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• 06/08/2022 07:10

Frankfurt-Kruger Park flights will be year-round

Lufthansa has announced that its Frankfurt-Mbombela Kruger National Park (KNP) service, initially envisaged as a purely seasonal route, is to be a year-round service for 2023. The route is operated by Eurowings Discover, a Lufthansa brand with a strong Africa leisure focus.

“The demand for air travel has seen airlines and air… read more

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• 05/08/2022 20:25

EgyptAir applies for permission to fly to Bangladesh

EgyptAir currently serves more than 80 destinations, including 4 countries in Asia. In this region of the world, the Egyptian national flag wants to increase its presence.

EgyptAir could soon connect Egypt to Bangladesh. The Egyptian flag carrier has asked the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh for permission to op… read more

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• 05/08/2022 20:24

Air Zimbabwe gets USD 1.4 million to clear its debt with IATA

The new board of directors of Air Zimbabwe, installed on Monday 1 August 2022, has promised to put it back on the world map. The national airline, which emerged from a restructuring plan in July 2021, is currently banned from European skies, and from the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

Air Zimbabwe will soon p… read more

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• 05/08/2022 06:25

Fly Angola introduces its first Boeing 737

The 11-year-old aircraft is owned by Fly Leasing, an Irish aircraft leasing investment company, but managed by BBAM.

• Flights
• 04/08/2022 22:29

Emirates increases flights to Mauritius, Turkish Airlines strengthens in Seychelles

Since the reopening of the borders, Seychelles and Mauritius have seen the return of several international airlines such as Emirates and Turkish Airlines. The resurgence of demand in these two African countries, which are heavily dependent on tourism, is motivating airlines to increase their offerings.

Emirates is p… read more

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• 04/08/2022 01:54

Safety: NCAA auditing three airlines, five others to face regulator

FOLLOWING what it described as a financial crisis in the aviation sector, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has said that it is carrying out economic and financial audits of the remaining eight domestic airlines in the country in order not to let their financial woes gravitate into safety concerns.

Director-General, NCAA,… read more

• Flights
• 03/08/2022 20:14

New initiative from Turkish Airlines to combat climate change: Co2mission

Aiming to offset the carbon emissions caused by flights, Turkish Airlines will launch a new program called Co2mission. The program aims to balance the emissions caused by all business trips from the company's personnel. As for the guests, they will be able to fly more environmentally conscious on a voluntary basis. With this program, the … read more

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• 03/08/2022 20:11

Air Senegal deploys an Airbus A340 to the US

Starting next month, Air Senegal will operate an Airbus A340-300 on its two US destinations.
From 21 September to 27 October, the Senegalese flag carrier will operate the HC407/408 rotation with the four-engine aircraft, which can accommodate 32 seats in Business Class and 264 in Economy Class. The aircraft (9H-ZKM), wet-leased from Airhub A… read more

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• 03/08/2022 11:23

CemAir broadens interlining with Emirates

Emirates has now updated its interline agreement with CemAir.

This marks the next stage of interline partnership between the two airlines, and allows the convenience of single-ticket itineraries for Emirates passengers, with onward bookings and baggage transfers.

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• Flights
• 01/08/2022 20:03

Nigerian airlines operate 1080hrs less than industry standard annually, poses threat to survival

CEO of Ibom Air, Mr. George Uriesi says Nigerian airlines operate 1080 hours less than the bench marked industry standard stressing that limited operational hours at several airports leads to only daylight operations and this systematically reduces the window for aircraft utilization which becomes a threat to the airlines survival.… read more