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Sky Mali makes Gao its 2nd domestic destination
Sky Mali inaugurated its Bamako - Gao route this last Thursday, December 24. This is its second domestic route after Kayes, served since the launch of operations in September.
The Malian private carrier has just received 1 Embraer ERJ-145, which is added to its Boeing 737-500. Three other planes are expect… read more
Camair-Co plans to lay off 130 employees for economic reasons
130 of the 371 employees put on technical leave by the Cameroon Airlines Corporation (Camair-Co) on June 22 (for a renewable period of three months), will probably not return to their posts.
According to the business site Invest in Cameroon, the director general of the Cameroonian national company sent staff representatives on… read more
Delta had planned a massive Africa xxpansion – what happened?
Over a decade ago, Delta Air Lines planned a massive Africa expansion. The airline planned eight new routes to Africa, of which only a few remain in operation. A combination of factors worked against Delta. Unfortunately, that led to the suspension of several of the routes. Here’s a look back at the expansion and what… read more
Qatar Airways announces daily flights to Montreal
Qatar Airways announce it will begin incrementally increasing flights to Montreal from 16 January 2021 and operate daily frequencies by 25 February 2021, up from the previously scheduled four weekly frequencies. The Montreal service is operated by Qatar Airways’ state-of-the-art Airbus A350-900 featuring 36 seats in the award-winning Qsui… read more
Qatar Airways offers also 2021 full flexibility in 2021
Qatar Airways has announced that it will offer passengers unlimited date changes and fee-free refunds for all tickets issued before 30 April 2021 for travel completed by 31 December 2021. The airline’s latest enhancement to its industry-leading flexible booking policy has been designed to continue providing customers with pea… read more
Aviation Africa will now take place in July 2021
Organisers TIMES Aerospace said: “We believe and hope that with the arrival of the vaccine, the COVID-19 virus will have declined sufficiently that people can have the confidence to travel and attend live events by the second half of 2021.
“Obviously, the safety of all attendees is of utmost importance, the situation is fluid and be… read more
AirPeace operates nonstop flight to Jamaica
Air Peace, in a remarkable show of strength, has added to its list of achievements by embarking on a direct, nonstop 11 hours flight from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Lagos to the Island country of Jamaica on December 21, 2020.
The airline deployed one of its three Boeing 777 aircraft with registration number 5N… read more
Emirates introduces biofuel powered A380s
Emirates has rolled out its 116th Airbus A380 aircraft as the first of three A380s to join its fleet in 2020. The newest member of the Emirates fleet was powered by a blend of jet fuel and Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).
This is the first time the airline is using sustainable aviation fuel to power an A380. The biofue… read more
Uganda Airlines flies further with its brand-new Airbus A330neo
Uganda Airlines, the country’s flag-carrier, has taken delivery of its first A330neo, the latest version of the most popular widebody airliner. It is the first Airbus aircraft delivered to Uganda Airlines, which was established in 2019.
In line with the Company’s strategy to keep offering its customers unbeatable economics, i… read more
FAAN says airports ready to provide passengers’ safety
Two days to the Christmas holidays and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has notified air travelers and other airport users that her network of airports across the country are fully prepared for the usual surge in passenger traffic that is the norm during the season.
According to FAAN in a statement signed by G… read more
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