Wednesday, September 18, 2013
■ SOMALIA: Favori LLC takes over Aden Adde Int'l as Minister repudiates leaked UN letter as a "hoax".
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Turkish firm, Favori LLC officially assumed control of Mogadishu’s Aden Adde International Airport from Dubai-based SKA Logistics on Saturd...
► SPAIN: Arik Air flight to Heathrow diverts to Mallorca after pregnant passenger suffers severe pains, bleeding.
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Arik Air (W3) flight W3101 from Lagos, Nigeria to London Heathrow, Untied Kingdom, was on Sunday, September 15, forced to divert to Palma M...
► TANZANIA: Auric Air announces new Njombe flights while Flightlink goes double daily to Mtwara.
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Tanzanian operators Auric Air (H8) and Flightlink have announced the launch of two new domestic routes. Auric has started a 4x weekly opera...
► FLEET UPDATE BULLETIN: Overland Airways, Aero, Blue Bird Aviation (Kenya), Swazi Airlink
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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: Overl...
■ TANZANIA: Everett Aviation secures chopper contract with Norway's Statoil.
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Everett Aviation Tanzania has secured a multi-year helicopter contract with Norwegian petroleum giant, Statoil. Under the deal, Everett w...
► ETHIOPIA: National Airways now eyeing a pair of ERJ135s for its fleet.
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Ethiopian private airline, National Airways (7N) has reportedly abandoned previously announced plans to acquire and operate Fokker 50s and ...
► MOZAMBIQUE: Qatar Airways granted rights to Johannesburg - Maputo from late October.
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Qatar Airways (QR) has tentatively been granted local traffic rights on the Johannesburg - Maputo, Mozambique sectors of its 3x weekly flig...
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
■ SOUTH AFRICA: Comair, SkyWise launch legal bid to block FlySafair's launch.
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Following through with its threats of legal action , Comair Ltd and now startup, SkyWise, have dragged the Air Services Licensing Council ...
■ SOUTH AFRICA: New $41mln Somerset East mini-Aerotropolis to be completed next year.
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The town of Somerset East in the province of the Eastern Cape in South Africa will next year begin operating a new ZAR413million (USD40.9...
► MALAWI: Ulendo Airlink starts scheduled Lilongwe - Blantyre flights.
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Malawi's Ulendo Airlink (7Q) has commenced a 5x weekly air service between the country's two commercial hubs, Blantyre and Lilongwe...
■ GHANA: Mahama axes entire board of Ghana Airports Co. Ltd; new appointees due shortly.
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The entire board of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has been dissolved by the Ghanaian president, John Mahama, just one week a...
► TANZANIA: Proflight Zambia to start Dar es Salaam from late October; plans to boost Lilongwe from November.
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Proflight Zambia (P0) has announced plans to launch a 3x weekly Lusaka to Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania service with effect from October 23. Acco...
► BRAZIL: Arik Air now eyes a November launch for São Paulo flights; in talks with Embraer over possible deal for 15 jets.
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Nigeria's Arik Air (W3) says it hopes to launch its vaunted Lagos - São Paulo, Brazil flights in November of this year , though this i...
■ SOMALIA: Ethiopian suspends Hargeisa, Berbera flights over impasse with Somaliland government.
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Ethiopian Airlines (ET) has suspended its services to the Somalian towns of Berbera and Hargeisa owing to sub-standard infrastructure. Fl...
Monday, September 16, 2013
► GABON: Royal Air Maroc, Libreville to resurrect Air Gabon International venture?
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Royal Air Maroc (AT) and the Government of Gabon are reportedly set to proceed with the establishment of a new Gabonese national carrier, A...
► MAYOTTE: Air Austral, CCIM, Ylang Invest move to formally create Ewa Air.
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The Mayotte Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI Mayotte) along with Air Austral (UU) and the Yland Investment consortium officially signe...
■ HONG KONG: Cathay Pacific eyeing Nigeria, Algeria as part of African expansion plans.
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Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific (CX) has mentioned Africa as being part of its longterm expansion plans with the intention being to exploit ...
► BOTSWANA: Kalahari Airways turns to crowdfunding for 747s to operate London Gatwick flights.
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Kalahari Airways is a Botswana-based startup that intends to offer flights from Cape Town, South Africa to London Gatwick via Gaborone Bo...
■ GHANA: GCAA freezes issuance of domestic operator licences in response to Antrak's, Starbow's threats to pull out.
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Responding to threats by local carriers Antrak Air (O4) and Starbow Airlines (S9) to withdraw from the oversubscribed Ghanaian market, th...
■ CAMEROON: Biya appoints Frederic Mbotto new Camair-Co boss; Edouard Mfoumou new chairman.
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Cameroon's president, Paul Biya, has officially appointed Mr Frédéric Mbotto Obounou the new Managing Director/CEO of the country...
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