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Air Senegal takes off from Dakar to Milan Malpensa
Air Senegal added its next European destination, Milan Malpensa, on 17 February.
Operating three-weekly, the 4,198-kilometre route is one of the world’s longest by the A319, with the first flight from Malpensa being six hours. It is currently in direct competition with a twice-w… read more
KLM resumes flights between Amsterdam South Africa
The flag carrier airline of the Netherlands, KLM, is set to resume flights to … read more
South Africa: Kulula returns to Lanseria International Airport (HLA)
South African low-cost airline Kulula has announced that it will restart its operations at Lanseria International Airport (HLA) from 01 April 2021. The airline will fly between Lanseria and Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in … read more
South Africa: British Airways to resume flights between Johannesburg Harare (Zimbabwe)
British Airways, which is operated by Comair Limited in South Africa, is set to resume flights between OR … read more
Ghana: first 100% female flight at PassionAir
On Saturday February 20, 2021, a few days before the celebration of International Women's Day (March 8), PassionAir made its very first commercial flight with an all-female crew.
PassionAir flight OP178 between Accra and Tamale, operated entirely by a strictly female crew and cabin crew, was piloted by the captai… read more
Airlink postpones the resumption of its flights to Madagascar until June
Airlink's Johannesburg - Nosy Be route will not resume any time soon. According to a statement from the private South African company, published on February 16, its only line between South Africa and Madagascar will remain out of service until June 27.
“Unfortunately, despite the multiple efforts of the Nosy Be lodges, … read more
Tassili Airlines has a new general manager, the third in 8 months
National for Research, Production, Transport, Transformation, and Marketing of Hydrocarbons), Tassili Airlines became a 100% subsidiary of the national oil group in 2005. Ambitious without its beginnings, the carrier is now struggling to find a a good captain to lead his destinies.
Less than two months after his appointment,… read more
Air Peace Promises Superior Travel Experience
The Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Air Peace, Mrs. Toyin Olajide has said the new Embraer E95-E2, which was recently delivered from Brazil, were uniquely configured to offer superior travel experience to Air Peace's customers.
Olajide, who made this known in an interview, explained why the airline chose the E195-E2 aircraft… read more
Operators adopt smaller airplanes for survival
Local airline operators, startups inclusive, are fast embracing smaller and medium-range aircraft in a manner that will upset the dynamics of domestic air travel.
In contrast to the popular 120-plus Boeing737-seater airplanes, smaller 50-seaters are fast becoming regulars at airport aprons nationwide.
Though the latter … read more
South Africa Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) grants exemption for SAA flight to Brussels
The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) has revealed that it was approached by the operator, South African Airways (SAA), with a request for an exemption relating to a flight to Brussels.
SACAA said it thoroughly considered the operator’s request for the said exemption, and directed the operator to provide f… read more
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