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Jambojet has new Acting Managing Director
The Board of Directors of regional low-cost carrier Jambojet has appointed Mr. Karanja Ndegwa as its acting Managing Director, with effect from May 1, 2020. Mr. Ndegwa, who was the airline’s Chief Financial Officer, will take on the new role until a substantive Managing Director for Jambojet has been recruited and appointed.
Mr. Ndegwa tak… read more
Brussels Airlines June – August 2020 Africa operations as of 04JUN20
Brussels Airlines last week filed planned operational schedule between June and August 2020, as the airline resumes operation on 15JUN20. For Intercontinental service, the airline will be offering following routes with reduced frequencies.
Planned operation remains subject to change, due to various travel restrictions.
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Also COMAIR under Business Rescue
Listed airline company, Comair, today (May 5) announced that the group would enter business rescue to “safeguard the interests of the company and its stakeholders” after the COVID-19 crisis disrupted the implementation of a turnaround plan.
Comair was granted approval to suspend the trading of its shares on the JSE with immed… read more
RIP SAA. Long live a new national airline?
Exactly how will Minister of Public Enterprises, Pravin Gordhan, fund his vision of a new national airline?
This is one of the biggest questions arising after the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) on Friday (May 1) confirmed the signing a new Leadership Compact with SAA workers toward the eventual creation of a new na… read more
Africa World Airlines resumes flight operation
Ghana’s leading carrier, Africa World Airlines (AWA), is set to resume flight operations in the country following the lifting of the lockdown imposed by the government necessitated by the Coronavirus pandemic.
The government had suspended all forms of economic activities in the country to contain the spread of the Coronavirus pandem… read more
Emirates to Operate Flights to More Destinations
Emirates will operate passenger flights to Frankfurt (2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13 May), London Heathrow (3, 5, 7, 10, 12, 14 May), Manila (3, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 16 May), Sao Paulo (3 May), and Shanghai (2 May). The one-way special flights will facilitate travel for residents and visitors wishing to return home.
Those who wish to travel to Sha… read more
SA Express provisionally liquidated
State-owned regional airline SA Express has been placed in provisional liquidation after its business rescue practitioners filed an urgent court application, a reliable source confirmed to Fin24 on Tuesday.
This comes after practitioners lodged the application in the Pretoria High Court on March 25. In March SA Express, like other a… read more
Outlook for the African Airlines
As with IATA’s financial forecast for the Middle East, the organisation’s estimates for Africa also make for grim reading. It found the continent’s airlines could lose $6 billion of passenger revenue compared to 2019, which is $2bn more than was predicted at the start of April.
Al Bakri said: “Airlines in Africa are struggling for survival… read more
Emirates announces limited passenger services in Africa for week ahead
Emirates plans to operate passenger services to limited destinations in Africa next week.
These services are Johannesburg (25 April), Lagos (26 April), and Tunis (30 April).These services will facilitate residents and visitors wishing to return home.Only citizens of the destination countries, and those who meet the entry requirement… read more
South Africa seeks a new flag carrier
South Africa is seeking to create a new thriving national airline out of the ashes of its current state-owned carrier, which is technically insolvent and on the brink of being placed in liquidation by administrators.
An ideal replacement for South African Airways (SAA) would have both public and private owners, maintain the country’s trade… read more
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