Wednesday, December 12, 2012

► NIGERIA: KLM, Air France announce capacity changes on Nigeria routes for 2013.

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KLM Dutch Airlines (KL) and Air France (AF) have announced various changes to their Nigerian operations for 2013. Effective 31 March 2013...

► SPAIN: Ethiopian to start Madrid via Rome from June 2013.

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Ethiopian Airlines (ET) are to start flights to Madrid, Spain via Rome, Italy starting 15 June 2013 with a 3x weekly Boeing 757 service. ...

► COTE D'IVOIRE: ASKY Airlines to launch direct Lagos - Abidjan flights from next week.

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ASKY Airlines (KP) will next week launch 3x weekly flights between the Ivorian capital, Abidjan, and the Nigerian city of Lagos using their...
Tuesday, December 11, 2012

■ ZIMBABWE: Air Zimbabwe renews membership of Galileo, Sabre and Amadeus as IATA Safety Audit is slated for next week.

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Air Zimbabwe (UM), now back in the air for almost 1 month, are clawing their way back onto the regional market, with news that they have re...

► TURKEY: Egyptair increases Istanbul from 14x to 17x weekly from January 2013.

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Egyptian national carrier, EgyptAir (MS), from 16 January 2013, will increase its frequency between Cairo and Istanbul, Turkey, from 14x to...

■ SOUTH AFRICA: 1Time liquidators seek deadline deferment to February 2013 as talks with fastjet go on.

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Liquidators for defunct South African LCC 1Time (T6) today applied for a postponement of the deadline for the final liquidation of the airl...

► CHINA: Kenya Airways signs codeshare deal with China Eastern Airlines.

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China Eastern Airlines (MU), China's second biggest carrier by market value, and Kenya Airways (KQ), the flag carrier of Kenya, hav...

► COTE D'IVOIRE: Air Cote d'Ivoire to add an Embraer E170 as further routes in West Africa are announced.

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According to Airline Route, the Ivory Coast's new national carrier, Air Côte d’Ivoire (HF), is set to receive an Embraer E170 to add ...

■ GUINEA: Etihad Airways to serve Conakry via codeshare with Royal Air Maroc.

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Etihad Airways (EY), the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has announced it will establish air links between the UAE and ...

► GAMBIA: Gambia Bird takes delivery of second Airbus A319; prepares to expand network.

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Gambia Bird (3G) has announced the delivery of a second Airbus A319 ( MSN 4691 | D-ASTB ) as the fledgling carrier prepares to expand its n...

► SINGAPORE: Air Mauritius maintains Singapore service from late January 2013.

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According to Airline Route, Air Mauritius (MK) will maintain its 1x weekly service to Singapore on/after 21 January 2013. The flight curren...

■ NIGERIA: AeroContractors appoints Ibru as Interim MD after Akin George resigns.

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Captain Akin George, the Managing Director of Nigeria's second largest domestic airline, Aero Contractors (AJ), has announced his resig...
Monday, December 10, 2012

■ SOUTH AFRICA: Denel Aviation to retrench 523 as SAAF confirms contract will not be renewed.

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523 aircraft maintenance specialists at Denel Aviation’s Aero Manpower Group, the MRO division of the South Africa's government-backe...

► CHINA: Ethiopian Airlines modifies its planned Boeing 787 China Service in Dec 2012/Jan 2013.

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According to the 10 December 2012 GDS timetable and inventory display, Ethiopian Airlines (ET) is postponing its planned Boeing 787 ops ...

► ZAMBIA: DC9 crash landing this morning was just a simulation: AFP

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Those of you who follow us on Twitter will have been aware this morning of an Agence France-Presse (AFP) report coming from Lusaka, Zambia...

► SUDAN: Gulf Air reduces Khartoum flights from late January 2013.

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Bahraini carrier Gulf Air (GF) has announced that, with effect from 21 January 2013, it will reduce its frequencies to the Sudanese capit...
Sunday, December 9, 2012

► CHINA: See Pics of Eritrean startup Massawa Airways' first MA60's delivery ceremony in Xi'an.

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Eritrean startup Massawa Airways, on 29 November, officially took delivery of its first Chinese manufactured MA60 ( TBD10 | E3-AAV ).  ...

► DUBAI: Afriqiyah to launch 2x weekly Benghazi, Tripoli - Dubai flights from 20 December.

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According to their official Twitter account, Libyan airline Afriqiyah (8U) has announced that its inaugural flight to Dubai will operate fr...

► GABON: DHL awards Solinair logistics contract for Nigeria, Cameroon, Equat'l Guinea ops.

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The South African division of DHL Aviation has awarded Ljubljana-based Slovenian airline Solinair (SOP) a wet-lease contract fo...

► CAMEROON: Camair-Co considering either Embraer EJets or Bombardier CSeries for mid range fleet; to add a possible third 787?

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Alex Van Elk, the CEO of Cameroonian national carrier Camair-Co (QC), says the airline is considering either Embraer E-Jets or Bombardier...

► TANZANIA: See Pics of Turkish Airlines inaugural Kilimanjaro route launch.

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Turkish national carrier, Turkish Airlines (TK), added Kilimanjaro, Tanzania and Mombasa, Kenya to its growing global network last week 5 D...

► SENEGAL: ASKY Airlines to start Lomé - Dakar via Bamako from mid December.

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Lomé, Togo based operator ASKY Airlines (KP), Ethiopian Airlines' subsidiary in West Africa, will from 18 December 2012, commence three...
Friday, December 7, 2012

► MOZAMBIQUE: Kaya Airlines launches Inhaca Island, Machangulo and Zongoene flights.

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According to the Agência de Informação de Moçambique (AIM), Mozambican private carrier Kaya Airlines (IK) has announced the launch of fl...

■ CANADA: South African Airways, Air Canada sign code share deal.

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South African Airways (SA) has signed a reciprocal code-share agreement with fellow Star Alliance member, Air Canada (AC), effective 13 ...

■ EU BLACK LIST: Mozambique, Madagascar lay more blame on the "operating environment" as opposed to individual airline's safety shortcomings.

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Following the announcement by the European Commission on Wednesday on its updated Carrier Black List, Mozambique, Mauritania an...
Thursday, December 6, 2012

■ EGYPT: Snake bites passenger on Egyptair flight to Kuwait; forced diversion to Hurghada.

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A Jordanian man, who had smuggled a snake aboard Egyptair (MS) flight MS610 from Cairo (Egypt) to Kuwait City (Kuwait) with 91 passengers, ...

■ SENEGAL: Project to twin Casablanca and Dakar as regional cargo hubs progresses.

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A project aimed at streamlining trade relations and partnerships between Morocco and Senegal could soon become a reality. A project, initia...

■ MALAWI: Strike by DCA workers at Lilongwe's Kamuzu Int'l Airport causes serious delays, disruptions.

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Ground-handling staff at Lilongwe's Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) have, since Monday, abandoned their night shifts at the airpor...

► ITALY: Egyptair increases Rome frequency from Spring 2013.

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Egyptair (MS) will from 31 March 2013, increase frequencies on its Cairo – Rome Fiumicino route, with overall service to rise from 11x to 1...

■ ETHIOPIA: See Pics of the new Passenger Terminal at Jigjiga Airport inaugurated in late November.

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After more than three and a half years under construction and costing USD3.76million (ETB68.4million), the new passenger terminal at Jigjig...

► MOZAMBIQUE: BA Comair to start Johannesburg ORTIA - Maputo flights from May 2013.

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Comair Ltd has confirmed that its British Airways franchise will start daily return flights with a double daily service on Tuesdays and S...

► RWANDA: RwandAir announces modifications to its NW 2012/2013 schedule.

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Rwandair (WB) has implemented various modifications to its operations following the launch of its 2012/13 Northern Winter season schedule ...

■ SOUTH AFRICA: Wreckage of missing SAAF C47 found in the Drakensburg; 11 dead.

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The wreckage of a South African National Defence Force C47TP Dakota (the military version of a DC3) belonging to 35Squadron, that went miss...

■ NIGERIA: Dana Air, Skyjet Aviation awarded AOCs by Civil Aviation Authority.

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The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), on Wednesday, issued new Air Operator's Certificates (AOC) to Dana Air (9J) and Kaduna-ba...
Wednesday, December 5, 2012

■ BELGIUM: EU removes Mauritania from Ban List; adds all Eritrean registered carriers. Libya voluntarily retains restrictions on Libyan registered carriers.

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The European Commission has announced the 20th Revised Update to its Banned Operators Air List which has seen some "promot...

► KENYA: Freedom Airline Express set to receive second Embraer 120ER Brasilia.

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Kenyan air charter and scheduled ops company, Freedom Airline Express Ltd, is set to receive a second Embraer 120ER Brasilia ( MSN 247 | ...

► GUINEA: Eagle Air to get a second Let 410.

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Eagle Air (EGR), the Guinean charter flight specialist, is set to receive its second Let 410 ( MSN  871816 | 3X-GHP ) according to German...
Tuesday, December 4, 2012

■ NIGERIA: Dana Air claims lack of correct paperwork submissions as cause for delayed payments to flight 9J-997's victims' families.

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Grounded Nigerian carrier Dana Air (9J) has issued a response to recent reports in the Nigerian press claiming that Dana Air and its insure...

■ ALGERIA: Swissport awarded ground-handling contract for Oran airport.

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Swissport Algeria, a division of Swissport International, a global provider of airport ground services, has been awarded a 5-year ground ...

► NIGERIA: Egyptair boosts capacity to Abuja over December/January period.

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Egyptian national carrier, Egyptair (MS) will, over December 2012 and January 2013, increase its capacity on its Cairo – Abuja, Nigeria rou...

■ KENYA: Reinstated workers reject Kenya Airways' "compulsory leave" directive; threaten to sue Naikuni and airline if not properly reinstated.

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The 455 reinstated Kenya Airways (KQ) staff, whose claims of unfair dismissal were yesterday vindicated by an industrial court in the Kenya...

■ SOUTH AFRICA: fastjet officially in talks to acquire 1Time Airline.

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Following recent speculation in the South African press, fastjet (FN) has announced that it is indeed currently in negotiations with the ma...
Monday, December 3, 2012

► DUBAI: Emirates eyes fastjet as potential feeder airline in Africa.

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Emirates (EK) has confirmed its interest in partnering recently launched Tanzanian based LCC, fastjet (FN) having previously allured to a p...

► CHINA: Ethiopian Airlines reduces China ops over Chinese New Year 2013.

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Ethiopian Airlines (ET) will, during the month of February 2013, reduce its operations to Beijing and Guangzhou during the Chinese New ...

► ZIMBABWE: Air Zimbabwe to launch further regional ops shortly as Minister dismisses any KLM partnership as a "dream".

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Troubled Zimbabwean national carrier Air Zimbabwe (UM) has announced further route developments and equipment changes as it looks to resume...

■ KENYA: Court orders Kenya Airways to reinstate 455 axed employees effective immediately.

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An industrial court in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, has ordered Kenya Airways (KQ) to reinstate some 450 employees, effective immediately, ...

► BELGIUM: brussels airlines announces changes to its West & Central Africa network from February 2013.

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Belgian carrier brussels airlines (SN) has announced various changes to its West and Central African route networks, effective late-Februa...