German carrier, Lufthansa (LH), will from December 23, 2013 cancel its existing 5x weekly Frankfurt to Pointe Noire (Republic of Congo) via Libreville (Gabon). The flights operate on board
a PrivatAir (PT) Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
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Wednesday, October 2, 2013
■ ANGOLA: Government to spend EUR1.6billion on aviation infrastructure by 2016.
![ENANA logo ENANA](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh96P62IvWbzGuU5lptLc8fk1BgcnfNNUntqcXn0lwitcMcCmOR75CXrqz9YGjOaHMxuJxEBidQ1yTce7lwRdMuDQ-eU_eBEa8m6qBH0wR3pTyYTT3n7CLxr1tYRzLJYUnf_xy-USg4OPU/s1600/ENANA+Angola127.png)
Labels:
Angola,
Angola Government,
ENANA,
Infrastructure,
Luanda
■ ALGERIA: Austria, Algeria to renegotiate BASA in push to establish direct flights.
![](http://i.imgur.com/8ht68wV.png?1)
![](http://i.imgur.com/Vs3MCqo.png?1)
Labels:
Air Algérie,
Algeria,
Algeria Government,
Algiers,
Austria,
Austrian Government,
BASA,
Canada,
Vienna
■ MOROCCO: Bombardier proceeds with construction of its first African manufacturing facility in Nouaceur.
![Bombardier logo Bombardier](http://i.imgur.com/3aGEo.png)
Labels:
Bombardier,
Casablanca,
Infrastructure,
Morocco,
Nouaceur MidParc EPZ
■ NIGERIA: NCAA releases list of all 26 carriers licenced to operate in Nigeria in bid to curb illegal operators.
![Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority logo NCAA](http://i.imgur.com/YZkyJ.png)
Labels:
Abuja,
AOC,
NCAA,
Nigeria,
Nigeria Government
► KENYA: Astral Aviation outlines B747-400F plans; to codeshare with Emirates SkyCargo on Joburg - Nairobi flights.
![Astral Aviation Astral Aviation logo](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZvElzVVnvvLCRl892mjpZLbuXp32npL0cN2gImxyrwFete2UkhYWwgTGOm09kzmeqUyvnQj32L8TIRkqnvDVwM8tJI5ua0jIbZ_C854AJllwk46ce7gfJpvVpzh9D_qaocivU5woBIrQ/s1600/AstralAviation127.png)
■ MALAWI: Ethiopian's CFO Kassim Geressu appointed boss of Malawi Airlines.
![Malawi Malawi flag](http://i.imgur.com/h15265c.png?1)
Labels:
Ethiopia,
Ethiopian Airlines,
Malawi,
Malawi Airlines
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
► CHINA: TAAG increases Luanda - Beijing frequencies to 2x weekly; a 3rd due in 2014.
![TAAG Angolan Airlines logo TAAG logo](http://i.imgur.com/40Ike.png)
■ RWANDA: AviAssist Foundation holds annual Airport Rescue & Firefighting ARFF course in Kigali.
![AviAssist logo AviAssist](http://i.imgur.com/NURh2.png)
► CHAD: Toumaï Air Tchad resumes limited operations with Hajj charters.
![Toumaï Air Tchad logo Toumaï Air Tchad](http://i.imgur.com/nUQYg.png?1?8528)
Labels:
Chad,
Hajj,
Madinah,
Ndjamena,
Resumption,
Saudi Arabia,
Toumai Air Tchad
► SOUTH AFRICA: Airlink resumes Skukuza ops from June 2014; rebuffs SA Express' recent route launch announcement.
![SA Airlink logo SA Airlink](http://i.imgur.com/3lByTmA.png?1?7778)
Labels:
Cape Town,
Johannesburg,
Launch,
Route,
SA Airlink,
SA Express,
Skukuza,
South Africa
■ TANZANIA: fastjet posts $24.9million loss for 1H 2013; turns to Zambia, Malawi for next route roll out.
![fastjet logo fastjet](http://i.imgur.com/69KPvxH.png)
Labels:
2013/2014 Financial Year,
FastJet,
Fly540,
Loss,
Tanzania
■ EGYPT: Egyptair's revenue has risen 60% on last year's numbers, Cairo Aerocity to get underway soon: Fadel
![Egyptair logo Egyptair](http://i.imgur.com/MfG6C.png)
■ SOUTH AFRICA: LCC Skywise battles on with AOC Certification process.
![SkyWise SkyWise logo](http://i.imgur.com/LzryEnB.png?1)
Labels:
AOC,
SACAA,
Skywise,
South Africa
Monday, September 30, 2013
► NAMIBIA: (Video) Air Namibia takes delivery of first of two A330s from Airbus.
![Air Namibia logo Air Namibia](http://i.imgur.com/z0FHYOS.png?1)
Labels:
A330,
Air Namibia,
Airbus,
Delivery,
Intrepid Aviation,
Namibia,
Toulouse,
Windhoek
■ NIGERIA: New law banning wet-leases for longer than 6 months comes into effect from October 1.
![Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority logo NCAA](http://i.imgur.com/YZkyJ.png)
► BOTSWANA: Kalahari Airways eyes flights to New York, Los Angeles and Hong Kong via its Gaborone hub.
![](http://i.imgur.com/NINSWYm.png?1)
Labels:
Botswana,
Cape Town,
Durban,
Gaborone,
Harare,
Hong Kong,
Ireland,
Kalahari Airways,
Los Angeles,
Lusaka,
Namibia,
New York,
Shannon,
South Africa,
United States,
Windhoek,
Zambia,
Zimbabwe
■ SINGAPORE: Singapore signs Open Skies treaties with Tanzania, Sierra Leone.
![](http://i.imgur.com/5FZONWI.png?1)
► KENYA: Kenya Airways' LCC, Jambo Jet, to launch in 1Q 2014 - Naikuni.
Dr Titus Naikuni, the Managing Director of Kenya Airways (KQ), has announced that his airline's Low Cost subsidiary, Jambo Jet, will be operational during the first quarter of 2014. The news comes after Willem Hondius, a former executive with Dutch LCC Transavia, was recently appointed CEO of the startup.
Labels:
Jambo Jet,
Kenya,
Kenya Airways,
Mombasa,
Nairobi
► SOUTH AFRICA: SA Express rolls out Cape Town - George, Joburg - Pietermaritzburg, Kruger/Mpumalanga from November.
S
A Express (XZ) is set to commence three new domestic South African flights with effect from November 1: Cape Town - George, Johannesburg (ORTIA) - Kruger/Mpumalanga and Johannesburg (ORTIA) - Pietermaritzburg. With the exception of the Pietermaritzburg flights which operate onboard a Q400, both other routes are operated with a Bombardier CRJ200.
![SA Express logo SA Express](http://i.imgur.com/ooIwC.png)
Labels:
Cape Town,
CRJ 200,
George,
Johannesburg,
Kruger Mpumalanga,
Launch,
Pietermaritzburg,
Q400,
Route,
SA Express,
South Africa
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