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Malawi rew Railway development
Malawi is looking to develop a railway line and associated services from the Central region to the Northern region. The transaction is set to be delivered as a PPP, to optimise the efficient delivery of railway services by leveraging the private sector. A tender has been issued and closes at 2:00 pm local time (Malawi) on 15th November 20… read more
South African Airways adds capacity and new destinations
South African Airways (SAA) is adding three Airbus A320s to its fleet. That will enable the airline to resume service to several African destinations before restarting an intercontinental route in the first quarter of 2023.
South African Airways currently operates 7 Airbus aircraft, consisting of 2x A320s, 3x A319s, 1x A330-3… read more
Kenya Airways says Entebbe, Lusaka and Mombasa flights on Sshedule
Kenya Airways has confirmed selected flights that will be taking off from Nairobi and other destinations despite a two-day-old strike by its pilots aligned to the Kenya Airline Pilots Association (KALPA).
The over 300 pilots are protesting what they termed as neglect of their grievances.
In a statement on its social med… read more
Rwanda Chamber of Tourism launches Tourism Week
The Rwanda Chamber of Tourism (RCOT) has announced the 2022 edition of the Rwanda Tourism Week, scheduled to take place from November 26th to December 3rd 2022. RTW2022 main event activities will be hosted at Kigali Conference and Exhibition Village (KCEV) and Kigali Convention Center (KCC),under the theme: “Adopting Innova… read more
South African Airways announces the addition of four regional destinations
South African Airways (SAA) has confirmed that the International Air Services Council (IASC) has ratified the airline’s retention of all its historical route traffic rights, following SAA’s voluntary relinquishing of the number of frequencies on the destinations it is not currently servicing. In accordance with legisl… read more
Tanzania (finally) starts construction of Dodoma International Airport
After transferring the country's political capital from Dar-Es-Salaam to Dodoma, the Tanzanian government decided to provide the city in the center of the country with the land and air infrastructure that its new status confers. It is in this context that the new international airport project, which has been in the pipeline for sev… read more
Namibia completes runway rehabilitation at Katima Mulilo airport in the northeast
Katima Mulilo Airport is one of the hubs serving the Caprivi Strip, the main popular destination in northeast Namibia, bordering Zimbabwe.
Katima Mulilo Airport's runway gets a facelift. The Namibia Airports Company (NAC) announced this Tuesday, November 1, 2022, the end of the rehabilitation work of the platform. T… read more
Again, Emirates suspends operations in Nigeria over trapped funds
For the second time in two months, Emirates airline has announced suspension of flight operations into Nigeria indefinitely.
Recall that Emirates Airlines had announced the suspension of its flight operations to and from Nigeria in August.
The airlines had said the suspension became necessary following its inability … read more
Liberia establishes National Railway Authority NRA
The President of the Republic, H.E. Dr. George Manneh Weah, has issued Executive Order #112 establishing the National Railway Authority (NRA) with the responsibility to, amongst other things, manage railway and associated infrastructures owned by the Government of Liberia.
The Order which was issued Monday, October 17, 2022, … read more
Carnival Cruise Line takes delivery of Mardi Gras sister ship Carnival Celebration
Carnival Cruise Line’s new Excel-class cruise ship Carnival Celebration is on her way to Southampton after being delivered by the Meyer Turku shipyard.
Carnival Celebration is a sister ship to Mardi Gras and the second LNG-fuelled vessel to join the Carnival Cruise Line fleet, although she is the 7th ship in the class … read more
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