01. Robot ‘spy’ gorilla records wild Ugandan gorillas singing and farting: New footage from an undercover baby gorilla Robot has given filmmakers a behind-the-scenes look at the lives of a pack of Uganda’s silverback mountain gorillas. The gorillas were caught on camera as they sang during their dinner, a behaviour that has never before been captured. Read more https://bit.ly/2WvRZWI
02. Why Airlines shouldn’t have to keep middle Seats empty: With Covid-19 social distancing measures expected to be enforced across the transport sector well into 2021 there are serious concerns among airlines that keeping the middle seat free in aircraft could be the nail in the coffin for some carriers. Forcing airlines to block off the middle seat and limiting load factors to around 65% will likely lead to higher air fares for consumers and the end of ultra-low-cost travel, ultimately blunting the return of air travel demand. Read more https://bit.ly/2zpbVmc
03. KLM Airlines resumes flights to Milan effective this Monday: The Airline is operating a daily flight (KL1629) operated with an Embraer 190 aircraft; the flight will leave Amsterdam at 10:00 and arrive at T2 in Malpensa at 11:40. And then flight KL1630 will leave again at 12:15 to arrive in Amsterdam at 14:10. Read more https://bit.ly/2L7F4Fr
04. South African Airways to be replaced by new airline: The National Transport Movement (NTM) president, Mashudu Raphetha says, “It is a very sad day for the whole of the Republic that South African Airways is now going to shut down and we are now going to witness the emergence of the new airline.” Read more https://bit.ly/2SLpdAA
05. If We Can’t Do Tourism For Now, Let’s At least Talk Tourism – Lilly Ajarova, CEO – Uganda Tourism Board: In my opening address at this year’s 5th Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo (POATE) held in February, under the theme- Promoting Intra-African Travel, I told stakeholders that for Uganda to have a sustainable tourism sector, there was a need for us to rethink our tourism market with more focus on Africa and Uganda. Fast forward, around March, a month after POATE, Covid-19 spread across the world. Overnight, the tourism sector and economies across the world came to a halt. A number discussions on how the sector will bounce back have been initiated at policy level through our Ministry, at Uganda Tourism Board, private sector and global organisations such as the United Nations World Travel Organisation; with whom we are working closely. Read more https://bit.ly/2zhqvfQ
06. Guide2Uganda Profiles: A one on One with Sheilla Nakisibo – Emirates Cabin Crew Staff:
This Week, we link up with Emirates Airlines’ Cabin crew member – Sheilla Nakisibo in a One on One interview while she narrates us her Journey in the world of aviation and how she got there even after pursuing a different course and how she finds life during the Global Pandemic given that Airlines grounded some of their fleet, sent their staff on either partially paid or unpaid leave, while the remaining few aircrafts are only operating Repatriation flights and Cargo as all international airports are currently sealed off from Passenger flights due to fear of increased spread of Coronavirus across the different destinations airlines operate flights to. Read more https://bit.ly/2YLQQNH
Sheilla Nakisibo.
07. Gross reduction expected in Global Air Travel: 1.5b Passengers, Loss Of $273 Billion: According to a recently issued out 2020 air passenger forecast study by the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organisation), there is a revelation that airlines could face up to 1.5 billion fewer international air travelers this year majorly because of the Corona Virus pandemic. Read more https://bit.ly/2SNrPxH
08. Uganda’s employment prospects promising: The Covid-19 lockdown continues to take a great toll on economies and so is on the human labor sector. Many employees are worrying about what will befall them after the whole pandemic comes to an end. However, according to human resource experts, employees who are able to work from home will be able to retain jobs during the pandemic period and probably after it. Read more https://bit.ly/3fzGNBs
09. RwandAir still indecisive on opening borders for Passenger flights due to Covid-19 fear: While the entire globe continues to suffocate with the deadly Covid-19 pandemic that greatly affected the aviation industry and other sectors, many Airlines and Airports across the world grounded their fleet and sealed off Airports and border points to limit spread of Coronavirus and to this RwandAir was not exceptional as Rwandan official national carrier called off passenger flights to different regional and international destinations except for Cargo and repatriation flights as the Country went on lockdown in March. Read more https://bit.ly/3ci2d3N
10. Small change and Skywards Miles help Emirates Airlines make a big difference to people’s lives: The Emirates Airline Foundation has helped support Medical and Engineering Missions in Uganda that directly benefited about 5,500 people in the past one year.The Foundation supported the entire travel, logistics and free baggage allowance for doctors, nurses, medical staff and engineers from NGOs to conduct free life-saving surgeries, consultations and screenings, and also training for local medical staff. Read more https://bit.ly/2yGZNwW
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