Showing posts with label Fly540. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fly540. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 1, 2013

■ TANZANIA: fastjet posts $24.9million loss for 1H 2013; turns to Zambia, Malawi for next route roll out.

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fastjet (FN) has announced a USD24.9million EBIT loss for the first half of its 2013 Financial Year ended 30 June 2013. In its statement, t...
Thursday, September 12, 2013

► KENYA: Fly540 increases Nairobi - Lodwar flights to 9x weekly.

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Fly540 Kenya (5H) has announced that it has increased the frequency of flights between Nairobi (Jomo Kenyatta International Airport...
Wednesday, September 11, 2013

■ GHANA: Antrak Air mulls quitting Ghana citing market-overcrowding, exhorbitant costs.

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The CEO of Ghanaian domestic operator, Antrak Air (O4), Alhaji Asuma Banda, says he is seriously considering pulling out of the country as ...
Tuesday, June 11, 2013

■ KENYA: Fly540, Qatar Airways sign interline deal.

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Fly540 Kenya (5H), has announced the expansion of its flight network with the signing of its first international interline agreement with Q...
Monday, June 3, 2013

■ TANZANIA: fastjet looks to reduce holding in Fly540 Tanzania as its Ghana, Angola, Kenya outfits "all underperform".

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fastjet (FN), in its results for the 18 month period to 31 December 2012 has said that its Fly540 businesses in Tanzania, Kenya, Ghana and ...
Thursday, May 30, 2013

► NIGERIA: Ghana's Fly540 supposedly granted rights to serve Nigeria; Antrak Air to follow.

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Reports out of Ghana claim that Fly540 Ghana (5G) has at last been tentatively granted traffic rights to Nigeria following the intervention...
Tuesday, April 23, 2013

► KENYA: fastjet, Don Smith agree to kiss and makeup.

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Tanzanian LCC, fastjet (FN), has announced that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Don Smith, CEO of FiveForty Aviation...
Wednesday, April 3, 2013

► FLEET UPDATE BULLETIN: Vulkan Air (South Africa), Air Namibia (SW), Fly540 Angola, Atlas Aviation Kenya.

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The following is a fleet update bulletin for aircraft that are in use, have been in use or will be in use for these listed airlines: Vulka...
Wednesday, March 20, 2013

■ KENYA: 540 Aviation's Don Smith claims fastjet's legal proceedings are a "breach of contract".

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Don Smith, the owner of Five-Forty Aviation, who is currently embroiled in a lawsuit with fastjet PLC over ownership rights to to the Fly54...
Thursday, March 7, 2013

■ UNITED KINGDOM: fastjet takes Don Smith to court over ownership of Fly540.

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In the latest episode in the fastjet vs Don Smith soap opera , the Tanzanian LCC has now moved to take legal proceedings against Mr Smith, ...
Sunday, February 17, 2013

■ GHANA: Fuel shortages ground domestic airlines 'til Tuesday; international operators forced to make other plans.

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An ongoing jet fuel crisis caused by supply problems in Togo and exacerbated by lack of reserve at the national oil refinery in Tema, has...
Friday, February 8, 2013

■ KENYA: Fly540 disputes Fastjet's claim that its owns 540 Aviation; maintains it is "independent of Fastjet".

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Don Smith's Five Forty Aviation Limited has issued its own statement on yesterday's Fastjet statement issued on behalf of Davi...
Thursday, February 7, 2013

■ KENYA: Fly540 now withdraws brand licence issued to Fastjet for Tanzania, Angola, Ghana; Fastjet claims it is sole owner of Fly540 brand.

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Fly540's owner Don Smith has ratcheted up the stakes in his ongoing war with Fastjet (FN) by withdrawing his carrier's brand licenc...
Wednesday, February 6, 2013

■ TANZANIA: Fastjet working closely with creditors over Don Smith's undisclosed historic debts: Ed Winter.

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After yet another round of press reports stating the carrier was in legal trouble regarding its alleged failure to settle bills run up by ...
Monday, February 4, 2013

■ TANZANIA: Now Canada's AvMax Aircraft Leasing wants their pound of Fastjet flesh.

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AvMax Aircraft Leasing has joined the growing list of disgruntled suppliers demanding their money from Fastjet (FN). The Canada-based ACMI ...
Monday, January 28, 2013

■ KENYA: Fly540 issues statement regarding its legal battle with Lonrho Aviation.

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Further to the press comment made by the UK’s Sunday Times newspaper (“ EasyJet’s chairman quits after Stelios rows ”, Section 3: Busines...

► KENYA: fastjet in talks to "partner" Jetlink Express; refutes allegations it owes money to Fly540 founder.

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The "investors" bankrupt Kenyan regional operator, Jetlink Express (J0), mentioned have turned out to be none other than fastjet...
Wednesday, January 9, 2013

► TANZANIA: fastjet posts strong first month pax numbers with almost 30'000 flown with near 80% load factors.

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Tanzanian based LCC fastjet (FN) has revealed its first month's operating figures since taking to the skies in late November 2012, with...
Sunday, January 6, 2013

■ KENYA: (Pics) A Look at Lamu's Manda Airstrip's old and new facilities set for completion in May 2013.

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Construction works at Manda Airstrip, located on Manda Island in the Lamu Archipelago in eastern Kenya, are progressing with completion e...
Wednesday, December 19, 2012

■ SOUTH AFRICA: fastjet set to acquire 1Time for R1 with flights due in early 2013.

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Following the recent announcement that it was in talks to buy 1Time (T6), the South African low cost airline that went into liquidation las...