A NEW air cargo industry-wide certification process covering the shipment of pharmaceuticals and perishables across the world will raise standards in the way they are transported, insists the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The association has launched its Centre for Excellence for Perishable Logistics (CEIV Fresh), which is based on IATA’s Perishable Cargo Regulations (PCRs),…
POSTED ON 11TH MARCH 2019 BY THELMA ETIM ETHIOPIAN Airlines has decided to ground all of its B737-800MAX fleet until further notice after 149 passengers and eight crew members perished when one of its B737s bound for Kenya crashed shortly after taking off, writes Thelma Etim. “Although we don’t yet know the cause of the…
India joined late Tuesday a global ban on flying the Boeing 737 MAX plane after this week’s crash of this aircraft type in the African skies, increasing the likelihood of a further rise in domestic fares that remain high due to unrelated flight cancellations by some carriers. “(Industry regulator) DGCA has taken the decision to…