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Airbus Deploys airBaltic A220-300 on Demo Tour To Africa, Looking To Court New Customers
Airbus presented an airBaltic Airbus A220-300 on a demonstration flight to TAAG – Linhas Aéreas de Angola last Tuesday — Dec. 6 — in Luanda, Angola. The model is expected to be integrated into the fleet of the flag carrier of the Republic of Angola from August 2023 and will thus receive six units over […]
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Air Tanzania A220 Inbounded in the Netherlands Over Dispute
An Air Tanzania aircraft was seized in the Netherlands on Thursday, December 2, in accordance with a Swedish firm’s tribunal plea. The arresting party – a private Swedish legal entity – claims that the jurisdiction Tanzania must pay $165 million in damages, over the African country’s move to revoke a land title in 2016 in […]
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RwandAir Inducts First Dedicated Freighter to Fleet
Rwanda’s flag carrier RwandAir on November 24, inducted its first freighter aircraft in a bid to start a dedicated cargo service. The airline has inducted a Boeing 737-800SF freighter aircraft, which has been converted from a passenger jet to a full freighter configuration and is painted in RwandAir’s first cargo livery. The airframe – 9XR-WW […]
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Air Mauritius Returns to Cape Town After Two Years
Air Mauritius is once again deploying its wings in Cape Town, South Africa from Wednesday (November 16) until January 15, 2023. After a forced two-year break due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the relaunch of this route is in line with increased demand. Air Mauritius will operate two weekly flights to Cape Town, South Africa. The […]
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RwandAir Begins Non-Stop Flights Between London Heathrow and Kigali
To cater for increased demand, RwandAir operated its first non-stop direct flight between the Rwandese capital Kigali and London last week. The African airline has been operating flights to London via Brussels for the past five years, with service to Brussels now operated separately. Services started at the beginning of November with the inaugural flight […]
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South African Airways to Reintroduce Historical Routes, Plans for Intercontinental Flights in 2023
South African Airways has plans to expand its regional network across Southern Africa, with additional routes to be revealed, “in the coming weeks.” The airline will also be relaunching its intercontinental operations during the first quarter of 2023. The announcement comes after the country’s International Air Services Council ratified all of the airline’s historical route […]
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AirBaltic and Air France Launch flights to Morocco
AirBaltic now connects the Baltic countries with Africa — the world’s second-largest continent — through its first flight to Marrakesh, Morocco’s Menara Airport, operating on the morning of Oct. 31. The airline expects increased travel activity for leisure travelers between the Baltic states and Morocco with the new route now offering a great gateway to […]
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Etihad Airways Appoints Antonoaldo Neves New CEO, Replacing Tony Douglas
After its ownership was transferred to Abu Dhabi Wealth fund ADQ, UAE flag carrier Etihad Airways appointed Antonoaldo Neves — the former chief of TAP Air Portugal — as the new group CEO, succeeding Tony Douglas, who took on a new role to head Saudi Arabia’s new $30 billion national carrier, RIA, Arabian Business reported. […]
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How South Africa’s CemAir is Preparing for Rapid Expansion
CemAir — a South African privately-owned airline — is looking to expand its operations by expanding its domestic capacity. The airline is best known for its flights to smaller towns like the popular tourist spot of Plettenberg Bay and the iron ore mining hub of Sishen. However, the carrier is also looking beyond South Africa’s […]
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KLM Talks of Fleet Renewal as Alternative to Schiphol Airport Contraction Plan
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has put forward the renewal of its fleet with more economical latest generation aircraft as alternatives to the Dutch government’s green policy plans to cap capacity at Amsterdam Schiphol, arguing that fleet renewal would be a better option for reducing noise and carbon emissions. Based at Amsterdam-Schiphol airport, the Dutch national […]