Showing posts with label Botswana. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Botswana. Show all posts
Thursday, October 3, 2013

■ 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...
Monday, September 30, 2013

► BOTSWANA: Kalahari Airways eyes flights to New York, Los Angeles and Hong Kong via its Gaborone hub.

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Denis Coghlan, the chief executive officer of the ambitious Botswana-based startup, Kalahari Airways, has outlined his longterm vision for ...
Monday, September 16, 2013

► BOTSWANA: Kalahari Airways turns to crowdfunding for 747s to operate London Gatwick flights.

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Kalahari Airways is a Botswana-based startup that intends to offer flights from Cape Town, South Africa to London Gatwick via Gaborone Bo...
Wednesday, September 4, 2013

■ BOTSWANA: Air Botswana begins process of finding a new GM after Mphi Tlhomelang passes.

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Following the recent passing of its late Acting General Manager, Ms Mphi Tlhomelang, Air Botswana (BP) has once more begun the process of...
Thursday, August 15, 2013

► SOUTH AFRICA: SA Express granted traffic rights to serve Botswana, Namibia, Mozambique out of Durban.

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South African Express (XZ) has been granted traffic rights to serve Botswana, Namibia and Mozambique out of Durban following its applicatio...
Tuesday, August 13, 2013

► NAMIBIA: Air Namibia ERJ135s to undergo maintenance in August; adjusts timetable accordingly.

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Air Namibia has announced that owing to mandatory maintenance checks on its fleet of four Embraer ERJ135s, effective August 12-31 the follo...
Wednesday, July 31, 2013

■ BOTSWANA: Parliamentary inquest picks holes in Air Botswana's operations, finances.

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A Batswana parliamentary inquest into the operations of state-owned national carrier, Air Botswana (BP) has uncovered purported oversight...
Wednesday, June 12, 2013

► BOTSWANA: Kenya Airways boosts Gaborone flights; eyes Francistown, Maun next.

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Buoyed by the success of its Gaborone flights, Kenya Airways (KQ) is considering introducing flights to Francistown and Maun , the airline...
Tuesday, May 7, 2013

■ BOTSWANA: Qatar, Botswana ink a Bilateral Air Services Agreement.

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The respective civil aviation authorities of Qatar and Botswana have concluded a Bilateral Air Services Agreement following a signing cer...
Thursday, May 2, 2013

■ BOTSWANA: Gaborone SSKIA suffers $53'000 worth of damage to roof in unspecified incident.

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Following an unspecified incident which resulted in damage to the roof and its lightning conductor, the Botswana Government, the operator...
Wednesday, April 10, 2013

► ANGOLA: More foreign carriers making a beeline to Luanda's door as calls for higher route frequencies grow louder.

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RAM - Royal Air Maroc (AT) and Ethiopian Airlines (ET) have joined a growing chorus of carriers servicing the Angolan capital, Luanda, in...
Sunday, April 7, 2013

►► SOUTH AFRICA: Air Botswana to drop Cape Town - Maun from end of March.

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[UPDATE 7 APRIL] Air Botswana (BP) is to drop its 4x weekly Cape Town - Maun route effective 31 March, just 10 months after its début. Th...
Thursday, April 4, 2013

■ BOTSWANA: Namibia, Botswana sign agreement on coordinated Search & Rescue operations.

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Botswana and Namibia have signed agreement letters on civil aviation Search And Rescue (SAR) that will coordinate services in the country...
Wednesday, April 3, 2013

►► BOTSWANA: Air Botswana officially announce new destinations; new timetables loaded.

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[UPDATE 03 APRIL 2013]  Following on from our previous post on the topic , Air Botswana (BP) have announced their new updated timetable ...
Monday, April 1, 2013

► BOTSWANA: Air Namibia to axe Gaborone from late May.

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Air Namibia (SW), will from 31MAY, axe its 4x weekly Windhoek - Gaborone, Botswana flights. The rationalization comes after the carrier ann...
Sunday, March 24, 2013

► TURKEY: Turkish Cargo looking to add 10 additional stations in Africa before 2014.

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Turkish Cargo, the cargo division of Turkish Airlines (TK) plans to add a further 10 operational stations in Africa before the end of the y...
Wednesday, March 6, 2013

■ BOTSWANA: Air Botswana inaugurates new Pula Lounge at Gaborone SSKIA Airport.

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Air Botswana (BP) has officially opened its new lounge at Gaborone's Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (SSKIA). Dubbed the Pula...
Friday, February 22, 2013

■ BOTSWANA: Puma Energy Co. opens new $3mln fuel storage depot at Maun International Airport.

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Puma Energy Co. today commissioned a USD3million (BWP27million) aviation fuelling facility at Maun International Airport, northern Botswa...
Monday, February 4, 2013

■ ETHIOPIA: ECAA seeks to amend BASAs with numerous African countries in hopes of spurring on Ethiopian Airlines' intra African growth.

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Spurred on by its consistent annual growth of 25%, Ethiopian Airlines (ET) is seeking to consolidate its position as one of Africa's ...
Friday, February 1, 2013

■ BOTSWANA: Ethiopia, Botswana officially ink new BASA; Ethiopian Airlines to start ops in the near future?

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Ethiopia has continued its push into southern Africa with the recent official signing of a new Bilat...