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Showing posts with label Ndjamena. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ndjamena. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
► CHAD: The case of Toumaï Air Tchad and the dodgy Boeing 737-300.
Labels:
Chad,
Idris Deby,
Ndjamena,
Sky Air Corp.,
Toumai Air Tchad,
Zakaria Deby
Monday, December 17, 2012
► TURKEY: "Leaked" document purportedly shows Turkish Airlines' planned Africa route expansion plans for 2013.
A leaked document (and we use the term "leaked" in the loosest possible way) purporting to show Turkish Airlines' (TK) intended route expansion time line has been published on the web. According to the document, TK is planning an aggressive expansion into West and Central Africa though Southern Africa appears to remain largely neglected for the foreseeable future.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
► CHAD: Kenya Airways rumoured to have dropped Ndjamena flights citing high taxes, poor loads.
Reports out of Chad claim that numerous passengers have been left stranded in the Chadian capital Ndjamena after Kenya Airways (KQ) "suddenly" dropped its Nairobi - Ndjamena route. In corroboration, reservation system Amadeus shows no flights available either now, or in the future, though no official confirmation has yet been heard from the Kenyan national carrier itself.
Labels:
Chad,
Kenya,
Kenya Airways,
Nairobi,
Ndjamena,
Route,
Termination
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
►► CHAD: Presidential Jet involved in accident in Kalait; no casualties.
Reports out of Chad claim that the Chadian Presidential Jet, carrying strongman Idriss Deby, was yesterday involved in an accident whilst landing in Bir Kalait, 750 kilometres North East of the capital, Ndjamena. No casualties were reported, though the aircraft is said to have sustained damage.
Labels:
Bir Kalait,
Chad,
Incident,
Ndjamena,
Presidential Jet,
Update
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
● NIGER: Remembering UTA Flight UT772, twenty three years ago today.
Today marks the 23rd anniversary of the bombing of UTA Flight 772 on 19 September 1989, a somewhat forgotten incident that bears strong similarity with a larger, more widely publicized bombing that occurred a year earlier; that of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland in December 1988.
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 "N54629" UTA772 |
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
► SAUDI ARABIA: Saudia Cargo revenues up 25% from 2011 on the back of strong African market performance.
In spite of a very difficult global economy, Saudia Cargo (SV), the Cargo subsidiary of Saudi Arabian national carrier Saudia Airlines, has posted very strong numbers for the first half of 2012, with 251'500 tons of cargo being moved - a rise of 26% on this time last year of cargo - with revenues correspondingly rising by 25%.
Saturday, July 7, 2012
► CHAD: Toumaï Air Tchad grounded by authorities after IATA audit finds serious safety shortcomings.
Labels:
Chad,
Grounding,
IATA,
Ndjamena,
Toumai Air Tchad
Monday, April 30, 2012
► CAMEROON: Camair-Co starts Douala - Kinshasa, Douala - Lagos; Misses 1st Year targets.
Camair-Co (QC), the "newly" founded (2006) flag carrier of Cameroon, has announced Douala - Kinshasa and Douala - Lagos with effect from 10th June 2012 and 12th June 2012, with 3x weekly frequencies, using their Boeing 737-700.
Read More Here [AirlineRoute]Douala – Kinshasa eff 10JUN12, 3 weekly service
QC341 DLA1710 – 1900FIH 73G 247
QC342 FIH1950 – 2135DLA 73G 247Douala – Lagos eff 12JUN12, 3 weekly service
QC361 DLA0940 – 1105LOS 73G 246
QC362 LOS1135 – 1310DLA 73G 246
However, despite also launching flights to Lyon, Ndjamena and Malabo, the airline has not fulfilled its own 1st year service expectations
"Camair’s initial objective was to handle 400,000 passengers during 2011 and expand its network to 13 destinations, an objective that fell short. Current destinations including its hub number 10 (Kinshasa and Lagos will bring the number to 12) while traffic was well below expectations.
Although no full year data is available, the carrier flew 110,000 passengers over its first eight months of operations, with most traffic concentrated in the latter half as traffic accelerated following fleet expansion to three aircraft and increasing public confidence.
Passenger and cargo revenue in the first eight months was reportedly XOF15 billion (USD32.2 million). Losses in the first year of operations were approximately XOF9 billion (USD18.1 million), although losses had been anticipated for the first three to four years of operations."
Read More Here [CAPA Centre For Aviation]
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