Libyan company Fly Oya sets course for Alexandria, its first destination in Egypt
Launched last year, Fly Oya's ambition is to build a solid international network connecting Libya to the countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea.
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Launched last year, Fly Oya's ambition is to build a solid international network connecting Libya to the countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea.
First planned in January, then rescheduled in May, Air Côte d'Ivoire's Abidjan-Casablanca route could finally be launched in July.
With a semblance of peace, Somalia has been working for a few years to revive its civil aviation. Strategically located in the Horn of Africa, at the crossroads of several air routes, the country wants to revive its emblematic air carrier, which disappeared almost 30 years ago.
In August 2012, Ethiopian Airlines became the first African carrier to put the Boeing 787 Dreamliner into service and Ethiopia the second country in the world to operate the aircraft in its space. Over the past decade, the carrier has used the aircraft's exceptional capabilities to sustainably expand its long-haul network.
Qatar Airways, with its extensive global network, connects travellers from various regions to the Seychelles via its hub in Doha. As part of the agreement, Qatar Airways will place its code on Air Seychelles’ flights between Mahé and Praslin, enabling passengers to book their entire journey conveniently with a single booking.
… read moreArik Air has been bestowed with the honour of Africa’s Most Outstanding Airline of the Year 2023 by the Awards General Committee of the African Quality Achievement Awards.
The awards ceremony was held on Friday, May 19, 2023 at the Civic Centre, Ozumba Mbadiwe Road, Victoria Island, Lagos.
The African Quality Achievement… read more
In November 2021, IATA suspended Air Madagascar from the BSP, a measure it usually uses when there is a risk that an airline will go bankrupt or cease operations. To regain the confidence of its stakeholders and boost load factors, its successor, Madagascar Airlines, is actively preparing its reinstatement.
Airlink, Southern Africa's privately owned regional airline, will launch flights between Mbombela, South Africa, and Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, beginning on Nov. 28.
The new route will complement Airlink's existing service between Mbombela's Kruger Mpumalanga Airport and Livingstone on the Zambian side of the world-famous waterfalls.… read more
Cabo Verde Airlines (CVA) is in the process of restructuring and rebuilding its network before the health crisis. The Cape Verdean national airline will return to Paris in July, and plans to re-enter the American continent next winter.
The second edition of the SkyTeam Alliance's Sustainable Flight Challenge will take place from May 15 to 28, 2023, and will feature 22 world-class airlines. For its second participation in the event, Kenya Airways (KQ), the Kenyan parastatal carrier, will make its first flight using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
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