Monday, November 19, 2012

► MOZAMBIQUE: Mozambican airspace "supposedly" now open to all as LAM gets a B737-500, Embraer E190.

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During a speech on Friday to welcome the national carrier Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique LAM's (TM) latest aircraft - a Boeing 737-500 l...

►►► NAMIBIA: Flight disruptions as Pilot strike forces Air Namibia to issue revised timetable.

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[SEE NEW POST FOR ADDED UPDATES] Air Namibia's (SW) pilot union, the Namibian Airline Pilots Association (NAPA), has proceeded with in...

■ TANZANIA: fastjet to recruit local Tanzanian pilots, as Precision Air clears the air over PATP allegations.

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fastjet's (FN) plans to include local Tanzanians in its pilot recruitment drive says the airline's Chief Commercial Officer, Richa...
Sunday, November 18, 2012

► MALI: Douniah Airlines to start ops from 2013.

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Malian startup, Douniah Airlines (DTS), is planning to launch operations from January 2013 using a Boeing 737-300. Its initial routes wil...

■ SOUTH AFRICA: Bombardier appoints SA Express its first Authorized Aircraft Service Facility in Africa; sees strong potential market for C-Series jets.

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The first deals of the recently convened African Airlines Association (AFRAA) 44th Annual General Assembly being held in Johannesburg have...
Saturday, November 17, 2012

■ MALAWI: Ethiopian Airlines, Comair Ltd express interest in 49% stake in Air Malawi.

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The Malawian government this afternoon announced that a liquidator had been appointed for Air Malawi Ltd (QM) in order to facilitate the sp...
Friday, November 16, 2012

► ZIMBABWE: Very low pax uptake for Air Zimbabwe's regional routes.

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In what is fast becoming a bad trait associated with Air Zimbabwe (UM), the carrier on Monday, flew an empty (i.e no pax) Boeing 767 aircra...

► CONGO (KINSHASA): See Pics of CAA's Fokker 50 in the new livery!

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Kinshasa-based private carrier Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation CAA (FPY) has adopted a new livery and corporat...

► SOUTH SUDAN: Kenyan Fokker 50 crash lands in Aweil; no casualties.

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News wires are reporting the crash landing this afternoon, of a Kenyan Skyward International Fokker 50 ( MSN: 20175 | 5Y-CAN ) in Aweil, ...

■■ SOUTH AFRICA: 7 million litres of fuel contaminated in pipeline to Joburg OR Tambo International.

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UPDATE [16 NOVEMBER 2012 19h00L] The Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) this morning issued a statement to the effect that fuel in its AV...

■ SOUTH AFRICA: Johannesburg's Lanseria Airport sold to Harith, BEE consortium.

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Johannesburg's Lanseria International Airport has been sold to a consortium of investors, it has been announced. T...

► SOMALIA: Ethiopian boosts Berbera capacity from December.

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Ethiopian Airlines (ET) will, from 1 December 2012, increase its capacity from Addis Ababa to the coastal town of Berbera in Somaliland, So...

► KENYA: Jetlink Express ceases operations citing South Sudanese forex crunch.

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Citing "an inability to access USD2million (KES171million) worth of funds tied up in South Sudan", Keny...
Thursday, November 15, 2012

● ETHIOPIA: Class of 2012 graduates from the Ethiopian Aviation Academy.

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At a ceremony held in Addis Ababa on 13 November, 255 trainees graduated from the Ethiopian Aviation Academy schools of aviation maintena...

► SOUTH AFRICA: British Airways boosts Johannesburg from late April 2013.

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British Airways (BA) will once again boost its London Heathrow – Johannesburg, South Africa frequencies  from 14x to 17x weekly effective...

► UNITED KINGDOM: Libyan Airlines resumes Heathrow flights; hopes for removal from EU Ban List at upcoming safety review.

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Libyan carrier, Libyan Airlines (LN), yesterday (Wednesday 14 November) resumed twice weekly flights between Tripoli and London Heathrow, U...

► ALGERIA: Tassili Airlines to start domestic ops next year?

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Algeria's Tassili Airlines (SF), until now a charter company operating flights mainly for oil companies , will "at some point in t...

► SENEGAL: Senegal Airlines starts Libreville and direct Cotonou flights; inks code-share with Corsair for daily Paris ops from February 2013.

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Senegalese national carrier, Senegal Airlines (DN), has signed a code-share deal with French carrier Corsair Internationa...

► CHINA: Air Mauritius goes direct to Shanghai from January 2013.

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Air Mauritius (MK) has announced that, from 24 January 2013, it will launch twice weekly Airbus A340 Mauritius - Shanghai, China non stop f...

► LIBYA: Air Libya gets two B737-400s; an ARJ-100 set to arrive shortly.

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Air Libya (7Q), the private Libyan carrier formerly known as Tibesti Air Libya, has announced the lease of 2 Boeing B737-400 ...

► ZAMBIA: Zambezi Airlines ceases ops until 2013?

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News reports out of Zambia are claiming that private carrier, Zambezi Airlines (ZJ), has ceased operations owing to a serious liquidity cru...
Wednesday, November 14, 2012

■ ETHIOPIA: Ethiopian Airlines to launch e-freight initiative by year's end.

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In a bid to reduce both the amount of paperwork and time needed to process airway bills and other travel documents necessary for cargo sh...

► ITALY: Tunisair set for Bologna flights from April 2013.

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Tunisian national carrier, Tunisair (TU), will from 1 April 2013 relaunch its Tunis – Bologna service, offering thrice weekly flights with ...

► TANZANIA: fastjet website now live; announces timetable.

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fastjet (FN) this morning activated their online booking portal - www.fastjet.com - thereby allowing passengers the option of making online...

►► LIBYA: Afriqiyah announces Paris, Casablanca, Rome, Khartoum, Dubai from December.

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Libyan carrier, Afriqiyah (8U), has announced plans to launch various new routes ex-Tripoli and ex-Benghazi effective 1 December.
Tuesday, November 13, 2012

► NIGERIA: Aero Contractors gets two extra 737-400s as Parliament launches safety inquest.

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Nigeria's second largest domestic airline, Aero Contractors (AJ), has acquired two additional Boeing 737-400 aircraf...

► MALAYSIA: Air Mauritius modifies codeshare with Malaysia Airlines; launches interline with Virgin Australia.

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Air Mauritius (MK) has since October 28, been operating a modified codeshare agreement with Malaysian Airlines (MH).

■ CAMEROON: China's AVIC to set up technical centre; "gives" two MA-60s to government.

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After meeting with Cameroonian government officials last week, a high powered Chinese delegation led by Mr. Ma Fuan, the Chair...

► TANZANIA: fastjet to start ops on 29 November with Kilimanjaro & Mwanza.

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fastjet, the first pan-African low-cost airline, which is backed by easyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou, announced today that it will star...

■ SOUTH AFRICA: Global Aviation MD82 aborts takeoff from Joburg causing wheel fire; no casualties.

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A chartered McDonnell Douglas MD82 ( MSN: 49905 | ZS-TOG ) flight QG-112 operated by Global Aviation carrying 120 passengers ...

■ CONGO (KINSHASA): (Pics) N'djili Airport Runway 06/24 rehabilitation nearing completion.

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Kinshasa's N'Djili International Airport's runway 06/24 refurbishment. Kinshasa's N'Djili International Airpo...
Monday, November 12, 2012

■ UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Air Arabia posts huge $61.5million net profit for Q3 2012.

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Air Arabia Group, the largest low-cost carrier (LCC) in the Middle East and North Africa, today announced a net profit of USD61.5million (A...

■ ANGOLA: Luanda's 4 de Fevereiro Airport to get Thales radar.

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The CEO and Chairman of Angola’s airport and air traffic authority Empresa Nacional de Aeroportos e Navegação Aérea (ENANA), Manuel Ceit...

● UGANDA: Ethiopian asked to help resurrect Uganda Airlines as Tanzania & DRC are considered for a Central African hub.

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Ethiopian Airlines (ET) management has taken its search for a suitable regional hub in central and southern Africa to Tanzania, Congo (Ki...

► LIBYA: Afriqiyah orders 4 more A350-900s in preparation for future US, Asia route launches.

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Libya's Afriqiyah Airways (8U) has announced an increase in its Airbus A350 XWB fleet with a new firm order for four A350-900s. The car...

► NIGERIA: Etihad Cargo launches 15 new West African destinations via its reactivated Lagos hub.

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Etihad Cargo, a division of Etihad Airways (EY), will re-introduce a weekly freighter service from Abu Dhabi to the Nigerian city of Lagos,...

► MAURITIUS: Air Seychelles to operate select A330 service to Mauritius in December 2012 & January 2013.

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Air Seychelles (HM) will operate a limited airbus A330-200 service between Mahé and Port Louis, Mauritius during the period December 2012 t...

►► CHINA: TAAG Angolan increases flights to Beijing from November.

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[UPDATE 12 NOVEMBER 2012] Effective 1 November 2012, Angolan national carrier, TAAG Angola Airlines (DT), will double its Boeing 777-200...

■ MOROCCO: Regional Air Lines gets $7.3million cash injection to settle debts.

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Following an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) held on 24 October 2012, the board of Moroccan carrier Regional Air Line...
Sunday, November 11, 2012

► FRANCE: (Pic) fastjet's first branded A319 rolls out the paintshop.

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fastjet's first Airbus A319-100 ( MSN: 2176 | 5H-FJA ) has finally rolled out of the paintshop in Montpellier, France.

■ ALGERIA: IATA boss Tyler urges a hub be built in North Africa as Cape Verde makes plans to establish its own Dubai-esque airport.

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The International Air Transport Association's boss, Tony Tyler, present at the recently ended 45th General Meeting o...

■ NIGERIA: Dana Air issues update; says new AOC issuance imminent.

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Nigerian carrier Dana Air (9J) has issued an update apropos its return to scheduled ops. Amongst the points mentioned is the conformity to ...

► BOTSWANA: Air Botswana offloads an ATR72 as part of fleet renewal and regional expansion programme.

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Botswana's national carrier, Air Botswana (BP), has put up one of its ATR72-500 aircraft for sale. Delivered new in 2009, (MSN: 788 |...
Friday, November 9, 2012

►► SUDAN: Marsland Aviation to receive first A320 in coming weeks.

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According to Skyliner.de, ACMI operator Aeolus Air will shortly wet-lease an Airbus A320 ( MCN 368 | C5-AAO ) to Sudanese sche...

► TANZANIA: Precision Air takes delivery of its first new ATR 42-600.

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Tanzanian carrier Precision Air (PW), today, took delivery of its first ATR42-600 out of five brand new -600 series ATR aircraft (i.e. 4 ...

■ RÉUNION: Air Austral bounces back with a $7.35million profit for Q3.

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In a dramatic change of its fortunes since posting a Q1 loss of EUR27million earlier in the year, Réunion-based French carrier Air Austra...

■ ZIMBABWE: Unlucky FreshAir hoping to relaunch in December as 1Time officially heads for liquidation.

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Nu-Aero, the 51% majority shareholders in Zimbabwean LCC, Fresh Air (Z7), have stated that flights between Victoria Falls and Johannesburg ...

► NIGER: Turkish Airlines to start 3x weekly Niamey, Ouagadougou flights from December.

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Following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding and a Bilateral Air Services Agreement between the Governments of Niger and Turkey i...

► DJIBOUTI: Egyptair set to start Cairo - Djibouti flights in near future.

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Djibouti Aviation officials on Thursday announced that, following the signing of a bilateral air services agreement between Djibouti and Eg...