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Ethiopian Airlines is one of the biggest international carriers and has been hit hard by the COVID pandemic. Despite this, it has not received, nor does it hope to receive any form of bailout. Simple Flying caught up with acting Chief Operating Officer Esayas WoldeMariam to find out how the airline is keeping its head above water.… read more
ForwardKeys is predicting that domestic air travel in China, which has been growing progressively in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak, will reach a full recovery by the start of September.
In the second week of August, domestic arrivals at Chinese airports reached 86 per cent of 2019 levels and bookings (issued air ti… read more
Emirates adds Conakry and Dakar to its network.
Emirates has announced the resumption of its regular flights to Dakar in Senegal and Conakry in Guinea. As of September 3, the Emirati carrier will offer two weekly flights between its base in Dubai and the two West African capitals. The line will be operated without competitio… read more
The resumption of local and international flights have registered mixed fortunes for airlines. Whereas Kenya Airways says the demand for passenger flights remain low on international front, the domestic numbers have picked up in the recent days.
Due to the encouraging performance of the local flights especially in the … read more
The queens of the skies have fallen on hard times. As Covid-19 has frozen the international travel on which they once thrived, double-decker, four-engine planes like the Airbus A380 and Boeing 747 are more likely to be found in storage than soaring through the skies. Carriers such as Pan Am used the 747 to turn aviation into a global in… read more
Tanzania has banned three more Kenyan airlinesfrom its airspace as the standoff over the management of Covid-19 escalates. This comes barely three weeks after a similar move was taken against the national carrier, Kenya Airways, following Kenya’s insistence that Tanzanians have to quarantine for 14 days to be allowed entry i… read more
Local tour operators have asked the government to back their plea to foreign countries to remove a 14-day mandatory quarantine on tourists returning from Tanzania.
Some company owners who spoke with The Citizen in separate interviews explained that the requirement to stay in quarantine in their home countries is a major chall… read more
A dark cloud is hanging over the East African skies in a standoff between Kenya Airways and the Tanzanian aviation authorities, after both neighboring states opened up their skies with daunted flying measures. Tanzania had opened its skies at the end of May, while Kenya took the same step early this month, but flights between the t… read more
Boeing has unveiled a new UV wand for disinfecting planes – and it could prove to be effective against coronavirus. The plane maker debuted the hand-held device in April of this year, and is currently testing it on the ecoDemonstrator, a Dreamliner used by Boeing and its partners Etihad and Nasa to test aviation innovations.
It’s si… read more
Wildlife tourism is an important segment of Botswana's tourism industry, representing 80% of the total annual revenue of trips to Botswana. Key to this are protected areas which have led to the growth of the country's wildlife tourism.
Wildlife tourism can take place either in the animals' natural environments such as nationa… read more
How Ethiopian Airlines’ Agility Saw It Through COVID With No Bailout
China: Domestic Air almost back on 2019 level
Emirates also to Conakry and Dakar, targets more countries
Kenya Airways hopes on rising domestic demand
Why are Airbus A380 and Boeing 747 going to the boneyard?
More Kenyan airlines banned from Tanzania
Quarantine for Tourist returning from Tanzania
Kenya Airways denied to operate into Tanzania
Boeing unveils new UV wand for disinfecting purpose
Banning Trophy Hunting Can Put Wildlife At Risk - a Case Study
