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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced it has granted Santa Claus and his reindeer-powered sleigh special operating authority to engage in interstate air-cargo-delivery services directly to rooftops throughout the United States on Christmas Eve.
In addition, for the first time ever, the FAA issued Sa… read more
Kenya Railways has adjusted the Nairobi to Nanyuki Rail service schedule to accommodate increased demand by passengers traveling during the festive season. The Corporation said for the Christmas and New Year's festivities, the train will operate on December 24 to Nanyuki and return to Nairobi on December 27.
The New Year trai… read more
Almost all hotels and lodges in resort towns such as Kariba, Masvingo, the Eastern Highlands and Victoria Falls are fully booked for the festive season as the travel bug continues to spreads among locals.
This dovetails with the domestic tourism drive being pursued by Government in the face of the Covid-19 global pandemic whi… read more
Costa Cruises has taken delivery of its new cruise ship Costa Firenze, the fourth of its Vista-class, with three more on order from the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy. Fincantieri handed over Costa Firenze to the Italian cruise line on Wednesday, with the 135,500-gross ton, 5,200-passenger cruise ship due to cruise in the … read more
This announcement was made during the 7th Annual World Golf Awards Gala Ceremony held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Kenya scooped the Africa’s Best Golf Destination 2020 category ahead of South Africa, Egypt and Morocco. At the same time, Karen Country Club was also celebrated as Kenya’s best golf course while the Great Rift Vall… read more
Qatar Airways has announced that it will offer passengers unlimited date changes and fee-free refunds for all tickets issued before 30 April 2021 for travel completed by 31 December 2021. The airline’s latest enhancement to its industry-leading flexible booking policy has been designed to continue providing customers with pea… read more
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Kamil H. Al-Awadhi will be appointed IATA’s regional vice president for Africa and Middle East (AME), effective March 1, 2021.
Al-Awadhi succeeds Muhammad Albakri who will become IATA’s senior vice president for customer, financial, and digital services (CFDS),… read more
Organisers TIMES Aerospace said: “We believe and hope that with the arrival of the vaccine, the COVID-19 virus will have declined sufficiently that people can have the confidence to travel and attend live events by the second half of 2021.
“Obviously, the safety of all attendees is of utmost importance, the situation is fluid and be… read more
Air Peace, in a remarkable show of strength, has added to its list of achievements by embarking on a direct, nonstop 11 hours flight from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Lagos to the Island country of Jamaica on December 21, 2020.
The airline deployed one of its three Boeing 777 aircraft with registration number 5N… read more
Emirates has rolled out its 116th Airbus A380 aircraft as the first of three A380s to join its fleet in 2020. The newest member of the Emirates fleet was powered by a blend of jet fuel and Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).
This is the first time the airline is using sustainable aviation fuel to power an A380. The biofue… read more
FAA grants Santa Claus special flight and launch permissions
Kenya Railways adjusts Nairobi-Nanyuki rail service capacity over high demand
Hotels fully booked for Christmas
Costa Cruises takes delivery of Costa Firenze ahead of cruise to Dubai
Kenya named as Africa’s leading golfing destination
Qatar Airways offers also 2021 full flexibility in 2021
Former Kuwait Airways CEO to take over as IATA Regional Director for AME
Aviation Africa will now take place in July 2021
AirPeace operates nonstop flight to Jamaica
Emirates introduces biofuel powered A380s
