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Malawi Airlines back on track
Malawi Airlines has plans to resume full operations by mid-June and already has a schedule for June of six flights a week between both Lilongwe and Blantyre and Johannesburg’s OR Tambo. The airline's two shareholders, the Malawian government, which holds a 51% shareholding and Ethiopian Airlines, which holds 49%, have… read more
Air Zimbabwe resumes domestic flights
Zimbabwe's flag carrier, Air Zimbabwe, has announced the resumption of domestic flights. Effective yesterday (02 June 2… read more
Central African Republic: Gabonese Jacques ASSOUMOU takes over Simb Airlines
After 35 years of a rich career as an airline pilot, Captain Jacques Assoumou is turning to new challenges. At the age of 59, he became the first managing director of Simb Airlines Corporation, the young business company based in Bangui.
Cabo Verde Airlines will officially resume flights from June 18
From June 28th 2021 until March 28th 2022, Cabo Verde Airlines will make four weekly flights between Praia/Sal and Lisbon on Fridays and Mondays; a weekly flight to and from Sal/Praia/Boston on Tuesdays with return on Wednesdays and a weekly flight to and from Sal/São Vicente/Paris on Saturdays with return on S… read more
Qatar Airways expands U.S. network to 12 destinations and over 85 weekly flights
Qatar Airways’ resumption of four-weekly Atlanta flights on 1 June marks the full return of the airline’s pre-pandemic U.S. network increasing its gateways to 12, two more than it operated before COVID-19. The airline will also be increasing frequencies to Boston, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Seattle… read more
Qatar Airways and Oman Air extend codeshare
Qatar Airways and Oman Air have agreed to further expand their existing codeshare partnership, six months after announcing plans to strengthen str… read more
Is RwandAir the safest airline in Africa?
RwandAir has become the first African airline to be awarded the top Diamond status rating for Covid-19 prevention measures. The rating is the highest attainable level. The award from APEX Health Safety and powered by SimpliFlying honours the airline’s sustained work to ensure the highest standards of cleanliness and sanitisation fo… read more
Air Peace’s E195-E2 Aircraft Operate Test Flights
Air Peace has deployed its two brand new 195-E2 aircraft for operating test flights in preparation for service. Stanley Olisa, Spokesperson for the airline, in a statement, said that one of the two aircraft was flown empty from Lagos to Owerri, Abuja and Port Harcourt for familiarisation at the weekend.
The statement hinted t… read more
Air Sinai’s Airbus A220s set to operate for Nigeria’s Ibom Air
With Egyptair set to take over covert subsidiary Air Sinai’s Tel Aviv routes, its two Airbus A220-300s were looking for a new home. Now, it seems they will be heading to the west coast of Africa to join the fleet of fast-growing Ibom Air. These will be the largest aircraft Ibom has operated since its launch in 2019.
Air Sinai’s A220s fi… read more
Air Seychelles to resume flights to SA and Maldives in June
Air Seychelles will resume direct services from Johannesburg to the Seychelles and Maldives this June, offering trave… read more
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