost all the airlines on the continent – except Ethiopian Airlines – are grappling to make profits. Kenya spends millions of dollars annually to bail out Kenya Airways that has been regularly making losses.

Rwanda also spends public money heavily to keep its national carrier running. So is South Africa with South African Airways. Aviation analysts have observed Uganda airlines must be in charge of the ground handlings business at Entebbe, which will make for it a bit of money.

The handling is currently done by Enhas Uganda which was owned by Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kutesa and was in 2017 sold to a businessman from United Arab Emirates.
It will be difficult for the airline to get this business to its possession.

Also, government employees account for the biggest traffic at the airport. This is a constituency that the airline must tap into.

On August 5, 2019, President Museveni directed in a cabinet memo that all government officials travelling to destinations where the airline flies must go with the airline.

 

source https://ncairways.co/pilots-optimistic-about-uganda-airlines-future/

The TRS and the BJP were two sides of the same coin: Revanth Reddy

Hyderabad, 31 August 2019.

TPCC working president and Congress MP A. Revanth Reddy has claimed that the Telangana state BJP was divided into two groups:

– one group supports the TRS president and Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao and

– the other group was critical of him.

The aggressive approach of the BJP in the Telangana state has forced the Congress to hit the streets too in an attempt to illustrate that it is still the foremost Opposition party to contest with and the real challenge to the TRS. Congress is examining to stave off the BJP, which has now started to claim that it is the feasible alternative to the ruling party, the TRS. This has led to the making of fierce competition between the two opposition parties to surpass the TRS government.

As per Reddy, the BJP has no place for anti-KCR leaders. Mr Reddy said the TRS and the BJP were two sides of the same coin. Speaking to press reporters, he stated that both parties had an internal understanding.

 

After a humiliating defeat in the Assembly elections in December 2018, the state Congress had imprisoned itself to simply issuing statements and did not take up any programme against the government on the ground.

In contrast, after winning an unusual four Lok Sabha seats, the BJP propelled a relentless attack on the government and strengthened the means of letting leaders from other parties into its fold.

After squandering most of its MLAs to the TRS, with its party legislative leader losing the status of leader of the opposition (LoP), the Congress was sounded by the prospect of dissipating even its de facto Opposition party standing in the politics of Telangana and revised its strategy.

BJP working president J.P. Nadda toured Hyderabad lately and held a public meeting. He accused the Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao of revelling in extensive corruption in the Kaleshwaram project and the Haritha Haram programme. Senior BJP leaders from the Centre and other states are also touring Hyderabad constantly.

The Congress MP alleged that TS BJP president K. Laxman had claimed that the party would ask the Centre to order a CBI probe into the corruption in power purchase agreements. “When will the CBI inquiry be ordered,” he asked.
Continuing his attack on Mr Chandrasekhar Rao and TS Genco and Transco chairman and managing director D. Prabhakar Rao, Mr Revanth Reddy mentioned that usually IAS officers are appointed to head power utilities. When they refuse to sign on irregular agreements, the government removes them and appoints retired officers.
“As part of this practice, D. Prabhakar Rao, G. Raghuma Reddy and Gopal Rao were appointed,” Mr Revanth Reddy said. He alleged that these officers were cooperating with Mr Chandrasekhar Rao to loot public money.
He said that the power utilities in the state had borrowed Rs 74,000 crore since 2014, but Mr Prabhakar Rao had put the figure at Rs 35,000 crore “which is an utter lie”.
He said that the government has taken action on officials for speaking against Mr Chandrasekhar Rao and his son and TRS working president K.T. Rama Rao.“What action will be taken against power employees who spoke about me,” Mr Revanth Reddy asked, referring to comments made by power union employees during his war of words with Mr Prabhakar Rao.
Mr Revanth Reddy said that the government had banned TS Power Employees Joint Action Committee (JAC) leader Raghu not to speak on power issues. “Why are the power employees not conducting dharnas against this,” he asked.
He said that Mr Prabhakar Rao has no eligibility to appoint him as chairman and managing director of power utilities and alleged several IAS officers who are not interested to work with him had sought transfers.
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COP14 in India: Modi to address UN meet to raise desertification issue

Passenger frustrations rise as American Airlines struggles

Cancelled flights, wrecked vacations and leaky planes.

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Are fixes coming?

American’s recent court success may help, but the company is still negotiating contracts with all three of its major labor groups, including pilots and flight attendants. It also should get its grounded  Max jets back later this year, if Boeing’s timeline for fixes holds.

“I think it’s just a bigger problem than it ever has been in the past for American,” said Robert Mann, an aviation consultant with RW Mann & Co. in New York. “It’s more noticeable because American, as a Big 3 network carrier, has been able to rely on high fare corporate revenue.”

American benefited from size over its competitors when it merged with U.S. Airways in 2013, operating the largest network with 365 destinations, Mann said. But other airlines have aggressively grown routes and added flights between key markets, while American’s traffic growth has slowed.

“The only difference between American and Delta at this point is that Delta is far more reliable,” Mann said.

Rath, who came to American in 2015 from Delta, said the airline is making technology changes to help customers deal directly with delays and cancellations. Much of that is through American’s app to let customers deal with rebooking and compensation themselves. She said customers who prefer to use an app will help alleviate lines for those wanting face-to-face interaction.

In response to challenges with delays and cancellations, the airline has also started proactively bringing sandwich carts, food and beverages to passengers of delayed and canceled flights. But Rath said they can still do better to let customers know what’s happening.

“We have to get the customer taken care of before we get to the airport,” she said.

American has also put together teams to work on how to get planes in and out of airports faster, she said. And there are plans for improved crew scheduling systems, too.

Other major airlines, such as United, have shown the ability to improve reliability and win back customers. And American has major advantages if it can improve, said JPMorgan’s Baker.

Most passengers are going to pick airlines based on route and convenience, he said. American has the most destinations of any carrier. It also has credit card holders and frequent fliers who are reluctant to give up a preferred status that it took them years to achieve.

“I frequently hear from people that say they can’t stand a particular airline, but they stay with them for points, lounge access or other benefits,” Baker said. “The reality is that passenger memories are short and are easily overcome by price, network strength and loyalty perks.”

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Texas needs to do more to encourage carbon-free energy: Advocacy Group

Texas is progressing fast in boosting renewable energy production but could do a better job implementing more statewide efficiency programs and providing rewards and incentives for efficient technologies. The Austin-based advocacy group Environment Texas Research & Policy Center observed.

Texas produced more wind than any other state in 2018 and came in fifth in solar energy, producing 339 times the amount it produced 10 years ago. Texas is third in the U.S. for battery storage capacity with 94 megawatts, as per the center.

But Texas could do more by providing state incentives to produce renewable energy and encourage state and local governments to purchase only renewable power, according to the center.

“The progress we’ve made in the last decade on renewable energy and technologies like battery storage and electric cars should give Texans the confidence that we can take clean energy to the next level,” said Jen Schmerling, deputy director of Environment Texas.

One percent of new car sales in June in Houston were electric vehicles.

source https://ncairways.co/texas-needs-to-do-more-to-encourage-carbon-free-energy-advocacy-group-says/

ASL Airlines Belgium Boeing 747-400F aborts take-off at Nanchang Airport

23 August, 2019.

An ASL Airlines Belgium Boeing 747-400F (OE-IFB) operated flight 3V820 between Nanchang Airport, China and Liege, Belgium. During take-off at Nanchang, however, the pilots rejected take-off. As a result, the tires of the aircraft’s main landing gears deflated. The pilots evacuated the aircraft by using the right-hand upper deck slide.

As the aircraft is currently disabled on Nanchang’s single runway, the airport is currently closed. Six flights were forced to divert to nearby airports, airlines were forced to cancel already more than 80 flights (according to flightradar24-statistics).

ASL Airlines Belgium Boeing 747-400F rejected take-off at Nanchang Airport, China. Flight number 3V820. Slide on the upper deck deployed. The single runway of the airport is closed. pic.twitter.com/IsfP4aDcrL
— ChinaAviationReview (@ChinaAvReview) August 24, 2019

High temperature caused tires automatically deflated during rejected takeoff. Slide on the upper deck deployed. pic.twitter.com/sg5m6pKaxM
— ChinaAviationReview (@ChinaAvReview) August 24, 2019

ASL Belgium B747-400F (OE-IFB) experienced 14 of 16 tire blow-outs during a take-off abort at Nanchang Airport (ZSCN, KHN), China. The crew evacuated via chute. Cargo Flight #3V820 to Liege became disabled on the runway forcing the temp closure of the airport. @ChinaAvReview pic.twitter.com/U1NJZAOSf5
— JACDEC (@JacdecNew) August 24, 2019

A passenger PC-12 was chartered to ferry 747 tires from the nearest airport that has enough inventory.(Shanghai, 800km). All seats removed. Reduced runway used for taking off and landing. pic.twitter.com/mX8Yd0lsik
— ChinaAviationReview (@ChinaAvReview) August 24, 2019

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British Airways incorrectly told passengers flights were cancelled due to email error

British Airways sent out an email incorrectly telling passengers their flights were cancelled.Some passengers rebooked alternative flights after receiving the email – only to later be told their cancelled flights would still go ahead as planned.

The airline’s pilots plan to strike for three days next month, but passengers who had flights on non-strike days were also contacted by mistake and told to rebook or ask for a refund.

British Airways apologised for the “confusion and inconvenience” and encouraged anyone who had rebooked to get in touch.

The airline said in a statement: “We are sorry that some customers received an email in error to say that their flight had been cancelled on non-strike days.

“We are getting in touch with all those customers this afternoon to clarify that their flight will go ahead as planned.

“We are sorry for any confusion and inconvenience this has caused.

“We would encourage anyone who has incurred any expenses as a direct result to get in touch, and we will deal with each case on an individual basis.”

Thousands of people received emails overnight warning flights on 9, 10 and 27 September would be hit by a “large number of delays and cancellations” after the British Airline Pilots’ Association (Balpa) union confirmed strike action over a pay dispute.

Balpa said 93 per cent of members voted in favour of the action after rejecting a pay rise package of 11.5 per cent over three years.

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Passengers took to Twitter on Saturday to vent their confusion after receiving the email in error overnight.

Many complained their honeymoons had been ruined, including one woman who claimed her only option was to pay £3,500 to rebook with another airline.

Another wrote: “You have ruined our day we’re not even flying on one of your pilot strike days but you’ve still chose to cancel our flight #BritishAirways your reputation is shot!

“Now our bridal party won’t even make the wedding.”

source https://ncairways.co/british-airways-incorrectly-told-passengers-flights-were-cancelled-due-to-email-error/

BJP puts high hopes on Telangana, other parties lag way behind

Hyderabad: The BJP’s bid to make a stronghold in Telangana is bothering the TRS, but the Congress says it is sure that the BJP will not succeed in becoming as the chief Opposition party as it does not have a rural vote base.

As per the state Congress leadership, it has an  organisational structure in every nook and corner of Telangana, while the BJP has such a structure in only one fifth of the villages.

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Telangana is one state in India where the ruling party (the BJP) has little presence till now. Though the BJP could win only one of the 119 seats in the Assembly elections held in December last year, the BJP is optimistic about its prospects in Telangana after bagging four of the 17 constituencies in the recent LS elections.

The BJP had a 7.15 per cent vote share in the state in the December Assembly polls. This increased to 19.65 per cent in the Lok Sabha elections. The Congress, though it won only three seats, had a vote share of 29.79 per cent. The TRS retained power in the state with a vote share of 47.38 per cent in the Assembly elections and won nine seats in the LS polls with a vote share of 41.71 per cent.

Congress leaders, as anticipated, reject the BJP’s claim about growing in the Southern State as incorrect and misleading.

The ruling TRS leaders, including its working president K.T. Rama Rao, say they still consider the Congress as their main opponent in the state, and the BJP is making a hue and cry about emerging as the strongest Opposition is just false and baseless.

MIM president Asaduddin Owaisi said there is also a strong regional feeling which the BJP can’t change.

The fact of the matter is- the time has changed quickly and so has the perception of the public. There have been two huge legistative shake-ups in recent weeks in the country:

• Triple Talaq
• Art 370

to which BJP’s rivals have no answers.

Congress Leader P C Chidambaram has been caught in corruption cases. Relatives of another Congress leader, Kamal Nath, have seen similar actions. The Congress defends them. A section of Congress have started refusing to follow party lines. In the process, the Congress loses credibility with every passing day.

On the other hand the BJP leader, the PM Narendra Modi’s stature is growing every day.

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source https://ncairways.co/bjp-bets-on-telangana-other-parties-claim-not-yet/

Hypersonic Airliner to Fly From Los Angeles to Tokyo in Less than Two Hours

Some researchers are working on a new generation of supersonic airliners, capable of speeds between Mach 1 and Mach 5. Others are dreaming bigger, NBC News reports.

Last year, Boeing unveiled a design for a plane capable of reaching Mach 5, the low end of a realm known as hypersonic speed. And the Stratofly MR3, a 300-passenger airliner under development by a European consortium that includes the German Aerospace Center, the French Aerospace Lab and eight other universities and research organizations, would fly faster still.

Stratofly would likely be reserved for longer journeys. It could zip from New York City to Sydney, Australia, in about three hours, according to the consortium, or make the trip from Los Angeles to Tokyo in about an hour and 45 minutes.

Later this year, the Stratofly consortium plans to begin wind tunnel tests of the engine components. But it will take many years to bring Stratofly to life. The key technologies might not be ready until 2035, Viola says, with another decade needed before flight tests are completed and the plane is ready to carry passengers.

source https://ncairways.co/two-hours/

United Airlines suspends service between Chicago and Hong Kong

“While our service between the United States and HKG (Hong Kong) remains a vital part of our network, we have decided to suspend service between ORD (Chicago) and HKG after the return flight from HKG on Sept. 9, 2019,” the company said in a statement.

United Airlines did not cite the ongoing protests in Hong Kong as a reason to cancel the direct route. Instead, the airline said that it has seen “a reduced demand for travel from Chicago.” Despite the suspension between Chicago and Hong Kong, “United remains the largest U.S. airline to HKG,” the company added.

Hong Kong has been facing mass demonstrations for nearly three months. The protests were sparked by a now-suspended bill that would allow fugitives to be extradited to China, where there is a separate legal system. Since then, the movement has expanded to include an inquiry into alleged police brutality and universal suffrage in the city, which currently only has partial democracy.

The majority of protests have been peaceful, but groups of protesters shut down the city’s international airport for two days earlier this month.

United is also planning to suspend service between Guam International Airport (GUM) and Hong Kong starting on October 14, a change that was previously announced.

At the same time, United Airlines confirmed to CNN that it will add a second flight between San Francisco and Hong Kong this fall to complement its existing service. “We look forward to our upcoming addition,” the company added.

source https://ncairways.co/united-airlines-suspends-service-between-chicago-and-hong-kong/

The demise of BJP leaders leaves a void in Indian polity

New Delhi: With the death of former Union Minister Arun Jaitley, the BJP, India’s current ruling Party, has lost several of its most energetic and visible public faces in a period of one year.

The BJP has suffered the loss of great leaders like former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former External Affairs Minister (EAM) Sushma Swaraj, former Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, former Union Minister Ananth Kumar during the last two years or so.

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The setbacks began with the death of one of the tallest leaders of the party, Atal Bihari Vajpayee (93), on August 16 last year after a prolonged illness followed by the passing away of former Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Ananth Kumar (59) in November 2018.

The party suffered one more jolt with the death of Goa Chief Minister and former Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar in March 2019. Parrikar handled the defence portfolio during the Rafale deal and the surgical strike post Uri.

Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley passed away in quick succession in August 2019, in a span of 18 days, leaving a void in the party that may be difficult to fill for a long time to come.

While the Modi government had jump-started its second innings taking one major decision after another, there is a deep sense of loss in the party over the demise of Swaraj and Jaitley.

Both the leaders had risen through the ranks, participated in BJP’s struggles, and immensely contributed to its rise as the principal pole of national politics. Both leaders were seen to be simple, incorrupt, intelligent and talented besides being suave and affable.
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Tips In Acquiring The Best Airfare Deals For Added Savings

You don’t have to pay for the full amount for your airfare if you don’t want to. There are plenty of ways to get the best airfare deals for added savings. Imagine using the money you saved for souvenirs or for some fun in the city you plan to travel to.

Keep in mind that the best airfare deals are not only limited to the amount you pay to get from one destination to the other. You might also want to consider other services pertaining to the deal — like hotel accommodations, transportation service, tours, freebies, light meals and snacks, and the likes. Getting the best out of your travel experience will surely make for a worthwhile deal.

If it’s your first time to look for a budgeted airline service for better savings, then here are some tips that might be able to address your needs.

Tip # 1: Check All The Options Available

Research is the key if you want to get the best airfare deals offered in the market. Keep in mind that there are plenty of travel-related companies in the business and you can be sure that there’s one that offers a price that fits perfectly with your wallet.

Don’t settle for the first airfare deal that attracts your attention since there could be others out there that might be lower than the first. Keep calling travel agencies or consult with a travel agent to know all the options available for you.

Tip # 2: Check The Internet For Airfare Deals

You can find a lot of good travel offers on the World Wide Web. There are plenty of travel sites and airline companies that offer their services to the online consumer with the lowest rates available. Feel free to use search engines to look them up and start comparing them out until you find one that suits your budget, as well as the possibilities of big savings and other benefits for your travel.

One idea here is to determine the exact day of your travel and make use of the booking or reservation systems on these sites to look at the possible rates offered under their company on different dates. You can experiment with other flight schedules to see if there are any changes to their offers.

Tip # 3: Group Travels

One way to get some savings out of your travel expenses is to go with a group. Most airline companies and travel agencies offer huge discounts for bulk reservations. You might want to check out different airline companies in regards to this offer to make sure that you get the best rates in the market for you and your entourage.

Tip # 4: Book For The Air Travel In Advance

Advanced booking or reservations can grant you some discounts on airfare deals. To put it simply, travel companies often give discounts if you book for a flight at least months or weeks in advance. The longer the schedule of your departure you booked, the bigger the savings you get.

If all else fails, you can always ask a travel agent to help you look for the best airfare deals in the market. Just make sure to provide them with the specifications of your travel for them to offer you selections that fit perfectly with your taste and budget.

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Edmonton boosts its solar energy rebate, helping fill gap from stalled Alberta program

The City of Edmonton wants homeowners to warm up to the idea of harnessing the sun’s energy by almost tripling its rebate for home solar installations, helping to fill a void created by the suspension of a provincial rebate program. The new incentive rate of 40 cents per watt should cover about 15 per cent of the […]

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New FAA head briefed on 737 Max as sources say airlines might rebrand it

As the longest, most impactful grounding of an aircraft by a major manufacturer drags on through the busy summer travel season, the agency’s new chief is making the plane one of his first priorities. Administrator Stephen Dickson received a “comprehensive” briefing on Tuesday, the day after he was sworn into office, an FAA official told […]

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FAA poised to say pilots don’t need fresh 737 Max simulator training

U.S. aviation regulators are increasingly convinced they don’t need to mandate new simulator training for pilots of Boeing’s 737 Max before returning the grounded jet to service, according to people familiar with the discussions. Pilots would be required instead to take a computer-based training course they could perform at home or in a classroom, according […]

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Renewable energy can generate billions of dollars in health benefits, study finds

Ten states across the Midwest and Great Lakes region of the US could see $4.7 billion in health benefits in 2030 if they stick with current renewable energy standards, according to a new study from MIT. That’s about a 34 percent return on the $3.5 billion price tag associated with actually building out that infrastructure […]

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Ravidas Temple Demolition: Akali Dal-BJP Delegation To Call On PM Modi

Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Thursday said a SAD-BJP delegation will soon meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and urge him to provide a piece of land for rebuilding the Guru Ravidas temple which was demolished in Delhi’s Tughlakabad area. A SAD-BJP delegation will meet the prime minister and ask him to assuage […]

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IndiGo has finally decided to fly without Rakesh Gangwal – its architect

While a defamation suit is unlikely, Rahul Bhatia’s InterGlobe Enterprise, which owns 37 per cent stake in IndiGo, will support groups of minority investors if they sue Gangwal for causing erosion of shareholder’s wealth. After their bitter public spat, it’s unlikely that Bhatia will allow any more room to Gangwal, says Arindam Majumdar. In the […]

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Aviation goes to school

Sputnik 2 on display at the Moscow Polytechnical Museum in Russian. (Photo by Mikhail (Vokabre) Shcherbakov via Wikimedia.org) I have three children. One boy and two girls. They range in age from 20 to 35 years old. All of them have flown. None of them are pilots. None of them work in the aviation industry. […]

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Airbus is making life easy for Boeing

The two fatal Boeing (NYSE:BA) 737 MAX crashes — and the subsequent grounding of that model — have captured most of the headlines in the aviation world over the past year. Indeed, Boeing has suffered a big setback to its reputation and financial performance. However, Airbus (NASDAQOTH:EADSY) has been unable to capitalize on Boeing’s woes […]

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Senators grill FAA safety official on Boeing 737 Max crashes

WASHINGTON – The Federal Aviation Administration’s top safety manager, facing his most rigorous public questioning since two Boeing jets crashed under similar circumstances, repeatedly defended the FAA’s approach to safety Wednesday but also acknowledged a key agency misjudgment. Ali Bahrami, the FAA’s associate administrator for aviation safety, sought to blunt criticisms during a Senate hearing […]

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India’s domestic air passenger traffic up 7.9% in June: IATA

MUMBAI:India’s domestic air passenger traffic rose 7.9 per cent in June over the year ago period even as the average demand for domestic travel across seven major aviation markets declined in the reporting month to 4.4 per cent from 4.7 per cent earlier, IATA said on Thursday. The overall global passenger traffic (domestic and international), […]

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African airlines register growing passenger traffic

By MICHAEL WAKABI African airlines continue to build capacity improving passenger and fleet numbers. According to details contained in the 2018 International Air Transport Association (IATA) report, African airlines carried 92 million passengers out of the global traffic of 4.4 billion passengers. The numbers, which exclude passengers ferried into the region by non-resident carriers, represent […]

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ACC questions ignore the reality of tricky energy transition

Andy Jackson The coalition Government has banned new offshore oil and gas exploration permits but onshore drill sites like this are set to stay. EDITORIAL: They huddle together for warmth, forced outside by a societal shunning of their unpopular practice. And their number is set to grow. In the not too-distant future, smokers will likely have […]

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‘Carried out within Constitution’: Russia backs India’s Art 370 move

Historical Date: 5th August 2019. The Modi-led BJP government finally revoked Article 370 of the Indian Constitution to withdraw the special status given to Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcated the state into two Union Territorites — Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. Later the Parliament endorsed this decision with a handsome majority. Three days later, in […]

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Guinea-Bissau wants to be UAE’s gateway to Latin America: PM

Guinea-Bissau’s ambitious ecotourism and infrastructure development plans would be instrumental in making the tiny West African nation a gateway to Latin America for the United Arab Emirates, according to the country’s prime minister. “We are on the corner of West Africa, on the Atlantic coast. Even without a direct flight, Brazil is less than five […]

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How renewable energy makes power cuts more likely

At 16 minutes past four on Friday a press officer at National Grid put out a tweet which seemed to signal Britain’s progress towards its much-vaunted zero-carbon economy. The proportion of UK electricity generated by wind power, it boasted, had just reached a record high of 47.6 per cent. What, with the weather sunny as […]

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Las Vegas stadium naming deal with Allegiant appears close

Could Allegiant Air’s name soon be flying over the new Las Vegas Stadium? Neither Raiders nor airline officials will comment on the possibility, but a tweet from ESPN reporter Paul Gutierrez says a deal between the two appears to be close. Rob Yowell, president of Gemini Sports Group in Arizona, who has been involved in […]

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IndiGo partners with Insight Aviation for pilots training

MUMBAI: Budget carrier IndiGo said on Friday it has appointed the Insight Aviation to select and train pilots under its cadet pilot programme, which is designed and aimed at meeting the airlines growing demand for the flight crew amid its aircraft growing fleet. Under the tie-up, selected cadets will undergo a rigorous three-month ground schooling […]

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India seen set for fourth interest rate cut of 2019

MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to cut rates next week for a fourth time in 2019 as benign inflation gives it room to help an economy that is growing at its slowest in nearly five years. If the RBI does cut by 25 basis points on Wednesday, the repo rate would […]

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Boeing Scrambles To Tackle Another Flaw in Troubled 737 Aircraft

Boeing is reportedly re-writing its 737 Max 8 piloting software from scratch, after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) brought attention to a new software issue, Business Insider reported Friday. The FAA discovery comes as the US plane maker is scrambling to fix a software issue that led to two deadly air crashes in October 2018 […]

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Centre promises more international flights for Kerala

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:  Union Minister for Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri on Thursday assured the MPs from Kerala that steps would be taken to increase the number of international flights to the state during the festival season. During the meeting in New Delhi, Puri said the ministry would convene a meeting of airline representatives in this regard. When […]

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Farooq-Omar Meet PM Modi, Push For Early Polls

NEW DELHI / SRINAGAR — A delegation of the National Conference (NC), led by Srinagar MP and former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah and comprised his son and also former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday to press for Assembly elections by the year-end and amid growing speculation that the Centre […]

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Ethiopian to expand its service in India adding Bengaluru in its network

ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopian Airlines, the Largest Aviation Group in Africa and SKYTRAX Certified Four Star Global Airline, announced that it will start passenger flights to Bengaluru, India as of 27th October 2019. The capital of the Indian state of Karnataka, Bengaluru is dubbed ‘Silicon Valley of India’ and serves as the center of technology […]

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Foreign airlines pay zero Customs

Lagos Airport AN Aviation security and safety consultant as well as  Secretary General of Aviation Safety Round Table  Initiative (ART), Group Captain John Ojikutu (retd), has disclosed that foreign and private airlines flying into Nigeria’s airports pay zero Customs duty on importation into the country. Addressing maritime journalists at the second Transport Leadership Lecture organised by Kings […]

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Private jet operators expect business aviation passenger surge

There will likely be a surge in the number of passengers flying on private and business aviation jets in the region as the industry rapidly becomes more affordable and more aircraft become available, according to industry insiders. In an interview with Arabian Business, Adel Mardini, the CEO of Dubai-headquartered Jetex Flight Support – which has […]

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RE Royalties is Financing Renewable Energy Projects to Fight Climate Change

Unlike banks, fees do not generate the economics of our investment returns. We look for long-term partnerships with our clients because we work side-by-side in understanding their business and helping them achieve their goals. Bernard Tan | RE Royalties Bernard, tell us about RE Royalties. What do you do? RE Royalties is a royalty financing […]

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ET 5G Congress: Huawei India CEO says high spectrum costs a big challenge

Huawei India CEO Jay Chen is confident the Narendra Modi-led government will come up with solutions to overcome critical challenges around high spectrum cost and network security even as the country prepares for another airwaves auction in the run up to going 5G. “India is at a similar moment that China was some 30 years […]

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