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We'll ground you

4 days ago - 12 February 2019 | Transport

Belgian aviation firm Challenge Air SA's local representative, Wilhelm Shali, says Air Namibia's German bank accounts will continue to lose money until it complies with a court judgment delivered in that country. ...

It was a circus - Mutorwa

1 week ago - 08 February 2019 | Transport

After barely limping along for years, TransNamib is being shaken, in order for it to live up to its mandate as one of the most strategic state-owned enterprises in the country.A new board has been...

Green light for railway rehab

1 week ago - 07 February 2019 | Transport

ILENI NANDJATO TransNamib has received the go ahead from the works and transport ministry to rehabilitate the Tsumeb-Oshikango railway line, which is reportedly in a bad state.The northern...

Govt orders Air Namibia to sort out mess

2 weeks ago - 30 January 2019 | Transport

Air Namibia has been instructed by government to seek an amicable solution with liquidated Belgian firm Challenge Air SA, so that the national carrier's assets are not attached.Challenge Air successfully brought a German court matter...

New lease of life for Trans-Kalahari rail

2 weeks ago - 28 January 2019 | Transport

The Trans-Kalahari railway line project has been given a new lease of life after TransNamib and Botswana Railways signed a new agreement.The publication Construction Review quotes TransNamib spokesperson Ailly Angula-Paulino as saying the railway line...

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Air Nam to engage government on attachment

3 weeks ago - 24 January 2019 | Transport

Air Namibia says it is exploring all possible avenues to ensure that its assets will not be attached by liquidated Belgian firm Challenger SA because...

Air Namibia assets attached

3 weeks ago - 23 January 2019 | Transport

Liquidated Belgian aircraft-leasing company Challenge Air SA has started attaching Air Namibia's assets in Europe.Since the beginning of the year, the Belgian company has managed...

'Technical glitches' force plane to turn back

1 month - 16 January 2019 | Transport

An Air Namibia Embraer ERJ 135 en route to Ondangwa from Windhoek had to turn around on Sunday evening and land at Eros Airport, from...

Air Namibia ordered to appoint MD

1 month - 11 January 2019 | Transport

Transport minister John Mutorwa has instructed the newly appointed Air Namibia board to finalise the recruitment and appointment of a substantive managing director.This follows years...

Botswana eyes terminal at Gobabis

1 month - 03 January 2019 | Transport

TransNamib and Botswana Railways have signed an agreement on the development of a container terminal at Gobabis. This will be Botswana's second terminal in...

Passengers blast Air Namibia

1 month - 21 December 2018 | Transport

ELLANIE SMIT Angry Air Namibia passengers have taken to social media to expose flight delays of more than nine hours and shabby treatment by cabin...

'Drunk' crew delays flights by 6 hours

1 month - 20 December 2018 | Transport

Flight delays of several hours were experienced by Air Namibia on Monday because of flight crew who had looked a bit too deep into the...

Aviation security audit under way

2 months ago - 20 November 2018 | Transport

A four-member team from the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) was yesterday urged to not shy away from identifying gaps in Namibia's aviation security.Works and...

ICAO security audit in full...

2 months ago - 19 November 2018 | Transport

ELLANIE SMIT The government and relevant stakeholders in the aviation industry will today be briefed on the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) security audit that...

New demand for fares hikes

3 months ago - 14 November 2018 | Transport

A little more than two months after taxi prices were hiked by 20% the Namibia Transport and Taxi Union (NTTU) has asked for a further...

N$245 million rescue plan

3 months ago - 08 November 2018 | Transport

The Namibia Airports Company (NAC) has unveiled a N$245 million rescue plan for Hosea Kutako International Airport, with the revamp expected to be finalised by...

New CEO for NAC by...

3 months ago - 08 November 2018 | Transport

The Namibia Airports Company (NAC) will finalise the appointment of a CEO before the end of this year. Former presidential spokesperson Albertus Aochamub was asked...

Airports below par

3 months ago - 07 November 2018 | Transport

An oversight visit by the parliamentary standing committee on foreign affairs, defence and security has found serious security, infrastructure and surveillance equipment shortcomings at the...