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Commuter train under discussion

11 hours ago | Transport

Discussions to agree on strategies to be implemented for a planned commuter train service from Windhoek to neighbouring towns are under way by the transport ministry. This is according to the CEO of the City...

Westair reassures Air Namibia

1 week ago - 18 July 2017 | Transport

Air Namibia will be able to continue using the four planes it leased from a French airline, which have been sold to Westair. In a statement issued by Westair yesterday the company gave its...

Road congress under way

1 week ago - 12 July 2017 | Transport

Namibia is hosting the second International Road Federation (IRF) Africa regional congress, with over 100 delegates attending. The three-day congress, hosted by the Roads Authority of Namibia, aims to help policymakers, planners and infrastructure...

Russians woo Air Namibia

1 month - 29 May 2017 | Transport

Following a recent courtesy call by Russian deputy prime minister Yuri Trutnev at State House, reports have surfaced that the Russian aeronautical company Sukhoi was in talks to sell three Sukhoi SSJ-100 aircraft to Air...

Secrecy shrouds NCAA top job

2 months ago - 23 May 2017 | Transport

The former director of civil aviation, Angelina Simana, was reportedly appointed as the executive director of the newly formed Namibia Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on 9 May.It is alleged that her appointment was finalised despite...

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Disability Council wants meeting with Air Namibia

2 months ago - 19 May 2017 | Transport

The Disability Council of Namibia will seek a meeting with Air Namibia after a wheelchair-bound passenger could not board one of the airline's flights. ...

Air Namibia apologises to wheelchair user

2 months ago - 18 May 2017 | Transport

Air Namibia has apologised for the way it treated a teenage passenger who had been refused a seat on one of their flights because she...

Air Namibia to release financials

2 months ago - 18 May 2017 | Transport

Air Namibia acting managing director Mandi Sampson says the airline would like to follow good corporate governance standards and will release a ten-year financial statement...

Avgas tanker breakdown causes Air Nam rerouting

2 months ago - 08 May 2017 | Transport

Air Namibia on Friday announced that all domestic flights out of Eros Airport will depart and arrive from or at Hosea Kutako International Airport after...

Vessel arrested at Walvis Bay

2 months ago - 03 May 2017 | Transport

JANA-MARI SMITHThe 32-year-old fishing vessel Sheriff anchored in the port of Walvis Bay has been seized as security while the matter of the vessel’s outstanding...

Changes at TransNamib

2 months ago - 28 April 2017 | Transport

Hippy Tjivikua's reign as acting TransNamib CEO effectively ended on Wednesday, a day before he claimed that he was not responsible for the mess the...

Landing system fails at HKIA

2 months ago - 26 April 2017 | Transport

The Instrument Landing System (ILS) at Hosea Kutako International Airport has been broken for months, contradicting reports that foggy conditions were to blame for diverting...

Taxis at war

3 months ago - 12 April 2017 | Transport

The Namibian Bus and Taxi Association (Nabta) and the Namibian Public Passenger Transport Association (NPPTA) yesterday staged a joint protest action when they encircled and...

Taxi drivers should not charge...

3 months ago - 05 April 2017 | Transport

The president of the Namibian Transport and Taxi Union (NTTU), Werner Januarie, has called on taxi drivers not to increase taxi fares to N$12 until...

More destinations for Air Nam

4 months ago - 10 March 2017 | Transport

Condor and Air Namibia recently concluded a code-sharing agreement. This agreement will allow Condor passengers in Germany to have access to daily flight connections to...

Female pilots wanted at Air...

4 months ago - 07 March 2017 | Transport

Air Namibia is on a drive to prioritise the training of female pilots, acting managing director Mandi Samson said recently.The airline welcomed its first female...

Brazilian warship docks at Walvis...

4 months ago - 06 March 2017 | Transport

OTIS FINCKThe public was afforded an opportunity to get a taste of life on board the Brazilian Navy’s offshore patrol vessel BNS Apa (P121) in...

TransNamib CEO search commences

4 months ago - 03 March 2017 | Transport

TransNamib will soon start the search for a new CEO following the unceremonious exit of current NamPower board member Sara Katiti.TransNamib board chairman Paul Smit...