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Kenya : Safe Air introduit deux Airbus A321 loués
As the winter season approaches, Kenyan carrier Safe Air is strengthening its operations with the introduction of two leased A321s.
The two aircraft - LZ-MDF (msn 1451) and LZ-MDI (msn 3378) - were acquired under an ACMI contract with Fly2Sky Airlines, a charter carrier based in Sofia, Bulgaria.
The lease commenced on 1 … read more
Ibom Air sécurise deux A320ceo pour soutenir son expansion
Ibom Air started commercial operations on 7 June 2021. Based in Uyo in south-eastern Nigeria, it serves half a dozen domestic routes. After 3 years of operations, it is now eyeing the regional market.
Ibom Air is boosting its capacity in anticipation of the increase in traffic expected from next month. The Akwa State-based … read more
Kuva Air closes shop and looks forward to the second quarter of 2023
Kuva Air officially started commercial operations on 5 May with the opening of a route between its base in Harare and Victoria Falls. The new Zimbabwean startup intended to take advantage of blockchain to develop its operations.
First non-stop Kigali to London Heathrow service takes flight with RwandAir
RwandAir’s first non-stop flight between Kigali and London landed at Heathrow today. The ambitious African airline has been operating flights to London via Brussels for the past five years, but from today, they have been replaced with a new non-stop direct service to cater for demand.
Customers will be able to fly four … read more
Nigeria Air to serve Niamey daily (Minister)
Nigeria Air (NAL) has been in the making for more than four years and should finally take off by the end of December. Although it wants to establish itself in the domestic market before expanding outside Nigeria, the Nigerian parastatal airline already has an idea of one of its first regional destinations.
Nigeria Air, whi… read more
Air Cairo targets a total fleet of 30 aircraft by the first quarter of 2023
Air Cairo is one of the African airlines with the highest fleet growth since the beginning of the year. Based on its low-cost business model, it wants to go faster in expanding and diversifying its wings.
Capt. Nuhu’s achievements at NCAA
Captain Musa Nuhu, on Monday, March 16, 2020 formally took over as the substantive Director General/Chief Executive Officer (DG/CEO) of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). Nuhu resumed as the 7th Director General of the Authority, following his appointment on 23rd October, 2019 and eventual confirmation by the Senate of the Federal Rep… read more
Dana Air resumes November 9th, thanks customers for unwavering loyalty
Dana Air has announced that it will resume flight operations on the 9th of November after a successful conclusion of the audit organised by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).
The airline in a statement said” We are pleased to announce that we will resume flights operations on November 9th, having successfull… read more
South African Airways adds capacity and new destinations
South African Airways (SAA) is adding three Airbus A320s to its fleet. That will enable the airline to resume service to several African destinations before restarting an intercontinental route in the first quarter of 2023.
South African Airways currently operates 7 Airbus aircraft, consisting of 2x A320s, 3x A319s, 1x A330-3… read more
Kenya Airways says Entebbe, Lusaka and Mombasa flights on Sshedule
Kenya Airways has confirmed selected flights that will be taking off from Nairobi and other destinations despite a two-day-old strike by its pilots aligned to the Kenya Airline Pilots Association (KALPA).
The over 300 pilots are protesting what they termed as neglect of their grievances.
In a statement on its social med… read more
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