Thursday, September 13, 2012

► GAMBIA: Corendon Airlines to offer Amsterdam - Banjul from October.

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Antalya-based tour operator Corendon Airlines (XC), a joint Turkish and Dutch registered airline, today announced that effecti...

► ALGERIA: Emirates starts daily flights to Algiers from March 2013.

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Its 22nd destination in Africa, Dubai based Emirates (EK) today announced it will serve the Algerian capital, Algiers, with a daily Airbus ...
Wednesday, September 12, 2012

■ NIGERIA: Arik renews its Lufthansa Technik deal as Stella tries to lure Boeing and Bombardier into MRO sector.

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Nigerian carrier, Arik Air (W3) and German maintenance service provider, Lufthansa Technik last week renewed a contract signed...

► NAMIBIA: Air Namibia announces numerous changes to its timetable from October onwards.

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As part of their strategy of efficient utilisation of their aircraft, Namibian carrier Air Namibia (SW) have again announced various change...

► SOUTH AFRICA: Qantas drops First Class from Johannesburg flights effective October.

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Australian carrier, Qantas (QF), will from 1 October 2012 no longer offer First Class on its daily Boeing 747-400 flights betw...

► MOROCCO: (Pics) Delivery of Royal Air Maroc's 787s deferred until late 2014.

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Originally due in Q4 of this year, Morocco's national carrier, Royal Air Maroc (AT), will only, according to press reports...

► SOUTH AFRICA: Comair Ltd declares no dividend despite rise in revenues.

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South Africa's Comair Ltd, the parent company of British Airways (Comair) (BA) and LCC Kulula (MN) today reported that it ...
Tuesday, September 11, 2012

► GERMANY: Eritrean Airlines drops Frankfurt 6 months after its inaugural flight.

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Eritrean Airlines (B8), the Eritrean national carrier, has announced that effective 1 October 2012, it will drop Frankfurt, Ge...
Monday, September 10, 2012

► NIGERIA: Saudia Cargo launches 9 new West African destinations via its Lagos hub.

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Using its various interline partners in West Africa, Saudi Airlines Cargo (SV) is to launch cargo services from Jeddah and Riyadh, Saudi ...

► MOZAMBIQUE: LAM Mozambique getting a B737-500, but cash crunch delays launch of international routes.

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Mozambican national carrier LAM Mozambique (TM) is, at the end of this month, to receive a Boeing 737-500 (likely MSN: 25418 | ZS-PKV ), in...

► ANGOLA: TAAG to resume flights to Soyo with Dundo to come following opening of upgraded airports.

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After a 3 year hiatus due to USD43million renovation works which resulted in the completion of a 30m x 2'090m long runway and a 2 sto...

► SEYCHELLES: Emirates to go 12x weekly from December, 13x weekly from February 2013.

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Emirates (EK) is to increase its Airbus A340-500 operated flights between Dubai and Mahé, Seychelles from 11x weekly, to 12x weekly with an...

► TANZANIA: AeroVista looks to expand as Tanzanian AOC is awarded for its B737s.

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AeroVista's Tanzanian subsidiary, currently embroiled in a dispute with Tanzanian national carrier Air Tanzania (TC) over ...

► GAMBIA: See Pics of Gambia Bird's A319 prior to delivery!

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Gambia Bird, the new 90/10 venture between German carrier, Germania (ST) and the Gambian government is shortly to receive its ...

► MOZAMBIQUE: Turkish Airlines looks to add Maputo to route network in coming months.

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The Turkish media this week allured to a new possible route between Istanbul and Maputo, Mozambique as Turkey aims to extend its carrier,...
Sunday, September 9, 2012

► LIBERIA: British Airways confirms Monrovia via Freetown from November.

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In confirmation to our original post on the topic , British Airways (BA) have confirmed they will resume three times weekly flight...

► ZIMBABWE: FreshAir unveils logo, begins offering flights from USD$50 up.

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Zimbabwean aviation blog, Harare Airport Blogger, reports that private Zimbabwean start-up LCC, FreshAir, a 51/49 joint ventur...
Thursday, September 6, 2012

►► KENYA: Kenya Airways to start Eldoret from July.

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Kenyan airline, Kenya Airways (KQ), has announced the start of a 2x daily service from Nairobi to Eldoret (Kenya) with effect from 4 Ju...

■ KENYA: Defying Odinga, Kenya Airways completes its redundancy drive.

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Defying a directive (or request, depending on whose point of view you take) from Kenya's Prime Minister Raila Odinga, to cease its p...

► MALAWI: Air Malawi to be unbundled before privatization.

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As Joyce Banda's Malawian government pushes on with its cost cutting measures aimed at freeing the ailing African nation&#...