(GARISSA, KENYA) – A month after the reopening of Garissa airport following a 710 million KES renovation, commercial airlines have resumed flights on the Nairobi-Garissa route, boosting air links and economic prospects for the North Eastern region. The upgrade, which required a partial closure for building work, includes a longerContinue Reading
(SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA) – Australian investigators are examining a third safety incident at Sydney Airport in less than three weeks after a Virgin Australia plane was forced to abort its take-off when a Qantas aircraft crossed the same runway. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau said it is investigating a runway incursionContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Ukrzaliznytsia has returned to its normal operating schedule after mass Russian attacks forced changes to train timetables and ticket sales restrictions. The railway carried a record 104,000 passengers on 9 August. The company announced the figure on Facebook. The first ten days of August tested the enduranceContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Kenya Airways ranked among the bottom 10 airlines globally for punctuality in July, the world’s busiest month for air travel. Its low cost subsidiary Jambojet was among the best 10 performers. The contrast could add pressure on the national carrier as it seeks to improve its competitiveness.Continue Reading
(MONTREAL, CANADA) – Air Canada shares rose sharply on Wednesday after the country’s largest airline agreed to sell a 25% stake in its Aeroplan loyalty programme to Blackstone and a group of Canadian pension funds for C$2.5 billion, giving the carrier a major cash injection as high fuel costs areContinue Reading
(LANAUDIÈRE, QUEBEC, CANADA) – A section of Quebec’s Autoroute 40 has been closed westbound near Saint Cuthbert after a cavity was found beneath the road, forcing authorities to divert traffic and prepare a temporary traffic arrangement on the opposite carriageway. The affected section, about 60 kilometres from Montreal, was closedContinue Reading
(HAVANA, Cuba) – Several Canadian airlines have suspended services to Cuba after aviation fuel supplies on the island became critically short, leaving nearly 3,000 passengers to be collected on empty return flights. Air Canada, WestJet and Air Transat all halted scheduled operations, citing the fuel shortage that is expected toContinue Reading
(CALGARY, CANADA) – WestJet has entered a recovery phase after the airline and the Canadian Union of Public Employees reached a tentative agreement to end a strike by flight attendants that grounded hundreds of flights and stranded passengers across the carrier’s network. The Calgary based airline cancelled 16 flights onContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – The share of new petrol powered passenger cars sold in Ukraine rose to 38.7 percent of the market in July 2026, up from 35.1 percent in the same month a year earlier, according to data released by the Ukrainian Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association, Ukravtoprom. Vehicles fitted withContinue Reading
(WASHINGTON, DC) – The United States has imposed new sanctions on companies and individuals accused of supporting the operations of Iranian airline Mahan Air, expanding efforts to disrupt networks linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The US Department of the Treasury said six entities and individuals based inContinue Reading
