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KLM increases direct flights between Amsterdam and Cape Town
The flag carrier airline of the Netherlands, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, has announced that it will increase flights between … read more
Max Air retires its oldest Boeing 747
Nigerian carrier Max Air recently sent its oldest Boeing 747-400 to storage in the US. Its destination was Pinal Airpark (MZJ) in Marana, Arizona. The desert facility is well known as something of an aircraft, meaning that the 747's journey there may have been its last. That being said, it has previously spent time there before re… read more
EUROCONTROL expects 9.3 million flights in 2022, 84% of pre-pandemic level
The latest EUROCONTROL Traffic Scenarios for the period April to December 2022 predict steady growth between April and peak-summer, reaching 89% of 2019 traffic by August in the Base Scenario, with this level gently rising to end the year at 92%.
This sustained recovery will translate into around 9.3 million flights operated through… read more
Rwanda tourism revenue up 25 pct last year despite pandemic
Rwanda's tourism revenues increased by 25 percent from 131 million U.S. dollars in 2020 to 164 million U.S. dollars in 2021, the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) said Tuesday.
The Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) sector generated 12.5 million U.S. dollars in 2021 compared to 5.4 million U.S. dollars … read more
PassionAir takes Dash8-400 from Irish lessor Aergo Capital
The future acquisition of PassionAir, currently based at Shannon Airport, is one of 20 aircraft acquired by the Aergo Group in 2021 following the collapse of Flybe a year earlier.
KwaZulu-Natal: Shocking rhino poaching figures
According to the "Daily Maverick", a South African daily online newspaper, at least 75 rhinos have been illegally killed by poachers in … read more
Ethiopian Airlines leases two Dash 8-400 Aircraft from Truenoord
Ethiopian Airlines has signed an eight-year sale and leaseback agreement with TrueNoord, the specialist regional aircraft lessor, for two further factory-new Dash 8-400 aircraft. Manufactured by De Havilland of Canada, the new Dash 8-400 aircraft (MSN4626 and MSN4628) will be integrated into the fleet for immediate operation. Fundin… read more
Viking Star marks inaugural port call in Saudi Arabia on 2022 World Cruise
Viking Star has called in Saudi Arabia for the first time during her 118-night 2022 World Cruise, becoming only the fifth cruise ship ever to do so. Viking Star made her first port call in Saudi Arabia last week during her 2022 Viking World Horizons as she voyaged from Asia to the Mediterranean via the Red Sea and Suez Canal.
T… read more
Air Belgium plans to operate seasonal flights to SA
Cape Town Air Access has welcomed Air Belgium's plans to launch flights to Cape Town in September. The leisure-oriented Belgian airline is in the process of expanding its fleet to enable for the launch of new routes to South Africa, with Johannesburg and Cape Town being the carrier's only continental Africa flights.
In 2019, … read more
No Nigerian Airline Can Survive With 25% Interest Payment On Loan – Fmr MD Nigeria Airways
The former Managing Director of the defunct national carrier, Nigeria Airways Mr. Yomi Jones, has said that with the current 25 per cent repayment on loans by the Nigerian carriers, none of them can compete with the foreign carriers.
Jones also charged the Federal Government through the Ministry of Aviation to reverse the policy of … read more
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