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Friday, May 11, 2012
► MOROCCO: Jetairfly to start Brussels - Rabat this summer.
► NAMIBIA: 3 arrested for fraud at Air Namibia.
Reports from the Namibian press state that 3 people have been arrested for fraudulently obtaining airline tickets from a staff member at the national carrier Air Namibia (SW), who has since been suspended whilst investigations are carried out into the matter.
► GAMBIA: Aircraft lessor Aeolus Air acquires B737-500
Newly founded Gambian ACMI (Aircraft, complete Crew, Maintenance, and Insurance) operator Aeolus Air has acquired an ex-VistaGeorgia Boeing 737-500 (MSN 26687 | C5-AAN) that it is now operating on behalf of Marsland Aviation in the Sudan, who also use another VistaGeorgia operated B737-500 MSN 26439.
Labels:
737,
ACMI,
Aeolus Air,
Boeing,
Equipment,
Gambia,
Marsland Aviation,
Sudan
► SOMALIA: Jubba Airways leases B737 from Air Bishkek.
Somali-based airline Jubba Airways (6J) has wet leased a Boeing 737-300 (MSN# 27521) from Kyrgyzstani airline, Air Bishkek.
Boeing 737-300 MSN 27521 (Colin Parker) |
This comes after the crash of one of Jubba Airways' Antonov AN-24s in Galkayo, Somalia some 10 days ago.
Presently, Jubba Airways serves Mogadishu, Berbera, Hargeisa, Bosaso, Galkayo, Dubai, Jeddah, Djibouti and Nairobi.
Labels:
737,
Air Bishkek,
Boeing,
Equipment,
Jubba Airways,
Kyrgyzstan,
Somalia
Thursday, May 10, 2012
► RWANDA: RwandAir increases flights to Tanzania from 10 June 2012. .
Rwandan carrier RwandAir (WB) has announced an increase in flights on Kigali-Kilimanjaro-Dar Es Salaam-Kigali from 4x weekly, to 6x weekly. with effect from 10 June 2012, using either a Boeing 737-500 or 800.
RwandAir: Kigali - Dar es Salaam - Kilimanjaro - Kigali (Monday)
- WB 103 KGL : 12h20 DAR : 15h25 1 B737-500 / 800
- WB 103 DAR : 16h10 JRO : 17h10 1 B737-500 / 800
- WB 103 JRO : 17h55 KGL : 18h25 1 B737-500 / 800
RwandAir: Kigali - Dar es Salaam - Kilimanjaro - Kigali (Wednesday)
- WB 103 KGL : 12h20 JRO : 14h50 3 B737-500 / 800
- WB 103 JRO : 15h35 DAR : 16h35 3 B737-500 / 800
- WB 103 DAR : 17h20 KGL : 18h25 3 B737-500 / 800
Labels:
Dar es Salaam,
Frequency,
Kigali,
Kilimanjaro,
Route,
Rwanda,
RwandAir,
Tanzania
► EGYPT: Palestinian Airlines restarts services between Egypt and Jordan.
Following a 7 year hiatus, Palestinian Airlines (PF) has resumed operations between Amman, Jordan and El-Arish, Egypt.
► ANGOLA: TAAG to get more 777s in 2016; starts ticket sales in Argentina.
As previously reported by The African Aviation Tribune, Angolan national carrier TAAG (DT) is to commence sales of its tickets in the Argentinian capital Buenos Aires through AVIAREPS, who will also act as their agents in other member states of the MERCOSUR: Chile, Peru, Colombia and
Ecuador. No mention however, has been made of a potential Luanda - Buenos Aires service.
"The information was released by Luis de Almeida, TAAG's general representative to the Americas, having said that negotiations are underway for the signing of agreements with Argentine carrier Aerolineas Argentinas. The accords will then enable the passengers to get the single ticket from the origin to destination (ex: Buenos Aires / Luanda / Buenos Aires)."
TAAG 777-300ER (Paulo Santos) |
Meanwhile, TAAG has also announced the delivery of 3 Boeing 777-300ER, in addition to its current 2, from 2016 onwards, in part of a major expansion drive.
"The information was released on Tuesday in Luanda by TAAG CEO, Pimentel Araujo, while speaking about the development of the company, during a cycle of workshops called “Empresa Feliz”."
Labels:
777,
Aerolineas Argentinas,
Angola,
Argentina,
Boeing,
Buenos Aires,
Equipment,
Luanda,
Route,
TAAG
● NIGERIA: More dodgy deals - Government wants USD$15m from Lufthansa.
In yet another aggressive shot fired at foreign carriers by the Nigerian Government, the Minister for Aviation, Stella Oduah, was today directed by the Nigerian Senate to immediately recover from German airline, Lufthansa, USD$14.8 million (about Naira37billion) owed to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), albeit, under a very murky pretext.
Labels:
Lufthansa,
NCAA,
Nigeria,
Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority
■ ZIMBABWE: Finances for Victoria Falls Airport upgrade unveiled - at last.
In preparation for the World Tourism Organisation Congress to be jointly hosted by Zimbabwe and Zambia in Victoria Falls,
the Zimbabwean Government has at last, availed part of the USD$150million needed to rehabilitate and upgrade Victoria Falls Airport. How much has been given, though, is still unknown.
► NIGERIA: Air Nigeria postpones Johannesburg to 17 June 2012.
Having been previously scheduled to start on May 17, Air Nigeria (VK) have announced the postponement of their Lagos - Johannesburg route to 17 June 2012.
Read More Here [Airline Route]Air Nigeria: Lagos - Johannesburg (from 17 June 2012)
- VK303 LOS2350 – 0650+1JNB 332 247
- VK302 JNB0935 – 1435LOS 332 135
Labels:
Air Nigeria,
Johannesburg,
Lagos,
Nigeria,
Route,
South Africa
► LIBYA: Air Malta to resume Benghazi from 29 May 2012.
As Libya's political and national security continue to show signs of further stability, so too are more and more airlines expressing interest in reopening routes that were closed at the onset of the Libyan Revolution last year.
One such airline is Malta's flag carrier, Air Malta (KM) who this week stated that they would restart a twice weekly service between Valletta and Libya’s second largest city, Benghazi every Tuesday and Thursday as from Tuesday, 29th May. The flights will supplement the daily service to Tripoli, the country’s capital, which started operating from Friday, 4th May.
Valletta - Benghazi (Tuesday / Thursday)
- Valletta dep 0440hrs arr Benghazi 0605hrs
- Benghazi dep 0705hrs arr Valletta 0825hrs
Read More Here [Air Malta]
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
► ETHIOPIA: Etihad to start Abu Dhabi - Addis Ababa from Nov 2012.
Abu Dhabi-based airline Etihad Airways (EY) is to start a twice weekly service Abu Dhabi - Addis Ababa from 02 November 2012 using an Airbus 320.
Abu Dhabi – Addis Ababa
- EY681 AUH0945 – 1230ADD 320 x46
- EY682 ADD1455 – 1925AUH 320 x46
► TUNISIA: Tunisair reports strong Q1 as Tunisia's tourism rebounds.
Tunisair's (TU) results for the first quarter of 2012 shown a remarkable rebound from the same time last year when events of The Arab Spring caused considerable disruptions to many North African and Arab carriers, some of whom, are still reeling.
Labels:
Arab Spring,
profits,
Tunisair,
Tunisia
■ GHANA: Camair-Co, Starbow Airlines and ECAir Congo become members of AFRAA.
The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) has welcomed into its ranks, Camair-Co (Cameroon), Starbow Airlines (Ghana) and ECAir (Republic of
Congo) as members of AFRAA and Aero Industrial Sales (AIS), Aero
Mechanical Services (FLYHT), Mercator and IBS Software Services as
partners.
This brings to 34 and 26 respectively the number of member airlines and partners of AFRAA.
The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) was established in April, 1968
in Accra, Ghana and today headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. The primary purposes of AFRAA are
to foster commercial and technical co-operation among African airlines
and to represent their common interests. as a Trade Organisation on the global playing field.
► KENYA: Kenya Airways launches "KQ Mobile".
Kenya Airways in conjunction with Cellulant, a leading mobile technology firm in Africa, is to launch "KQ Mobile", a mobile based technology platform that will enable customers to
conveniently access information on flight status, timetable, cargo
services, ticketing and query their Msafiri Miles status.
The service will be accessed while roaming across the 56 Kenya Airways destinations and its short code is *737#.
Labels:
Cellulant,
Equipment,
Kenya,
Kenya Airways,
KQ Mobile
► RWANDA: RwandAir increases flights to Johannesburg; introduces online booking and payments.
Rwandan carrier RwandAir(WB) has announced an increase in flights between Kigali and Johannesburg. In a statement via their Facebook account, the airline stated that they would be increasing their frequencies to Johannesburg to 8 weekly flights effective
10 June 2012.
The four existing flights will be complemented by four
night flights departing Kigali on Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun at 20:50 hrs
and returning for Johannesburg on Mon, Tue, Thu, Sat at 01:30 hrs.
In another development, Rwandair has also introduced online ticketing and payments for those living abroad that can’t access RwandAir's sales offices, in addition to making the booking process hastle-free for locals.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
► MALAWI: Air Malawi struggles to get back on feet; rebuild confidence.
Having been forced to temporarily cease operations last year due to lack of aircraft, Air Malawi (QM) has been finding the going hard since re-entering the market for both regional and domestic flights.
Upon resuming flights on 29 March 2012 to Johannesburg using a leased Boeing 737-200, the airline encountered severe customer backlash as it was forced to fly a solitary passenger to Lusaka shortly after - a phenomenon not unknown to southern African airlines these days.
However, in an attempt to woe back passenger numbers on the domestic Lilongwe-Blantyre front, Air Malawi says it has carefully designed schedules for its daily flights between Blantyre and Lilongwe to serve the needs of business travellers between the two cities, using its Boeing 737 and ATR-42.
Read More Here [The Daily Times Malawi]"Air Malawi's Tariffs and Industry Affairs Manager Tony Chimpukuso said the flights have already proved useful and convenient for local travellers as it leaves early in the morning in Blantyre and returns late in the evening to enable customers do all their business assignments during the day.The flights also operate during weekends, according to Chimpukuso."
The updates come as Malawi is scheduled to hold a summit of the African Union in July.
Labels:
737-200,
African Union Summit,
Air Malawi,
ATR-42,
Blantyre,
Johannesburg,
Lilongwe,
Malawi
► EGYPT: Egyptair A321 tailstrike on take off; diverts to Larnaca with heavy damage.
According to the AviationHerald, an Egypt Air Airbus A321-200, registration SU-GBU
performing flight MS-724 from Aleppo (Syria) to Cairo (Egypt) with 130
passengers, contacted the runway surface with its tail while rotating
for takeoff from Aleppo at around 05:10L (02:10Z), the crew continued
the climb to FL310.
SU-GBU in Frankfurt (Frank Kuehne) |
When the aircraft was enroute at FL310 about 85nm
east of Larnaca (Cyprus) the crew decided to divert to Larnaca where the
aircraft landed safely about 50 minutes after departure from Aleppo.
The aircraft received substantial damage, and as a result, the flight was cancelled.
Read More Here [Aviation Herald]
■ ROUTES AFRICA 2012: Workshop Brochure released.
The Routes Africa 2012 Symposium, to be held in Victoria, Seychelles - 8 July 2012 to 10 July 2012, has just released its Event Brochure available here.
Billed as the bringing together of route development professionals from across Africa, the Middle East and beyond to discuss the latest developments within the region and establish potential for new air traffic routes to, from and within Africa. This annual event is the only network development forum for the entire African region and, this year, will build on the successes of previous events.
Airlines confirmed thus far are:
Billed as the bringing together of route development professionals from across Africa, the Middle East and beyond to discuss the latest developments within the region and establish potential for new air traffic routes to, from and within Africa. This annual event is the only network development forum for the entire African region and, this year, will build on the successes of previous events.
Airlines confirmed thus far are:
- Air Seychelles Ltd
- Arik Air Ltd
- Emirates
- Etihad Airways
- Mega Maldives
- Nasair
- Qatar Airways
- South African Airways
- Turkish Airlines
- Aeroportos De Mozambique
- Aeroports du Mali
- Bangalore International Airport
- Copenhagen Airports A/S
- Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
- Entebbe International Airport
- Frankfurt Airport
- Ghana Airports Company Limited
- Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport
- Tanzania Airports Authority
Labels:
Routes Africa 2012,
Routes Online,
Seychelles,
Symposium
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