• The African Aviation Tribune •
Tuesday, June 12, 2012

► ETHIOPIA: Ethiopian further delays 787 service to Harare & Lusaka.

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With Ethiopian Airlines (ET) having to wait longer and longer for the delivery of its Boeing 787 Dreamliner, so too has it had to postp...

► SOUTH AFRICA: Emirates adds A380 to Johannesburg for duration of June.

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Emirates (EK) has issued a slightly revised June schedule for its Dubai - Johannesburg, South Africa service. From 11 June to 24 Ju...

► NIGERIA: Air Nigeria again postpones Johannesburg service.

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Nigerian carrier Air Nigeria (VK), has again put back the date of its intended Lagos - Johannesburg, South Africa service, this time ...

► TANZANIA: Precision Air further delays Harare & Lilongwe to August amid strong growth.

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Tanzanian carrier Precision Air (PW) over the weekend announced that its planned new routes to Harare, Zimbabwe and Lilongwe, Malawi, wou...
Monday, June 11, 2012

► MALI: Air Mali signs code-share with Air France.

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Following on from last week's code share agreement signing with Air Burkina of Burkina Faso , Air France announced today...

► BOTSWANA: Bluesky Airways gearing up for service?

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From info garnered from Botswanan charter company Bluesky Airways' website, it appears that  Air Botswana could be in fo...

► BENIN: Westair Benin to start Libreville, Abidjan, Niamey, Ouagadougou shortly; to acquire various aircraft.

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Beninois start-up Westair Benin (WH) is to planning to use a Bombardier CRJ-200 on flights between the capital, Cotonou, and ...

► FRANCE: Air France announces various Africa changes for Winter 2012.

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French carrier Air France (AF) has announced various operational equipment changes to its Africa network, effective 28 October 2012 (i.e ...
Friday, June 8, 2012

► SOMALIA: Ethiopian to start Berbera from July; delays Hargeisa service.

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Press reports out of Somaliland state that Ethiopian Airlines (ET) is to commence a daily Q400 service from the Ethiopian capital, Addi...

► SOUTH AFRICA: SAA boosts Perth service from August.

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South African Airways (SA) will, from 16 August 2012, increase its frequency between Johannesburg and Perth from 6x weekly, to daily us...
Thursday, June 7, 2012

► TANZANIA: Precision Air to restart Arusha from July; postpones Lubumbashi & Lusaka.

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With renovations to the runway at Arusha's International Airport nearing completion, Tanzanian private carrier Precision Air (PW) has a...

► MADAGASCAR: Air Madagascar announces Asia operational changes for Summer.

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Air Madagascar (MD) has announced that it will introduce its Airbus A340-300 on its Asian routes for the duration of 5 July to 27 October...

► MOROCCO: Lufthansa starts Berlin & Dusseldorf to Marrakech from November.

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German carrier Lufthansa (LH) has announced Berlin Tegel to Marrakech, Morocco and Düsseldorf to Marrakech both of which will start from...
Wednesday, June 6, 2012

► BURKINA FASO: Air Burkina signs code-share with Air France.

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Air Burkina (2J), the Burkinabe regional airline, is to extend its coverage to include France, with the recent signing of a code sharing ...

► COTE D'IVOIRE: First pics of Air Cote d'Ivoire's A319 here!

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The Ivory Coast's soon-to-be national carrier, Air Cote d'Ivoire, is set to receive its first aircraft - an Airbus A319 prior to c...

► NIGERIA: Pilot & Engineer Strike affecting Air Nigeria.

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Air Nigeria (VK) has come clean and admitted that a 5 day old strike by members of the Nigerian Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engine...

► KENYA: Kenya Airways drops Rome route effective immediately.

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In a some what sudden development, Kenya Airways (KQ) has announced the immediate cancellation (i.e as of 4 June 2012) of its 3x weekly...

► TANZANIA: Air Tanzania's boss fired; 4 others suspended.

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After much pomp and fervour over the airline's relaunch last month , the Tanzanian Government has fired Air Tanzania's (TC) actin...

► KENYA: Egyptair A320 skids on landing at Nairobi; massive delays follow.

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This morning, at 03.36am local time, an Egyptair Airbus A320-200 ( SU-GBG ), performing flight MS 849 from Cairo to Nairobi, skidded on...

► NIGERIA: Civil Aviation Boss suspended; Dana Air grounded.

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The Nigerian Government has moved to suspend the Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Dr. Harold Demuren, for the d...

► EGYPT: Egyptair Express mulls fleet renewal before expanding into Africa.

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Following on from the events of last year's Arab Spring and consequently a very difficult financially 2011 whereby the airline's ...
Tuesday, June 5, 2012

► SOUTH AFRICA: SAA axes Cape Town - Heathrow; boosts Accra & Mumbai.

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South African Airways (SA) will drop its iconic daily Cape Town - London Heathrow service with effect from 15 August 2012. The airline ci...

► LIBYA: Afriqiyah launches Amman flights; most 8U 771 families compensated.

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Libyan airline, Afriqiyah (8U), has expanded its renewed network to now include flights between both Tripoli and Benghazi, Libya and Am...
Monday, June 4, 2012

► MOZAMBIQUE: LAM likely to restart Maputo - Harare from October 2012.

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Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique, better known as LAM Mozambique Airlines (TM), is to tentatively re-establish twice weekly flights on Wednes...

► CONGO (BRAZZAVILLE): EC Air to start Brazzaville - Paris.

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Republic of Congo airline Equatorial Congo Airlines (LC), or more commonly EC Air, are to start 3x weekly flights between Brazzaville and ...

► CAPE VERDE ISLANDS: TACV takes two B737-800s for fleet renewal.

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Transportes Aéreos de Cabo Verde , TACV, the Cape Verdian flag carrier, has taken ownership of the first of its two ILFC Boeing 737-800s ...

► ZIMBABWE: Sol Air reveals planned routes as Government discord continues.

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Following on from our initial report, Zimbabwean private start up Sol Air (ZS) has now revealed its plans for upcoming routes it intend...

► ETHIOPIA: Airbus pitches A330 to Ethiopian.

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European aircraft manufacturers, Airbus Industrie, were recently in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, showcasing their A330 in an atte...

► EGYPT: Egyptair adds 777 to summer service to Guangzhou.

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Egyptian carrier Egyptair (MS) has announced operational changes to its Cairo - Guangzhou, China route for the duration of summer 2012....
Sunday, June 3, 2012

► NIGERIA: Dana Air MD-83 slams into building in Lagos; 153 feared dead.

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A Nigerian Dana Air (9J) McDonnell Douglas MD-83 ( 5N-RAM) has crashed into a building in Iju neighbourhood (more specifically: near Ayin...
Wednesday, May 30, 2012

► UNITED STATES: Delta drops Atlanta to Accra & Monrovia.

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American carrier Delta (DL) is to axe its Boeing 767-300ER service from Atlanta to Accra, Ghana and Monrovia, Liberia with effect from 11...
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