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Azman Air reactivates a Boeing 737 out of service for 6 months
Azman Air resumed regular operations last May after a two-month suspension ordered by the Civil Aviation Authority for safety reasons concerning its Boeing 737 fleet. Since then, the private carrier has implemented a rigorous asset maintenance plan.
IATA: Airline Recovery Remains Uneven
The global airline industry barely operated 50% of 2019 traffic levels in October, according to IATA, which said the industry is “slowly” recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic.
October passenger traffic was down 49.4% compared to October 2019, IATA reported. The difference between domestic fl… read more
Air Peace educates public on ticket pricing; debunks discriminatory fares on S/East
Air Peace at the weekend reacted to insinuations that the airline has a discriminatory fare regime against the South East asking those championing these orchestrated attacks on the airline on social media to desist because they are ignorant of how ticket fare pricing is done.
According to the airline, the fuller the aircraft gets th… read more
Celebration as Emirates returns to Nigeria
It was a celebration galore at the Nnamdi Azikwe Airport, Abuja on Sunday evening as Emirates Airline touched down to resume daily services to Nigeria from Dubai. The airline which also landed simultaneouslyat Muritala Muhhamed International Airport Lagos amidst jubilation and symbolic water cannon welcome … read more
Relief for Anambra people as Air Peace kicks off flights to Anambra Airport Dec. 7
Following the recent approval of the Anambra International Cargo and Passenger Airport by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, Nigeria’s leading airline, Air Peace, has announced the commencement of scheduled flights into the airport on Tuesday, December 7, 2021.
Revealing this to journalists in a news release issued … read more
Mango remains stuck in Airline limbo
South African low-cost carrier Mango remains in airline limbo after 84% of creditors voted in favor of an amended business rescue plan. But the carrier doesn’t yet have the funding to resume flying – and there is no guarantee it will. In late October, sole shareholder South African Airways (SAA) confirmed it was not in a position t… read more
RwandAir starts flights to Doha in partnership wit QR
RwandAir has landed at Doha International Airport in Qatar for the first time in its history. Rwanda’s flag carrier now connects Kigali (KGL) and Doha (DOH), a route only possible following the signing of a codeshare agreement with Qatar Airways. Let’s investigate further.
A route a few months in the making
Earli… read more
VS – new departure time
Virgin Atlantic has notified agents that it is currently operating three flights a week between Johannesburg and London Heathrow due to the red-list restrictions.
The flights operate on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays with a new departure time of 09h55 and a same-day arrival at 19h20 into London Heathrow.
Virgin says current… read more
Airzim to buy new planes, expand routes in 2022
TREASURY will support flag carrier, Air Zimbabwe, to recapitalise through acquisition of new planes and expand its routes in 2022 under the airline's six-year strategic turn-around plan. The plan was unveiled by Finance and Economic Development Minister Prof Mthuli Ncube in his 2022 national budget last week.
Minister Ncube s… read more
United Nigeria boosts fleet with A320, begins Anambra & Osubi routes
United Nigeria Airways has boosted its fleet of aircraft with an additional Airbus 320. This is as the airline said that arrangements have been concluded for the airline to commence scheduled flight services to Osubi and Anambra Airport’s.
Mr. Achilleus-Chud Uchegbu, Head, Corporate Communications, UNA, in a statement said th… read more
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