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Friday, May 31, 2013
■ SOUTH AFRICA: Competition Tribunal okays acquisition of Lanseria Airport, but with conditions attached.
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► TANZANIA: Air Tanzania planning to resume Tabora flights via Kigoma from June 1.
![Air Tanzania logo Air Tanzania](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4mQkeQJGgkFx-K_y7lVK4GCxmdgn0mkZGxvGd3A1yA-Ag8S1XZXnfwiAdargcTGQkuu4SRVmjY7TAVF916rp1e1jeZeyWyR32Q76mDKpd-bZg3s4lwM3do14GING2sW_dMmzR0TPCXNI/s1600/AirTanzaniaCLEARsmall.png)
Labels:
Air Tanzania,
Dar es Salaam,
DHC 6-300,
Kigoma,
Resumption,
Route,
Tabora,
Tanzania
► QATAR: Qatar Airways announces direct Tripoli, Casablanca flights from June 1.
Qatar Airways (QR) has announced an increase in capacity between Qatar and North Africa with its flights to Tripoli and Casablanca going non-stop, effective 01JUN. Effective 01JUN, scheduled services to Tripoli will be decoupled from the Egyptian city of Alexandria while at the same time, flights to Casablanca will be decoupled from Tunis.
Labels:
Addis Ababa,
Alexandria,
Casablanca,
Doha,
Egypt,
Ethiopia,
Libya,
Morocco,
Qatar,
Qatar Airways,
Route,
Tripoli,
Tunis,
Tunisia
■ SOUTH AFRICA: Mthatha Airport's new runway now active; hopes to attract more carriers.
![Eastern Cape Government logo Eastern Cape](http://i.imgur.com/jwwRNhN.png?1?3484)
● IATA: Africa's April passenger traffic grows 4.7% on 2012 buoyed by strong economic growth.
![IATA logo IATA](http://i.imgur.com/9qLbv.png)
Labels:
IATA,
Passenger Traffic Bulletin
► TOGO: AfricaWest Cargo Airlines acquires a 737-300F, two ATR72Fs for planned regional expansion.
![AfricaWest Cargo Airlines AfricaWest Cargo Airlines logo](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgULkwXVZpxAT-iIxDz-WBaL8dum24dZHWM6HJbRaenwpuB6DkuahY9TmSN32HcPIZCBCMQL8ZDCz-Ikj7jh0BY1XvCslPcrisvMPdJHggpb4Sea3jJzwmZxOQTe4l_s5ySoIMRW44JmZM/s1600/AfricaWestCargo+127.png)
Labels:
737-300F,
AfricaWest Cargo Airlines,
ATR-72F,
Bamako,
Benin,
Brazzaville,
Burkina Faso,
Cotonou,
Douala,
Gabon,
Lome,
Malabo,
Mali,
Monrovia,
Niamey,
Niger,
Ouagadougou,
Pointe Noire,
Port Gentil,
Togo
Thursday, May 30, 2013
► MALAWI: Kenya Airways to start 3x weekly flights to Blantyre from August.
![Kenya Airways logo Kenya Airways](http://i.imgur.com/fXuuN.png)
► NIGERIA: Brazil's GOL Transportes Aéreos actively considering direct flights to Nigeria.
![GOL Transportes Aéreos GOL Transportes Aéreos logo](http://i.imgur.com/n2hZlMk.png?1)
Labels:
Brazil,
GOL Transportes Aéreos,
Nigeria,
Route
■ CAMEROON: Government now mulling privatization of Camair-Co.
Leading on from our previous report on its pending restructuring plan, Camair-Co (QC) is now set to hold its Annual General Meeting in Douala on June 7 to discuss a possible privatisation plan coupled with a share capital grant.
► CONGO (KINSHASA): SA Express resumes Lubumbashi ops as RVA beckons carriers to return.
![SA Express logo SA Express](http://i.imgur.com/ooIwC.png)
Labels:
Congo Kinshasa,
Johannesburg,
Lubumbashi,
Resumption,
RVA,
SA Express,
South Africa
► NIGERIA: Ghana's Fly540 supposedly granted rights to serve Nigeria; Antrak Air to follow.
![Fly540 Ghana logo Fly540 Ghana](http://i.imgur.com/1rcpb.gif)
Labels:
Accra,
Antrak Airlines,
Fly540,
GCAA,
Ghana,
Ghana Government,
NCAA,
Nigeria,
Nigeria Government
► MOZAMBIQUE: LAM plans Cape Town and Durban, Blantyre and Lilongwe in 2014; to cover all SADC capitals by 2017 with Brazil ops also on the radar.
![LAM Mozambique logo LAM Mozambique Airlines](http://i.imgur.com/kBPUp.png)
Labels:
Blantyre,
Brazil,
Cape Town,
Durban,
LAM Mozambique,
Launch,
Lilongwe,
Malawi,
Maputo,
Mozambique,
Namibia,
Nampula,
Rio de Janeiro,
Route,
Sao Paulo,
South Africa,
Tete,
Windhoek
► CHINA: Ethiopian to intermittently deploy 787 on Guangzhou route from May 'til mid June.
As per the 29MAY13 GDS timetable/inventory display, Ethiopian Airlines (ET) is planning to deploy its fleet of 787 aircraft onto its Addis Ababa – Guangzhou route on selected dates between 31MAY13 and 14JUN13, replacing the current 777-200LR.
Labels:
787,
Addis Ababa,
Boeing,
China,
Ethiopia,
Ethiopian Airlines,
Guangzhou
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
► SOUTH AFRICA: Air Zimbabwe's A320 grounded in Johannesburg following birdstrike.
![Air Zimbabwe logo Air Zimbabwe](http://i.imgur.com/Nh8OD.png)
Labels:
A320,
Air Zimbabwe,
Airbus,
Incident,
Johannesburg,
South Africa
► TUNISIA: Ukraine International Airlines to start 4x weekly Enfidha flights this summer.
![Ukraine International Airlines (PS) Ukraine International Airlines (PS) logo](http://i.imgur.com/HjlPv8J.png?1)
► KENYA: Kenya Airways eyes greater presence in Middle East, Africa as part of long term strategy.
![Kenya Airways logo Kenya Airways](http://i.imgur.com/fXuuN.png)
Labels:
777F,
787,
Beirut,
Boeing,
Equipment,
Kenya,
Kenya Airways,
Kenya Airways Cargo,
Lebanon,
Nairobi
► SOUTH AFRICA: TAAG to tentatively switch Johannesburg from the 777-200ER to the -300ER from July.
![TAAG Angolan Airlines logo TAAG logo](http://i.imgur.com/40Ike.png)
Labels:
777,
Angola,
Boeing,
Equipment,
Johannesburg,
Luanda,
South Africa,
TAAG
► ZIMBABWE: First Embraer ERJ135 deployed into active service for Air Zimbabwe.
![Air Zimbabwe logo Air Zimbabwe](http://i.imgur.com/Nh8OD.png)
► MAYOTTE: New Indian Ocean regional carrier, Ewa, eyes Madagascar, Tanzania, Comoros and Mozambique flights from Q4.
![Mayotte Mayotte flag](http://i.imgur.com/NfE01KV.png?1?4333)
Labels:
Air Austral,
Anjouan,
Comoros,
Dar es Salaam,
Dzaoudzi,
Ewa Airlines,
LAM Mozambique,
Mayotte,
Moroni,
Mozambique,
Partnership,
Pemba,
Route,
Tanzania
■ ETHIOPIA: Brazil, Ethiopia sign a revised BASA.
![Ethiopia flag Ethiopia](http://i.imgur.com/UUfB7qf.png?1)
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Labels:
Addis Ababa,
BASA,
Brazil,
Ethiopia,
Ethiopian Airlines
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