Tuesday, August 20, 2013

■ RWANDA: Burundi, Rwanda sign Open Skies agreement in line with EAC protocol.

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Rwanda and Burundi have signed an Open Skies Bilateral Air Services Agreement with for provision for carriers from both countries to have...

► SOUTH AFRICA: mango to start 3x weekly Johannesburg - George from mid November.

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South African LCC, mango (JE), has announced plans to launch three times weekly flights from Johannesburg OR Tambo International Airport ...

■ NIGERIA: AMCON confirms appointment of new CEO, CFO at Aero.

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The Nigerian government's Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON)'s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mr. Mustafa Chike-Obi has con...

► ETHIOPIA: (Pic) Ethiopian Airlines in line for first B737-400F.

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Ethiopian Airlines (ET) is set to dry-lease a former Brussels Airlines (SN) B737-400 ( MSN 28493 | ET-AQV ) from global leaser, the Aviatio...

■ EGYPT: Various airlines issue travel advisories, suspend services to Egypt in the wake of ongoing unrest.

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Owing to the precarious political and social situation in Egypt, the following countries and airlines have issued advisories regarding thei...

► GHANA: Africa World Airlines boosts Accra - Tamale to 12x weekly.

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Ghanaian domestic carrier, Africa World Airlines (AW), has added an additional 5x weekly frequencies to its current daily Accra - Tamale se...
Monday, August 19, 2013

■ CONGO (KINSHASA): MONUSCO upgrades Bunia Airport for night time ops.

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The regional director of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), Martin ...

■ SOMALIA: Somaliland reopens Hargeisa International Airport following runway works.

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Egal International Airport, the airport that serves Hargeisa, the capital of the self-proclaimed autonomous region of Somaliland, has reope...

■ LIBYA: Tripoli International Airport to close for 3 months from October over runway repairs?

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Libya's Ministry of Transport has reportedly announced the temporary closure of Tripoli International Airport with effect from Octobe...

► NIGERIA: Discovery Air sets sights on two B737-300s; ops due soon?

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Lagos-based startup, Discovery Air, is reportedly in the process of acquiring two 737s as part of efforts to launch operations. However, as...

■ TANZANIA: TAA's big dreams for Kajunguti airport stall over its price tag as Kenya, Uganda push ahead with their own upgrades.

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The Tanzanian Airports Authority says it requires USD20billion to develop and construct Kajunguti International Airport, located in the nor...
Friday, August 16, 2013

■ TANZANIA: Precision Air to post loss during latest Financial Year; asks government for $32mln in funding.

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Tanzania's Precision Air (PW) will this year post a heavy loss, the airline’s board chairman, Mr Michael Shirima, has announced. In add...

■ EGYPT: National airports still operating despite ongoing chaos: Fadel

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The Egyptian Minister of Civil Aviation, Abdel Aziz Fadel, has confirmed that all airports in the country are operating normally though the...

► SUDAN: Mid Airlines Fokker 50 prop shatters on collision with obstacle; no injuries.

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The Aviation Herald reports that a Sudanese Mid Airlines (7Y) Fokker 50 ( MSN 20130 | ST-ARG ) that was preparing for departure from Kharto...

■ KENYA: KAA board sends its MD, Stephen Gichuki, on leave; says won't renew his contract.

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The Board of Directors of the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) has announced that its outgoing Managing Director, Engineer Stephen Gichuki,...

► COTE D'IVOIRE: Cameroon's Camair-Co starts Abidjan via Lagos from September.

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Camair-Co (QC), the national airline of Cameroon, is set to expand its West African network with the launch of a long delayed 3x weekly f...

► GHANA: Pison Airways looking to launch international ops in December as more carriers head to Accra.

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Ghanaian startup, Pison Airways, is reportedly aiming to launch operations in December of this year and like fellow entrant Eagle Atlantic ...
Thursday, August 15, 2013

► SOUTH AFRICA: Comair to take delivery of first 737-800 for its British Airways franchise.

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South Africa's Comair Ltd is set to deploy its first B737-800 ( MSN 30403 | ZS - ? ) to its British Airways franchise. The aircraft had...

■ TANZANIA: TCAA issues ground-handling tender for all airports excepting Dar es Salaam JNIA.

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The Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) has issued a tender for the provision of ground-handling services at the country's airport...

►► SOMALIA: Ethiopian Air Force Antonov AN12 crashes on landing in Mogadishu; 4 dead.

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[UPDATE AUGUST 15] On Friday, August 9, an Ethiopian Air Force Antonov AN-12 military transport (MCN ? | 1513) crashed on landing at Mogad...

► 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...

■ ANGOLA: Namibe Airport to resume operations from September 6.

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Angola's airport and air traffic authority Empresa Nacional de Aeroportos e Navegação Aérea (ENANA) is on track to complete USD90milli...

► ZIMBABWE: PAKAfrica Aviation to use 1time buy out, stake in CATS to establish hub out of Harare.

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South Africa-based PAKAfrica Aviation has reportedly acquired a 49% stake in Zimbabwe's Central Air Transport Services (ZO) and intends...

► RWANDA: Air Uganda, RwandAir sign codeshare deal.

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Air Uganda (U7) and RwandAir (WB) yesterday signed a code-share agreement which, effective immediately, covers the Entebbe - Kigali route a...
Wednesday, August 14, 2013

► EGYPT: Egyptair outlines initial Winter 2013/14 schedule changes.

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AirlineRoute reports that as per the August 9 GDS timetable/inventory display, Egyptair (MS) has outlined the following changes to its Wint...

► NIGERIA: Chanchangi Airlines takes delivery of a South African B737-500 on wet-lease.

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Kaduna-based Chanchangi Airlines (5B) has reportedly taken delivery of a B737-500 (MSN ? | 5N-BQZ) on wet-lease from an unnamed South Afric...

■ ANGOLA: Government takes first legal steps in bringing its aviation bodies up to ICAO standards.

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Angola's parliament has introduced the first legislation aimed at bringing its Aviation Law up to international and ICAO standard wit...

► GHANA: (Pics) Eagle Atlantic Airlines' first MD82 arrives in Accra.

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Ghana's latest start up, Eagle Atlantic Airlines (EAB), has taken delivery of its first McDonnell Douglas MD82 ( MSN 49119 | YR-OTN )...

■ SOUTH AFRICA: Gigaba seeks greater cooperation between Denel Aviation, SAA Technical & SAExpress Technical.

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South African Minister of Public Enterprises, Malusi Gigaba, says he has directed the board of state-owned aerospace and defence technology...
Tuesday, August 13, 2013

► TANZANIA: fastjet A319 grounded following birdstrike.

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fastjet (FN) says one of its three Airbus A319s was temporarily grounded in Tanzania following a birdstrike on August 8. The incident resul...

► 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...

■ MAURITIUS: Air Mauritius selects DW International's GRPS Web UI for RAIM Predictions.

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Air Mauritius (MK) has selected DW International's GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) RAIM/RNP Prediction Service Web-based User...

■ KENYA: Kenya Airways takes $4million knock from Nairobi fire as Kenyatta speeds up Terminal 4's opening.

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Kenya Airways (KQ) has suffered USD4million in losses owing to the recent outbreak of fire at Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airpor t,...

► UNITED STATES: South Africa's Global Airways to resume Johannesburg - Miami via Cape Town; appoints Fuelstream its US rep.

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With the impending relaunch of its Johannesburg - Miami via Cape Town flights, South Africa's Global Airways (QG) has appointed Fuels...

► TOGO: Ethiopian Airlines to launch its Lomé cargo hub this week as more planned pax routes to Asia unveiled.

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Ethiopian Airlines (ET) are set to launch Lomé, Togo as their second cargo hub outside Addis Ababa with effect from August 15. In addition ...

► SEYCHELLES: SriLankan Airlines eyeing a 3x weekly Colombo - Seychelles and on to Nairobi service.

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After the recent signing of a Bilateral Air Services Agreement between the two countries , the Seychellois Ministry of Home Affairs and T...
Monday, August 12, 2013

► GHANA: Eagle Atlantic Airlines granted its AOC; eyes regional ops from mid August.

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Following on from our previous post , Ghana's Eagle Atlantic Airlines (EAB) has now received its Air Operator's Certificate from th...

■ UNITED STATES: Jetcraft Corporation acquires ExecuJet Aircraft Trading.

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Jetcraft Corporation, a new and pre-owned business aircraft sales, acquisitions and trades company, has announced the acquisition of the ...

■ MAURITIUS: Air Mauritius sees further losses during Q1 of its 2013/14 Financial Year.

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Air Mauritius Group and Company have posted their results for Q1 of their 2013/2014 Financial Year which ended 30 June 2013 with losses o...

► TUNISIA: Syphax Airlines given greenlight to deploy its A330; long haul ops possibly due in autumn.

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Tunisian private operator, Syphax Airlines (FS), has at long last been granted authorisation to use its A330-200 ( MCN 345 | TS-IRA ) by ...

► ZAMBIA: Proflight mulls expansion into Tanzania, Mozambique, South Africa, the DRC and Zimbabwe.

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With the recent launch of its first regional flights to Lilongwe, Malawi, Proflight Zambia (P0) is mulling adding three further internatio...

► NIGERIA: Jimoh Ibrahim says Air Nigeria will resume ops but only under new ownership.

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Air Nigeria (VK) could make a return to the skies, albeit under new ownership and management, the current CEO of the airline, Mr Jimoh Ibra...

► UGANDA: Government outlines its initial fleet requirements for Uganda Airlines 2.0.

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Kampala is moving ahead with plans to resurrect defunct national carrier, Uganda Airlines (QU) , following reports that government has alre...
Thursday, August 8, 2013

► GHANA: ASKY Airlines eyeing a secondary hub out of Kumasi as everyone complains about Nigeria.

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Ethiopian Airlines' West African subsidiary, ASKY Airlines (KP), is reportedly considering turning Kumasi, Ghana into a secondary hub t...

► ETHIOPIA: Russian Mil-8 chopper on WFP ferry flight to Juba crashes near Debre Zeyit; no casualties.

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A Russian Mil Mi-8MTV ( MSN 95642 | RA-25497 ) helicopter leased from Krasnodar-based firm, PANH Helicopters, by the United Nations W...
Wednesday, August 7, 2013

■■ KENYA: Huge blaze rips through Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.

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A devastating fire tore through the International Arrivals building and Unit 1 departures at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Ai...

■ SOUTH AFRICA: Regulator dismisses SAA's complaint against kulula regarding the latter's controversial ad campaign.

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The Advertising Standards Authority of South Africa has reportedly dismissed a complaint brought by South African Airways (SA) against loca...

■ MOROCCO: AfBAA launches symposium series – first regional event to be held in Marrakech.

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Just over a year since its inception, The African Business Aviation Association (AfBAA), is set to launch a series of four annual regional ...