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South Africa’s Comair in problems to raise funds
South Africa based Comair is in a perilous situation after its business rescue practitioners failed to convince lenders to throw more money into the restructuring process of the aviation company, which operates Kulula and British Airways flights in SA.
The business rescue process of Comair is on the ropes as the… read more
Air Burkina flight resumption yesterday
Lesotho: Mohahlaula Airlines starts ops with charter flights
Had it not been for the Coronavirus pandemic, Mohahlaula Airlines would have launched scheduled flights in April 2020, which obtained its air carrier license on February 24. Slowed in its momentum by travel restrictions imposed due to the health crisis, Lesotho's new private company has been offering charter flights in… read more
UAE airlines flydubai and Emirates near merger, says Emirates COO
There seems to be a tightening working relationship between United Arab Emirates top-flight carriers flydubai and Emirates which may lead to a merger. This was disclosed by the Chief Commercial Officer of Emirates, Adnan Kazim, in a recent statement.
“flydubai is an important supportive element for Emirates, and the ai… read more
Med-view Airlines set to sell two Boeing 737s
The airline has also accepted the resignation of two of its directors, Mr. Ayodeji AriyoGbeleyi and Alhaji Oladode Kachet Oyedele. The airline gave th… read more
Nigeria: Benin & Jos airport to be reopened
In seperate let… read more
Timeframe for SAA rescue extended until Monday
Creditors of SAA have voted to set a new deadline for the finalisation of the state-owned airline’s business rescue plan.
The extension became necessary after one of the conditions precedent for the rescue to be successful was not met by the deadline of July 22. The outstanding condition relates to a guarantee confirmation le… read more
LAM Mozambique with new service to Dar es Salaam
Mozambique’s national airline LAM, short for Linhas Aereas de Mozambique, has announced a new flight which is to connect the capitals of both countries, Mozambique and Tanzania, effective 30th of July.
The service will route via the northern Mozambique city of Pemba. The flight used to continue to Nairobi … read more
Air Senegal launches Milan service from August 2020
Air Senegal from August 2020 is expanding European network, with the launch of Dakar – Milan Malpensa route. The nonstop service to The Host City of World Routes in 2021 is now available for reservation. Initially the… read more
Rwandair August 2020 network revision
Rwandair earlier this week updated planned operation in August 2020, when the airline resumes scheduled operation. Due to various restrictions, the airline has revised its operational network when it resumes service.
As of 23JUL20, planned operation as follows. Additional changes remain highly possible.
Kigali –… read more
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