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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for harmonized adoption across Africa of the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) Take-Off guidance for safe operations amid the COVID-19 crisis. Safely re-establishing the continent’s air connectivity is essential to re-building battered economies. IATA… read more
Kenya Airways will cut New York flights to one weekly when it resumes operations in that route on October 29. KQ says the Covid-19 has affected demand for flying worldwide, hence the need to scale down on the number of flights operated on some routes.
Kenya Airways chief executive officer Allan Kilavuka said the fli… read more
Ethiopian expands its global hub Addis Ababa Bole International Airportand unveils its new Aviation Infrastructure blending Modernity with Bio Safety.
The new terminal has check-in hall with 60 check-in counters, 30 self-check-in kiosks, 10 self-bag drop/SBD/, 16 immigration counters with more e-gate provisions, 16 central se… read more
When Bugesera International Airportopens for business in 2022, it will be backed by one of the world’s most successful airlines. In December 2019, Qatar Airways signed a deal to take a 60% stake in the new airport, now under construction around 35km south-east of the Rwandan capital, Kigali. Under three agreemen… read more
After long speculations and unconfirmed statements, Boeing has finally affirmed that the production of the 747 “Queen of the Skies” will come to an end in 2022.The information has been revealed by Boeing CEO in the letter to employees on quarterly results and market realities.
“The reality is the pandemic’s impact on the avia… read more
Emirates’ global network boosted to 78 destinationsin September, including 15 cities in South East and East Asia. Emirates announces the resumption of passenger services to Bangkok with daily flights starting from 1 September.
The resumption of flights to Bangkok will expand Emirates’ current netwo… read more
Ethiopian Airlines is one of the biggest international carriers and has been hit hard by the COVID pandemic. Despite this, it has not received, nor does it hope to receive any form of bailout. Simple Flying caught up with acting Chief Operating Officer Esayas WoldeMariam to find out how the airline is keeping its head above water.… read more
ForwardKeys is predicting that domestic air travel in China, which has been growing progressively in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak, will reach a full recovery by the start of September.
In the second week of August, domestic arrivals at Chinese airports reached 86 per cent of 2019 levels and bookings (issued air ti… read more
Emirates adds Conakry and Dakar to its network.
Emirates has announced the resumption of its regular flights to Dakar in Senegal and Conakry in Guinea. As of September 3, the Emirati carrier will offer two weekly flights between its base in Dubai and the two West African capitals. The line will be operated without competitio… read more
The resumption of local and international flights have registered mixed fortunes for airlines. Whereas Kenya Airways says the demand for passenger flights remain low on international front, the domestic numbers have picked up in the recent days.
Due to the encouraging performance of the local flights especially in the … read more
Safe restart of aviation crucial for Africa’s recovery
KQ now only once per week to NYC
Addis Ababa: Ethiopian Airlines opens new terminal
Boost for Rwanda's new airport
Official: Boeing to end production B747 in 2022
Emirates to resume daily flights to Bangkok from 1 September
How Ethiopian Airlines’ Agility Saw It Through COVID With No Bailout
China: Domestic Air almost back on 2019 level
