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Ethiopian Airlines' maiden flight to Bulawayo
ETHIOPIAN Airlines made its maiden flight to Bulawayo as it landed at Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport, a key development in the aviation industry that will boost the tourism sector as well as ease international travel. The airline arrived on schedule to a spectacular traditional water cannon salute.
The airlin… read more
Air Austral and Kenya Airways set up codeshare agreement
Air Austral and Kenya Airways have signed a code-share agreement aimed at facilitating travel for their customers between Africa and the Indian Ocean and offering them a wider choice of destinations beyond their respective hubs in Nairobi and Saint-Denis de la Réunion.
From this Thursday, November 3, 2022, the two companies w… read more
FlySafair gets OK for new regional routes
South Africa's low-cost carrier FlySafair has received approval to operate flights to 11 new regional destinations within the southern African region.
Earlier this year, the low-cost carrier applied for rights to operate connections to a number of new destinations throughout the southern African region as well as additional frequenc… read more
NAMA sensitizes stakeholders on importance of incident reporting
Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) says safety reporting is as important as investing in safety critical equipment and manpower training, because incident reports were a critical and strategic aspect of the aviation safety chain.
The Acting Managing Director of NAMA, Mr. Matthew Lawrence Pwajok who made this known at … read more
Tripled share capital, new CEO and reorganisation of the Board of Directors
Mauritania Ailines (MAI) has suffered from the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, thereby increasing its deficit. This situation has forced the Mauritanian government, the airline's majority shareholder, to put its hand in its pocket and reorganise its management.
Towards a split of Kenya Airways into several subsidiaries
For almost ten years, Kenya Airways (KQ) has been operating at a loss, surviving only thanks to multiple financial infusions from the state. Elected President of Kenya last August, William Ruto has proposed a new strategy to make the Kenyan parastatal airline profitable.
Kenya Airways should be split into several subsidiar… read more
Ethiopian Airlines to triple paid-up capital to nearly USD 6 billion
Accumulating profits year after year, Ethiopian Airlines is now generating cash flows far in excess of its paid-up capital. This is an anomaly that the Ethiopian national airline group wants to correct in order to continue its growth.
Antananarivo chooses Embraer to rebuild Madagascar Airlines' regional fleet
Since December 2021, Madagascar Airlines has been operating the assets of Air Madagascar and its subsidiary Tsaradia, which is currently being restructured, under a management lease. The Malagasy President has committed to capitalize on the operational assets that will finally ensure the viability of the national flag.
Mad… read more
TAAG Angola Airlines plans to return to Porto next winter
TAAG Angola Airlines had inaugurated service to Porto in July 2011, becoming its second destination in Portugal after Lisbon. The route was subsequently suspended in 2020 amid the health crisis.
TAAG Angola Airlines is expected to re-launch its route between Luanda and Porto, for an initial period of two months, fro… read more
Chad invites Ethiopian Airlines to stop using "old planes" on the Ndjamena route
The Chadian authorities are now demanding better treatment and more security for their compatriots on Ethiopian Airlines flights on its route between Ndjamena and Addis Ababa. This is the quintessence of the message of firmness transmitted to the country representative of the company, at the end of the meeting with the Director Gen… read more
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