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The South African Airways’ business rescue process is still struggling to find much direction. At the heart of this dilemma is a fundamental clash between the ideologies of using state-owned enterprises as drivers of development and job creation, against running an airline according to sound business principles as a commercial enterprise.… read more
Domestic flights across Kenya are now not likely to commence later this month as planned by airlines like Safarilink, Air Kenya and Jambojet after the movement ban was extended for Nairobi, Mombasa and Mandera counties. While the movement ban was lifted for Kwale and Kilifi counties, is that not enough to kickstart domestic aviation as the m… read more
Let us start with a quick review of the performance of Air Mauritius Ltd for the financial year ended 31 March 2019. At that time, there was no confinement, no virus and no social distancing. But our national airline was already infected and was maintaining a distancing from the profit zone! The company reported a loss of €29 million in 2019 as com… read more
East African nation, Kenya has instituted the single use plastics ban in all its protected areas including its beaches, national parks, conservation areas, and forests. The ban takes effect from June 5, 2020. According to a newly launched trend report by Sustainable Inclusive Business (SIB-Kenya), the ban is a logical next step in reducin… read more
The Roberts International Airport, Liberia may soon be opened to commercial flight operations as authorities at the airport brainstorms with stakeholders, both local and international to explore the possibility of its reopening.
The airport had been closed to flight operations to curb the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic following… read more
The Covid-19 pandemic has refocused attention on the urgent need to address long-term structural healthcare issues in Africa. Investors are now looking to put money to work in healthcare and banks are seeing an uptick in demand for project financing. “When this virus struck, we found out that only 28% – less than one third – of health facilities… read more
One of the world’s leading airlines, Emirates, a state-owned flag carrier based in Dubai, UAE has unveiled multi-faceted measures for employee and customer care at every step of the travel journey, redefining safety and hygiene standards on board and on the ground. The new measures took effect today, with the resumption of regularly sched… read more
The idea of a brand new national carrier is been considered by the Government of South Africa to replace the long-suffering South African Airways (SAA) set to permanently end operations. This follows the government’s unwillingness to continue to fund what appears to be an endless hole. While little is yet known of this new carrier, the… read more
Domestic flight operations in Nigeria’s aviation industry may resume on June 21st 2020, after weeks of closure by the government to stop the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
This was disclosed by Bashir Ahmed Personal assistant on New Media to President Buhari through his twitter handle.
According to businessday.ng, Ahmed on his t… read more
British Airways franchisee Comair today announced that it is looking to cut its fleet in half. The South African carrier was placed into business rescue proceedings around a month ago shortly after it revealed that is doesn’t expect to fly until October.
South African aviation has been going through a relatively tumultuous ti… read more
South African Airways torn between two clashing business ideologies
Extended movement ban in Kenya makes domestic fligths unlikely for another 30 days
What next with Air Mauritius?
Liberia’s Roberts International Airport may soon be open to commercial flight operations
Banks step in to end African medical tourism
Emirates with hygiene kits to all passengers containing mask, sanitizer and wipes
Domestic flights in Nigeria may resume on June 21
Comair To Cut Fleet By 50%
