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The business rescue practitioners of flag carrier SAA have hit out at the airline for publishing an "unvetted" statement saying some passenger flights will resume next month. SAA published a statement on its website on Monday saying it is retaining its current domestic schedule between Johannesburg and Cape Town from mid-June under level … read more
Botswana’s flag carrier, Air Botswana, is set to resume domestic flights in Botswana.
Effective 12 June 2020, the airline will mainly operate flights from Gaborone to Francistown, Maun and Kasane.
International flights will remain suspended as borders are still closed for passenger movement. Air Botswana will adher… read more
DANGEROUS SKIES OVER SOMALIA MAKE AIR OPERATORS NERVOUS
Just three weeks after an Ethiopian military unit shot down a civilian aircraft on final approach into the Berdale airstrip, which was bringing urgent medical supplies into the area, was another similar incident reported.
The African Express Embraer 120 turboprop aircraft … read more
IATA estimates that revenues generated by airlines in the South African market will fall by $3 billion (about ZAR 55bn) in 2020, 56% below 2019 levels. That puts at risk 252,100 South African jobs and $5.1billion (about ZAR 93bn) of South Africa’s GDP, which is generated by aviation directly and air transport-dependent tourism.
South Afric… read more
Rwanda’s government will be providing national carrier RwandAir (WB, Kigali)
with RWF145.1 billion Rwandan Francs (USD153 million) in funding for
the 2020/21 financial year (July … read more
The new deal has a total value of USD 256 million at current list prices with all purchase rights exercised, and will be included in Embraer’s second quarter backlog.
Desire Bantu, CEO of Congo Airways said, “These new jets will be replacing our legacy turboprops and will allow us to extend our operations within the Democratic Repub… read more
Welcome to Routes’ weekly look at how the Middle East and African aviation markets are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, helping you understand the schedule changes and manage the impact so we can navigate through this crisis together.
The data is supplied by OAG using its … read more
The new measures took effect with the resumption of regularly scheduled passenger flights to nine destinations.
"Emirates is implementing a comprehensive set of measures at every step of the traveller’s journey, to enhance the sanitisation of all touchpoints, and ensure the health and safety of our customers and employees. The risk of catc… read more
Etihad Airways will partner with Australian company, Elenium Automation to trial new technology which allows self-service devices at airports to be used to help identify travellers with medical conditions, potentially including the early stages of Covid-19.
Etihad will be the first airline to trial the technology, which can monitor … read more
Last week Brussels Airlines announced that it will restart its commercial flights from its hub at Brussels Airport on 15 June. Based on market demand and ongoing travel restrictions, the airline will offer an adapted and downsized summer schedule, which will consist of approximately 30% of Brussels Airlines’ originally planned summer sche… read more
Confusion: business rescue practitioners say SAA might not resume next month
Air Botswana to resume domestic operations
Again Kenyan aircraft shot at in Somalia
South African government called to support its aviation sector
RwandAir receives $153mn governement injection
Congo Airways changes order from Embraer E175 to E190-E2 jets
Emirates implements new health safety rules as it resumes operations
Abu Dhabi airport to test airport technology to help identify medically at-risk travellers
Brussels Airlines restarts its operations with a network of 59 destinations from June until August
