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Two new A350s for ET
Ethiopian Airlines has taken delivery of another pair of Airbus A350-900s, both aircraft being handed over on the same day. The aircraft – MSN412 and MSN431, respectively ET-AYB and ET-AYA – departed Toulouse almost simultaneously for Addis Ababa in the early hours of 7 November.
Ethiopian chief executive Tewolde Gebremariam … read more
KQ mulls suspending London, France flights as lockdown hits travel
Kenya Airways is mulling suspending of flights to London and France following the second wave of lockdown that has slowed down demand on these routes. KQ says it is assessing the impact of the lockdown measures on their flight schedule even as it puts measures in place to accommodate passengers who might be affected by the m… read more
RwandAir to continue ops during new European lockdown
RwandAir operates two flights a… read more
RwandAirback to Cape Town in December
RwandAir will resume its services to Cape Town on December 2, 2020. Flights will depart from Kigali on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and reach Cape Town via Harare, with return flights from Cape Town later on the same days.
Rwanda opened their borders for tourism on June 17 and their air space for tourist… read more
IATA: African airlines see demand increase in September
Global demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers, was 8% below previous-year levels in September (-9.9% for international operations). That is an improvement from the 12.1% year-on-year drop recorded in August. Month-on-month demand grew by 3.7% in September. Global capacity, measured in available cargo tonne-kilometers (ACTKs), shrank by 25.2%… read more
PM Roble Tours Mogadishu Airport
Somalia Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble on Thursday toured Mogadishu's Aden Adde International Airport to inspect extensive activities at the airport as well as the various sectors of the facility including aviation, meteorology and Immigration.
The Prime Minister's visit was aimed at speeding up the processes at Aden Ad… read more
South Africa’s new airline to kick-off in December
South Africa’s brand-new airline, Lift Airlines, is set to launch on 10 December 2020 and has found its name thanks to an overwhelming response from the public to it’s naming competition.
Lift Airlines
The Lift Airline is a partnership between established operator Global Aviation Kulula founder Gidon Novick and former U… read more
EgyptAir operates B787 Dreamliner to Lagos
EgyptAir passengers from Nigeria can now enjoy better deal with more comfort with the deployment of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner on the Cairo-Lagos route.
The Africa’s first Airline and second international carrier to fly into Nigeria, recently took delivery of it’s first B787 Dreamliner Aircraft. The ultram… read more
Nigeria, Jamaica to mark 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations with nonstop flights
In commemoration of five decades of diplomatic relations between Nigeria and Jamaica, a leading tour operator, Nigerians Travel Too based in Lagos and the UK partnered the Jamaican High Commission in Abuja to launch direct flights from Nigeria to the Caribbean country.
Usually, Nigerians travelling to the island nation connec… read more
British Airways outlines Gatwick suspensions for Nov-2020 until Jan-2021
British Airways plans to temporarily suspend the following … read more
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