Air Ambulance Service reinforces its fleet with the arrival of two new Bell 429 helicopters‎
Aug 17 Sami Zaptia

Air Ambulance Service reinforces its fleet with the arrival of two new Bell 429 helicopters‎

Libya’s Tripoli based Air Ambulance Service announced last Friday (15 August) the arrival of two ''state-of-the-art'' Bell 429 helicopters. It said th...

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First scheduled flight lands at Kufra airport - good news for Libya's wider aviation sector
Jun 27 Sami Zaptia

First scheduled flight lands at Kufra airport - good news for Libya's wider aviation sector

‎The first scheduled flight landed at Kufra International Airport yesterday.‎ The commercial flight arrived from Benghazi’s Benina airport and was ope...

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Italian airliner ITA lands at Benghazi’s Benina airport for the first time in 14 years
Jun 25 Sami Zaptia

Italian airliner ITA lands at Benghazi’s Benina airport for the first time in 14 years

‎Benghazi’s Benina Airport received yesterday the first Italian Airways ITA flight arriving directly from Rome, after a hiatus of nearly 14 years. The...

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Tripoli International Airport to open to private flights and ambulance flights
May 21 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli International Airport to open to private flights and ambulance flights

‎Libya’s Tripoli based Ministry of Transport, through the Civil Aviation Authority, issued a circular yesterday to open Tripoli International Airport...

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Buraq Air announces addition of new Embraer E190 aircraft to its fleet
May 17 Sami Zaptia

Buraq Air announces addition of new Embraer E190 aircraft to its fleet

Libya’s privately owned airliner, Buraq Air, announced yesterday the addition of a new Embraer E190 aircraft to its fleet, as part of its new project...

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Moroccan Civil Aviation and Air Maroc delegation visits Benghazi’s Benina airport - direct flights to resume soon
May 1 Sami Zaptia

Moroccan Civil Aviation and Air Maroc delegation visits Benghazi’s Benina airport - direct flights to resume soon

A Moroccan Civil Aviation and Royal Air Maroc delegation visited Benghazi’s Benina Airport last Wednesday (30 April). They were met by a Benina Airpor...

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Buraq Airways receives its new Airbus A320 at Tripoli’s Mitiga airport
Apr 13 Sami Zaptia

Buraq Airways receives its new Airbus A320 at Tripoli’s Mitiga airport

Libya’s privately owned Buraq Airways reported last Friday (11 April) that its latest Airbus A320 has arrived at Tripoli’s Mitiga Airport ‎Buraq Airw...

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Italy’s Eli-Fly establishes presence in Misrata Free Zone to revitalise its helicopter services operations in Libya
Apr 11 Sami Zaptia

Italy’s Eli-Fly establishes presence in Misrata Free Zone to revitalise its helicopter services operations in Libya

Misrata Free Zone (MFZ) reported yesterday that, Francesco Comensoli, General Manager of Italian helicopter services company, Eli-Fly, signed an inves...

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Transport Minister and Undersecretary of Defence visit Chad capital N'Djamena to discuss direct flights, border security and illegal migration
Apr 9 Sami Zaptia

Transport Minister and Undersecretary of Defence visit Chad capital N'Djamena to discuss direct flights, border security and illegal migration

‎A high-level Libyan delegation headed by the Tripoli based Minister of Transport, Mohamed Al-Shahoubi, including Undersecretary of the Ministry of De...

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ITA to launch new Tripoli-Milan service
Apr 7 Sami Zaptia

ITA to launch new Tripoli-Milan service

‎Italian airline ITA will launch a new route between Tripoli and Milan ''soon'', Undersecretary of the Ministry of Transportation Wissam Al-Idrissi fo...

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