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Tuesday, September 24, 2013
► EGYPT: Tourism downturn hits local carriers as MidWest suspends its AOC.

Labels:
AlMasria Universal Airlines,
AOC,
Condor,
Egypt,
Midwest Airlines,
Suspension
■ SOUTH AFRICA: Denel establishes Spaceteq, a new satellite & space engineering unit within Denel Dynamics.

► SOUTH SUDAN: (Pics) Rwandair begins its 3x weekly Kigali - Juba service.

Labels:
Construction,
Inaugural,
Infrastructure,
Juba,
Kigali,
Route,
Rwanda,
RwandAir,
South Sudan
■ CONGO (KINSHASA): RVA, Welthungerhilfe sign $15mln contract to rehabilitate Goma Airport runway.

► CONGO (BRAZZAVILLE): Trans Air Congo adds a fourth B737-300 on lease from Star Air.

Labels:
737-300,
ACMI,
Congo Brazzaville,
South Africa,
Star Air Cargo,
Trans Air Congo
► MOROCCO: Royal Air Maroc to establish Rabat as second local base; eyes five new routes before year end.

Labels:
France,
Italy,
London Heathrow,
Madrid,
Marseille,
Milan Malpensa,
Morocco,
Paris Orly,
Rabat,
Route,
Royal Air Maroc,
Spain,
United Kingdom
Monday, September 23, 2013
● OPINION: The Legal Basis of the Court Application against FlySafair by Rob Baker.
In the interests of stirring more debate and offering a more broadly-based platform for the flow of information, ideas and opinions here on The African Aviation Tribune, I have introduced a new section to offer African aviation professionals, insiders, analysts and spectators a chance to voice their opinions, ideas and points of view on any subject pertaining to the field of Aviation in Africa.
■ BURUNDI: Air Burundi to require nearly USD4million to resume operations.

Labels:
Air Burundi,
Beechcraft,
Bujumbura,
Burundi,
MA-60
► COTE D'IVOIRE: Air Cote d'Ivoire to roll out new destinations once a third A319, two Q400s arrive in November.

Labels:
A319,
Abidjan,
Air Cote d'Ivoire,
Bangui,
Central African Republic,
Congo Kinshasa,
Cote d'Ivoire,
Freetown,
Kinshasa,
Lagos,
Liberia,
Monrovia,
N'Djamena,
Niamey,
Niger,
Nigeria,
Q400,
Route,
Sierra Leone
► ALGERIA: Tassili Airlines delays international expansion 'til 2014 as subsidies for southern flights now an option.

Labels:
Algeria,
France,
Morocco,
Spain,
Tamanrasset,
Tassili Airlines,
Turkey,
UAE
■ CONGO (BRAZZAVILLE): Air CEMAC launch now delayed 'til early 2014 as more talks with Air France are due in October.

Labels:
Air CEMAC,
Air France,
Brazzaville,
CEMAC,
Congo Brazzaville,
France,
Launch
■ SOUTH AFRICA: Imperial Logistics accuses SAA Cargo of anti-competitive practices.

Labels:
Cargo,
Comair Ltd,
Imperial Logistics,
Legal,
SAA Cargo,
South Africa,
South African Airways
► KENYA: TUIfly Nordic to begin B787 Mombasa flights from December as Edelweiss pulls out from 2014.

Thursday, September 19, 2013
► ETHIOPIA: Ethiopian Airlines clarifies its 787 order plans in light of media mixup.
Ethiopian Airlines (ET) has moved to clarify various misleading international media reports regarding its 787-fleet ambitions. According to Ethiopian Television, it has been widely reported that the airline has an additional eight aircraft on order on top of the thirteen 787s it has currently signed up for, of which five have now been delivered.
Labels:
787,
Addis Ababa,
Boeing,
Ethiopia,
Ethiopian Airlines
■ SOUTH AFRICA: mango to boost recruitment of black cadet-pilots as demand dictates.

► KENYA: First photos of Kenya Airways' first B777-300ER emerge.
The first photos of Kenya Airways' (KQ) first B777-300(ER) (MSN ? | 5Y-KFA) have emerged with the airliner now set to undergo painting and a B1 test flight ahead of its planned delivery to Nairobi next month. The aircraft, one of two on 12 year-leases with General Electric Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), is set to début operations with a Nairobi - Guangzhou flight due on November 19. 5Y-KFA will feature 28 Business Class seats in a 2-3-2 layout and 369 Economy Class seats in a 3-3-3 Layout. The second B777-300ER is due in May 2014.
Labels:
777-300ER,
Delivery,
GECAS,
Kenya,
Kenya Airways,
Nairobi,
United States
■ GHANA: Mahama appoints new boards, bosses for Ghana Airports Company, Civil Aviation Authority.

● NIGERIA: IATA boss calls for greater Public/Private cooperation to enable aviation to better propel African economic growth.

Labels:
IATA,
Lagos,
Nigeria,
Tony Tyler
► GHANA: Eagle Atlantic Airlines outlines initial West African launch timetable, network.

■ NIGERIA: AJW Aviation signs PBH contract with Nigeria's Skypower Express Airways.

Labels:
AJW Aviation,
MRO,
Nigeria,
Skypower Express Airways
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