Transaero still to gain Georgian rights despite ticket sales

Sure, applying is not enough for the carrier to start operating its flights. Receiving the approval from the respective civil aviation agency is a must.
Unless it is absolutely guaranteed, it is risky to start selling tickets for the flights which are still waiting for approval. Selling tickets before getting the required approval might result in operational headache. Handing disappointed customers and refunding tickets definitely represent an additional workload for customer service representatives.
Date: 27 November 2014 commenting on http://www.ch-aviation.com/

EgyptAir to resume Zimbabwe flights

It seems that the Egyptian Ambassador in Nigeria has a humble idea about airline business.
The fifth freedom of air is about flights carrying commercial traffic (passengers and cargo) between two foreign countries. Obviously, the fifth freedom is the problem facing EgyptAir in case of carrying passengers between Tanzania and Zimbabwe. The fifth freedom of air has to be granted by the two foreign countries. In fact, bilateral air service agreements are negotiated between civil aviation authorities of the countries concerned. So, the Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority has to negotiate the fifth freedom of air with both Tanzania and Zimbabwe for EgyptAir flights to utilize carrying passengers between those two specific countries.
It is very strange that EgyptAir did not prepare itself for that situation. Was EgyptAir trying to operate illegally between Tanzania and Zimbabwe? Anyway, the solution of the fifth air freedom cannot be finalized in Zimbabwe only. However, Zimbabwe might be able to incentivize EgyptAir to stay through some mechanism other than the fifth freedom of air.
Date: 01 November 2014 commenting on http://www.newzimbabwe.com/