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• 04/03/2021 06:35

Ethiopian and Airlink may be Africa’s post-pandemic winners

Ethiopian Airlines and South Africa’s Airlink are well positioned to emerge as African industry winners from the Covid-19 pandemic, analysts say.

The outlook for South African Airways (SAA) and Air Mauritius, meanwhile, is bleak.

No African airline will emerge from the pandemic unscath… read more

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• 04/03/2021 05:18

Cabo Verde Government to ink new Agreement with Icelandair on Management of Cabo Verde Airlines

The Government of Cape Verde and Loftleider Icelandic, of the Icelandair Group, is to sign a new agreement next week for the management of the Cape Verdean air carrier (TACV), the Minister of Tourism and Transport Dr. Carlos Santos said today.

Carlos Santos, who was speaking this afternoon in Praia, during a press c… read more

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• 04/03/2021 05:18

Air Peace returns to Accra

Since the relaunch of its international flights in December 2020, Air Peace is gradually rebuilding its network. Boosted by the densification of its fleet, the Nigerian carrier returns to the West African sky. Air Peace will reopen its Lagos - Accra route on March 15.

According to the announcement made by the Nigeria… read more

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• 04/03/2021 05:17

AFRAA and ECA publish report on financial impact of COVID-19 on African airlines

AFRAA’s secretary general, Abdérahmane Berthé stated: “AFRAA, in collaboration with industry stakeholders and air transport organizations, continues to advocate for direct government support for airlines. 

This follows a survey that was jointly conducted by the two organisations to quantify the indebtedness of African a… read more

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• 04/03/2021 05:16

British Airways backtracks on summer London Gatwick-Accra move

British Airways has updated its schedule for the summer season and will no longer be flying to Accra from London Gatwick. Rather, services will operate from the flagship airport for London at Heathrow. The decision comes after Ghanaian authorities threatened ‘reciprocal action’ for the planned airport move.

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• 03/03/2021 05:57

Kamil Al-Awadhi takes up role at IATA

Kamil Al-Awadhi takes up role at IATA as regional vice president for Africa and the Middle East.

“This is the most challenging time for air transport—in AME and around the world. The top priority is reconnecting the world when governments are able to safely re-open borders without travel restrictions. And the immediate… read more

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• 03/03/2021 05:47

Air Côte d'Ivoire ritires an Airbus A319-100 from its fleet, the second in 4 months

Air Côte d'Ivoire has retired another Airbus A319-100. The airplane (msn 2228, TU-TSB) of the Ivorian national carrier left Abidjan on February 28, bound for the French airport of Tarbes – Lourdes – Pyrénées where it will probably be dismantled.

The rented plane came to the Ivorian carrier's fleet in October 2012. It was previ… read more

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• 03/03/2021 03:30

Uganda Airlines To Fly The Rare Airbus A330-800 To London Heathrow

The shorter variant of the A330neo, the A330-800, will be heading to London Heathrow among a number of other destinations. Uganda Airlines will be operating the jet out of its Entebbe hub. This nine-hour, 3,500NM service to London is expected to commence on March 28th with a five-times-weekly frequency.

Service to commence on… read more

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• 03/03/2021 03:27

Osubi Airport, Warri reopened

The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, has approved the reopening of Osubi Airport, Warri.

The Minister who broke the news on Monday, March 1, through his Twitter handle @hadisirika, said the Airport is opened for daylight operations in Visual Flight Rules (VFR) conditions.

The tweet read, “I have just approved … read more

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• 03/03/2021 03:26

Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport is Africa’s best by size

The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja has been named the best airport by size in Africa by the Airports Council International (ACI) on Monday. The award, which was based on judgements by customers, was also presented to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya.

According to ACI, both airports size caters to … read more