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Arab investors are expected in Conakrythis week as part of discussions on plans to create a new airline. The information was made public during a press briefing on Friday, August 21, by the Secretary General of the Ministry of International Cooperation and African Integration, Dr Hady Barry (photo).
“They asked our department… read more
Kenya Airways is seeking to lay off half of its pilots as it slashes costs to weather the cash flow crisis deepened by the Covid-19 pandemic. The national carrier intends to cut up to 207 of its 414 pilot jobs, which account for nearly half of its payroll costs, over the next three years. It expects to save nearly Sh3.24 bil… read more
This suspension is due to government restrictions in countries that Air Austral serves in the Indian Ocean region and in Asia. It concerns the following routes: Reunion Island-Bangkok, Reunion-Madagascar, Reunion-South Africa, Reunion-India, Reunion-Seychelles and Reunion-Mauritius.
However, Air Austral remains prepar… read more
The airlines of the Lufthansa Group are restricting the exceptions from the obligation to wear a mask on board their flights. From 1 September 2020, an exemption from the obligation to wear a mask during the flight for medical reasons will only be possible if a medical certificate is presented on a form provided by the airline. Pas… read more
Virgin Atlantic has launched a new Covid-19 global insurance cover with Allianz Assistance. The insurance applies to all existing and new bookings, for travel from today (August 24) until March 31, 2021.
It covers emergency medical and associated expenses while abroad up to £500,000per customers… read more
The South African government has received more unsolicited interests from private sector funders, investors and partnersfor a future restructured South African Airways (SAA) and its subsidiaries.
The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) said that as of the end of August it had received more than 10 unsolicited interests for… read more
Air Mauritius in the last few days filed International service for the month of September 2020, as the airline resumes International service on limited basis. Based on schedule listing as of 21AUG20, the airline is displaying 2 weekly Mauritius – Paris CDG flights on board Airbus A350-900XWB aircraft.
Based on t… read more
British Airways in recent schedule update adjusted planned Airbus A380 operation during Northern winter 2020/21 season, from 25OCT20 to 27MAR21. Latest adjustment, previously not highlighted on Airlineroute, sees the return of Airbus A380 service to San Francisco from February 2021.
Further changes to planned A380 servi… read more
To enhance connectivity within the African continent ahead of international flight resumption in the country, the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has created 9 new Performance Based Navigation (PBN) Area Navigation 10 (RNAV10) regional routes across the nation’s airspace. Apart from improving connectivity, th… read more
With less than 200 cases of coronavirus and no reported deaths, Seychellesis proving a worthy holiday destination in 2020. However, the country’s 115 islands lie 1,500km (932 miles) off the eastern coast of Africa, meaning it isn’t the most accessible place to get to. So, how do you get there? We’ve broken down all your options.
Par… read more