Sunday, October 6, 2013

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Dear Everyone, It is with a very heavy heart that i must suspend publishing The African Aviation Tribune (TAAT) for the foreseeable fut...
Friday, October 4, 2013

■ SÃO TOMÉ & PRÍNCIPE: Newly installed São Tomé Int'l runway lights sabotaged twice; treachery suspected.

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Following their installation at the airport in July , the São Toméan airport management company (Empresa Nacional de Aeroportos e Segura...

■ GHANA: Antrak Air boss threatens Accra with legal action if plans for national carrier progress.

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The founder and Chairman of domestic Ghanaian operator, Antrak Air (4O), Alhaji Asuma Banda, has threaten legal action against the governme...

■ SENEGAL: South Africa pledges to develop Dakar as a regional hub; to help set up new MRO facility.

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With the recent conclusion of President Jacob Zuma's state visit to the West African country, South Africa has pledged to help Senega...

► NIGERIA: Associated Aviation EMB 120 crashes on take off from Lagos MMA; 13 confirmed dead.

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An Associated Aviation (SCD) Embraer EMB-120, ( MCN 120174 | 5N-BJY ) operating as a charter flight from Lagos Murtala Muhammed Internation...
Thursday, October 3, 2013

► EGYPT: Prospects for Air Memphis' continued Iran charters fade as Cairo suspends tourism ties with Tehran.

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As previously speculated, the change in power in Cairo has led the country to suspend tourism links with Iran for what Minister of Tourism,...

● IATA: African airlines' August pax traffic up 5.4% on 2012 as freight continues downward trend.

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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for August showing a strengthening of the hea...

■ BOTSWANA: CAAB dramatically improves its ICVM rating; taking active measures to resolve outstanding SSCs.

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Following the visit by an inspection by a International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) assessment team to Botswana in April,  to conduc...

■ EGYPT: Qatar Airways awards Egyptair M&E Cairo line maintenance contract.

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EgyptAir Maintenance & Engineering has been awarded a contract to provide line maintenance services for Qatar Airways (QR) at Cairo Int...

■ ZIMBABWE: Edmund Makona appointed Air Zimbabwe interim CEO as forensic audit now fingers upper management.

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Air Zimbabwe (UM) has appointed its head of Quality, Safety & Security, Mr. Edmund Makona, as its acting Chief Executive Officer foll...

► NIGERIA: FirstNation Airways resumes operations with Lagos - Abuja flights.

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Nigerian domestic carrier, First Nation Airways (FRN), has resumed operations with its maiden flight between Lagos and Abuja on September ...
Wednesday, October 2, 2013

► GABON: Lufthansa to drop Frankfurt - Pointe Noire via Libreville from late December.

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German carrier, Lufthansa (LH), will from December 23, 2013 cancel  its existing 5x weekly Frankfurt to Pointe Noire (Republic of Congo) ...

■ ANGOLA: Government to spend EUR1.6billion on aviation infrastructure by 2016.

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The Angolan government, by 2016, will have invested EUR1.6billion into the construction and rehabilitation of thirty domestic airports, inc...

■ ALGERIA: Austria, Algeria to renegotiate BASA in push to establish direct flights.

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Algeria and Austria are set to commence negotiations over a proposed revision of their Bilateral Air Services Agreement signed in 1991, A...

■ MOROCCO: Bombardier proceeds with construction of its first African manufacturing facility in Nouaceur.

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Canadian aircraft & train manufacturer, Bombardier Aerospace, has held a symbolic ground-breaking ceremony on the site of its future ma...

■ NIGERIA: NCAA releases list of all 26 carriers licenced to operate in Nigeria in bid to curb illegal operators.

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As part of efforts to clamp down on illegal charter airline operations in the country, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has rel...

► KENYA: Astral Aviation outlines B747-400F plans; to codeshare with Emirates SkyCargo on Joburg - Nairobi flights.

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Nairobi-based cargo operator, Astral Aviation (8V), and ANA Aviation Services have announced a new strategic partnership in Africa followin...

■ MALAWI: Ethiopian's CFO Kassim Geressu appointed boss of Malawi Airlines.

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Mr. Kassim Geressu, the Chief Financial Officer of Ethiopian Airlines (ET), has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the carrier's...
Tuesday, October 1, 2013

► CHINA: TAAG increases Luanda - Beijing frequencies to 2x weekly; a 3rd due in 2014.

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Angolan flag carrier TAAG Linhas Aéreas de Angola (DT) has at long last added a second weekly frequency to its Luanda - Beijing, China rou...

■ RWANDA: AviAssist Foundation holds annual Airport Rescue & Firefighting ARFF course in Kigali.

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The AviAssist Foundation, an independent, non-profit organization that provides safety support  to African countries and companies and aims...