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• 16/02/2021 06:48

RwandAir picks Accra as hub for flights to US

Rwanda’s national carrier plans to use Ghana as its hub to fly to the United States starting December. According to the airline’s application to the US Department of Transportation for an amendment to its current US Foreign Air Carrier Permit, RwandAir plans to launch scheduled services to New York from Kigali, through Accra in Ghana.

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• 16/02/2021 06:43

‘New SAA’ to get partner as it prepares to exit business rescue

Government has identified three equity partners for South African Airways (SAA) and will make a decision on which one to pick in the next month or so, says Public Enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan. In an interview with … read more

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• 16/02/2021 06:09

Lufthansa has suspended flights between Fankfurt Cape Town

Germany's largest airline, Lufthansa, has temporarily suspended its direct service between Frankfurt Airport (FRA) in Frankfurt and Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in … read more

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• 15/02/2021 17:45

Airlink launches direct service between Cape Town and Walvis Bay

The new route is Airlink’s third between South Africa and Namibia, with other services linking Cape Town and Windhoek in addition to flights from Johannesburg to Windhoek and Walvis Bay.

“This new service is ideal for business and leisure travellers with the port city of Walvis Bay being an important economic hub and gateway … read more

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• 15/02/2021 17:45

Aviation industry pivotal to economic growth

The aviation industry has been among the hardest hit by COVID-19. But the same industry brought to a halt by this global pandemic has the potential to take the world past it. Owing to its connectedness and interdependencies with other sectors, the aviation sector could prove to be a pivotal area for economic recovery.

While it is easy t… read more

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• 14/02/2021 19:36

Emirates extends flight suspension from Nigeria to Dubai till March 10

Emirates, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) carrier has in line with its government directives, extended its suspension of passenger services from Nigeria (Lagos and Abuja) to Dubai until 10 March 2021.

This is coming barely four days after the initial suspension slated to last till February 28, 2021 all based of that cou… read more

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• 14/02/2021 16:23

Two NG Eagle aircraft arrive Nigeria as airline primed to enter market

The planned launch of a new airline, NG Eagle with aircraft belonging to Arik Air may have reached an advanced stage as two rebranded aircraft belonging to the airline is due to arrive Nigeria after its livery change at Ethiopia Maintenance Repair Overhaul (MRO).

Spotted were two Boeing 737-7NGs one with tail number 5N-MJG on… read more

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• 14/02/2021 16:22

Green Africa Airline unveils crew uniforms ahead of launch

Green Africa Airline, a Nigerian airline soon to debut in the Nigerian sky has unveiled its crew uniform for both pilots and cabin executives.

In a response to an email by the airline, it says about the uniform,”Our Crew  uniform is a judicious blend of African style with Green Africa elements and a contemporary global f… read more

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• 14/02/2021 08:08

Qantas will come to South Africa

For years, Qantas has been fighting to share in the profits of the Perth to Johannesburg route. The airline last put the plans on hold in 2018. Now the plans are coming back to life - in the middle of the pandemic. From Sydney, the Australians can actually fly to South Africa. Due to the lockdown and travel restrictions, all fli… read more

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• 14/02/2021 07:49

35% of the fleet of African companies remains grounded

The effects of the Covid-19 pandemic continue to disrupt air traffic. As everywhere else, African airlines are struggling to recover from this crisis, which led to a loss of 14 billion USD in passenger transport in 2020.

As of February 1, 35% of the African fleet was nailed to the ground. Of the 1,290 aircraft in ope… read more