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Let us start with a quick review of the performance of Air Mauritius Ltd for the financial year ended 31 March 2019. At that time, there was no confinement, no virus and no social distancing. But our national airline was already infected and was maintaining a distancing from the profit zone! The company reported a loss of €29 million in 2019 as com… read more
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Kenya implements ban on single use plastic in protected areas
East African nation, Kenya has instituted the single use plastics ban in all its protected areas including its beaches, national parks, conservation areas, and forests. The ban takes effect from June 5, 2020. According to a newly launched trend report by Sustainable Inclusive Business (SIB-Kenya), the ban is a logical next step in reducin… read more
Liberia’s Roberts International Airport may soon be open to commercial flight operations
The Roberts International Airport, Liberia may soon be opened to commercial flight operations as authorities at the airport brainstorms with stakeholders, both local and international to explore the possibility of its reopening.
The airport had been closed to flight operations to curb the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic following… read more
Banks step in to end African medical tourism
The Covid-19 pandemic has refocused attention on the urgent need to address long-term structural healthcare issues in Africa. Investors are now looking to put money to work in healthcare and banks are seeing an uptick in demand for project financing. “When this virus struck, we found out that only 28% – less than one third – of health facilities… read more
Emirates with hygiene kits to all passengers containing mask, sanitizer and wipes
One of the world’s leading airlines, Emirates, a state-owned flag carrier based in Dubai, UAE has unveiled multi-faceted measures for employee and customer care at every step of the travel journey, redefining safety and hygiene standards on board and on the ground. The new measures took effect today, with the resumption of regularly sched… read more
Government ponders brand new flag carrier to replace South African Airways
The idea of a brand new national carrier is been considered by the Government of South Africa to replace the long-suffering South African Airways (SAA) set to permanently end operations. This follows the government’s unwillingness to continue to fund what appears to be an endless hole. While little is yet known of this new carrier, the… read more
Domestic flights in Nigeria may resume on June 21
Domestic flight operations in Nigeria’s aviation industry may resume on June 21st 2020, after weeks of closure by the government to stop the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
This was disclosed by Bashir Ahmed Personal assistant on New Media to President Buhari through his twitter handle.
According to businessday.ng, Ahmed on his t… read more
Comair To Cut Fleet By 50%
British Airways franchisee Comair today announced that it is looking to cut its fleet in half. The South African carrier was placed into business rescue proceedings around a month ago shortly after it revealed that is doesn’t expect to fly until October.
South African aviation has been going through a relatively tumultuous ti… read more
Qatar Airways: We became the largest airline globally despite the “illegal blockade”
Qatar Airways continues operating and growing over the last three years despite the illegal blockade – since June 2017, all Qatar Airways flights are barred from entering Emirati, Saudi Arabian, Bahraini, and Egyptian airspace and airports due to the 2017 diplomatic crisis. All airlines from these countries are also banned from Qat… read more
Qatar Airways expands network to over 40 destinations
Qatar Airways gradual rebuilding of its network continues with Bangkok, Barcelona, Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Singapore and Vienna resuming flights this week, growing the airline’s global network to over 170 weekly flights to more than 40 destinations. The airline also announced the upcoming resumption of flights to Berlin, Dar… read more
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