Libya militia hands Tripoli airport control to govt
The Libyan government took control of Tripoli’s international airport on Friday from the militia that has run it since Muammar Gaddafi was deposed last year, an important step in its struggle to assert...
View ArticleRadar Project Agreed
The head of the Libyan army’s air defences, Brigadier-General Juma Hussein El-Abani, has told the Libya Herald that the Ministry of Transport plans to implement a major radar project to monitor Libyan...
View ArticleSand Storm Closes Tripoli Airport
All flights in and out of Tripoli International Airport were cancelled on Wednesday until further notice because of a sand storm known as the ghibli. Ibrahim Belhaj, deputy director of Tripoli...
View ArticleShorooq Handles 25,000 Flights in 2012
Libya’s state-owned Shorooq Handling and Ground Services has announced that it handled 24,921 flights in 2012, according to Tripoli Post. The Ministry of Transport said the figures referred only to...
View ArticleTripoli Airport to Close for 3 Months
Libya Herald reports that Tripoli International Airport is to close for runway repairs in six weeks time. The work is planned to take three months, during which time all domestic and international...
View ArticleCOMSOFT Wins Libyan Contract
Libyan CAA launched a pioneering programme to perform a fundamental country-wide upgrade of their existing AFTN and AIS infrastructure in order to enhance flight safety. LCAA have been effectively...
View ArticleTalks to Resume Qatar Airways Flights
Libya’s Minister of Transport, Abdel-Qader Mohamed Ahmed, has had talks with acting Qatari charge d’affaires Nayef Abdullah Al Emadi about the possibility of Qatar Airways resuming flights to Libya,...
View ArticleCabinet OKs Airport Maintenance Contracts
Libya Herald reports that the cabinet has approved the Civil Aviation Authority‘s proposals for major maintenance work at Tripoli International Airport and Sebha Airport. The work will be carried out...
View ArticleNew Flights between Libya and Europe
The leisure carrier Small Planet Airlines has signed an agreement with Afriqiyah Airways, Libya’s state-owned airline and from March is launching regular flights from Tripoli International Airport...
View ArticleLufthansa, Austrian Airlines Halt Libya Flights
German airline Lufthansa and its Austrian Airlines unit have halted flights to Libya indefinitely after the recent security incident at Tripoli airport, during which a bomb exploded on the main runway...
View ArticleRival Militias Clash near Tripoli Airport
At least seven people have been killed and 30 hurt in clashes at Tripoli International Airport, as rebels from the Zintan region who control the airport have been attacked by a rival group trying to...
View Article90% of Planes at Tripoli Airport Destroyed
Shelling of Tripoli airport has destroyed an estimated 90 percent of the planes parked there, according to Reuters. Government spokesman Ahmed Lamine said on Tuesday that the government has studied the...
View ArticleZuwara Airport “Preparing to handle Int’l Flights”
Libya Herald reports that the airport at Zuwara [Zwara] is preparing to take domestic and international flights, while fighting between rival militias continues at Tripoli International Airport....
View ArticleFuel Prices Soar in Tripoli
According to a report from Libya Herald, the cost of fuel has increased sharply as the ongoing clashes at Tripoli International Airport have kept roads closed and fuel scarce. The cost of petrol has...
View ArticleUnidentified Jet Strikes Tripoli Airport
At least one unidentified jet has carried out an air strike on Tripoli’s Mitiga International Airport on Monday Reuters quotes witnesses and local television as saying that the extent of damage was not...
View ArticleQaddafi-era Contracts Grossly Overpriced
In its report for 2014, the Libyan Audit Bureau (LAB) has highlighted three major airport contracts as examples of overpriced projects undertaken during the Qaddafi era. An assessment by consultants...
View ArticleLibya to Rebuild Tripoli Int’l Airport
Tripoli International Airport is soon be renovated with the rebuilding of its terminal and other structures, according to Airport Technology. The airport was destroyed by Libya Dawn rebels last year...
View ArticlePwC Wins Contract to Advise on Redevelopment
The Libyan Local Investment & Development Fund (LLIDF) has appointed PwC as its strategic advisor on three major development initiatives in Libya. The LLIDF is supporting the redevelopment of Libya...
View ArticleItalian Firms to Rebuild Tripoli International Airport?
By John Lee. Libya Herald reports that a consortium of Italian companies specializing in airports have visited the remains of the destroyed Tripoli International Airport (TIA), to conduct a survey with...
View ArticleItalian firm to Rebuild Tripoli International Airport
By John Lee. Libya Herald reports that the GNA’s Transport Minister-designate, Milad Matoog, confirmed that an Italian company will commence work on rebuilding the destroyed Tripoli International...
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