Only Labraq airport now operating
Jul 14 Newsdesk1

Only Labraq airport now operating

By Libya Herald staff. Emergency meeting of Afriqiyah Airways executives (Photo: Afriqiyah Airways)Tripoli, 14 July 2014:Labraq Airport near Beida is...

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Civil Aviation Authority sets sights on UK Airshow
Jul 4 thomwestcott

Civil Aviation Authority sets sights on UK Airshow

By Tom Westcott.London, 4 July 2014:As part of its aim to upgrade the country’s aviation sector, members of the Libyan Civil Aviation Authority (LYCAA...

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Jun 23 Nigel Ash

ATC students protest UK course "postponement"

By Libya Herald Reporters.Tripoli, 23 June 2014:There was rising student anger this evening at the expected indefinite postponement of their Air Traff...

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Apr 2 thomwestcott

Libya boosts aviation future with UK pilot training

Tripoli, 2 April 2014:The future of Libya’s blighted aviation industry is starting to look brighter, with 520 trainee pilots starting courses in the U...

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Feb 24 thomwestcott

Libyan Airlines flights to Europe suspended until further notice

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab and Tom Westcott.Tripoli, 24 February 2014:All Libyan Airlines flights to and from Europe have been suspended by the Libyan Civi...

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Nov 30 Michel Cousins

Threat of Air Controller strike looms over Tripoli airport

Tripoli International AirportBy Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 30 November 2013:Last-ditch negotiations between air controllers at Tripoli International...

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Sep 28 Nigel Ash

Italians to win major Air Traffic Control contract

By Hadi Fornaji. Tripoli, 28 September 2013:An Italian company appears to have won a five-year deal with the Libyan Civil Aviation Authority to upgrad...

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Flights grounded at Benghazi airport Friday after altercation between pilot and air-traffic controller
Dec 8 George Grant

Flights grounded at Benghazi airport Friday after altercation between pilot and air-traffic controller

Benghazi, 8 December:Air traffic was disrupted for several hours at Benghazi International airport yesterday following a bizarre dispute between the h...

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Sep 17 George Grant

Government pledges to meet demands of striking air traffic controllers in two months

Tripoli, 17 September:The government has pledged to meet the demands of air traffic controllers who have recently staged strike action over inadequate...

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Sep 16 Nigel Ash

Another Air Traffic Control strike

Tripoli, 16 September:A further strike by Libyan air traffic controllers in Tripoli and Benghazi, this time lasting less than 12 hours, ended this eve...

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