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• 27/01/2021 18:33

Qatar Airways and Mango agree for interlining

The state-owned flag carrier of Qatar, Qatar Airways, and South African low-cost airline Mango have signed an interl… read more

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• 27/01/2021 07:08

Kenya lauded for Travel Management Portal

The African Union has lauded Kenya's move to to adopt the Africa CDC Trusted Travel platform for Managing travels through the Covid -19 Pandemic. This follows the announcement by Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe of the adoption of the platform, making Kenya the first country to take it up.

"The ministry has collaborated with the Afric… read more

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• 27/01/2021 07:05

Air Seychelles could stop operating international

The Covid-19 pandemic has pushed Air Seychelles further into the financial crisis.

The loss-making company, in which Etihad Airways is a 40% shareholder, is a burden on the taxpayer. Its withdrawal from international routes could reduce the bleeding, believes the President of Seychelles. Air Seychelles could permanently clo… read more

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• 27/01/2021 07:04

South African Airways unlikely to return before July 2021

South African Airways’ newly revamped airline is now unlikely to return to the skies until July, despite The Department of Public Enterprises saying that it would be up and running by April 2021. In light of several ongoing issues that still need resolving, it’s looking increasingly unlikely that everything will be resolved by spring.

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• 27/01/2021 07:02

TAAG - Linhas Aéreas de Angola receives its third Dash 8-400

To optimize its operational costs, TAAG - Linhas Aéreas de Angola has initiated a plan to renew its fleet by opting for turboprop engines.

In 2019, the company ordered six Dash 8-400s. The process of renewing the TAAG - Linhas Aéreas de Angola fleet continues. The Angolan national company took delivery on Monday, Jan… read more

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• 27/01/2021 07:02

Airölines will operate between CPT and HRE

Airlink is increasingly positioning itself as the main airline in Southern Africa.

In addition to densifying its existing routes, the private South African company is opening of new routes. On March 3, Airlink will inaugurate a direct line between Cape Town and Harare. From that date, the private South African compan… read more

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• 26/01/2021 06:42

Qatar Airways expands African network

Qatar Airways expands African network. Image: Qatar Airways.  Image:  Qatar Airways

The destinations are:

•   Alexandria (two weekly flights resumed 25 January)
•   Cairo (up to 16 weekly flights resumed 18 January)
•   Cape Town (increasing to five weekly flights from 1 February)

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• 26/01/2021 06:42

Expansion: Air Peace interconnects multiple domestic routes, resumes suspended routes

Come February when Air Peace expects the return of all it’s aircraft out for maintenance, the airline has announced connections to more cities as part of its expansion drive with intent to resume previously suspended ones.

The new routes to be launched this February 2021 are: Enugu-Kano-Enugu, En… read more

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• 26/01/2021 06:38

Ethiopian Airlines and CemAir have signed an interline agreement

Africa's largest airline and Ethiopia's flag carrier, Ethiopian Airlines, and privately owned South African regional airline CemAir… read more

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• 26/01/2021 06:38

Camair-Co leases a Dash8-400, prepares to acquire two more

Cameroon's national carrier has commissioned a new Dash8-400. The airplane (msn 4105), owned by the South African private carrier Cemair, has been deployed for almost a week on the domestic network which includes 5 routes: Douala, Yaoundé, Ngaoundéré, Garoua, Maroua.

Operated under a wet-lease contract(ren… read more