Aviation

August 19, 2018

Royal Air Maroc: Press Reveals Terms of Deal Ending Pilots’ Strike

Details have emerged of the deal RAM and its pilots agreed to on Tuesday to end a month-long crisis that paralyzed the company’s activities.

But while both Royal Air Maroc (RAM) management and the National"...

August 18, 2018

Air Arabia Maroc launches Basel-Agadir link

The Moroccan low-fare carrier Air Arabia Maroc is launching a second service from Basel to Morocco.

The new service connecting Basel to Agadir will start on 29 October 2018, joining the Basel – Casablanca"...

August 16, 2018

Royal Air Maroc and Pilot Union Reach Agreement to End Strike

RAM has reached an agreement with the AMPL union, ending a four-week pilot strike that caused 150 flight delays and cancellations.

No cancellations of RAM flights were announced on Wednesday. Royal Air Maroc and"...

August 16, 2018

Morocco's Airline reaches deal with pilots to end month-long strike

Morocco's flag carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) and its pilots association have reached a deal to end a month-long pilot strike, Xinhua news agency reported, citing a joint statement on Wednesday.

The two parties did not reveal the details of the deal, but the statement said"...

August 15, 2018

PEI-Genesis Names Kris Haggstrom Senior Director of E-Commerce and EMS

PEI-Genesis, a global leader in the design and assembly of custom engineered connectors and cable solutions, has named Kris Haggstrom Senior Director of E-Commerce and Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS), it was announced today by Peter Austin, Corporate Vice President, PEI-Genesis. “As PEI-Genesis has grown into a stronger, larger, global company capable of providing services across all markets, our customers have always considered us to be their connector solutions provider,” said Austin. “We have moved from being known as the fastest custom assembler of connectors, to having the largest available-to-sell connector inventory,......

August 14, 2018

Air Arabia Maroc Announces New Service Connecting Basel and Agadir

Air Arabia Maroc announced the launch of its second service from Basel to Morocco. After the Basel to Casablanca service, operating since 2010, the new service connecting Basel to Agadir will start on October 19, 2018. The new service will operat, once a week on Mondays. Adel Al Ali, Group Chief Executive Officer of Air Arabia, said: “We are pleased to announce the launch of our second service from Basel Airport. After seven years of operations to Casablanca, we have decided to offer our customers a new value for money option to......

August 13, 2018

Morocco now major aircraft spare parts hub as Nigeria lags

Nigeria, the largest population in Africa with geographic location at the very centre of the continent is still lagging behind in becoming a hub for supplying aircraft parts as Morocco steps into the big shoes and begins sales of aircraft spare parts to African countries.
Morocco"...

August 12, 2018

Video: Royal Air Maroc Flight’s 45-Hour Delay Infuriates Passengers

RAM passengers waiting at Brussels Airport for 45 hours were furious to learn that their flight was delayed again. Royal Air Maroc passengers heading to Morocco waited for 45 hours at the airport after their flight was canceled on Friday. To their despair, the newly scheduled flight was also delayed. Some RAM passengers were originally scheduled to leave for Morocco on Tuesday evening and others on Wednesday afternoon, however their flights were delayed until Friday morning only to be delayed again to Friday evening before being canceled.......

August 11, 2018

Royal Air Maroc Plane Clips Turkish Plane in Istanbul

The minor accident caused more fear than harm.

A Royal Air Maroc plane’s wing hit a Turkish Airlines plane’s tail at Istanbul’s Ataturk International Airport while on the ground. No injuries"...

August 7, 2018

Casablanca Airport’s Terminal 1 Is Still Not Open despite ‘Completion’

After a decade of work and a series of delays and un-kept promises, Mohammed V Airport’s Terminal 1 is still not open.

The Terminal 1 project, which was undertaken nearly a decade ago to expand the Casablanca-based"...