Etihad Airways and Africa World Airlines sign strategic partnership agreement

AVIATION NEWS-Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, and Africa World Airlines, the Accra-based carrier that has connected Ghana and the wider West African region for more than a decade, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a strategic partnership spanning codeshare and interline cooperation, cargo collaboration and frequent flyer programmes.…

Airbus completes 1st test flight for planned non-stop Europe-Australia route

AVIATION NEWS-Airbus has completed the first test flight of its A350-1000ULR aircraft designed for Qantas’ planned non-stop services between Australia, Europe and North America, the aircraft manufacturer announced. The aircraft departed from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport in southern France on Thursday at 7.33 am local time (0533GMT) and landed in Melbourne on Friday after flying nearly 17,000…