Air Namibia to Lagos, Accra
June 29 will see the launch by Air Namibia of its Windhoek-Lagos-Accra service. An Airbus A319-100 will operate on the route.
‘Trade war could benefit airfreight’
As the tit-for-tat trade war between the US and China gains momentum, analysts believe it could spark a change in freight movements. The UK’s Loadstar online news site believes airfreight could be a beneficiary as importers and exporters rush to beat the tariff deadline.
FedEx invests $6.6bn in new planes
Boeing and FedEx Express have signed a new order for 12 767 Freighters and 12 777 Freighters. The new airplanes are valued at $6.6 billion at list prices.
July 1 deadline for anti-terrorism treaty
A new international treaty designed to modernise and reinforce the legal framework for aviation security through the criminalisation of a variety of terrorist acts enters into force on July 1. Commonly referred to as the Beijing convention, it criminalises a number of acts constituting new and emerging threats against civil aviation, according to Dr Fang Liu, the secretary general of the International Civil Aviation Organisation.
