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• 04/08/2020 08:48

Kenya excludes US, EU, India from safe flights list as its resumes international aviation

Kenya has excluded the US and the major European nations from a list of countries whose nationals will be allowed into the country as it resumes international flights operations.

According to businessdailyafrica.com, a protocol guiding the resumption of international flights only has Canada, Switzerland, Japan, China and South Korea… read more

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• 04/08/2020 08:23

RwandAir back to the skies

The national flag carrier, RwandAir has finally resumed commercial flights after months of suspension due to the novel coronavirus. "We are back in the sky!" the airline said on August 1, as it operated the first flight to Dubai, United Arab Emirates. "Our flight WB304 from Kigali to Dubai took off a moment ago," RwandAir said in a tweet.… read more

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• 03/08/2020 05:25

Arik Air returns to Benin, Jos and Owerri & Asaba

Arik Air is continuing its phased restart of domestic flight operations post COVID-19 lockdown with resumption of services to four additional airports of Benin, Jos, Owerri and Asaba. Flights to Benin, Jos and Owerri Airports will resume on Monday, August 3, 2020 while flights to Asaba Airport will resume on August… read more

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• 03/08/2020 05:25

Ibom Air welcomes 5th CRJ900 aircraft, assures Paxs safety with HEPA filters

After delays occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic, Ibom Air is pleased to finally receive it’s fifth Bombardier CRJ900 aircraft, the second of the two additional aircraft purchased in December 2019. The aircraft, with registration number 5N-BXO, arrived Lagos from Calgary, Canada at 00.05 am local time, Saturday morning, 01 A… read more

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• 03/08/2020 05:24

Safarilink: Now also to Malindi

Effective immediately has Safarilink started to fly to Malindi.

Safarilink, generally considered as Kenya’s best Beach and Bush airline, will operate daily services as of 07th of August, after launching the service with two flights initially. The routing out of Wilson Airport in Nairobi goes via Lamu, before retu… read more

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• 03/08/2020 05:22

KQ signs deal with GE aviation for more efficiency

Kenya Airways said it has entered into a partnership agreement with GE Aviation to adopt its Flight Operations suite of digital products across the airline’s fleet of Boeing 737, 787 and Embraer E190 airplanes. According to Kenya Airways, the flight operations suite integrates various data sources like flight information, weather, navigat… read more

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• 02/08/2020 13:38

Kenya Airways: Flight resumption with a colourful event

Kenya Airways resumes international flights to 30 destinations across Africa, Europe, and the Middle East.

Kenya Airways (KQ) today resumed international passenger services following the easing of movement restrictions as directed by H.E President Uhuru Kenyatta. The first international flights depart today 1st August to the … read more

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• 02/08/2020 07:12

Kenya Airways Restarts International Flights

Kenya Airways (KO) resumed this weekend its international flights. The carrier is set to fly to about 30 destinations since the routes were suspended due to COVID-19 in March. The airline resumed domestic flights in mid-July after the government cleared local air travel. Air France KLM holds a small stake in KO.

“We announced… read more

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• 31/07/2020 07:21

Sky Mali to launch domestic services

Privately owned African startup Sky Mali, having secured its air operator’s certificate (AOC), is planning to launch flights to four domestic destinations.

Sky Mali was founded in 2019 and took delivery of its first aircraft-a Boeing 737-500-on March 24. The airline has now completed its demonstration flight.

“… read more

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• 31/07/2020 07:21

Virgin Atlantic Delays Refunds

Virgin Atlantic (VS) is facing enforcement action by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) over its delays in paying refunds for canceled flights during the pandemic.

So far, the CAA has reviewed the refund delays of 18 major airlines. Regarding VS, the authority has demanded the airline reduce waiting times. It also w… read more