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SAA back? Not yet.....
The business rescue practitioners of South African Airways announced on Tuesday that all the condition s in the embattled airline's business rescue plan have been fulfilled.
There is, however, still no indication of where the R10.3 billion funding to implement the rescue plan will come from. So far… read more
Kenya Airways: International operations in august 2020
Kenya Airways has announced it will resume International operation starting 01AUG20, operating with reduced frequencies. Planned operation as of 2245GMT 28JUL20 as follows. Additional changes will be filed in the next few days, while ongoing travel restrictions continue to impact the airline’s operation.
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Fastjet: Preparations for delisting from London Stock Exchange
The following notice was filed by the company as per regulatory requirements:
fastjet, the low-cost African airline, today announces that the Director… read more
Star Alliance offers greatly expanded utility in times of COVID-19
Building upon the successful launch of its Travel Information Hub at the end of June, Star Alliance, the world’s largest global airline alliance, has unveiled a series of useful upgrades to now help passengers plan multi-stop itineraries.
This unique alliance service was created by Star Alliance and its member airlines to hel… read more
Etihad Airways: COVID-19 test for all travelers to AUH
Effective 1 August, all travelers flying Etihad Airways from around the world to Abu Dhabi, and those transferring via Abu Dhabi onto other flights will be required to show a negative COVID-19 PCR test result from a list of approved testing facilities listed, alongside their ICA approval if Abu Dhabi is their end destination.
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RAM in heavy waters
Around 850 Royal Air Maroc (RAM) staff, including pilots, are facing redundancy as the airlines has continued to struggle during Covid-19 and look to a recovery plan.
As part of its recovery plan, RAM has reportedly decided to sell some of its fleet, in addition to eliminating several air routes and stopovers.
Most of RAM’s fle… read more
Asky Airlines ops in August 2020
Asky Airlines earlier this month resumed regular passenger service. As of 26JUL20, the airline plans to operate following service for the month of August 2020. Ongoing travel restrictions continue to impact the airline’s planned operation and affect planned frequencies and routing.
Lome – Abidjan 4 weekly Dash8… read more
ET ops in August 2020, Africa only
Ethiopian Airlines in August 2020 plans to resume additional service within Africa, pending on travel restrictions. As of 26JUL20, planned Africa operations (excluding domestic service) for August as follows. Various travel restrictions continue to impact the airline’s planned operation and passenger traffic rights.
Addis… read more
Gabon: Afrijet obtains its IOSA certification
Niger Airlines will add a third Fokker 50
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