Friday, April 19, 2013

■ SOUTH AFRICA: Gigaba confirms Monwabisi Kalawe as new SAA boss.

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Ending weeks of media speculation , South African Airways (SA) has confirmed Monwabisi Kalawe as the new CEO of the airline, replacing inte...

► BURKINA FASO: See Pics of Tunisair's inaugural Ouagadougou flight, agency opening.

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Tunisair (TU) held its inaugural flight to Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, on the morning of Monday 15 April. Flights will operat...

► FRANCE: Nouvelair Tunisie plans Paris CDG from Djerba, Monastir and Tunis this Summer.

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Tunisian private operator Nouvelair Tunisie (BJ), during Summer 2013, is to introduce a scheduled service to Paris CDG, from Djerba, Monasti...
Thursday, April 18, 2013

► DENMARK: Royal Air Maroc modifies its Berlin, Copenhagen schedules for May/June.

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AirlineRoute writes that Royal Air Maroc (AT), will, from 03MAY13 to 07JUN13, combine its operation to Copenhagen and Berlin. The airline w...

► NIGERIA: Dana Air resumes Port Harcourt flights from next week; confirms plans to acquire a 737.

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Troubled Nigerian carrier, Dana Air (9J), has announced plans to resume flights from both Lagos and Abuja to the southern city of Port Ha...

► TUNISIA: See Pics of Syphax's first A330 in the paint shop!

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Tunisian private airline, Syphax Airlines (FS), has posted the first pictures of its first of two Airbus A330-200s (registry unconfirmed...

► RWANDA: Turkish Airlines Cargo to start dedicated cargo ops to Kigali from mid May.

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As part of previously reported plans to enhance its presence in Africa through the opening of an additional 10 stations, Turkish Airlines ...

■ BRAZIL: Embraer looks to double its presence in Africa over next 20 years though this depends on the Yamassoukoro Decision being implemented.

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Brazilian aircraft manufacturer, Embraer, is looking to double the number of its aircraft flying in Africa over the next 20 years, though t...

► ERITREA: Eritrean Airlines returns its A319 to Bulgaria's BH Air.

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Eritrean Airlines (B8) has returned its only has returned their only Airbus A319-100 ( MSN 3139 | LZ-AOA ) to Bulgarian operator BH Air - B...

► RWANDA: (Pics) Rwandair's first B737-700NG touches down in Kigali.

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Rwandair's first B737-700 ( MSN: 30717 | 9XR-WJ ) has finally arrived in Kigali where it is expected to commence operations between Kig...

► LIBYA: Buraq Air B737-800 shot at during finals into Tripoli International.

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A Buraq Air (UZ) 737 inbound from Benghazi with 150 passengers aboard, yesterday sustained "no major damage" from ground-based gu...
Wednesday, April 17, 2013

► EQUATORIAL GUINEA: CEIBA to take delivery of three 737-800s within the next 12 months; hunting for more 777s.

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Equatorial Guinean national carrier, CEIBA Intercontinental, (C2) has confirmed that it will take delivery of three Boeing 737-800 (as repo...

► CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: World's last operational BAe Andover gets a new lease on life in the CAR (of all places).

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Canada's West Wind Aviation (WEW) is set to take delivery of the world's last known operational BAe HS.780 Andover ( SET 13 | TL-...

■ SOUTH AFRICA: NAC certified to Gold BARS standard by FlightSafety Foundation.

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South Africa's  National Airways Corporation has announced it has become the first aircraft operator in the world to receive Gold BARS ...

■ MALAWI: Government planning to build new international airport to replace Blantyre's Chileka.

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The Malawian Government has announced plans to construct a new international airport in Blantyre, the country's economic hub, to replac...

■ LIBYA: Libyan Airlines confident of resuming own EU flights in future as Afriqiyah's chances take a tumble.

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Libyan Airlines (LN)'s ban on operating its own aircraft into the European Union could be lifted with a matter of weeks should the Euro...
Tuesday, April 16, 2013

● ETHIOPIA: IATA boss slams EU Black List as lacking transparency; calls on greater African governmental support for aviation.

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During a seminar given in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa today to mark Aviation Day Africa, Tony Tyler, the Director General and CEO of ...

► TANZANIA: fastjet suspends Kilimanjaro to Zanzibar, Mwanza just 4 weeks after their launch.

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Tanzanian LCC, fastjet (FN) has announced it is temporarily suspending two of its routes between Kilimanjaro and Mwanza, and between Kilima...

► INDIA: South African Airways, Jet Airways sign codeshare deal.

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After suspending its South African operations in June 2012 , India's Jet Airways (9W) is to return to the South African market, albei...

► KENYA: Blue Bird Aviation set to take on two further Bombardier Q400s for cargo ops.

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Kenyan cargo carrier Blue Bird Aviation (BBZ) is due to take delivery of two former Augsburg Airways (IQ) Bombardier Q400s to add to its gr...