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• 03/05/2023 05:08

Guinea-Bissau in favour of a return of Cabo Verde Airlines after 10 years of absence

Cabo Verde Airlines (CVA) plans to gradually re-establish its entire pre-pandemic network. Better still, the Cape Verdean national airline wants to go further by re-launching its service to Guinea-Bissau, which was suspended almost 10 years ago. The two Portuguese-speaking countries have initiated talks to this end.

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• 02/05/2023 23:15

Proflight Zambia launching flights between Lusaka & Cape Town

Zambian airline Proflight Zambia is set to launch the first ever direct flights between Lusaka and Cape Town in … read more

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• 02/05/2023 21:23

Ethiopian Airlines takes delivery of its 20th Airbus A350-900

To modernise its fleet of wide-body aircraft, Ethiopian Airlines ordered twenty new A350-900s from Airbus. The European aircraft manufacturer delivered the order in just under seven years, between June 2016 and April 2023.

And for this latest delivery, Airbus and Ethiopian Airlines have once again demonstrated that the … read more

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• 02/05/2023 04:20

Kenya Airways renews codeshare with China Southern Airlines

Kenya Airways PLC (KQ) and China Southern Airlines (CZ) have renewed their interline agreement following the return of international travel to/from China. The agreement will assist in restoring connectivity for both airlines’ passengers to points on the respective carriers’ networks via Nairobi, Guangzhou and Shanghai using a singl… read more

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• 02/05/2023 04:19

Airlink Inaugurates South Africa-Kenya Service

Airlink has launched a new daily Johannesburg-Nairobi service, becoming the first private sector airline to compete on the route. Airlink says it entry into the SA-Kenya market provides greater choices for business and leisure travellers flying between the two major regional markets.

The new service will benefit from Airlink’… read more

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• 02/05/2023 04:16

Air Algérie wants to take up to 25 aircraft

The airline Air Algérie should acquire eight Boeing 737 MAX 9, five Airbus A330-900 and two A350-1000. And while waiting for unspecified but probably distant deliveries, it will also lease for five years ten aircraft, A330-200 or -300, A330neo, 737-800 and MAX 9.

A 'provisional allocation' notice was published by the Algerian nat… read more

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• 02/05/2023 04:14

Ethiopian Airlines marks 50 years of service to the UK

Ethiopian Airlines is celebrating the 50th year of the launch of its service to the UK in April 1973. The airline’s’ inaugural flight arrived in London-Heathrow on a Boeing 720-B commencing with two flights a week. The flight was originally operated via Cairo, Rome and Frankfurt with First Class and Economy Class. Today, Ethiopian offers … read more

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• 27/04/2023 05:09

Air Peace starts twice weekly nonstop flight to TLV

Air Peace has made history as the first Nigerian airline to fly direct, nonstop to Israel, marking a significant milestone in the bilateral relations between Nigeria and Israel. The airline launched scheduled operations into Tel Aviv on April 20, 2023, from Lagos and Abuja.

At the inaugural flight ceremony held at the … read more

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• 27/04/2023 05:01

Ethiopian Airlines to sign agreement with tourism Seychelles

Ethiopian Airlines is anticipating a second daily flight to Seychelles with the aim to boost the visibility of the island nation as a destination, Tourism Seychelles - the marketing arm of the Department of Tourism - said on Tuesday.

The new local head of the airlines, Kassahun Terefa, met with Seychelles' principal secretary for to… read more

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• 26/04/2023 23:24

Cabo Verde Airlines to return to France in July

France has always been a privileged destination for Cabo Verde Airlines, especially as it represents an important source market for Cape Verdean tourism. Since the resumption of operations in December 2021, the national flagship has made the revival of this destination a priority.