Unions accept R2.2bn severance packages to rescue SAA
July 8, 2020
JOHANNESBURG - South African Airways (SAA) multi-billion rand business rescue plan looks set to be voted in favour of by the majority of creditors next week after the airline’s workers agreed to accept the proposed voluntary severance packages (VSPs).
The VSPs include one week calculated per year of completed service, one-month notice pay, accumulated leave paid"...
Jambojet revs engines as it readies for local flights
July 7, 2020
Low-cost carrier Jambojet plans to resume flights to five local destinations on July 15, 2020 after the government lifted a ban on movement in and out of Nairobi, Mombasa, and Mandera counties.
The airline, which is a subsidiary of Kenya Airways, will operate three daily flights to Mombasa, two to Kisumu, two to Eldoret, one to Malindi and four weekly flights to Diani.
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ACI Reveals World’s Best Airports for Customer Experience
March 9, 2020
Airports Council International (ACI) World has today revealed the winners of its world-renowned Airport Service Quality Awards.
The awards recognize those airports around the world that deliver the best customer experience in the opinion of their own passengers.
This year, 140 awards have been won by 84 individual airports. The full list of winners can be found here.
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Ethiopian draft report blames Boeing for 737 MAX crash
March 8, 2020
A draft interim report from Ethiopian crash investigators circulated to US government agencies concludes the March 2019 crash of a Boeing 737 MAX was caused by the plane's design, two people briefed on the matter said.
Unlike most interim reports, this one includes a probable cause determination, conclusions and recommendations, which are typically not made until a final report is issued. The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has"...
JEOL: Release of a New Ultrahigh Atomic Resolution Analytical Electron Microscope JEM-ARM300F2 (GRAND ARM(TM)2)
February 15, 2020
JEOL Ltd. (TOKYO:6951) (President & COO Izumi Oi) announces the release of a new atomic resolution analytical electron microscope, JEM-ARM300F2 (GRAND ARM(TM)2) to be released in February 2020.
Product development background
In Electron Microscopy, a great number of microscopists and engineers have continued to pursue the improvement of resolution. Meanwhile, JEOL"...
Mary Kay Participates in 2020 Generational Dermatology Palm Springs Symposium
February 15, 2020
Mary Kay Inc., a global beauty company and leader in skin care innovation, continued its decades-long support of the beauty and scientific communities by recently supporting the 2020 Generational Dermatology Palm Springs Symposium from Feb. 14 – 16. Generational Dermatology, founded by Dr. Wendy E. Roberts, takes a multi-decade approach to the evolving aging patient, including medical, surgical and aesthetic dermatology. This symposium is targeted toward dermatologists and other core specialists at all stages of their careers. Participants join extraordinary faculty and key opinion leaders at the Omni Rancho Las Palmas, Rancho Mirage. “Our commitment to skin care science isn’t just about making new Mary Kay products,” said Dr. Lucy Gildea, Chief Scientific Officer at Mary Kay. ”Our involvement with events like Generational Dermatology allows us to exchange innovative......
South African Airways to cut routes
February 10, 2020
JOHANNESBURG: Plans to cut some of South African Airways’ (SAA) domestic and international routes are aimed at making the airline sustainable and free from government funding after restructuring, experts appointed to try to rescue the company said.
State-owned SAA entered a form of bankruptcy protection in December and is fighting for its survival. The rescue specialists said that SAA would cease flights to Durban, East London and Port Elizabeth from February 29, as well as cutting some international routes, as"...