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• 21/09/2020 14:13

Singapore Airlines accelerates Johannesburg service resumption

Singapore Airlines starting next month is resuming service to South Africa, initially operating Singapore – Johannesburg route once a week. First flight is scheduled on 07OCT20 instead of previously filed 05DEC20, with A350-900XWB aircraft.

SQ478 SIN0130 – 0610JNB 359 3
SQ479 JNB1345 – 0610+1SIN 359 4
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• 21/09/2020 13:59

Rwanda Air resumes Entebbe flights on October 1

Following President Yoweri Museveni’s speech yesterday, where he announced the opening of the international airport and land borders for tourists coming in and going out provided they tested negative for COVID 19 72hours before arrival in Uganda, Rwanda Air has announced that it will resume its operations in and out of Entebbe Internat… read more

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• 21/09/2020 05:05

Air Namibia resumes commercial activities

Air Namibia is finally rescheduling its commercial flights. The Namibian national company announced this Thursday, September 17, the resumption on Sunday, of its domestic connections. The routes concerned are those departing from Windhoek-Eros, and going to Ondangwa, Oranjemund, Luderitz, Rundu and Katima Mulilo, and that between L… read more

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• 21/09/2020 05:04

SA Express employees in R250m crowdfunding bid to buy their airline

Employees have tried to get the airline or the shareholder (the department of public enterprises and the national treasury) to pay salaries,… read more

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• 21/09/2020 05:03

Emirates: tA380 operating into 6 destinations

After months of being on the ground, Emirates is putting more of its A380s back in the sky.With space for more than 400 passengers, the A380 superjumbos were used at the start of the coronavirus pandemic to operate repatriation flights helping stranded travellers return home. But as the demand for travel slowed, the Dubai airline was forc… read more

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• 21/09/2020 05:00

Emirates NS21 network reductions

Emirates Airlines in this past week filed initial changes to Northern summer 2021 schedule, as the airline extended service reduction, on/after 28MAR21. As of 18SEP20, planned service reduction as follows. Additional changes to be filed in the next few months, pending on market condition.

Frequency adjustment is based on compariso… read more

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• 21/09/2020 04:58

Rwandair exchanging LON airports into LHR

RwandAir has announced that it is to resume flights to the European cities of London and Brussels from its hub in Kigali, Rwanda. This service will begin on October 3rd as the African airline works towards rebuilding its passenger network. One notable switch from prior service is that the airline will operate service to London H… read more

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• 21/09/2020 04:47

Comair’s Business Rescue Plan Approved With December Restart

Earlier this week, Comair welcomed good news as shareholders voted to implement its business rescue plan. The airline has been in limbo since May when it entered voluntary business rescue to prevent bankruptcy.

It’s been nearly four months since South Africa’s Comair entered voluntary business rescue. The airline, whic… read more

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• 20/09/2020 20:18

NCAA says good business structure, management styles constitute major problems for Nigerian airlines

DIRECTOR General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Musa Nuhu says maintaining the economic health of Nigerian airlines go beyond carrying out economic audits as there are other integral elements including lack of corporate governance, owner/ manager  that affect the smooth  running of airlines in this clim… read more

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• 20/09/2020 08:40

Emirates NW20 schedule changes

Emirates this past week filed additional changes to its planned operation for entire Northern winter 2020/21 season, from 25OCT20 – 27MAR21. Planned changes as of 18SEP20 as follows.

Various travel restrictions continue to impact the airline’s planned operation and passenger traffic rights on certain directions. Selected routes … read more