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First starting its operations with former military Douglas C-47 transports, Ethiopian Airlines has grown to become Africa’s largest airline. Founded on December 21st, 1946, the carrier now has a fleet of 130 aircraft, operating a particularly diverse fleet of widebody twinjets. Having already covered the airline’s history in previous articles, l… read more
Rwanda progressed the most, after Tanzania, in regional countries that opened to visitors from other African countries as well as African Union initiatives in the last five years. This is according to authors of the latest Africa Visa Openness report 2021.
Rwanda scored 6th in this year's rankings and top performers despite t… read more
The big question as to whether Africa could produce its own mega-carrier or an ‘African Airlines Alliance’, like the global alliances of SkyTeam, Oneworld and Star Alliance, appears to be getting a definite response as Kenya Airways signed a Strategic Partnership Framework with South African Airways late November 2021. The airlines describe this… read more
In the latest installment of the UAE-Nigeria aviation drama, it seems the UAE has backed down on its allocation of slots for Nigerian airline Air Peace. In a letter seen by Simple Flying, Dubai Airports has allocated slots at Dubai (DXB) for Air Peace, instead of at Sharjah. This paves the way for Emirates to also restart flights t… read more
South Africa's Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, has announced during the presentation of his … read more
Expectations over the actualisation of the new national airline for Nigeria heightened with the approval penultimate week of the April 2022 take-off date by the Federal Executive Council (FEC). The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, had announced at the meeting that the new airline will "hit the sky by April 2022". According to him… read more
Five African destinations have been selected as part of the novel
world tourism organization’s Best Tourism Villages project. In total 44
destinations were celebrated at the just held 24th UNWTO General
Assembly in Madrid, Spain.
The five African countries are Morocco, Rwanda, Kenya, Mauritius and Ethiopia.
Le Morne-Mauriti… read more
Ethiopian Airlines has announced that it has partnered with CarTrawler, the leading provider of online car rental distribution systems, launching car hire and transfer services for its passengers globally. The partnership enables Ethiopian to offer seamless transport service to passengers throughout their journeys.
Tewolde Ge… read more
During the current month, Air Madagascar's Antananarivo - Paris route is served by a 270-seat Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner (24 in business class and 246 in economy class), leased from Ethiopian Airlines, the Ethiopian national airline. This aircraft replaces another of the same segment, chartered from the Spanish private carrier Air Europa in … read more
The 2021 Business Traveller Awards were announced on Thursday, November 25, 2021 by the publishers of Business Traveller magazine, Panacea Media. The awards celebrate the achievements of airlines, airports, hotels, rail operators and car hire companies and are voted for by readers of the magazine, with the results produced by an independe… read more
Africa’s International Powerhouse: 76 Years Of Ethiopian Airlines
Rwanda ranks 6th in visa openness in Africa
COVID-19: How well have African Airlines recovered?
Crisis averted: Emirates could return to Nigeria after Air Peace deal
South Africa to launch new eVisa system in March 2022
Make Nigeria Air a Reality
Five African destinations make UNWTO’s Tourism Villages list
Air Madagascar charters the Dreamliner 787 from Ethiopian Airlines for its international flights
Business Traveller Awards 2021 announced
