In the past, the term national airline or national carrier was known to be airlines which were owned by the government and therefore associated with the national identity of the country. However, these days, it can refer to any airline with a strong connection to its home country, regardless...
Japan's Flag Carrier Airlines“JAL Carbon Offset”, a program to offset CO2 during aircraft use, will be renewed. The JAL Group provides the “JAL Carbon Offset (* 1)”, a system that customers are able to offset the CO2emitted by the aircraft they boarded, in response to requests from...
As reported previously Ghana has signed MoUs with both Ethiopian Airlines and EgyptAir in attempts to revive a national carrier, which have not materialised. This followed the collapse of Ghana International Airlines in 2010, following the demise of Ghana Airways in 2004. Cairo International Addis...
The European Commission conditionally approves the acquisition of two Spanish low-cost airlines by Spanish flag-carrier (Iberia/Vueling/Clickair)Article originally published in DG Competition's Competition Policy Newsletter, as Competition Policy Newsletter 2009-2, p. 55 (click here), under the title...
Flag-carrier dispute may scare off airline's fairy godmother The world wide partnership with Delta Airlines was heralded as a lifeline for Aer Lingus on the troubled transatlantic route, but it has led to a dispute that could jeopardise the recovery of the national airline...
DHAKA, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has banned carrying Samsung Galaxy Note 7 devices on all of the flights of national flag-carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines on passenger safety grounds. In a press release issued on Wednesday, the regulatory body said the...
Turkish Airlines, the national flag carrier of Türkiye, continues to set an example in the aviation sector with its pioneering sustainability initiatives. Once again, Turkish Airlines has been honored with the “Most Sustainable Flag Carrier Airline” award by World Finance, marking the prestigious ...
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Ethiopian Airlines (ET, Addis Ababa International) and the South Sudanese government have reportedly firmed up a 2023 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a long-sought national carrier for the landlocked Central/East African county, according to news reports from both countries. Ethiopian ...
The article reports that the European Commission (EC) has announced that it will extend an operating ban on various airlines. These airlines include all of the 51 Indonesian airlines, as well as Angolan flag-carrier, TAAG Angola Airlines, and Ukrainian cargo carrier, Volare Aviation Enterprise. ...