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Air Botswana puts its last ATR42-500 on sale
The aircraft offered for sale is the last of the ten ATR42-500s formerly operated by Air Botswana, either owned or leased, since 1998.
Air Botswana will permanently dispose of its last ATR42-500 (A2-ABN, MSN 507). A call for tender has been published for this purpose. The tender is open to all interested national and internationa… read more
Route Analysis: Mombasa-Dubai
Kenya Airways is starting nonstop flights from the coastal city of Mombasa (MBA) to Dubai (DXB) in the United Arab Emirates to cater for leisure demand from the Middle East and Europe.
Service between the destinations will commence on Dec. 15, operating four times per week using Boeing 737-80… read more
Eurowings Discover launches direct flights from Frankfurt to Kruger National Park
Lufthansa Group’s leisure airline, Eurowings Discover (4Y), took off from Frankfurt on Tuesday evening at 9:55 pm and touched town in Mbombela, Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (KMIA), at 14:10 pm for the first time. After a short stopover in Windhoek, flight 4Y142 was welcomed with a water salute and a festive cerem… read more
Kenya Airways to introduce a new direct service between Nairobi and Johannesburg
The flag carrier of Kenya, Kenya Airways, is set to introduce a new service to … read more
Cameroon-Tunisia: a direct air link announced for 2023-2024
Since 2017, the Tunisian and Cameroonian authorities have been planning to open a direct air link between their two countries. It was supposed to be launched in 2018, by Tunisair, like other routes. But in the meantime the Tunisian national airline has revised its growth ambitions downwards.
After the failure of 2018, and vague announce… read more
RwandAir expects its third Airbus A330 by the end of the year
In September 2020, RwandAir confirmed the cancellation of its order for two A330-900neo aircraft. In the absence of factory-fresh NEO variants, the Rwandan flag carrier has finally found an alternative in the second-hand lease market.
14th Anniversary: Dana receives applause from BASL, NAAPE for its resilience and consistency
Dana Air has since its resumption on the 9th of November, 2022 continued to receive commendations for its resilience and consistency in Nigeria’s aviation industry in the last 14 years of its commercial operations.
The National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers ( NAAPE) in a letter signed by its Deputy General Secr… read more
Green Africa celebrates Black Friday with 10% dscounted fares
Green Africa Airways is offering its clients a 10 per cent discount on all fares on their routes to celebrate the Black Friday. Our correspondent gathered that the airline, which commenced scheduled flight services in August 2021, is offering the discounted fares for 10 days, starting from November 16 through November 25. The promo is tag… read more
Ethiopian Airlines réceptionne son 19e Airbus A350, le premier de l’année
Ethiopian Airlines is expanding its wide-body fleet. The Ethiopian national carrier has taken delivery of a new Airbus A350-900. The aircraft ( msn 582, ETAZI) arrived in Addis Ababa on Friday 18 November from Toulouse Blagnac.
It is the first A350-900 received this year and the nineteenth in the fleet. At the beginning of… read more
Arik Air launches Black Friday ticket sales promotion
Arik Air, Nigeria’s leading airline is launching Black Friday ticket sales promotion in a bid to make fares more affordable and stimulate air travel among Nigerians.
The sales promotion will enable customers of the airline to get about 15% discount on all tickets booked within the advertised period.
The Black Friday tic… read more
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