EgyptAir to let hostesses wear Islamic headscarves

It seems that the superficial religious trend in Egypt achieved a victory. What was the point for EgyptAir stewardesses to request to be allowed to wear headscarves?
Are they trying to prove that they are complying with the Islamic beliefs? Yes as an answer simply means that they are wrong. Will they wear makeup? Definitely, yes. Wearing makeup is a harsh contradiction with the hijab.
The airline cabin crew is not a career for everyone, especially those with such Islamist mindset. Stay at home or find another job if you are really serious about Islamic teachings.
The reality of the situation is that female cabin crew of EgyptAir is just making a show. The true reason behind their headscarf is the laziness in taking care of the coarse non-fair hair. So, they are covering it instead.
From the commercial point of view, that step does not reflect positively on EgyptAir which is widely known for its mediocre in-flight service.
The policy of EgyptAir toward its stewardess is obviously a step on the opposite direction of Singapore Airlines which unified the perfume worn by air stewardesses as a part of the brand integrity.

Date: 12 November 2012 commenting on http://www.firstpost.com/

Africa’s Gambia gets its own national airline as Gambia Bird launches A319 flights with help from Germania

Congratulations to Gambia Bird!
The extremely busy schedule makes the unenviable A319 panting almost all day long trying to catch up with a must on-time performance. The domino effect would be inevitable in case of any unexpected delay which would definitely be mirrored by the remaining flights of the day.
Monday is the most critical day of the week where Gambia Bird flies six international flights.

Date: 11 November 2012 commenting on http://www.anna.aero/

Jeddah as a connecting point

Definitely, Jeddah is not a good connecting point between Cairo (CAI) and Johannesburg (JNB). Moreover, in case of using multiple tickets for connecting flights, there will be a risk of potential problems in case of late arrival of the delivering carrier.
Simply, two separate tickets mean two carriage contracts. On the other hand, the participating carriers shown on ONE ticket covering all flights from the origin (CAI) to the destination (JNB) will be responsible for any possible delay, misconnection, or layover.
What about flying with Kenya Airways through Nairobi, or with Ethiopian through Addis Ababa?

Date: 04 June 2010 commenting on http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/

Egypt former presidential candidate referred to court

Referring Mr. Shafik and his entourage to the criminal court was quite anticipated. However, the timing of referring them is the issue. The allegations against Mr. Shafik emerged long time ago and they have been in circulation ever since.
Are we supposed to believe that the case has been politically motivated?

The real question mark is about Mr. Tawfik Assi who has just been appointed as the Chairman of EgyptAir Holding Company. Did the new Minister of Civil Aviation make his homework before appointing Mr. Assi in his current position on the 26th of September 2012?

Date: 07 October 2012 commenting on http://www.bloomberg.com/

Egypt: Prime Minister inspects Cairo Airport

It is quite absurd that he was assured that passengers receive good treatment. Isn’t it supposed to be like that without saying?
Is the Prime Minister qualified enough to inspect the service quality at the airport? Consequently, hailing the efforts exerted by airport employees is highly questionable.

Date: 29 September 2012 commenting on http://allafrica.com/

Body found in landing gear of British Airways 747 jet at Heathrow

This is a non-traditional example of non-revenue go-show passengers.
The only difference is that the passenger managed to avoid all airport formalities, especially the security checkpoints.
The whole story represents a highly serious act in airline security. That man could have been a serious threat to the security of both aircraft and passengers.

Date: 31 August 2012 commenting on http://airnation.net/

Ryanair to remove bathrooms & add more seats

The pursuit of Ryanair for finding new ways to squeeze more passengers inside its planes will never end. The airline's last move to reduce the number of lavatories on board came as no surprise to anyone observing Ryanair.
Would it be too bizarre for Ryanair to think of accommodating air passengers inside the cargo hold of the aircraft?
One of my blog posts was about the same mentality of Ryanair. It is located here (http://airlinologist.blogspot.com/2009/07/ryanairs-step-too-far_12.html).

Date: 14 October 2011 commenting on http://www.inquisitr.com/

IATA's policy toward quality issues

Air Nigeria takes delivery of A330-200 aircraft

Generally speaking, making its non-fully utilized fleet available for lease is an advantage for EgyptAir. That advantage will be maximized in case of wet lease as the airline would be able to utilize its surplus of crewmembers as well.

For Air Nigeria, the case is not necessarily the same. It is true that the airline would satisfy its short-term operational needs. However, leasing specifically from EgyptAir is a separate issue and has two strong points of concern. They are language and quality of service.

Unfortunately, EgyptAir cabin crewmembers speak the Egyptian dialect of Arabic language plus limited, if any, English language. That issue would have its negative impact on the communication quality between the cabin crew and the passengers of Air Nigeria and consequently the service quality. Putting the language aside, did Air Nigeria carefully check the level of customer-centricity of EgyptAir cabin crew before signing the ACMI lease?

To be on the safe side, Air Nigeria is advised to use its own crewmembers side by side with EgyptAir crewmembers for the sake of improving issues of both language and quality. Alternatively, damp lease, rather than wet lease, would resolve the previously-mentioned issues.

Date: 17 May 2012 commenting on http://leadership.ng/nga/