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Helderberg Nature Reserve temporarily closed
The City of Cape Town has announced that as a result of the recent wild fire, the Helderberg Nature Reserve will remain closed for t… read more
Oman Airports to support the development of Kilimanjaro International Airport
Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan has just completed a three-day state visit to the Sultanate of Oman. During her stay (from 12 to 14 June), the two countries, which have long and rich diplomatic relations, signed half a dozen memoranda of understanding, one of which covers the air transport sector.
On Monday 13 June, Oman Airports … read more
Carnival Cruise Line holds coin ceremony for new ship Carnival Celebration
Carnival Cruise Line has held a coin laying ceremony for its new cruise ship Carnival Celebration, at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland where the ship is being built.
The coin ceremony, a maritime tradition dating back several hundred years, and intended to bring good luck to the vessel, is considered a major construction m… read more
Overland Airways aircraft suffers serious incident
OVERLAND Airways flight OF1188, an ATR aircraf wiith registration marks 5N- BRQ from Ilorin to Lagos around 7:50pm on Wednesday experienced a high turbine temperature on one of its engines but landed safely with all 33 passengers despite a fire starting on the aircraft engine.
A video on made available to NigerianFLIGHTD… read more
New N92bn Abuja Airport 2nd Runway To Boost National Economy – FG
Federal government believes that a new runway for the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, would go a long way to boost aviation economy given that the previous infrastructure is overburdened and in need of upgrades too.
Government made this known while also saying that it has handed over the construction site of Nnamdi Aziki… read more
Cruise industry seeks partnership with governments to reach decarbonisation goals
Cruise industry leaders convening in Genoa at the industry's first European Summit devoted to the decarbonisation of cruise have called on governments to join in the effort by creating the right regulatory framework and investments to match the industry's commitment to accelerate the development and delivery of sustainable maritime fuels and tec… read more
African Parks to manage Zakouma Park for another 5 years
African Parks Network will manage the Zakouma Large Functional Ecosystem at least until 2027. So decided the Chadian government through the renewal of the existing agreement with this nature conservation organization based in Johannesburg, South Africa. The Large Functional Ecosystem of Zakouma is a group formed by the Zakouma National Park mana… read more
Namibia extends the current public health measures for another month
Namibia's President Dr. Hage G. Geingob announced on the occasion of the 44th Covid-19 briefing on the national response measures on 14 June … read more
Silversea reveals Arabian and African maiden calls for 2023 and 2024
Silversea Cruises has released its full selection of cruise itineraries for 2023 and 2024, with 280 voyages to 690 destinations in 125 countries, including maiden calls in Arabia and Africa. With Saudi Arabia continuing to blaze a trail onto the global cruise destination stage, Silversea will be calling in the kingdom’s Farasa… read more
Ethiopian wins the APEX passenger choice awards 2022
Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s leading aviation group, is pleased to announce that it has won the 2022 APEX Regional Passenger Choice Awards for ‘Best Entertainment’ and ‘Best Cabin Service’ in Africa.
The award was held in Dublin, Ireland to celebrate airlines being honored with the 2022 APEX Regional Passenger Choice Awards.
T… read more
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