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One Air Peace B737 back from maintainance
Air Peace has received another aircraft from C-check maintenance in Europe. The aircraft, a Boeing 737 with the registration number 5N-BUO arrived the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos on Friday night.
A statement by Stanley Olisa, the airline’s spokesman said that the B737 was the third aircraft to arrive from Europe aft… read more
Camair-Co's MA60s returns into service
One of Camair-Co's MA60s (registration TJQDA) is fit to fly. The 48-seat aircraft received its certificate of airworthiness on Wednesday, December 2, 2020, as the aircraft, grounded for several months, required spare parts from China, the manufacturer's country.
Its maintenance ensured, and the OK of the Cameroon Civil Aviati… read more
Regional overview: Middle East & Africa
In line with most other regions around the world, capacity in the Middle East and Africa is down by 53% in 2020. The regions have fared slightly better than Latin America, where capacity has reduced by 55% across the year.
Although only representing 6% of global capacity, air travel remains a significant and important capability i… read more
Arik apologizes for affected passengers as of strike
THE management of Arik Air(In Receivership) apologizes to all of the airline’s passengers whose travel plans have been disrupted by the picketing carried out by a section of the aviation workers’ union, the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) on Thursday, December 3, 2020.
According to Manager, PR & Com… read more
Lufthansa resumes flights to Nigeria connecting Lagos and Abuja
The first Lufthansa flight after an eight months suspension arrived in Lagos on Thursday, 03 December 2020.
Lufthansa offers in December up to eight weekly departures scheduled from Lagos and Abuja Airports to Frankfurt. Safety and hygiene on board remain a top priority
On 03 December 2020, Lufthansa again welcome… read more
Proflight pays 4% commission in South Africa
Airline commission has become a rare item, especially since COVID-19 struck. But while many other airlines are taking the opportunity to completely remove commission from the agents who sell their products, one at least is bucking that trend. Proflight Zambia acknowledges how important agency partnerships are for its growth, and has just … read more
EK on A380 to Manchester
Dubai-based carrier Emirates resumed scheduled Airbus A380 services to Manchester. Except for a one-off A380 flight a month ago ahead of England’s lockdown, the A380 hasn’t operated EK17 since March 24th.
While 2020 may have been the year of the preighter, it most certainly was not the year of the Airbus A380. Th… read more
SAA looking for bridging finance
In their latest update to creditors, SAA’s business rescue practitioners (BRPs) say they are trying to raise bridging finance to cover the gap caused by the government’s R10,5bn in funding only being expected to be received by the airline in mid-January.
The BRPs say they are actively engaging with various lenders to d… read more
ET takes the honour of leading African carrier at Decade of Airline Excellence Award
Ethiopian Airlines has been recognised by the judges in the Decade of Airline Excellence Awards as Africa’s best-performing airline of the past 10 years. The carrier took the accolade in the African regional category of the Awards.
The full roster of awards, organised by FlightGlobal in association with Airline Business and K… read more
Fastjet returns to the Victoria Falls – Johannesburg route
Fastjet Zimbabwe earlier today announced the resumption of flights between Victoria Falls, International Airport and Johannesburg, OR Tambo International Airport from yesterday Thursday, 03rd of December 2020.
The flights will operate thrice weekly between the two cities, on a Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday, departing f… read more
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