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• 03/07/2023 23:30

Ethiopian Airlines takes delivery of its 29th Dreamliner, the eleventh delivered by AerCap

Ethiopian Airlines became the first African carrier to operate the Boeing 787-8 in 2012, followed by the Boeing 787-9 in October 2017.  It has placed the Dreamliner at the heart of its Vision 2025 strategy of investing in state-of-the-art aircraft.

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• 03/07/2023 21:30

Air France to introduce flights between Paris and Cape Town

The flag carrier of France, Air France, will introduce direct flights to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in Cape Town during the European Winter Season 2023/24.

The airline is set to operate three week… read more

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• 02/07/2023 21:53

Three international airlines are set to increase flights into South Africa

Three international airlines, namely Cathay Pacific (Hong Kong), TAAG Angola Airways (… read more

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• 02/07/2023 21:50

South African Airways to resume transatlantic flying

South African Airways will resume transatlantic flying in the fall with two routes to Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Twice-weekly service between Cape Town and Sao Paulo will begin Oct. 31, and twice-weekly service between Johannesburg and Sao Paulo starts on Nov. 6. The routes will be the first long-haul operations that the formerly sta… read more

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• 02/07/2023 21:49

Madagascar equips Ravoraha airport in the northeast of the country with a night lighting system

Madagascar derives a large financial windfall from the tourism sector, which accounts for around 13% of its GDP. To keep this sector afloat, the country is focusing on modernizing the airport infrastructures that serve the main tourist areas.

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• 02/07/2023 21:45

Singapore Airlines named world’s best airline in 2023

Singapore Airlines (SIA) has been named World’s Best Airline in the 2023 Skytrax World Airline Awards, the fifth time it has won this prestigious accolade.

SIA took the top spot in four categories at this year’s Skytrax awards, including Best First Class Airline, Best First Class Comfort Amenities, and Best Airline in Asia. SIA’s lo… read more

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• 02/07/2023 21:45

Qatar Airways wins world’s best business class in 2023

Qatar Airways won the World’s Best Business Class award at the esteemed 2023 World Airline Awards event held at the Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace on 20 June at the Paris Air Show. Global customers, for the tenth time, have ranked Qatar Airways as the World’s Best Business Class. The awards were received by Qatar Airways Group Chief Execut… read more

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• 02/07/2023 21:44

TAAG Angola announces lease agreements with ACG for 4 Airbus A22O Aircraft

TAAG Angola Airlines has announced that it has entered into a long-term lease agreement with Aviation Capital Group LLC (“ACG”) for four new Airbus A220-300 aircraft. The aircraft will be delivered to TAAG in 2025 from ACG’s order book with Airbus.

The announcement was made during Paris Air Show, day one.

“Incor… read more

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• 02/07/2023 21:40

FlyNamibia introduces flights to Lüderitz

Namibian privately-owned airline FlyNamibia has annunced that it will launch a new service to the coastal town of Lüderitz in the … read more

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• 02/07/2023 21:39

Kenya Airways unveils new loyalty program

Traveling allows you to break out of your comfort zone and take on new experiences and challenges as you learn more about the world around you. It is always exciting to get into a plane as you look forward to your destination. Not only that but the prospect of getting rewarded for traveling makes it even more appealing.

Pretty much every a… read more