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• 25/08/2021 05:49

Green Africa in ownership tussle as US-based businessman sues airline founder, five others

A United States of America based Nigerian businessman, Kenny Awosika prayed a a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos an order of Perpetual Injunction restraining one Babawande Afolabi and Green Africa Airways Limited from carrying on any aviation business under any guise without his involvement or express consent.

Mr. Awosika also asked the… read more

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• 23/08/2021 05:46

The impressive rise of Ethiopian Airlines

Ethiopian Airlines has been the fastest-growing airline in Africa over the past decade or so. It has succeeded where many other airlines have struggled, largely due to a strong plan set out in 2010. In December 2020, it won the best African airline award in the Decade of Airline Excellence Awards. How has it risen to this level?

Ethiopian … read more

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• 22/08/2021 07:30

Air Austral operates its first Airbus A220-300 commercial flight between Reunion Island and Mayotte

The very first A220-300 flight from Reunion landed this Wednesday 18 August at 13:50 (local time) on the Pamandzi runway (Mayotte). The Réunion-Mayotte route inaugurates the commercial entry into service of the A200-300s in the Indian Ocean.

132 passengers departing on flight UU274 Réunion-Mayotte inaugurated, on Wednesday 18… read more

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• 22/08/2021 07:28

CemAir to launch flights between Cape Town & Hoedspruit

South African domestic and regional carrier CemAir is set to launch a new service between Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in Cape Town and Hoedspruit Airport (HDS) in … read more

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• 22/08/2021 07:26

Uganda Airlines gets all clear to fly its rare Airbus A330-800s

Following last week’s demonstration flight to South Africa, Uganda Airlines has officially received certification to operate its Airbus A330-800s on scheduled passenger services. This means that the rare and eye-catching bird may soon be spotted not only in the skies above Africa but also in London, Dubai, Mumbai, and Guangzhou, according… read more

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• 20/08/2021 05:37

British Airways, kulula.com confident of return to the SA skies in September

If all goes according to plan, Comair, which operates kulula.com as well as British Airways domestically, plans to restart flights in September, its business rescue practitioners said on Thursday.

In a status report to affected persons dated 31 July and seen by Fin24, rescue practitioners  Richard Ferguson and Neil Hablutzel ind… read more

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• 20/08/2021 05:14

Lufthansa Group to increase flights to South Africa

Following the recategorizing of South Africa as a Covid-19 high risk country from 01 August 2021 by the German Government and the easing … read more

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• 20/08/2021 05:13

Privatisation of Air Botswana: what if this time is right?

Initiated five years ago, all attempts to privatise Air Botswana have so far failed. 

And yet, the Botswana State has still not given up hope of finding an investor to revitalise the national carrier, which has been loss-making for several years. This is what is at stake in the discussions recently opened with a potential partner.

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• Beyond Africa
• 20/08/2021 05:12

Emirates signs codeshare with Brazil’s Azul

Emirates has signed a codeshare agreement with Azul that allows passengers to connect to eight cities in Brazil via São Paulo Guarulhos (GRU).

The deal, which has be… read more

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• 20/08/2021 05:11

RwandAir expands its presence in the DRC, adding Lubumbashi and Goma

From Kigali International Airport, RwandAir serves more than 30 cities, with a strong presence in Africa where it intends to further consolidate and expand its network.