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• 20/10/2020 06:13

QR: No short-term return for A380

Qatar Airways does not expect to operate its Airbus A380s for at least two years, according to the Middle Eastern carrier’s chief executive Akbar Al Baker. “I don’t think that the A380 will get back into the skies in the short term,” Al Baker states during … read more

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• 20/10/2020 05:25

Nokia Set To Build Mobile Network On Moon

Struggling to get a phone signal at home on planet Earth? Perhaps you’ll have better luck on the moon.

Nokia has been selected by NASA to build the first cellular network on the moon, the Finnish company said on Monday, as the U.S. space agency plans for a future where humans return there and establish lunar settlements.

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• 19/10/2020 14:35

Namibia - South Africa: FlyWestair returns, Airlink strengthens

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• 19/10/2020 13:49

Uganda Airlines to expand regional network soon

Uganda Airlines in Northern winter 2020/21 season intends to expand regional operation, as the airline plans to add service to Kinshasa from November, followed by following destinations in December: Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar and Mombasa.

Various travel restrictions and current market conditions may impact the airline’s planned opera… read more

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• 19/10/2020 13:49

United starting Washington – Accra service in May 2021

United Airlines during the weekend of 16OCT20’s schedule update opened reservation for its planned Washington Dulles – Accra route, set to commence on 14MAY21. The airline’s Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft to operate this route 3 times weekly, subject to Government Approval.

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• 19/10/2020 13:48

IATA working with WHO to replace quarantine

The International Air Transport Association (Iata) is working to set up a testing system that will replace compulsory quarantine to help revive the airline industry that’s been decimated by the coronavirus outbreak. The trade body, which represents about 290 airlines globally, is working with the International Civil Aviation Organi… read more

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• 19/10/2020 06:53

Ethiopian Airlines improves connection between Lagos and New York JFK through Lome in West Africa

Africa’s biggest and most successful Airline has improved the connection between New York JFK Airport in America and Lagos by moving the flight to Lome from the 17th of October.

Already another American Airport Newark EWR is served through the hub in Lome LFW, Togo which is 30 minutes to Lagos by air. Before now the connectio… read more

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• 18/10/2020 05:13

TAAG reopens JNB to LUN route

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• 18/10/2020 04:58

Proflight Zambia to champion safety

Proflight Zambia has joined aviation industry players from across the African continent to champion safety in the sector in the slipstream of COVID-19 recovery.

Africa is a continent on the rise and is the world’s second biggest air transport growth market. To embed the continent’s aviation industry on the world map, airlines… read more

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• 18/10/2020 04:13

British Airways Nov 2020 actual intercontinental network

British Airways as of Friday 16OCT20 filed latest adjustment to its planned Intercontinental network, for the month of November 2020. Latest adjustment sees selected destinations remain cancelled or continue to be served at reduced frequencies. Planned A380 service resumption has been postponed to 01DEC20 at the earliest, in latest update… read more