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• 04/07/2023 05:21

South African Tourism shares its recipes for boosting tourism on the continent

In many African countries, tourism development is not considered a priority in economic planning in general, and aviation in particular. South African Tourism, South Africa's state tourism promotion agency, wants to deconstruct this reality.

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• 04/07/2023 05:18

Madagascar Airlines: arrival of first of 3 Embraer E190-E2s postponed until September

On December 7, 2022, Madagascar Airlines, the new Malagasy national airline resulting from the merger of Air Madagascar and its domestic subsidiary, signed a contract with US lessor Azorra for the lease of three Embraer E190 E2s. Delivery of the first aircraft will take longer than expected.

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• 03/07/2023 23:30

Qatar Airways relaunches flights to Casablanca and Marrakech in Morocco

On March 7, at the opening of the ITB Berlin 2023 travel and tourism trade fair, Qatar Airways announced the forthcoming opening of two routes to Juba (South Sudan) and Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo), as well as the resumption of services to Casablanca and Marrakech in Morocco.

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• 03/07/2023 23:30

Ethiopian Airlines takes delivery of its 29th Dreamliner, the eleventh delivered by AerCap

Ethiopian Airlines became the first African carrier to operate the Boeing 787-8 in 2012, followed by the Boeing 787-9 in October 2017.  It has placed the Dreamliner at the heart of its Vision 2025 strategy of investing in state-of-the-art aircraft.

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• 03/07/2023 21:30

Air France to introduce flights between Paris and Cape Town

The flag carrier of France, Air France, will introduce direct flights to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in Cape Town during the European Winter Season 2023/24.

The airline is set to operate three week… read more

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• 02/07/2023 21:53

Three international airlines are set to increase flights into South Africa

Three international airlines, namely Cathay Pacific (Hong Kong), TAAG Angola Airways (… read more

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• 02/07/2023 21:50

South African Airways to resume transatlantic flying

South African Airways will resume transatlantic flying in the fall with two routes to Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Twice-weekly service between Cape Town and Sao Paulo will begin Oct. 31, and twice-weekly service between Johannesburg and Sao Paulo starts on Nov. 6. The routes will be the first long-haul operations that the formerly sta… read more

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• 02/07/2023 21:49

Madagascar equips Ravoraha airport in the northeast of the country with a night lighting system

Madagascar derives a large financial windfall from the tourism sector, which accounts for around 13% of its GDP. To keep this sector afloat, the country is focusing on modernizing the airport infrastructures that serve the main tourist areas.

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• Beyond Africa
• 02/07/2023 21:45

Singapore Airlines named world’s best airline in 2023

Singapore Airlines (SIA) has been named World’s Best Airline in the 2023 Skytrax World Airline Awards, the fifth time it has won this prestigious accolade.

SIA took the top spot in four categories at this year’s Skytrax awards, including Best First Class Airline, Best First Class Comfort Amenities, and Best Airline in Asia. SIA’s lo… read more

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• 02/07/2023 21:45

Qatar Airways wins world’s best business class in 2023

Qatar Airways won the World’s Best Business Class award at the esteemed 2023 World Airline Awards event held at the Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace on 20 June at the Paris Air Show. Global customers, for the tenth time, have ranked Qatar Airways as the World’s Best Business Class. The awards were received by Qatar Airways Group Chief Execut… read more