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There is a reasonable chance of rescuing Comair Group given its asset base and importance to South Africa’s connectivity, according to the business rescue practitioners who were appointed to the company earlier this month.
Shaun Collyer and Richard Ferguson said that the group was not factually insolvent and has assets of ZAR7.4 b… read more
Middle East capacity
Following steep double-digit drops in recent weeks, the rate of capacity decline from and within the Middle East slowed last week (w/c May 11) to 2.7%. In total there were 1 million departure seats in the region’s market, a slight fall of 28,000 seats week-on-week. However, the figure meant that the Middle East’… read more
Based at Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport, the airline is a member of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) and it is now aiming for International Air Transport Association (IATA) operational safety audit (IOSA) certification.
The tiny Red Sea coastal country of Djibouti, with a population of fewer than a million, is strategical… read more
South African Airways has been on life support for more than a decade - it is time to pull the plug! Our society cannot afford the luxury of a national airline in the midst of the many legitimate demands on our limited national resources. The Covid-19 pandemic is an opportunity to re-order our priorities and invest our limite… read more
Yesterday a post on LinkedIn
indicated that four South African Airways A330s were leaving the fleet
and returning to the lessor for storage. The four widebodies
departed Johannesburg for São Paulo International Airport on May 16th
around late-morning and midday (local time). The carrier is in the midst
of a … read more
Pravin Gordhan, South Africa’s minister for public enterprises, is staking his own credibility and that of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s government on the creation of a new airline out of the ashes of the bankrupt national carrier.
Hit by the loss of the country’s … read more
Air Austral has obtained a €86 million loan from government and shareholders to face the Covid-19 crisis, and resume its operations. Anuradha Deenapanray and Vincent Chappard report.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on aviation industry globally due to lockdowns, travel restrictions as well as slump in demand among… read more
Africa World Airlines Limited will fly a third daily flight between Accra and Kumasi effective 22MAY20, offering even more choices for travelers between Ghana's two largest cities.
The new services will operate on Thurs… read more
Air Peace announced on Wednesday that its repatriation flight, scheduled to depart from Canada to Lagos on 14th May, has been postponed. The airline said in a statement that some logistic issues had prevented the Canadian government from allowing the flight to be operated. The Nigerian High Commission in Ottawa is in negotiations with the… read more
Zambia reopened its Nakonde border with Tanzania on Friday for cargo after a five-day closure of the key transit point for copper and cobalt exports and fuel imports, but people were still not allowed to cross, a provincial minister told Reuters.
President Edgar Lungu had shut the border on Sunday after the town of Nakonde recorded 76 case… read more