Qatar Airways Firing Pilots – And Sending Them A Bill
With the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic some layoffs have been particularly harsh. A pilot a Qatar Airways pilot received this astounding notice, whereby at face value not only was she dismissed, but she had to pay back a huge training bond. Four and a half years ago this pilotRead More →
Snapshot: How much pain is the airline industry suffering under Covid-19?
The grounding of almost all the world’s airline fleets under the Covid-19 pandemic has left airlines with very little if any revenue to cover its massive fixed costs. This has caused huge damage that in many cases will be irreparable to airlines. Here is just a sample: Airbus has 60Read More →
Terminal Men
Two South Africans: Allister Nunn and Allan Huysamen spent two months at the departure gate in KL International Airport when Malaysia and South Africa started the lockdown in March. They had both become stranded when their flight back to South Africa was cancelled after they checked in. They could notRead More →
All electric Cessna Caravan flies
The world’s largest all-electric aircraft made its first successful flight on Thursday (May 28). A Cessna Caravan flew for around 30 minutes before landing back in Moses Lake, Washington, about 180 miles southeast of Seattle. The nine-seater plane is the brainchild of engine-maker magniX and aerospace firm AeroTEC. In DecemberRead More →
Aero Club Communique May 2020
Status on lifting GA / RA flight restrictions in Level 3 The Government Gazette detailing the Transport regulations for C-19 Level 3 has been promulgated with a media briefing on Saturday 30th May. The gazette detail is given in the link below. Although there is substantive re-opening of the AviationRead More →
Face to Face: Elmar Conradie
Elmar Conradie is the CEO of FlySafair. As South Africa enters its ninth week of lockdown, he shares his views on the prospects for his airline and how they are responding to the Covid-19 crisis. GL: Will FlySafair be able to survive if government does not assist you? EC: IfRead More →
Aviation’s Contribution to World Economic Growth
The airline industry is under pressure from many sectors – such as President Trump’s trade wars and Boeing’s problems with the 737 Max. This makes it worth looking at the contribution aviation makes to the global economy. We will therefore run a short series of articles that describe the contributionRead More →