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AFRICA SNIPPETS
FEATURE

FASTJET OPERATES LATEST WORLD

COVID-19 MISSION CHARTER AIR NEWS

A round up of avia�on news briefs from
by Wallace Mawire
around the world

astjet Zimbabwe has announced the
Fairline's submission to operate a mis- VICE PRESIDENT AND

sion specific charter flight in support of the GENERAL MANAGER OF

DALLAS OPERATIONS
repatriation needs of both Zimbabwean and

South African nationals for travel between Dallas, Texas – Naveed Aziz has
Harare and Johannesburg and vice versa. been promoted to vice president
On Friday 29 May 2020, the airline met and general manager of the Gulfst-
with final approvals from the relevant au- ream Dallas facility, the corpora-

thorities in Zimbabwe and South Africa. tion announced recently.

It is reported that the first repatriation He will oversee service centre
flight arrangement is wholly intended for operations and Gulfstream G280

nationals and permanent residents of both completions. He succeeds Robby

countries presently stranded who are return- Harless, who retired.
ing home. it is added that the arrangement is “Naveed has been a valuable

a demonstration of the excellent cooperation asset to our next generation of
and relations between the Republic of Zimba- aircraft,” said Greg Collett, senior

bwe and the Republic of South Africa. vice president, manufacturing and
it is also added that the airline acknowl- prescribed industry and regulator safety ca and vice versa for the week commencing completions.
edges and expresses gratitude to the standards introduced for COVID19. 07 June 2020. “In his current role as director of

respective ministries and delegations staff He said that over the last few weeks, they It is also added that ,in the meantime, completions research and develop-

of both countries for the collaboration and had many customers reach out to them the airline’s scheduled network operation ment, he led development and Naveed Aziz

unwavering support demonstrated and asking for assistance in helping them return remains highly dependent on the lockdown certifi cation of the award-winning

provided to the airline. home, and are pleased that this is now travel restrictions and opening of borders Gulfstream G500 and Gulfstream nization (ICAO) Council Aviation ACI World’s Business Restart and Services Poland constituted only
Fastjet Zimbabwe Accountable Manager, becoming a reality. in this context. G600 interior and oversaw devel- Recovery Task Force Report. Recovery guidelines, issued last 2.2% from total pro forma consol-
Mr. Ed Berry stated that all repatriation The flights scheduled to operate from Fri- "The fastjet team remains mobilised to opment of the all-new Gulfstream As airports and the wider aviation week, and ICAO’s Report will be idated revenues of Avia Solutions

flight arrangements are in full compliance day, 29 May is fully subscribed to, however welcome all customers on board its aircraft G700 interior, including the G700 industry prepares to restart amidst continuously updated as the prog- Group PLC.

with the lockdown regulations for Zimba- fastjet Zimbabwe is continuing discussions as soon as possible and in complete safety cabin mock-up. We look forward to the COVID-19 pandemic, a variety ress of the industry is monitored BGS PL offers passenger and air-
bwe and South Africa and will be coordi- with the relevant regulators and authorities and reiterates its commitment to assist his continued success in Dallas.” of new measures, processes, and and evaluated. craft handling, into-plane fuelling

nated with the relevant authorities and the for additional repatriation flight arrange- as many stranded Zimbabwean and South Aziz began his career at Gulf- procedures are already being consid- “The focus for airports as they and de-icing/anti-icing services.
service partners with full adherence to the ments between Zimbabwe and South Afri- African travellers," Berry said. Q stream in 1996 as an engineer- ered or introduced around the world. restart and then prepare to sustain The company has been providing
ing co-op, designing avionics ICAO, member states, and repre- continuing operations will be, fi rst the highest quality solutions to the
and foremost, will be the health
AFRICA and electrical systems for the sentatives of the industry - includ- and welfare of travellers, staff, and international customers.
AIR ZIM NAVIGATES COVID-19 Gulfstream GIV and Gulfstream ing ACI World, the International the public, and to minimise the BELL OFFERS NEW
Air Transport Association (IATA),
GV He has held several positions
within the company and was most the Civil Air Navigation Services opportunities for dissemination of PROGRAMME
disease,” Gittens said.
by Wallace Mawire recently promoted to director of Organisation (CANSO) and the In-
completions research and develop- ternational Co-ordinating Council Fort Worth, Texas – Bell Textron
medical equipment and supplies towards to service domestic routes HRE/BUQ/ ment in 2012. In this role, Aziz of Aerospace Industries Associ- BALTIC GROUND SERVICES have announced a new compre-

the fight against covid-19 from Beijing to VFA/HRE in the mornings with a second was responsible for designing, ations (ICCAIA) - have worked UP FOR SALE hensive ownership programme for
ir Zimbabwe has shifted its focus Harare using their B767-200ER. It is reported frequency in the evening bringing the much engineering, testing and certify- together to develop the report’s purchasers of new Bell commer-

Ato uti lising its equipment for spe- that the airline's marketing team is working needed travel convenience to business and ing interior elements and cabin recommendations. Limassol, Cyprus – Avia Solutions cial aircraft, including the Bell

cial passenger and cargo charter flights at a to confirm more of such charter flights. The tourist day trippers including schools and systems for new products. They will help to inform worldwide Group, the largest aerospace 505, Bell 407GXi, Bell 429, and

time when many airlines globally are facing strategy is anticipated to ensure that the other institutions. It is added that the same Aziz earned his Master of governments and regulators in business group from Central and SUBARU Bell 412EPX.

operational challenges due to the covid-19 national airline generates some revenue to aircraft will also link Victoria Falls and Dar Business Administration and his aligning and progress the local, Eastern Europe, has come to a Bell will include a one-year

pandemic. support resumption of operations post the es Salaam operated as VFA/HRE/DAR/HRE/ bachelor’s degree in electrical national and regional recovery decision to sell Baltic Ground subscription to Garmin OnePak

According to Firstme Vitori, Air Zimbabwe covid-19 pandemic. VFA on the same day three times weekly. and electronics engineering from plans that are now being imple- Services Poland, a subsidiary of database bundles and the Garmin

Spokesperson, the covid-19 pandemic has "I must also add that during this period we Vitori said that once travel restrictions Mercer University. mented around the world to foster the group’s family member, Baltic Pilot app as part of each new

had a global impact with airline operations have managed to successfully complete a have been lifted, the Embraer (ERJ145) will a globally harmonised recovery. Ground Services (BGS). aircraft purchase. Database

grinding to a complete halt due to travel scheduled maintenance check (D-Check) on be brought to serviceability and airwor- “We welcome the authoritative Under the circumstances of fl ights Concierge, the wireless transfer
restrictions and closure of airports, including our B737-200 thanks to our experienced team thiness including recurrent training for the ACI WORLD WELCOMES ICAO Council Aviation Recovery being grounded under COVID19 of aviation database information,

airspaces for passenger movements except of local engineers," Vitori said. respective crews. The aircraft will operate ICAO REPORT Task Force Report which will impact and the competition with alleviates the burden of database

for special repatriations. It is also reported that the aircraft is HRE/JNB/HRE twice daily, JNB/BUQ/JNB contribute to a globally-consistent, the Poland‘s state owned service management by using a mobile

"Air Zimbabwe was not spared either as going through test flights and assessments four times a week among other proposed Montreal, Canada – Airports outcome-based approach to the providers being high, Avia Solu- device running Garmin Pilot to

we suspended all domestic and regional until. Final certification for serviceability routes. Proposed additional routes for Air Council International World has restart and recovery of air travel,” tions Group believes that the sale automatically transfer databases

passenger flights," Vitori said. and airworthiness. Zimbabwe's fleet will include Cape Town, welcomed the publication of the ACI World Director General Ange- of Baltic Ground Service Poland is to the aircraft avionics.
She added that the airline recently Vitori added that post the covid-19 Lusaka, Lubumbashi and Kinshasa through International Civil Aviation Orga- la Gittens said. an optimal solution. Baltic Ground “Earlier this year, Bell announced

successfully executed one cargo charter of pandemic, the aircraft will be deployed to Dubai. Q
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