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EgyptAir flies to three destinations in North America. In the United States, the flag carrier of Egypt heads to New York JFK and Washington Dulles. Meanwhile, in Canada, the airline serves Toronto Pearson International. The continent is a top priority for the operator, and with this in mind, Simple Flying caught up with the company’s chai… read more
The African Conference of Ministers in charge of Civil Aviation held in Abuja, Nigeria, in 2012 provided for the certification of at least one international airfield in each country by the end of 2020. The current count shows that the objective is far from being achieved, but countries such as Niger are making a positive difference.
The… read more
Dubai-based Emirates has revealed plans to boost its flight schedule to Seychelles over the peak holiday period. From December 24th to January 9th, the airline will look to fly to the island nation twice each day, doubling capacity on the route.
Twenty-one months after the pandemic began impacting the aviation industry, peopl… read more
Barely two weeks after the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) approved the opening of the newly built Anambra International Cargo and Passenger Airport for commercial operations, United Nigeria Airlines (UNA) said it would commence direct flight services to the aerodrome as from Saturday.
UNA would be the second carr… read more
Qatar Airways celebrates the return of its non-stop flights between Doha and Sofia Airport (SOF), effective 16 December 2021. This milestone resumption provides greater choice and seamless connectivity for Bulgarians and international travellers to discover the world via the Hamad International Airport (HIA).
The non-stop service is… read more
Royal Air Maroc has been voted the best airline in Africa at the Global Traveler Magazine’s 18th annual GT Tested Reader Survey Awards. The prize was given to the National Company at Global Traveler’s annual award ceremony on Tuesday, December 14, in Los Angeles. In the same survey, Royal Air Maroc was also ranked as the fourth Best Airli… read more
British Airways and Qatar Airways are seeking to expand their joint venture beyond routes between Australia, Europe and the UK to cover a host of additional services, in particular routes accessed via connections from the two carriers’ flights between London and Doha.
The two… read more
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has suspended one of its airfield Officers over an incident at the Lagos airport today. The officer according to the spokesperson of FAAN, Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu was on duty following an averted near incident involving a Max Air aircraft from Abuja, which landed on Runway 18L, and a ma… read more
Turkish Airlines will resume flights to South Africa on December 18. The airline says it may add flights to the following schedule:
TK044 will depart IST at 02h30 and
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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
Transatlantic triumphs: How EgyptAir adapted its North American operations
Niger: Niamey int'l airport gets its airport certification
Emirates Ups Seychelles Holiday Flight Schedule
United Nigeria Airlines commences operations oo Anambra
Qatar Airways continues strong network expansion with the resumption of non-stop flights to Sofia
Royal Air Maroc voted best airline in Africa
BA & Qatar Airways looking into expanded Joint Venture
FAAN suspends staff over Max Air incident at Lagos Airport
Turkish resumes SA ops
COVID-19: How well have African Airlines recovered?
