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Etihad Airways Partners II, a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) backed by Etihad Airways, rejected Air Seychelles' offer to reduce the value of its loan to $ 15 million. This expires in June 2021.
The Seychelles carrier, in which Etihad Airways owns 40% of the shares, made the request in July, fearing that without restruct… read more
At the beginning of last year, Rwandair presented a plan to expand its fleet. Airline boss Yvonne Makolo said they wanted to buy two Boeing 737 Max and two Airbus A330 Neo. The state airline wanted to use the planes to head for new destinations from the Rwandan capital Kigali - for example New York with the A330 Neo.
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Lufthansa is planning to retire all of their Airbus A380s, the bulk of their smaller A340s and all of their older Boeing 747-400s. The move would be one of the largest flee… read more
Well, it’s a no-brainer that COVID-19 has impacted our lives in more ways than we could have ever imagined. From being social animals to being socially distanced, a lot has changed. Amidst all the lockdowns, shutdowns and chaos if there’s one industry that has taken the most hit, it has to be the travel industry.
Planes are grounded, and h… read more
A bug on United Airlines’ website lets anyone access the ticket information for travelers who requested a refund. The airline’s website lets users check their refund status by entering their ticket number and last name. But the website wasn’t validating the last name, making it possible to access other travelers’ refund i… read more
Lagos-based Dana Air is anticipating a slow post-coronavirus traffic pick-up, starting from around June, delaying the airline’s growth plans by around six months.
Despite Nigeria being the first sub-Saharan African country with a confirmed coronavirus case, it has not been as hard-hit as others on the continent. At th… read more
Despite the challenges of the current environment, Ethiopian Airlines is already operating at 40% of its pre-COVID capacity. Simple Flying caught up with acting Chief Commercial Officer Esayas WoldeMariam to find out how the airline had achieved this recovery and how the future was looking now.
Simple Flying asked acting Chie… read more
Rwandair in recent inventory update filed changes for Kigali – Mumbai – Guangzhou route. Despite schedule listing shows the airline to resume service as early as 03NOV20, first available flight for reservation is 02JAN21. Reservation for flights in November and December 2020 is not available.
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South African Airways needs short-term funding from the government by the end of next week to continue operating, its business rescue practitioners (BRPs) said in a statement on Thursday (10 September). In terms of its business rescue plan there is short-, medium- and long-term funding that is required, it said.
“The B… read more
Organisers of Akwaaba African Travel Market, the leading Pan-African Travel Expo have lined up foremost tourism guru and Presidential Candidate of the One Seychelles political party, Alain St. Ange as a key speaker and Special Guest of Honor at the 4th African Travel and Tourism Conference, scheduled to take place on Septemb… read more