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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
South African Airways announces the addition of four regional destinations
South African Airways (SAA) has confirmed that the International Air Services Council (IASC) has ratified the airline’s retention of all its historical route traffic rights, following SAA’s voluntary relinquishing of the number of frequencies on the destinations it is not currently servicing. In accordance with legisl… read more
Namibia completes runway rehabilitation at Katima Mulilo airport in the northeast
Katima Mulilo Airport is one of the hubs serving the Caprivi Strip, the main popular destination in northeast Namibia, bordering Zimbabwe.
Katima Mulilo Airport's runway gets a facelift. The Namibia Airports Company (NAC) announced this Tuesday, November 1, 2022, the end of the rehabilitation work of the platform. T… read more
Again, Emirates suspends operations in Nigeria over trapped funds
For the second time in two months, Emirates airline has announced suspension of flight operations into Nigeria indefinitely.
Recall that Emirates Airlines had announced the suspension of its flight operations to and from Nigeria in August.
The airlines had said the suspension became necessary following its inability … read more
Int'l traffic of African airlines now exceeds pre-COVID-19 performance
With the reopening of the borders at the end of 2020, air traffic in the world, and in Africa, is progressing continuously. However, this growth has been affected by the increase in fuel prices since the beginning of the year.
On international routes, African airlines' operations have finally exceeded the pre-COVID-19 level by 0.… read more
Air Mauritius returns to Malaysia and Australia after a 2-year absence
In 2020, Air Mauritius suspended its routes to Malaysia and Australia, due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. But despite the lifting of these restrictions, the Mauritian national airline took its time before reopening its two routes.
Air Mauritius is back in Malaysia. Since this Monday, October 31, 2022, the carrie… read more
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