Tony Tyler, the Director General of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) will visit the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, next month (16 April) on the occasion of Aviation Day Africa where he and his delegation will meet with executives from Ethiopian Airlines (ET) and officials from the Ethiopian Ministry of Transport and the Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority.
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Showing posts with label Bombardier. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bombardier. Show all posts
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Thursday, March 21, 2013
■ MOROCCO: Bombardier to participate at World Investment Conference in Marrakech.
Bombardier Aerospace, the Canadian aircraft and train manufacturer based in Montréal, has announced its participation in the first ever North African edition of the World Investment Conference, which runs from March 20 to 22, 2013 in Marrakech, Morocco. During the Global Leaders' Panel for Automotive and Aeronautics Industries, Ms. Souad Elmallem, Bombardier's Chief Country Representative for North Africa, will discuss the attractiveness of the North African market for foreign direct investment with other international industry leaders.
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Bombardier,
Marrakech,
Morocco,
World Investment Conference
Sunday, March 17, 2013
■ ETHIOPIA: Ethiopian Airlines to acquire Q400, B787 simulators this year.
Ethiopian Airlines' (ET) Aviation Academy is to acquire two new flight simulators for delivery later this year. The Bombardier Q400 simulator is expected in the coming months with a Boeing B787-8 simulator having recently been tendered for.
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787,
Addis Ababa,
Boeing,
Bombardier,
CAE,
Ethiopia,
Ethiopian Airlines,
Flight Simulator,
Q400
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
► ALGERIA: Tassili Airlines looks to buy "at least 5 or 6" new aircraft to aide in network roll out plans.
Algerian carrier Tassili Airlines (SF) has outlined its intended fleet expansion plans to aide in the roll out of its recently-launched domestic network with delivery estimated to be in late 2013/early 2014.
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Algeria,
Boeing,
Bombardier,
Equipment,
Tassili Airlines
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
■ NIGERIA: Arik Air to partner Lufthansa Technik, Boeing, Bombardier in rebuilding its MRO Hangar in Lagos.
Nigerian private carrier, Arik Air (W3), will partner Lufthansa Technik, Bombardier and Boeing in rebuilding its aircraft maintenance hangar at Lagos Murtala Mohammed International Airport.
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Arik Air,
Boeing,
Bombardier,
Infrastructure,
Lagos,
Lufthansa Technik,
MRO,
Nigeria
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
■ ETHIOPIA: Ethiopian Airlines MRO certified for both Bombardier Q-Series airframe maintenance and CFM56-3/7 engine overhauls.
Ethiopian Airlines MRO (Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul) division has upgraded its product and has now been granted approval by the Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority (ECAA) and the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to provide full airframe maintenance services for Bombardier’s Q100, Q200 and
Q300 turboprop aircraft. Additionally, it has also been certified to provide overhauls for the CFM International CFM56-3 and CFM56-7 engine respectively.
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Addis Ababa,
Bombardier,
CFM,
ECAA,
Ethiopia,
Ethiopian Airlines,
Ethiopian MRO,
FAA,
MRO,
Q100,
Q200,
Q300,
Q400
Monday, February 18, 2013
►► NIGERIA: AeroContractors to add "several" Dash 8-400s; to possibly retire B737-500s?
[UPDATE 18 FEBRUARY] CH-Aviation writes that Nigeria's Aero Contractors (AJ), also known as Aero, have announced plans to add several Bombardier Dash 8-400s to their fleet with an ex-Flybe (BE) Q400 (MSN 4079 | 5N- BPU) currently being painted for Aero at Norwich Airport in the UK.
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737-500,
Aero Contractors,
Boeing,
Bombardier,
Equipment,
Nigeria,
Q400,
Update
Thursday, February 14, 2013
► NIGERIA: Azman Airlines, JedAir looking to start domestic, regional ops in H1.
Two carriers are looking to start domestic operations in Nigeria shortly: Azman Airlines and Jedair, a former charter airline that has reportedly entered into an ACMI deal with a Canadian firm.
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737-300,
737-400,
ACMI,
Air Nigeria,
Azman Air,
Boeing,
Bombardier,
Canada,
Dash 8,
JedAir,
Kano,
MRO,
Nigeria,
Q400,
Voyageur Airways
Sunday, February 10, 2013
■ MOROCCO: Bombardier's new plant starts production of its first components.
Canadian aircraft manufacturer, Bombardier Aerospace, on 7 February announced the start of production of what it described as "simple components" at its transitional facility at Casablanca's Mohammed V International Airport in Nouaceur. Production comes after a graduation ceremony was held on 1 February at the Institut des Metiers de l’Aeronautique (IMA), following which 18 aircraft assemblers began manufacturing their first Bombardier components.
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Bombardier,
Casablanca,
Infrastructure,
Morocco
Monday, February 4, 2013
■ TANZANIA: Now Canada's AvMax Aircraft Leasing wants their pound of Fastjet flesh.
AvMax Aircraft Leasing has joined the growing list of disgruntled suppliers demanding their money from Fastjet (FN). The Canada-based ACMI firm recently wrote to Fastjet stating it had moved to deregister three of its aircraft previously leased to Fastjet's predecessor, Fly540 Tanzania, over USD2million worth of unpaid leasing and maintenance bills.
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Avmax Aircraft Leasing,
Bombardier,
Canada,
CRJ 100,
Don Smith,
FastJet,
Fly540,
Legal,
Tanzania
Sunday, February 3, 2013
► MOZAMBIQUE: See Pics of VistaJet's ongoing Global 6000 Business Jet Africa Tour, set to stop in Maputo next.
Vistajet, the Swiss company luxury jet company specializing in short term leasing, has taken its Bombardier Global 6000 jet on a global roadshow with Africa being the first leg. Thus far, Kumasi, Accra, Abuja, Lagos, Kinshasa, Lubumbashi, Luanda, Johannesburg, Cape Town have been visited with Maputo, Kampala, Nairobi, Dar es Salaam still left.
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Abuja,
Accra,
Bombardier,
Business Jet,
Cape Town,
Dar es Salaam,
Global 5000,
Global 6000,
Global 8000,
Johannesburg,
Kampala,
Kinshasa,
Kumasi,
Lagos,
Luanda,
Lubumbashi,
Maputo,
Nairobi,
VistaJet
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
► TOGO: (Pics) ASKY Airlines takes delivery of three Bombardier Q400NGs.
West African regional carrier ASKY Airlines (KP) has taken delivery of three additional Bombardier Q400s at a ceremony held recently in the Togolese capital, Lomé, which is also the carrier's primary hub. The delivery comes almost 3 years ago to the day that the carrier was born.
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ASKY Airlines,
Bombardier,
Delivery,
Equipment,
Ethiopian Airlines,
Lome,
Q400,
Tewolde Gebremariam,
Togo
Monday, January 28, 2013
■ NIGERIA: Bombardier appoints ExecuJet Nigeria as a Line Maintenance Facility for its Business Jets.
Bombardier Aerospace has named ExecuJet Nigeria in Lagos as a Line Maintenance Facility (LMF) for its line of Challenger 300, Challenger 604, Challenger 605, Global 5000, Global 6000, Global Express and Global Express XRS business jets. The facility will complement ExecuJet’s centre in Lanseria, South Africa, which has been part of Bombardier’s Authorized Service Facility (ASF) network since 2002.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
► TANZANIA: Air Tanzania's DHC-8-300 completes repairs in Kigoma; resumes ops to Dar es Salaam.
Air Tanzania (TC) yesterday resumed its Kigoma - Dar es Salaam route after its Bombardier DHC-8-300 (MSN 474 | 5H-MWF) was grounded in Kigoma on its début flight 10 days ago following an in-flight cracked windshield.
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Air Tanzania,
Bombardier,
Dar es Salaam,
DHC 8-300,
Kigoma,
Resumption,
Tanzania
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
► GAMBIA: Binter Canarias launches Las Palmas - Banjul flights.
Binter Canarias (NT), the Gran Canaria-based Spanish regional operator, has announced the launch of twice weekly flights from Las Palmas to Banjul, Gambia, in effect since 11 January. This flight is operated by an Air Nostrum Bombardier CRJ200 aircraft.
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Air Nostrum,
Banjul,
Binter Canarias,
Bombardier,
CRJ 200,
Gambia,
Gran Canaria,
Las Palmas,
Launch,
Route
Saturday, January 12, 2013
■ UGANDA: Air Uganda renews its IOSA certificate; launches new Premium Economy class product.
Celestair's Air Uganda (U7) has passed its IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) and has had its certificate renewed until 30 September 2013 according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA) website. The certificate was awarded to Meridiana Africa Airlines Uganda Ltd t/a Air Uganda.
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
► KENYA: Bluebird Aviation Q400 rejects takeoff at high speed, closing Wilson Airport Runway 14/32 for 3 hours.
The Aviation Herald is reporting that a Bombardier Q400 (MSN 4009 | 5Y-VVY) belonging to Kenyan cargo carrier Bluebird Aviation (BBZ) went off Nairobi Wilson Airport's runway 14/32 following a rejected take off yesterday.
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Bluebird Aviation,
Bombardier,
Incident,
Kenya,
Nairobi,
Q400,
Wilson Airport
Friday, January 4, 2013
► TANZANIA: Air Tanzania to resume Kigoma from 10 January with Mbeya, Tabora, Mpanda, Arusha, Zanzibar and Mtwara to follow.
Tanzanian carrier Air Tanzania (TC) is to resume flights between the Tanzanian capital, Dar es Salaam and Kigoma, the regional capital of western Tanzania with daily Bombardier DHC-8-300 operated flights to start 10 January 2013. Additionally, flights to Mbeya are also tentatively planned for 20 January with Tabora, Mpanda, Arusha, Zanzibar and Mtwara to follow in due course.
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Air Tanzania,
Arusha,
Bombardier,
Dar es Salaam,
DHC 8-300,
Kigoma,
Launch,
Mbeya,
Mpanda,
Mtwara,
Songwe,
Tabora,
Tanzania,
Zanzibar
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
►► KENYA: Rwandair boosts Nairobi with 5 additional flights starting 25 January.
[UPDATE 3 JANUARY] Following the announcement late last year of a new partnership between Kenya Airways (KQ) and Rwandan national carrier, RwandAir (WB), the latter have announced an increase in their weekly frequencies to the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, served via Entebbe, Uganda. Effective 25 January, Rwandair will add an extra 5 weekly flights to Nairobi using a Canadair CRJ900.
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
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