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United is launching D.C. to Lagos service
United will launch three-times per week service from Washington Dulles to Lagos, Nigeria, on Nov. 29. The flight will be the only direct connection between the U.S. capital and sub-Saharan Africa's largest city.
United will operate the service with a Boeing 787 Dreamliner configured with a business cabin, a premium economy ca… read more
South African Airways needs new long-haul fleet
South African Airways (SA, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) will need to operate a more modern wide-body fleet on intercontinental routes and engage in more c… read more
Kenya Airways enters partnership with Vipper.com
The agreement will provide passengers with onward limousine and train connectivity to various European destinations through the airline's gateways of Amsterdam, Paris, London, and Rome. Through this partnership, customers will be able to enjoy Kenya Airways and Vipper’s networks including, Deutsche Bahn, Société Nationale des… read more
Air Arabia makes Uganda its 4th destination in East Africa
In 2016, Air Arabia had expressed interest in making Uganda one of its key markets in East Africa. 5 years later, the budget carrier is returning being more confident.
From October 10, Air Arabia will inaugurate its new service to Uganda. On that date, the low-cost carrier will now offer three flights a week between Sha… read more
Air France to start Maputo Flights from December 2
Air France has confirmed that flights to Maputo will start from 2
December, 2021. The flight to Maputo will be a continuation of the
Johannesburg flight. Originally planned for the end of October 2021,
changes in the economic and health environment have led to
this postponement.
The launch of the Map… read more
Emirates to place Airbus A380 on DXB-IST
Emirates Airline will place the Airbus A380 on one of its two daily Dubai (DXB)-Istanbul (IST) flights from Oct. 1, marking the first time the extra-large aircraft will fly to Tur… read more
Airlink ranked as South Africa's most punctual airline
This puts Airlink on track to repeat its 2020 top ranking when its overall on-time performance was consistenly better than 96%.
“It proves that there is always room for improvement. On-time performance is crucial for our customers who rely on Airlink for their business and leisure travel in the region, including those connecting with… read more
Rwandair expanding its DR Congo network
RwandAir will expand its footprint in DRC this month through new routes of Kigali-Lubumbashi and Kigali-Goma, adding to the Kigali-Kinshasa one, which has been one of the busiest these past two years.
The Kigali-Lubumbashi route will be launched on September 29, followed by Kigali-Goma flights, as the airline moves to cement … read more
DRC opens discussions with Ethiopian Airlines for the creation of a new airline
The Democratic Republic of Congo, the second largest country in Africa (2.3 million km2) and the fourth largest in terms of population (95 million inhabitants), has the ambition to set up a new national airline.
Kenya Airways and 18 other SkyTeam members commit to IATA's 25by2025 initiative
Launched by IATA on September 26, 2019, the 25by2025 initiative, which is a voluntary commitment, aims to increase the number of women in airline leadership positions by 25% over current staffing levels, or a minimum representation of 25% by 2025.
On Thursday, September 9, SkyTeam, which groups 19 airlines including Kenya … read more
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