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Air Algérie returns to Frankfurt
With the partial reopening of the country's air borders, Air Algérie resumed its international operations last week. The carrier is now in a process of progressive reconstruction of its pre-pandemic network.
Air Algerie has resumed its services between Algiers and Frankfurt in Germany. The airline now offers a weekl… read more
UAE's leisure travel outlook brightens on vaccine drive, Mashreq Bank says
The UAE's rapid Covid-19 vaccine campaign and the government's tourism-stimulating initiatives have brightened the outlook for leisure travel, according to Mashreq Bank.
A recovery in business travel will lag behind leisure trips in the short-to-medium term, the lender said in a report titled The way forward for tourism and hosp… read more
Special Winter Staycation at Tintswalo Atlantic
International travel restrictions have unfortunately clipped South Africans’ wings, but Tintswalo Atlantic is pulling out all the stops to spoil locals during the winter months with one of the most coveted travel experiences in Cape Town.
IATA asks for aircraft operations not to suffer from political interference
The call followed the latest development in events following the incident when Ryanair FR4978 was intercepted over Belarus Airspace and forced to land in Minsk. On 2 June EASA repla… read more
Another Air Peace B737 returnes from maintenance
Nigeria’s leading airline, Air Peace, has announced the arrival of one of its aircraft, a Boeing 737, which has been undergoing C-Check Maintenance in Israel. The aircraft, with registration number 5N-BQU, arrived Lagos on Friday, June 4, 2021. According to a media statement issued by the airline, this is the fourth aircraft to ret… read more
Carnival Magic completes dry-dock, debuting all-new Carnival Cruise Line livery
Carnival Magic has left dry-dock at the shipyard in Marseilles, France, revealing the new Carnival Cruise Line livery that is being rolled out across the fleet. Carnival Magic is the first ship in the Carnival Cruise Line fleet to get the new livery, which is based on the hull colour scheme that was first introduced aboard the new … read more
Twitter blocked in Nigeria
Telecommunications operators have blocked access to the social media platform, Twitter in Nigeria.
The telcos, under the aegis of the Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) said there has been a directive from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to block Nigerians from accessing the platform. A… read more
The increasing meaning of Cybersecurity
The recent ransomware attack that shut down the Colonial Pipeline in the United States exemplifies the growing sophistication of cyberattacks over the past 12 months. Ever since the Colonial attack, there have been attacks involving the insurance sector in Asia, a European truck lease provider, a French distressed debt purchaser, a… read more
Reconstruction of railway between Mozambique and Malawi
On 29 May, the President of the Republic of Mozambique, Filipe Nyusi, lay the first stone for the reconstruction of the Dona Ana/Vila Nova da Fronteira railway line, known as the Tete railway, linking Mozambique and Malawi.
The rehabilitation includes the rebuilding of a 44km stretch of track to accommodate freight and… read more
Ghana national airline takes another step forward
Up in the air: Ghana has signed an as-yet-unconfirmed commitment for three Boeing 787-9s.
While details of EgyptAir’s assistance have still to be made public, the Egyptian flag-carrier signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ghanaian Government in October 2020 to help the west African st… read more
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