Tripoli Libyan government delegation meets Boeing in DC to discuss developing the country's civil aviation sector
Oct 19 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli Libyan government delegation meets Boeing in DC to discuss developing the country's civil aviation sector

‎The Tripoli based Libyan government reported yesterday that its delegation held a meeting in Washington DC with representatives of American company B...

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Mitiga airport reopened, flights operating including to and from Istanbul, Alexandria and Cairo
May 16 Sami Zaptia

Mitiga airport reopened, flights operating including to and from Istanbul, Alexandria and Cairo

‎The Director General of Mitiga Airport, Ibrahim Salem Farkash announced yesterday that flights from the airport will resume starting at 10:00 pm yest...

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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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Kufra Airport continues to provide safe air navigation to foreign carriers over its isolated southeastern skies
Mar 19 Sami Zaptia

Kufra Airport continues to provide safe air navigation to foreign carriers over its isolated southeastern skies

Libya’s Kufra Airport published a snap graphic last Sunday morning (16 March) of several foreign carriers flying over its airspace, including flights...

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Buraq Air’s new Airbus A320 makes maiden landing at Tripoli’s Mitiga airport
Feb 19 Sami Zaptia

Buraq Air’s new Airbus A320 makes maiden landing at Tripoli’s Mitiga airport

Buraq Air’s newly acquired Airbus A320 aircraft made its first landing at Tripoli’s Mitiga International Airport today, the company announced. It wil...

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Transport Ministry celebrates safe Egypt Air emergency landing at Kufra airport and successful health relief offered to ill flight attendant
Jan 18 Sami Zaptia

Transport Ministry celebrates safe Egypt Air emergency landing at Kufra airport and successful health relief offered to ill flight attendant

Libya’s Tripoli based Ministry of Transport celebrated through a post on its social media page last Thursday (16 January) the success of ground servic...

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Libya and Italy sign air transport agreement and an MoU
Dec 18 Sami Zaptia

Libya and Italy sign air transport agreement and an MoU

The Director of the Media Office at the Ministry of Transport, Siraj Al-Hamal, confirmed in an exclusive interview with Libya Herald Sunday that an ai...

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Libya discusses in France development of its air fleet and long-term training and maintenance partnership with Airbus
Jun 4 Sami Zaptia

Libya discusses in France development of its air fleet and long-term training and maintenance partnership with Airbus

By Sami Zaptia.London, 4 June 2021:Libya’s Ministry of Economy and Trade revealed yesterday that a ministerial meeting was held on 1 June in Paris to...

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UNDP-supported Ubari airport expansion work starts - to enable arrival of larger aircraft
Apr 14 Sami Zaptia

UNDP-supported Ubari airport expansion work starts - to enable arrival of larger aircraft

By Sami Zaptia.London, 14 April 2021:Ubari airport reported yesterday that implementing the works of expanding the aircraft parking area and establish...

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Libya’s Antonov cargo plane will be ready before year-end for home return: Libya’s embassy in Ukraine
Apr 13 Sami Zaptia

Libya’s Antonov cargo plane will be ready before year-end for home return: Libya’s embassy in Ukraine

By Sami Zaptia.London, 13 April 2021:Libya’s Antonov 124 cargo plane will be ready before the end of the year to return home, the Head of Mission at t...

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