Monday, November 19, 2012

● GABON: Air CEMAC names Etienne Robin Mintsa Mi Owono as boss, as January launch date seems increasingly unlikely.

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Gabon's Etienne Robin Mintsa Mi Owono, the Deputy Director General of Gabon's Civil Aviation Department, has been named as Chairman...

► MOZAMBIQUE: Mozambican airspace "supposedly" now open to all as LAM gets a B737-500, Embraer E190.

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During a speech on Friday to welcome the national carrier Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique LAM's (TM) latest aircraft - a Boeing 737-500 l...

►►► NAMIBIA: Flight disruptions as Pilot strike forces Air Namibia to issue revised timetable.

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[SEE NEW POST FOR ADDED UPDATES] Air Namibia's (SW) pilot union, the Namibian Airline Pilots Association (NAPA), has proceeded with in...
Sunday, November 18, 2012

■ TANZANIA: fastjet to recruit local Tanzanian pilots, as Precision Air clears the air over PATP allegations.

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fastjet's (FN) plans to include local Tanzanians in its pilot recruitment drive says the airline's Chief Commercial Officer, Richa...

► MALI: Douniah Airlines to start ops from 2013.

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Malian startup, Douniah Airlines (DTS), is planning to launch operations from January 2013 using a Boeing 737-300. Its initial routes wil...

■ SOUTH AFRICA: Bombardier appoints SA Express its first Authorized Aircraft Service Facility in Africa; sees strong potential market for C-Series jets.

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The first deals of the recently convened African Airlines Association (AFRAA) 44th Annual General Assembly being held in Johannesburg have...
Friday, November 16, 2012

■ MALAWI: Ethiopian Airlines, Comair Ltd express interest in 49% stake in Air Malawi.

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The Malawian government this afternoon announced that a liquidator had been appointed for Air Malawi Ltd (QM) in order to facilitate the sp...

► ZIMBABWE: Very low pax uptake for Air Zimbabwe's regional routes.

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In what is fast becoming a bad trait associated with Air Zimbabwe (UM), the carrier on Monday, flew an empty (i.e no pax) Boeing 767 aircra...

► CONGO (KINSHASA): See Pics of CAA's Fokker 50 in the new livery!

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Kinshasa-based private carrier Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation CAA (FPY) has adopted a new livery and corporat...

► SOUTH SUDAN: Kenyan Fokker 50 crash lands in Aweil; no casualties.

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News wires are reporting the crash landing this afternoon, of a Kenyan Skyward International Fokker 50 ( MSN: 20175 | 5Y-CAN ) in Aweil, ...

■■ SOUTH AFRICA: 7 million litres of fuel contaminated in pipeline to Joburg OR Tambo International.

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UPDATE [16 NOVEMBER 2012 19h00L] The Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) this morning issued a statement to the effect that fuel in its AV...

■ SOUTH AFRICA: Johannesburg's Lanseria Airport sold to Harith, BEE consortium.

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Johannesburg's Lanseria International Airport has been sold to a consortium of investors, it has been announced. T...

► SOMALIA: Ethiopian boosts Berbera capacity from December.

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Ethiopian Airlines (ET) will, from 1 December 2012, increase its capacity from Addis Ababa to the coastal town of Berbera in Somaliland, So...

► KENYA: Jetlink Express ceases operations citing South Sudanese forex crunch.

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Citing "an inability to access USD2million (KES171million) worth of funds tied up in South Sudan", Keny...
Thursday, November 15, 2012

● ETHIOPIA: Class of 2012 graduates from the Ethiopian Aviation Academy.

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At a ceremony held in Addis Ababa on 13 November, 255 trainees graduated from the Ethiopian Aviation Academy schools of aviation maintena...

► SOUTH AFRICA: British Airways boosts Johannesburg from late April 2013.

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British Airways (BA) will once again boost its London Heathrow – Johannesburg, South Africa frequencies  from 14x to 17x weekly effective...

► UNITED KINGDOM: Libyan Airlines resumes Heathrow flights; hopes for removal from EU Ban List at upcoming safety review.

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Libyan carrier, Libyan Airlines (LN), yesterday (Wednesday 14 November) resumed twice weekly flights between Tripoli and London Heathrow, U...

► ALGERIA: Tassili Airlines to start domestic ops next year?

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Algeria's Tassili Airlines (SF), until now a charter company operating flights mainly for oil companies , will "at some point in t...

► SENEGAL: Senegal Airlines starts Libreville and direct Cotonou flights; inks code-share with Corsair for daily Paris ops from February 2013.

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Senegalese national carrier, Senegal Airlines (DN), has signed a code-share deal with French carrier Corsair Internationa...

► CHINA: Air Mauritius goes direct to Shanghai from January 2013.

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Air Mauritius (MK) has announced that, from 24 January 2013, it will launch twice weekly Airbus A340 Mauritius - Shanghai, China non stop f...