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On Thursday, Uganda Airlines sent one of its two rare Airbus A330-800neos on a demo flight from Entebbe to Johannesburg, South Africa. The flight is part of the process of securing an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) for the new and rather special widebody aircraft.
The seven-month-old aircraft, registered as 5X-NIL, took off from Entebbe In… read more
Southern Africa is all set to receive its newest carrier: Zambia Airlines. The new flag carrier of its home country will begin operating flights from 30th September, starting with domestic and regional routes. The carrier is backed by Ethiopian Airlines, which took a 45% stake in the startup airline in 2018.
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The South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has placed South African low-cost airline Mango, a subsidiary of … read more
Emirates has increased flights to Johannesburg from daily to 11 weekly flights, with the addition of four linked flights with Durban, and the airline also flies to and from Cape Town with three weekly services. Customers flying in and out of Emirates' three South African gateways can safely connect to an array of onwards connections to Europe, M… read more
Zambia has not had a national airline for 26 years following the liquidation of the defunct Zambia Airways. For the past three years, the landlocked southern African nation has been working to revive its national flag in parallel with the modernisation of its airport infrastructure. By joining forces with the behemoth Ethiopian Airlines, it has set the tone for its ambitions.
The airline carried one million passengers in H1 2021, with an average seat load factor of 24.9%. This represents an average 10% month-on-month growth in passenger volumes since Etihad restarted passenger operations in July 2020.
Network capacity in the first half of 2021 came in at 16.4 billion ASKs, and has grown steadily since the start… read more
Eurowings Discover,Lufthansa Group's news leisure airline, has begun operations in Windhoek, … read more
Buoyed by new partnerships, Qatar Airways has boosted its U.S. service during the pandemic, defying industry trends.
Even as international travel to and from the U.S. languishes well below pre-pandemic highs, Qatar is scheduled to fly a combined 528 frequencies to 12 U.S. destinations this August, up from a combined 333 frequencies … read more
The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) expressed concern over rapidly rising cases of COVID-19 on the continent, warning that the rise in infection rates could see African nations slam the brakes on any relaxation of restrictions on commercial aviation.
The organization, which boasts 46 mem… read more
South African domestic and regional carrier CemAir has announced the suspension of all flights from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in Cape Town and OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in … read more
Uganda Airlines sends its rare A330-800 to South Africa
Airline Startup of the week: Zambia Airlines
South Africa: Mango placed in voluntary business rescue
Emirates boosts connectivity across Africa
Etihad Airways on path to recovery as operations grow
Lufthansa Group's brand new airline "Eurowings Discover" connects Frankfurt & Windhoek
Qatar Airways goes its own way with aggressive Covid-19 strategy
AFRAA: 'Out of control' COVID-19 threatens African rebound
CemAir suspends all services to Plettenberg Bay due to airport downgrading
