Wednesday, February 20, 2013

■ MALAWI: Massive civil servant strike forces closure of Lilongwe & Blantyre airports.

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As they had previously threatened, civil servants in Malawi have gone on strike over payrise demands, thus bringing the country to a virtua...

► COTE D'IVOIRE: Ethiopian announces various changes to its West African network from June.

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AirlineRoute reports that Ethiopian Airlines (ET) will from June 2013 adjust its operations to West Africa with numerous equipment and fr...

■ SOUTH AFRICA: SAA's ninth turnaround plan in 13 years will work because it is "cutting edge" claims Myeni.

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South African Airways (SAA) acting board chairman Ms. Duduzile Myeni claims that the airline's latest turnaround plan, its ninth in 13 ...

■ RWANDA: Netherlands, Rwanda sign Air Services Agreement.

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Rwanda and The Netherlands, on Wednesday 6 February, signed a Bilateral Air Services Agreement following a visit to Kigali by Dutch Min...

■ MOZAMBIQUE: AdM's air traffic control comms network to be upgraded with PolarSat's VSATPlus 3.

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Mozambique's air traffic control communications network , under the control of Aeroportos de Moçambique (AdM), is to be ungraded with ...

► LIBYA: Air Cairo to launch Alexandria, Assuit to Tripoli from March.

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Egyptian LCC, Air Cairo (SM) has announced the launch of new services between Egypt and Libya effective 1 March 2013. Alexandria - Tripoli ...

► SOUTH AFRICA: Alitalia mulls resuming Rome - Johannesburg from September.

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Italian carrier, Alitalia (AZ), is mulling the resumption of operations from Rome Fiumicino to Johannesburg, South Africa this September as...

► SOUTH SUDAN: flydubai to start Dubai - Juba from late April.

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flydubai (FZ), the Dubai based LCC, has announced operations to Juba, the capital city of South Suda...

► YEMEN: Nasair Eritrea has launched 2x weekly Asmara - Aden flights.

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Eritrea's Nasair (UE) launched twice weekly flights from Asmara to the city of Aden in Yemen using an Airbus A320 on 2 February reports...

► KUWAIT: Nile Air starts flights between Alexandria and Kuwait City.

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Egyptian airline Nile Air (NP) has launched a new route between Alexandria and Kuwait City effective 14 February, according to Kuwait...
Tuesday, February 19, 2013

► SOUTH AFRICA: See Pic of Air Zimbabwe's Airbus A320 in Johannesburg for maintenance checks.

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One of Air Zimbabwe's two Airbus A320s (Z-WPM) has been spotted at Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport undergoing pre-ent...

■ GHANA: China Airports Construction Corporation set to begin work on Accra's new international airport.

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Following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ghanaian government last year , China Airports Construction Corporation (CA...

► NIGERIA: Cargolux to start Port Harcourt ops from early March.

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Luxembourg's Cargolux (CV) has announced that it is to add Port Harcourt in Nigeria as a new destination on its African network. The in...

■ NAMIBIA: Tourism sector jittery as Government, Air Namibia remain mute on the latter's new business plan.

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Contrary to the old adage that "No news is good news", the silence emanating from Windhoek regarding Air Namibia's (SW) n...

► ZAMBIA: SA Airlink puts ERJ135s onto Kruger/Mpumalanga - Livingstone route effective late March.

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SA Airlink (4Z) will enhance its Kruger Mpumalanga - Livingstone, Zambia service with the introduction of  Embraer ERJ 135 jets onto the ro...
Monday, February 18, 2013

►► NIGERIA: AeroContractors to add "several" Dash 8-400s; to possibly retire B737-500s?

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[UPDATE 18 FEBRUARY] CH-Aviation writes that Nigeria's Aero Contractors (AJ), also known as Aero, have announced plans to add several ...

► EQUATORIAL GUINEA: (Pic) Cronos Airlines set to receive its first Airbus A320.

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Equato-Guinean carrier Cronos Airlines (C8) is set to take delivery of its first Airbus A320 ( MSN 533 | YL-LCL ) wet leased from Latvia ad...

■ SOUTH AFRICA: NTM calls off strike, to take dispute with SAA to Labour Courts.

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South Africa's National Transport Movement trade union has ended its 28 day strike but said it will seek an order from the South Africa...

■ NIGERIA: Bi-Courtney wins its case against FAAN, Aviation Ministry over rights to Lagos General Aviation Terminal.

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Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), the current concessioner for Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 2 (MMA2), has won a court ca...

■ MOZAMBIQUE: Refurbishment and enlargement of Pemba Airport to take 6 months says AdM.

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Work on the expansion of airport infrastructure and facilities at Pemba, a port and the capital of Cabo Delgado province in north eastern M...

► UGANDA: Government in talks with Air Uganda over possible buy in as calls for establishment of national carrier grow louder.

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The Ugandan Government has been holding talks with the Aga Khan Foundation, the 100% shareholder for Meridiana Africa Airlines (Uganda) Lim...

► COTE D'IVOIRE: Egyptair to start Abidjan via Accra from June; boosts Kano, Tunis capacities.

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AirlineRoute reports that Egyptair (MS) is to start daily flights from Cairo to Abidjan via Accra with effect from 1 June 2013. In addition...
Sunday, February 17, 2013

■ TANZANIA: Fastjet claims parking, landing fees owed to TAA were run up by Don Smith's Fly540.

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Fastjet (FN), the controversy-prone Tanzanian based LCC, has issued yet another statement refuting as "inaccurate" recent allegat...

► GUINEA: Zambia's Stabo Air starts 1x weekly Conakry, Dakar, Banjul cargo ops.

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Zambian cargo and passenger air charter service, Stabo Air, has launched a 1x weekly (Day 6) Boeing 757 operated cargo service between Da...

►►► NIGERIA: United Airlines to start 787 service to Lagos from 2013.

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[UPDATE 17 FEBRUARY] American megacarrier United Airlines (UA) is to start a 5x weekly service between Houston, Texas and the Nigerian ci...

■ GHANA: Fuel shortages ground domestic airlines 'til Tuesday; international operators forced to make other plans.

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An ongoing jet fuel crisis caused by supply problems in Togo and exacerbated by lack of reserve at the national oil refinery in Tema, has...

► NIGERIA: Accident Investigation Bureau releases updated report on Dana Air 9J-992 crash; 8 other final reports.

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The Nigerian Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has released its preliminary report on the Dana Air 9J-992 Accident which claimed over 1...

► ZAMBIA: Emirates looking to start direct Livingstone flights for duration of UNWTO.

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In preparation for the upcoming XXth United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) General Assembly to be held in Victoria Falls in A...
Saturday, February 16, 2013

► COTE D'IVOIRE: (Pic) Air Cote d'Ivoire to launch domestic network in coming months following arrival of E170 Jet.

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Air Côte d'Ivoire (HF) has taken delivery of its Embraer 170 ( MSN 307 | F-HBXH ) wet-leased from Air France thereby supplementing the ...

■■ SWAZILAND: (Pics) A look at the controversial Sikhuphe International Airport due to open in 2013.

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Swaziland's Sikhuphe International Airport Terminal due to open in 2013. Swaziland's controversial multi-million doll...

► ETHIOPIA: Military claims to have pioneered country's first home-grown UAV.

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Unnamed military sources in Ethiopia state that the country has pioneered its own indigenous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) or drone. The UA...

► CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Karinou Airlines to add a Boeing 737-300 in April.

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Centrafricair o/a Karinou Airlines (KRN), a private carrier based out of the Central African Republic, is to boost its fleet with the arriv...
Friday, February 15, 2013

■ SOUTH AFRICA: ACSA awards ADB Airfield Solutions contract to upgrade Cape Town Int'l runway lighting.

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Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has awarded a contract to US based airfield lighting specialists ADB Airfield Solutions to upgrade th...

■ TANZANIA: Sauda Rajab appointed new helmsman at Precision Air as Kioko steps down.

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Tanzania's Precision Air (PW) has announced the appointment of Ms Sauda S. Rajab to the position of Group Managing Director & CEO f...

► SUDAN: Sudanese Government in talks with Antonov over purchase of An148s/158s for Sudan Airways.

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Sudan’s Transport Minister, Ahmed Babiker Nahar has signed a preliminary deal with Ukrainian aircraft manufacturer, Antonov, for t...

■ MALAWI: Ethiopian Airlines wins 49% stake in renewed Malawian national carrier.

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Leading on from our previous post , Malawi's Privatization Commission yesterday declared Ethiopian Airlines (ET) the winner of the 49...
Thursday, February 14, 2013

► SEYCHELLES: Air Berlin, Air Seychelles sign codeshare deal.

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airberlin(AB), Europe’s seventh largest airline, and Air Seychelles (HM), the national airline of the Seychelles, today signed a codeshare ...

► NIGERIA: Azman Airlines, JedAir looking to start domestic, regional ops in H1.

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Two carriers are looking to start domestic operations in Nigeria shortly: Azman Airlines and Jedair, a former charter airline that has rep...

■ MAURITIUS: Viljoen's leadership beginning to pay off as Air Mauritius continues to improve, but not out of woods yet.

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Mauritian national carrier, Air Mauritius (MK), is beginning to reap the rewards of its envisioned 7 Step Recovery Plan amid reports that i...

■ SOUTH AFRICA: Comair Ltd posts $9mln profit for H2 2012 as Middle Eastern carriers begin to bite.

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South Africa's Comair Ltd, the owners of LCC Kulula (MN) the BA Comair franchise, has posted an after-tax profit of USD8.97million (ZAR...

► MALAWI: Air Malawi ceases all flights as new foreign investor to be announced in due course.

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Malawi's beleaguered national carrier, Air Malawi (QM), has officially ceased flights with 243 employees also having been laid off, as ...

► BURKINA FASO: Tunisair to start Ouagadougou from 30 March; Ndjamena, Niamey, Douala to follow later.

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Tunisian national airline, Tunisair (TU), has announced it will start 3x weekly Tunis - Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso flights with a stop in Ba...

► SOUTH AFRICA: SAA seeks to alter Airbus A320 deal to lease, not buy.

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South Africa's loss making parastatal, South African Airways (SA), is to renegotiate its deal with Airbus Industrie SAS signed 11 years...

►► KENYA: Kenya Airways to adjust Thailand, China, India, Dubai, Hong Kong ops from late March.

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[UPDATE 14 FEBRUARY] AirlineRoute reports that as per the 06FEB13 GDS timetable and inventory display, Kenya Airways (KQ) is to adjust i...

► ANGOLA: SAA switches Lagos, Luanda to A340-300 from late March.

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According to AirlineRoute, as per the 14FEB13 GDS timetable and inventory display, South African Airways (SA) is to adjust its operational...

► NIGER: Nigerien Government to form new national airline - Niger Airways - with Turkish Airlines as strategic partner.

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The Nigerien Government has announced the formation of a new national carrier, Niger Airways, in which Turkish Airlines (TK) will be a stra...