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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
For the first time in world history, about 90% of the world’s citizens have been restrict… 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
Emirates is said to be drawing up plans to permanently decommission 40 per cent of its Airbus A380 superjumbo fleet with a final decision likely to be officially announced within days according to several sources said to be familiar with the matter. The Dubai-based airline, which is by far the world’s largest operator of the A380 superjumbo,… 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
Bestfly, a privatly owned Angolan airline, has taken delivery of its second ATR72-600 aircraft. The aircraft (MSN 1072), rented from ACIA Aero Leasing, was delivered on May 13, 2020 in Toulouse, France.
The Bestfly airline continues to develop its operations in Angola. The reception of its second ATR72-600 should allow to dev… read more
Lufthansa Group airlines will be pulled from the Sabre distribution system from the end of June. The group, which includes Lufthansa, Brussels Airlines and Austrian Airlines, has notified travel agents by email of the termination, which also affects those connected to Abacus, which Sabre bought in 2015.
A statement from Sabre says i… read more
“We’ve invested a lot of energy into these partnerships,” said Jim Carter, American’s Eastern Division vice president for global sales. “It’s these kinds of times when you get to test these partnerships. It’s natural now that we lean on them. The conversations we are having with them are more critical, to make sure we’re listening to where their… read more