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South African Airways’ newly revamped airline is now unlikely to return to the skies until July, despite The Department of Public Enterprises saying that it would be up and running by April 2021. In light of several ongoing issues that still need resolving, it’s looking increasingly unlikely that everything will be resolved by spring.
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To optimize its operational costs, TAAG - Linhas Aéreas de Angola has initiated a plan to renew its fleet by opting for turboprop engines.
In 2019, the company ordered six Dash 8-400s.
The process of renewing the TAAG - Linhas Aéreas de Angola fleet continues. The Angolan national company took delivery on Monday, Jan… read more
Airlink is increasingly positioning itself as the main airline in Southern Africa.
In addition to densifying its existing routes, the private South African company is opening of new routes.
On March 3, Airlink will inaugurate a direct line between Cape Town and Harare. From that date, the private South African compan… read more
Qatar Airways expands African network. Image: Qatar Airways. Image: Qatar Airways
The destinations are:
- Alexandria (two weekly flights resumed 25 January)
- Cairo (up to 16 weekly flights resumed 18 January)
- Cape Town (increasing to five weekly flights from 1 February)
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Come February when Air Peace expects the return of all it’s aircraft out for maintenance, the airline has announced connections to more cities as part of its expansion drive with intent to resume previously suspended ones.
The new routes to be launched this February 2021 are: Enugu-Kano-Enugu, En… read more
Africa's largest airline and Ethiopia's flag carrier, Ethiopian Airlines, and privately owned South African regional airline CemAir… read more
Cameroon's national carrier has commissioned a new Dash8-400. The airplane (msn 4105), owned by the South African private carrier Cemair, has been deployed for almost a week on the domestic network which includes 5 routes: Douala, Yaoundé, Ngaoundéré, Garoua, Maroua.
Operated under a wet-lease contract(ren… read more
The President of the Republic of Seychelles has signalled that changes could be inbound for its national airline. In his first State of the Nation address, Wavel Ramkalawan advised that Air Seychelles maintains a solely domestic focus. The airline is debt-laden by millions of dollars worth of loans.
Last October, Wavel Ramkalawan ac… read more
TAC is gradually rebuilding its regional network after being severely disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic. The challenge now will be to ensure consistency.
On January 18, the Congolese private carrier relaunched the routes between its Pointe-Noire base and Douala in Cameroon. For now, the company off… read more
The recent Internet shutdown outside the presidential elections in Uganda has not only tainted the electoral game. The national carrier Uganda Airlines was also victim. Result: the delivery of its 2nd A330neo suffered a date slippage.
The arrival of the second Airbus A330-800neo from Uganda Airlines was initial… read more
South African Airways unlikely to return before July 2021
TAAG - Linhas Aéreas de Angola receives its third Dash 8-400
Airölines will operate between CPT and HRE
Qatar Airways expands African network
Expansion: Air Peace interconnects multiple domestic routes, resumes suspended routes
Ethiopian Airlines and CemAir have signed an interline agreement
Camair-Co leases a Dash8-400, prepares to acquire two more
Seychelles President suggests Air Seychelles could operate domestic only
Trans Air Congo (TAC) relaunches its regional flights
Uganda Airlines: second A330 late because of internet shutdown
