Afriqiyah blunder could threaten lifting of EU flight ban
Apr 14 thomwestcott

Afriqiyah blunder could threaten lifting of EU flight ban

By Tom Westcott and Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Tripoli, 14 April 2013:A documentation error that saw an Afriqiyah flight from Benghazi to Paris on Friday refu...

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Libya's national airlines seats ahead of competitors
Dec 30 thomwestcott

Libya's national airlines seats ahead of competitors

By Tom Westcott.London, 30 December:Libyan Airlines and Afriqiyah Airways are offering by far the most seats to and from international destinations, d...

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Martyrs of Flight LN1103 Association mark twentieth anniversary of downing
Dec 22 Sami Zaptia

Martyrs of Flight LN1103 Association mark twentieth anniversary of downing

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 22 December:The Martyrs of Flight LN 1103 Association commemorated today at the Rixos hotel the twentieth anniversary of the d...

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New Airbus arrives at Abraq airport
Dec 20 Michel Cousins

New Airbus arrives at Abraq airport

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Libyans greet the new Airbus A320 at Abraq airportTripoli, 20 December:A new A320 Airbus was handed over to Libyan Airlines toda...

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Dec 19 thomwestcott

Afriqiyah 2010 crash - report due February

London, 19 December:The Libyan Civil Aviation Authority (LCAA) has told the European Commission’s Air Safety Committee that a report detailing the fin...

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Libyan carriers still banned from EU skies
Dec 19 thomwestcott

Libyan carriers still banned from EU skies

By Tom WestcottLondon, 19 December:Libyan airliners and flight crew are still banned from EU airspace, according to the latest report from Brussels.De...

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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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Dec 4 Michel Cousins

New fire engines for Benghazi

Benghazi, 4 December:Benghazi's Benina Airport has taken delivery of two new fire engines from Austria according to the airport's new project manageme...

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Could Libya’s EU aircraft ban be lifted next week?
Nov 13 Nigel Ash

Could Libya’s EU aircraft ban be lifted next week?

 By Tom Westcott.Libyan Airlines. Taking off for Europe again?London, 13 November:A Libyan delegation will argue strongly at the European Commission’s...

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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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