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Another page of African aviation is turning. After the financial troubles for South African Airways (technically bankrupt), after the State which will take over Kenya Airways while it was the first African airline to be privatised in 1996, the end seems to be near for 73-year old Air Namibia.
Namibian civil aviation authority suspen… read more
As Governments lift lock-down Measures, Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s largest airline says it will be resuming service to Dubai further to the ending of the lock-down and its opening for leisure travelers as of July 8, 2020.
The airline said it will resume normal service to Djibouti on the 17th of July as the country’s also announced… read more
Kenya Airways will lay off a significant amount of staff by the end of September. The airline will also reduce its network and assets until it is able to begin scaling up operations.
The airline’s chief executive, Allan Kilavuka, told staff: "A decision has been reached to carry out an organisation-wide rightsizing exercise which … read more
Etihad Airways (EY) has partnered with Canadian travel risk management company Sitata to launch an interactive travel map on the carrier’s website. The airline’s guests now have easy access to a comprehensive overview of the situation relating to COVID-19 at each destination in the airline’s network.
The airline has also recently la… read more
The reopening of the air borders of Angola could be done under special conditions. According to the aeronautical information circular of the National Institute of Civil Aviation, dated July 3, 2020, and consulted by Lusa, flights to and from the country will only be 75% filled, for the sake of respecting social distancing on board. The Portuguese n… read more
Turkish Airlines in the last few days extended Inter-continental interim schedule into August 2020, as the airline continues to modify planned operation, due to various travel restrictions. As of 07JUL20, additional routes will be resumed in August, while selected routes scheduled to resume in July being postponed to August.
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Air Peace, resumed regular domestic flight operations today at the General Aviation Terminal GAT, One, in the wake of Federal Government’s directive to re-open Lagos and Abuja airports for flight operations.
In a statement by the airline’s Spokesperson, Stanley Olisa, says the airline has put in place reliable measures to protect bo… read more
Etihad Airways’ (EY) entire fleet of Airbus A380 aircraft has taken to the skies within the last month without any passengers on board. The airline’s fleet of 10 Airbus A380s has not operated a passenger flight since March 24, when the airline was forced to halt operations due to a government flight ban.
The Airbus A380 has b… read more
Hi Fly (5K), the first charter airline to have an Airbus A380 in the world, has created extra cargo capacity on its A380 by removing economy seats from much of the aircraft. This is to meet the increased demand for cargo during the coronavirus crisis. The specially configured aircraft now offers more than 300 square meters of cargo volume… read more
Etihad Airways is gradually resuming services to more destinations across its global network. This follows the easing of travel restrictions by UAE regulatory authorities on outbound and inbound travel for citizens and residents. All travel remains subject to the entry and health regulations set by the UAE authorities, and those at the en… read more