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• 09/08/2021 06:07

Despite B737 Max Aircraft crashes, Air Peace will maintain orders

Mr. Allen Onyema, Chairman of Air Peace, in this interview with OLUSEGUN KOIKI, speaks on the B737 Max aircraft the airline ordered for, the impact of COVID-19 on the aviation industry, and the 18 Left runway of the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos, among others. Excerpts:

Few years ago, you made some orders for aircraft and, j… read more

• Flights
• 07/08/2021 07:14

New AOC sees prospects brighten at South African Airways

South African Airways has taken a step towards flying again. The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) has handed the strife-torn airline a fresh air operators certificate (AOC). South African Airways is eyeing resuming domestic flights in September and rebooting some international services in November.

“This is an importan… read more

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• 07/08/2021 07:12

Airlink to resume flights between Johannesburg and Nampula

South African privately-owned regional carrier Airlink is set to resume direct flights between OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg and Nampula Airport (APL) in … read more

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• 07/08/2021 07:11

British Airways to increase flights to South Africa

The flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom, British Airways, has announced that it will increase its service between Heathrow Airport (LHR) in London and OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in … read more

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• 06/08/2021 07:07

Emirates suspends Nigeria flights 24 hours ahead of planned resumption

Emirates' flights to and from Nigeria will remain suspended until 15 August 2021, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) carrier has said foreclosing resumption of flights between the two countries by today (Thursday, August 5) as earlier announced.

This is coming 24 hours before it resumed flight operations for the route after a series of halts.… read more

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• 05/08/2021 19:47

Delta Air Lines back into Johannesburg

After a year's suspension due to the health crisis, Delta is continuing its 15-year route to Johannesburg. At the same time, the US airline is restoring its pre-pandemic African network.

Delta Air Lines resumed non-stop service to Johannesburg, South Africa on August 1. From its Atlanta base, the carrier now offers … read more

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• 05/08/2021 06:47

Qatar Airways has removed most of its Airbus A330-300s from storage

Over the past month or so, Qatar Airways has been steadily removing its Airbus A330-300 fleet from storage. The entire fleet has now been relocated from Doha International Airport to Hamad International Airport, with five out of eight aircraft already operating cargo and passenger flights. While Qatar Airways was the only of the Middle East gian… read more

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• 05/08/2021 06:17

WhatsApp rolls out ‘View Once’ mode

WhatsApp’s new View Once mode is now rolling out, bringing self-destructing photos and videos to all users. It follows a testing period since March 2021 when this ephemeral messaging feature appeared for a small number of users on iPhone and Android.

Don’t confuse this new feature with WhatsApp’s existing support for sending disappe… read more

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• 05/08/2021 06:14

Emirates to allow "eligible" travellers from South Africa and Zambia to transit in Dubai

According to a travel update by Emirates, United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities have announced that effective 05 August 2021 “eligible customers” from … read more

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• 05/08/2021 06:14

Low-cost carrier Jambojet will fly to Goma in the DRC next month, its first regional destination

Prior to the health crisis, Jambojet had started building its regional network by opening services to Entebbe (February 2018), Mogadishu (November 2018) and Kigali (November 2019). The low-cost subsidiary of Kenya Airways also offered flights to Bujumbura on behalf of its parent company. All its routes were suspended last year due to the … read more