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• 13/07/2023 21:11

Air Mauritius introduces a leased Boeing 777 to boost operations

At the height of the summer season, as is the case every year, Air Mauritius is assessing the relevance of adding extra capacity to meet strong demand. Once again this year, the Indian market, where the Mauritian national carrier has been present for 50 years, is meeting expectations.

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• 13/07/2023 21:10

NCAA suspends all Max Air 737 aircraft type, over four safety occurrences between May-July

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has through a letter NCAA/DG/AIR/11/16/363, suspended Parts A3 and D43 with regards to the operation of Max Air’s Boeing 737 aircraft type with immediate effect.

Parts A3 deals with the airline’s Aircraft Authorization and D43 deals with Aircraft Listing of the Operations Specifications … read more

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• 11/07/2023 22:26

Flightlink takes delivery of its second ATR72-500

The vision of Flightlink, founded in 2004, is to become the leading safari airline in East Africa. A goal that the private carrier now wants to build around the ATR72 aircraft that entered its fleet last year.

• Flights
• 11/07/2023 22:13

Airports Company South Africa traffic performance and outlook

The new quarter of the 2023/2024 financial year started on a positive note, with departing passenger traffic recovering to 81% and 87% of pre-COVID traffic in April 2023 and May 2023 respectively, for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The recent recovery can be attributed to a resilient domestic sector, together wi… read more

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• 11/07/2023 22:11

Qatar Airways Reports Record Revenues Of $21bn

Qatar Airways Group posted strong financial results last week for the fiscal year 2022/2023, with record-breaking revenues of $21 billion (QAR 76.3 billion).

The group registered $1.21 billion (QAR4.4 billion) in net profit, with a 45 per cent upsurge in consolidated revenue compared to the preceding year, at $21 billion (QAR 76.3 b… read more

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• 11/07/2023 22:11

Why airfares on Nigerian routes are higher

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Westlink Airlines, Capt. Ibrahim Mshelia, has shed more insights on why airfares on the Nigerian routes are more expensive than its other African countries, especially in the West African.

Speaking with our correspondent on phone over the weekend, Mshelia said that apart from the foreign exchange… read more

• Flights
• 11/07/2023 18:26

Land dispute: Air Tanzania (finally) repatriates its Airbus A220-300 seized last year in the Netherl

Last year, Air Tanzania found itself unwillingly embroiled in a legal battle between the Tanzanian state and Swedish investors. Sent to Maastricht (Netherlands) for regular maintenance in early 2022, one of its four A220-300s was seized by the Dutch courts.

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• 10/07/2023 21:17

Liz Aviation inaugurates its 1st domestic route in Togo, linking Lomé to Niamtougou

Liz Aviation is the latest addition to the empire of Burkina Faso business tycoon Mahamadou Bonkoungou, who is also head of the EBOMAF group. The young company, which took off earlier this year, is set to become a major player in the West African regional market.

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• Beyond Africa
• 10/07/2023 21:11

Egyptair and Qatar Airways expand flight services from Berlin Airport

EgyptAir and Qatar Airways have announced the expansion of their flight services from BER Airport, offering travellers more options for reaching their destinations.

Egyptair will increase its flights to the Egyptian capital, Cairo, starting from 3 July. In addition to the existing six weekly direct connections, a new f… read more

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• 08/07/2023 06:38

Green Africa secures its fourth ATR72 aircraft

Operational since 12 August 2021, Green Africa aims to use the power of air transport to efficiently network Nigeria's 36 states and, later, regional services in Central and West Africa. As it gains experience and notoriety, the private carrier, founded by a former Morgan Stanley banker, is rolling out the plan to refloat its fleet.