Wednesday, May 22, 2013

■ EGYPT: Government to refloat tender for lease of Cairo Airport Terminal 1's "Hall 4" GA facility.

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Egyptian Minister of Civil Aviation, Engineer Wael El-Maadawy, has announced the impending launch of an international tender for the lease ...

■ MOZAMBIQUE: UAE, Mozambique sign Bilateral Air Services Agreement.

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On Thursday 16 May, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) аnd Mozambique signed a bilateral air services agreement; the culmination οf more than...

■ KENYA: KAA deploys new ID management system to Kenyan Airports.

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The Kenyan Airports Authority (KAA) has launched a state of the art, Identity Management Security System (IDMS) that will not only ensure...

► EGYPT: Turkish Airlines boosts Cairo, Alexandria frequencies from June.

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Following the conclusion of a revised Bilateral Air Services Agreement with Egypt , Turkish Airlines (TK), will from 15JUN13, increases its...

■ NIGERIA: Gulfstream Aerospace appoints Evergreen Apple authorized sales reps.

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Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. has announced that it is increasing its sales and marketing efforts in Europe and Africa with the June opening...

► COMOROS: Inter Îles Air resumes flights with Saab 340; eyes Madagascar, Tanzania ops from June.

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Comorian carrier, Inter Îles Air (ZXA), has resumed services with a Saab 340. The airline had suspended operations following the crash of ...

■ QATAR: QCAA signs Open Skies deals with Chad, Tunisia; BASAs with Burundi and Egypt.

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The State of Qatar, through the Qatari Civil Aviation Authority (QCAA), has announced the signing of various bilateral air service-related ...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013

►► GHANA: Royal Jordanian to start Lagos, Accra from early July..

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[UPDATE 21 MAY] Jordanian operator, Royal Jordanian (RJ) is to venture into West Africa beginning late-June 2013 through the introduction o...

■ SWITZERLAND: JETNET becomes AfBAA's 20th founding member.

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The African Business Aviation Association (AfBAA) has announced at EBACE 2013, that JETNET, an international data and analysis company fo...

► DUBAI: Somalia's Jubba Airways eyes direct Mogadishu - Dubai flights from late June.

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Fresh from the recent launch of flights to Adado, Kismayo and Baidoa, Somalia carrier Jubba Airways (6J), says it intends to launch direc...

■ MADAGASCAR: Nosy-Be runway extension Phase 1 complete; now A340s and B777s can land.

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The first phase of renovation works at Nosy Be's Fascene Airport, a leading tourist destination on the island of Madagascar, has been...

► ALGERIA: Air Algérie details its planned Joburg, Sao Paulo and Amsterdam flights.

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Algerian national carrier, Air Algérie (AH), has hinted at possible dates for its planned new routes to Johannesburg, Amsterdam and Sao Pau...

■ MOROCCO: Royal Air Maroc set to rebound as operating profits hit $83million in 2012.

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Following a record USD50million (MAD499million) net loss posted in 2011 which necessitated a USD193million capital injection by the Morocc...

■■ NIGERIA: NAMA strike to lockdown Nigeria's airspace from midnight as negotiations with management break down.

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[UPDATE 20 MAY] Employees of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) affiliated to the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Associati...
Monday, May 20, 2013

► CAMEROON: Nigeria's AeroContractors eyeing late May for inaugural Douala flights.

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Nigeria's AeroContractors (AJ) have announced Monday, May 27 as the date for its planned inaugural Lagos - Douala, Cameroon flights, it...

■ SOUTH AFRICA: NAC acquires South Africa's Piper dealership, Placo.

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South Africa's National Airways Corporation (NAC) has announced the acquisition of 100% of the shares held in Placo, South Africa's...

► SOUTH SUDAN: Imatong Airlines looking to resume ops from July; seeks either an F50 or F27.

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Kenyan-based South Sudanese specialists, Imatong Airlines, are to resume charter operations out of the Sudanese capital, Juba, from July ...

► NIGERIA: FirstNation Airways to tentatively resume 3x daily Lagos - Abuja flights shortly.

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Nigerian carrier First Nation Airways (FRN) is to tentatively resume operations with the announcement of three times daily flights between ...

► ALGERIA: Air Malta to begin 2x weekly Algiers flights from mid June.

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As from 17JUN, Air Malta (KM), will launch a new scheduled service to Algeria’s capital, Algiers. The Maltese National Airline will operate...

■ SOUTH AFRICA: Pakistan's PAKAfrica Aviation eyes majority stake in 1Time Holdings, including Jetworx.

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A new potential buyer for bankrupt LCC 1Time (T4), has emerged in the form of PAKAfrica Aviation, a Pakistani aviation group, who have pitc...
Sunday, May 19, 2013

■ SOUTH AFRICA: ACSA appoints new Managing Director and Financial Director.

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Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has announced that Mr Bongani Maseko and Ms Maureen Manyama-Matome have been appointed Managing Direct...

► ZAMBIA: See Pics of Proflight Zambia's inaugural 737 flight between Lusaka and Livingstone

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Proflight Zambia (P0) successfully deployed its B737-200ADV ( MCN 23472 | ZS-SMD ), leased from South Africa's Star Air (BRH), into a...

►► BRAZIL: Ethiopian Airlines to start 787 flights to Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo via Lome from July 2013.

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[UPDATE 19 MAY] Having postponed their intended December launch of flights to Brazil via Lome, Togo owing to "inconvenient slot time...
Friday, May 17, 2013

► NIGERIA: ExecuJet completes MRO check on Hawker 800XP jet as Lagos market sees strong demand.

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ExecuJet Africa’s Maintenance Repair Organisation (MRO) facility at Mohammed Murtala International Airport in Lagos, Nigeria, has completed...

► ALGERIA: Royal Jordanian boosts its Algiers frequencies to four weekly.

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Royal Jordanian Airlines (RJ), has this month increased its frequencies on its Amman – Algiers route through the addition of a 4th weekly s...

► UGANDA: Brussels Airlines A330 suffers compressor stalls on climb out of Entebbe; returns to airport safely.

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The Aviation Herald writes that on May 12, a Brussels Airlines Airbus A330-200, ( MSN 229 | OO-SFY ), operating as flight SN465 from Entebb...

►► ETHIOPIA: Ethiopian expecting "pleasant surprise" from Boeing in Addis next week; plans Dubai as first 787 destination from 25 April.

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[UPDATE 17 MAY] Believing Boeing will have a "pleasant surprise" in store for the global aviation community next week, Ethiopi...

►► CHINA: Ethiopian Airlines reduces Beijing to 6x weekly from April 'til June.

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[UPDATE 17 MAY] AirlineRoute writes that Ethiopian Airlines (ET) will from 01APR13 to 17JUN13 temporarily reduces its Addis Ababa – Beiji...

■ SOUTH AFRICA: Dudu Myeni reckons SAA will add $100billion+ in spinoff benefit to SA's economy over next 20 years.

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South African Airways (SA) claims the downstream economic benefit of its Group operations over the next twenty years will total USD107billi...

► SOUTH AFRICA: SAA Cargo's future hinges on domestic, regional markets as Emirates et al make their presence felt.

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South African Airways Cargo, and air cargo in general in South Africa, is suffering at the hands of a buoyant East African economy, a weak ...

■ LIBYA: Arabian Gulf Oil Company calls for tenders for Messla Airport upgrade.

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The Arabian Gulf Oil Company (AGOCO) has issued a tender for the rehabilitation and upgrading of Messla Airport (27°58'29''N,...

► SOUTH AFRICA: Solenta Aviation attains Flight Safety Foundation's GOLD status; announces further Mozambican investments.

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South Africa's Solenta Aviation has recently been awarded GOLD status by the Flight Safety Foundation after holding GREEN status for 3 ...
Thursday, May 16, 2013

► SOUTH AFRICA: fastjet's launch delayed until July - Bodin.

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As previously speculated by The African Aviation Tribune , fastjet (FN), has indeed announced a postponement in its planned South African v...

► FLEET UPDATE BULLETIN: Royal Air Maroc, Marsland Aviation, Syphax, Ghadames Air & Kenya Airways.

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The following is a fleet update bulletin for aircraft that are in use, have been in use or will be in use for these listed airlines: Royal...

■ EGYPT: Air Arabia Egypt selects AJW Aviation for its A320 "power-by-the-hour" support.

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AJW Aviation has been chosen by Air Arabia Egypt (E5), Egypt’s only low-cost carrier, to provide "power-by-the-hour" support and ...

► KENYA: British Airways sees strong East African market potential as a result of newly discovered mineral wealth.

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British Airways (BA) plans to leverage Kenya’s strategic position to help improve its market share in East & Central Africa and South...

■ SOMALIA: Government assumes control of its airspace from CACAS as Somaliland bans all UN flights in retaliation.

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Somalia's Minister for Information, Abdullahi Elmoge Hersi, says his government has once more resumed control of its national airspace ...
Wednesday, May 15, 2013

►► ZAMBIA: Proflight Zambia to start Lubumbashi, Lilongwe ops from mid May.

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[UPDATE 15 MAY] Proflight Zambia (P0) is set to embark on its first regional operations with the launch of 3x weekly Ndola - Lubumbashi (D...

► SOUTH AFRICA: SAA to finally take delivery of its long deferred A320 order beginning Q3.

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South African Airways (SA) will at last, begin taking delivery of twenty Airbus A320s in the next quarter (i.e.. July - September), South A...

► CONGO (KINSHASA): Turkish Airlines revealed as potential partner for new Congolese national carrier.

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Turkish Airlines (TK) has been revealed as the potential partner the Congolese government has approached apropos the setting up of a renewe...

■ NIGERIA: Princess Stella officially unveils Nigeria's revised National Civil Aviation Policy.

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The Nigerian Minister of Civil Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah, has officially unveiled her country's revised dossier on aviation dubbe...

■ ZIMBABWE: Five candidates shortlisted for Air Zimbabwe CEO position; appointment due before month's end.

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Air Zimbabwe (UM) is understood to have short-listed five possible candidates to for the post of airline chief executive officer (CEO) foll...

■ MOROCCO: Government now mulling possible Gulf carrier tie-up for Royal Air Maroc prior to a privatization bid.

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The future of Royal Air Maroc (AH) is still cloudy though the Moroccan state backed national carrier airline could be party to a strategic ...
Tuesday, May 14, 2013

► ANGOLA: Lufthansa switches Luanda to A330 ops from late October.

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German carrier, Lufthansa (LH), will, from 27OCT13, switch its operational aircraft in use between  Frankfurt and Luanda from Airbus A340...

■ MALAWI: United Arab Emirates, Malawi to finalize BASA in coming months.

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Malawi and the United Arab Emirates are set to sign a Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) in the coming weeks following a visit to th...

► NIGERIA: Allied Air Cargo to replace B727Fs with B737-400Fs.

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Allied Air Cargo (4W) of Nigeria has selected Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI), to provide two firm B737-400SF 11 Pallet Configuration co...

■ MOZAMBIQUE: Brazil set to ratify new bill to enable resumption of flights to Mozambique.

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Brazil and Mozambique could soon resume direct flights should Brazilian president, Dilma Youseff, consent to a bill already passed by the...

■ SWAZILAND: SWACAA signs deal in which the ATNS will provide ATC services at Matsapha Airport among others.

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The Air  Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) Company of South Africa and the Swaziland Civil Aviation Authority (SWACAA) have signed a ...