Sunday 7th of March 2021
Runways at London's Heathrow airport (LHR) have closed after an incident involving an Ethiopian Airlines Dreamliner, reports the BBC.
A spokesman for LHR has announced that arrivals and departures have been suspended for now with fire crews attending the aicraft. He added that no passengers are on board.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that passenger traffic fell in January 2021, both compared to pre-COVID levels (January 2019) and compared to the immediate month prior (December 2020).
On 10th March 2021, AFRAA will launch the Sky-Connect dialogues - a monthly top executive leadership series on developments within the aviation space in Africa and globally.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released January 2021 data for global air cargo markets showing that air cargo demand returned to pre-COVID levels (January 2019) for the first time since the onset of the crisis.
It is almost 50 years since the Mil Mi-24 assault helicopter entered service. Today, as David Oliver reports, the Hind is being used in both the Libyan civil war and by Algeria against jihadist militants.
Aerion, the supersonic jet, maker has announced that the flight-service provider Flexjet has placed an order for 20 examples of the Aerion AS2 supersonic jet, reports Robb Report.
Air Austral has obtained technical and regulatory approvals to operate Medical Evacuation flights (EVASAN).
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