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FAAN probes evacuation racket at Abuja airport
Kenya Airways reports 68% drop in Revenue
The airli… read more
Africa World Airlines increases domestic capacity
Court stops Kenya Airways from sacking pilots
Employment and Labour Relations court has temporarily stopped Kenya Airwayscompany from laying off its pilotsin anything related to redundancy.In a ruling delivered on Wednesday by Justice Onesmus Makau, he found that Kenya Airline Pilots Association had satisfied the court that their case was not frivolous because of… read more
Kenya Becomes First Country to Be Awarded Safer Tourism Seal
Kenya has become the first country globally to be awarded the recommended status of the "Safer Tourism Seal"by rebuilding travel and position the country as a safe and preferred destination. Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala was presented with the award in a virtual event that was attended by global tourism leaders under the R… read more
Malawi reopens Kamuzu International Airport (LLW)
The Government of Malawi will reopen Kamuzu International Airport (LLW) in Lilongwefor passenger planes and will allow foreign airlines to operatein the country again from 01 September 2020. The airport was closed since March 2020 due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. According to the official Facebook page of the … read more
Emirates to resume flights to Lusaka
The flag carrier airline of the United Arab Emirates, Emirates, is set to resume operations between Dubai International Airport (DXB) in Dubai and Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN) in … read more
Blue Panorama Airlines with Milan Bergamo – Dakarroute from late-October 2020
Blu Express at the launch of Northern winter 2020/21 season plans to operate service to Senegal, where the airline schedules Milan Bergamo – Dakar nonstop route. From 23OCT20, Boeing 737 aircraft to operate this route twice weekly.
Following schedule effective 26OCT20 – 15DEC20.
BV2672 BGY1830 – 2325DS… read more
ET begins refitting makeshift Freight 777s with seats
Ethiopian was one of the first airlines in the world to embrace the opportunity of moving cargo in place of passengers during the COVID crisis. At one point, 25 passenger aircraft had their seats taken out in order to maximize cargo capacity. Acting Chief Commercial Officer at Ethiopian, Esayas WoldMariam, told Simple Flying that n… read more
AFRAA launches interactive capacity-sharing portal
As part of initiatives and efforts for the industry restart and recovery from the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic, the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) has launched an interactive capacity-sharing portal for African airlines. The portal, which has been created under the auspices of the strategic partnership between AFRAA and ACC A… read more
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