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• 23/09/2020 06:22

South Africans invited to name new airline

As low-cost Kulula.com founder Gidon Novick prepares to launch a new airline, he has invited South African’s to come up with a name for the carrier. The new airline, which was inspired by Uber, is a partnership between Novick and leading South African Airbus A320 operator Global Aviation. The new airline’s first flight is sche… read more

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• 22/09/2020 09:41

Air Mauritius puts staff on unpaid leave and suggests finding alternative jobs

From 1 October, Air Mauritius employees will take unpaid leave, or work part-time (depending on the nature of their work). This is what emerges from the press release signed by the directors of the national company, and sent to the employees on Friday, September 18. According to Sattar Hajee Abdoula and Arvindsingh K. Gokhool, "thi… read more

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• 22/09/2020 07:17

Kenya Airways want to return leased aircraft

Kenya Airways has initiated talks with companies that leased it aircraft to return them earlier than planned, as a way of cutting on its huge costs and reduce losses. The national carrier says one company has already accepted to take a plane that hasn’t been in use, even as the management refers to the discussions as difficult… read more

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• 22/09/2020 06:30

UgandaAirlines; flight schedule effective October 01

Uganda Airlines will resume scheduled flight operations effective 01st of October, now that the airport reopening date has finally been confirmed. Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, Juba and Mogadishu will be the first four destinations the airline will fly to, using their CRJ900 aircraft. According to information received from … read more

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• 22/09/2020 06:28

Noncompliance with COVID-19 Protocols: NCAA threatens to revoke airlines’ approval

NIGERIAN Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has issued a stern warning to all domestic airline operators over what it perceives as noncompliance with COVID-19 protocols stating that continuity in that line will attract severe penalties including revocation of approval.

In an All Operators Letter (DG39/20) with… read more

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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