► UGANDA: NasAir Eritrea starts Asmara - Entebbe direct.

Eritrean private airline Nasair Eritrea (UE), yesterday started direct Asmara - Entebbe, Uganda flights using a Boeing 737-200. Until that maiden flight, Entebbe was served via Juba, South Sudan, according to NasAir's timetable.

► TANZANIA: Air Tanzania resumes domestic flights tomorrow; publishes timetable.

After being on hiatus following the writing-off of its DHC-8 at Kigoma, in April of this year, Air Tanzania (TC) is to relaunch a scheduled domestic service on the morning of Friday 18 May (tomorrow), with the use of its recently acquired Boeing 737-500, leased from AeroVista of Dubai.

► TANZANIA: Air Tanzania's B737-500 finally arrives (Pic included).

Two days late, but better late than never or so the saying goes. Tonight Saturday, Air Tanzania finally received its Boeing 737-500 leased from AeroVista of Dubai.

► TANZANIA: Air Tanzania's mysterious B737 fails to pitch up - again.

Following on from our initial report, Air Tanzania were indeed lined up at Dar es Salaam on Thursday, and when that failed to happen, again today to receive their Boeing 737-500 wet leased from Aerovista of Dubai.

► MOROCCO: Jetairfly to start Brussels - Rabat this summer.

Belgian LCC Jetairfly (TB) is to start 2x weekly Brussels - Rabat service for the duration of this summer i.e. 26 June 2012 to 02 September 2012 using a Boeing 737.

► 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.

► 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.