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SAA major changes - business rescue
SAA has announced to cut the domestic network in complete; only the route between Capetown and Johannsburg remain, but even here with lower frequency… read more
Ethiopian Airlines continues operations to China
Most of the airlines have suspended thei operation into China as a precaution of the coronavirus, Ethiopian Airlines has not stopped flights into China, even after the WHO World Health Organization has declared the situation as a "global health emergency."
Ethiopian runs business as usual and thanked China on a Twitter post for its … read more
The African Development Bank has published the 2020 edition of its African Economic Outlook (AEO) report. Bank's economic experts have been workinmg on this report and it serves as a tool for policymakers, academics, investors, as well as, development and financial industry professionals. Africa’s economic growth stabilised at 3… read more
ASKY Airlines to launch Flights to Cape Verde Islands
ASKY Airlines will operate flights into Cape Verde Islands with effect from 2 March, 2020.
The new three-weekly service to the island of Cape Verde will operate between Lome in Togo and Praia in Cape Verde via Dakar in Senegal. The service will be operated using a Boeing 737-800NG offering 154 seats including 16 in Busine… read more
Etihad & easyJet sign partnership agreement
Etihad Airways, based in Abu Dhabi, announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with the British low-cost carrier easyJet.
The new partnership, effective with immedeate effect, will enable customers to purchase tickets through the easyJet worldwide website connecting the two carriers’ extensive destination netwo… read more
SAA to sell nine Airbus A340
Quite often the Airbus A340, having four engines and a lower fuel efficiency, has been made responsible for the finacial problems of the airline. However, after having received the first new planes of the model Airbus A 350, South African Airlines now is on the way to sell nine of their A340 plus some spareparts, as per tender on SAA's we… read more
Qatar Airways new to Accra and Luanda
Operations with daily flights into Accra will start mid of April 2020. Luanda in Angola, 4-time per week, will be served as of 14th of October 2020.
RAM to join oneworld
Royal Air Maroc will join the oneworld® alliance effective 01st of April 2020.
This transaction will make RAM the first first full member on the African continent. This step on the 1st of April follows a 15-month implementation phase ti integrate the airline into the oneworld alliance; RAM's regioanl subsidiary, Royal Air … read more
Air Peace commences Abuja-Warri-Abuja flights
The development of domestic services in Nigeria, the second largest economy on the African continent, continues: Air Peace announced last week the kick-off its Abuja-Warri-Abuja flights as part of the airline's strategy to boost seamless connections to Nigerians. The new services will be offered on a daily basis. Air Peace' … read more
SAA achieved high punctuality ranking
IATA considers all arrivals and departures within a time frame of 15 minutes versus schedule as punctual. As per this benchmark, SAA permormed an OTP of almost 86% across its netwo… read more
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