Tuesday, September 17, 2013

■ SOUTH AFRICA: Comair, SkyWise launch legal bid to block FlySafair's launch.

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Following through with its threats of legal action , Comair Ltd and now startup, SkyWise, have dragged the Air Services Licensing Council ...

■ SOUTH AFRICA: New $41mln Somerset East mini-Aerotropolis to be completed next year.

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The town of Somerset East in the province of the Eastern Cape in South Africa will next year begin operating a new ZAR413million (USD40.9...

► MALAWI: Ulendo Airlink starts scheduled Lilongwe - Blantyre flights.

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Malawi's Ulendo Airlink (7Q) has commenced a 5x weekly air service between the country's two commercial hubs, Blantyre and Lilongwe...

■ GHANA: Mahama axes entire board of Ghana Airports Co. Ltd; new appointees due shortly.

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The entire board of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has been dissolved by the Ghanaian president, John Mahama, just one week a...

► TANZANIA: Proflight Zambia to start Dar es Salaam from late October; plans to boost Lilongwe from November.

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Proflight Zambia (P0) has announced plans to launch a 3x weekly Lusaka to Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania service with effect from October 23. Acco...

► BRAZIL: Arik Air now eyes a November launch for São Paulo flights; in talks with Embraer over possible deal for 15 jets.

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Nigeria's Arik Air (W3) says it hopes to launch its vaunted Lagos - São Paulo, Brazil flights in November of this year , though this i...

■ SOMALIA: Ethiopian suspends Hargeisa, Berbera flights over impasse with Somaliland government.

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Ethiopian Airlines (ET) has suspended its services to the Somalian towns of Berbera and Hargeisa owing to sub-standard infrastructure. Fl...
Monday, September 16, 2013

► GABON: Royal Air Maroc, Libreville to resurrect Air Gabon International venture?

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Royal Air Maroc (AT) and the Government of Gabon are reportedly set to proceed with the establishment of a new Gabonese national carrier, A...

► MAYOTTE: Air Austral, CCIM, Ylang Invest move to formally create Ewa Air.

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The Mayotte Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI Mayotte) along with Air Austral (UU) and the Yland Investment consortium officially signe...

■ HONG KONG: Cathay Pacific eyeing Nigeria, Algeria as part of African expansion plans.

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Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific (CX) has mentioned Africa as being part of its longterm expansion plans with the intention being to exploit ...

► BOTSWANA: Kalahari Airways turns to crowdfunding for 747s to operate London Gatwick flights.

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Kalahari Airways is a Botswana-based startup that intends to offer flights from Cape Town, South Africa to London Gatwick via Gaborone Bo...

■ GHANA: GCAA freezes issuance of domestic operator licences in response to Antrak's, Starbow's threats to pull out.

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Responding to threats by local carriers Antrak Air (O4) and Starbow Airlines (S9) to withdraw from the oversubscribed Ghanaian market, th...

■ CAMEROON: Biya appoints Frederic Mbotto new Camair-Co boss; Edouard Mfoumou new chairman.

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Cameroon's president, Paul Biya, has officially appointed Mr Frédéric Mbotto Obounou the new Managing Director/CEO of the country...

► JAPAN: EgyptAir planning to nix its Osaka flights from late October over Tokyo's travel advisory.

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With the recent suspension of flights to Tokyo Narita, Egyptair (MS) has now announced plans to terminate its twice weekly Cairo - Osaka Ka...
Friday, September 13, 2013

► SAUDI ARABIA: Saudia Cargo to boost Morocco, Kenya, South Africa freight capacity.

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Saudia Cargo (SV) has announced an increase in its belly and freighter capacity on a number of routes across its global network. In terms o...

■ MADAGASCAR: Air Madagascar signs MOU with Vanilla Islands Organization to further enhance regional connectivity.

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Following a recent ministerial summit held on the French island of La Réunion on September 10, Air Madagascar (MD) and the Vanilla Islands ...

► KENYA: Former Transavia exec, Willem Hondius, appointed boss of Kenya Airways' LCC, JamboJet.

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The Board of Kenya Airways (KQ) has appointed Willem Alexander Hondius as Chief Executive Officer of Jambo Jet Limited, the airline’s nasce...

► GHANA: Eagle Atlantic Airlines to launch regional operations from October 15.

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Ghanaian start-up, Eagle Atlantic Airways (EAB), has announced that it will commence operations with effect from October 15 using a McDonne...
Thursday, September 12, 2013

► NIGERIA: (Pic) Business charter specialists, Air Peace, awaiting first B737-500.

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Nigerian business charter specialists, Air Peace, are set to add their first Boeing metal to their fleet of two Dornier Do328-300s with the...

► 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...

■ ETHIOPIA: ECAA selects Thales' TopSky - Flight Plan to manage flight plan and aeronautical information interfaces.

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The Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority (ECAA) has announced the selection of the Thales TopSky-ATC Flight Data Processing System (FDPS) com...

■ ANGOLA: Uíge Airport to be completed shortly, operations to tentatively resume by year-end.

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Uíge Airport, situated in Uige, the capital city of its namesake province in northwestern Angola, could be inaugurated later this year foll...

■ MAURITIUS: Air Mauritius upgrades its MRO management software.

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Ottawa-based aviation maintenance management software provider, Mxi Technologies, has announced that Air Mauritius (MK) has gone live with ...

► ETHIOPIA: Ethiopian outlines initial Winter 2013/14 timetable; to start Singapore from mid December.

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Ethiopian Airlines (ET) has outlined its initial changes to its timetable in time for the Northern Winter 2013/14 season.  According to A...
Wednesday, September 11, 2013

■ GHANA: James Antwi appointed new CEO of Starbow Airlines.

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The Board of Directors and Management of Aero Surveys Limited trading under the Commercial name "Starbow (S9)" have announced the...

■ SOUTH AFRICA: Comair Ltd profits soar to USD23.1million for latest Financial Year.

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Comair Ltd has announced a significant improvement in its profitability for the 12-month period ending 30 June 2013. Revenue grew by 29% to...

► NIGERIA: Dana Air eyes regional flights by year end; to roll out more domestic routes.

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The commercial head of Nigeria's Dana Air (9J), Mr Obi Mbanuzo, says the airline has applied to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (...

■ SOMALIA: Minister of Transport implicates own President in Mogadishu airport deal scandal.

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A huge scandal is brewing in Somalia over allegations by the Minister of Information, Post, Telecommunications & Transportation, Abdull...

■ SOUTH AFRICA: SATAWU calls off strike as deal is reached with SAA.

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South African Airways (SA) has announced that a strike by South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) members at South Africa...

■ 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 ...

► NIGER: Ethiopian Airlines to add a 4x weekly Niamey service from late November.

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Ethiopian Airlines (ET) is set to commence flights to the Nigerien capital, Niamey,  on-board a B757-200 with effect from November 20. Ai...
Tuesday, September 10, 2013

► NIGERIA: (Pic) Azman Airlines first B737-300 rolls out the paintshop in Norwich.

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Azman Air, the Kano-based startup run by entrepreneur, AbdulManafi Yunusa, has seen its first B737-300 ( MSN 28570 | 5N-? ), formerly with ...

■ BURUNDI: Air Burundi signs MRO contract with Air Zimbabwe for its MA60 as China promises support.

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A recent report by the Burundian Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Machinery states that Air Burundi (8Y) has indeed signed an MRO (...

■ DUBAI: Emirates appoints Orhan Abbas as Senior VP for its Southern & Central Africa, Latin American Commercial operations.

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Emirates (EK) has appointed Orhan Abbas its Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations, Latin America, Central and Southern Africa. In ...

► SUDAN: South Supreme Airlines launches flights between Juba and Khartoum.

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Juba-based startup, South Supreme Airlines, has officially launched operations with its maiden flight between the South Sudanese capital an...

■ SOUTH AFRICA: SAA's Turnaround Plan to undergo parliamentary committee scrunity this week.

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Monwabisi Kalawe, South African Airways' (SA) Chief Executive Officer, says the airline's strategic turnaround plan #9 will be pre...

► FLEET UPDATE BULLETIN: Air Burkina, Malu Aviation, Skyward Int'l, Jetlink Express, Air Madagascar, Ethiopian Airlines Cargo, Mango, Sahara African Aviation, SKA Aircraft Leasing.

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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: Ethiop...
Monday, September 9, 2013

■ SOMALIA: Turkey's Favori LLC to assume control of Mogadishu Aden Adde International Airport.

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Favori LLC, a consortium of Turkish construction firms Çetin Group and Kozuva with USD3million capital , is set to assume the management of...

■ SOUTH AFRICA: PAKAfrica Aviation clarifies its designs on 1Time and its launch plans.

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PAKAviation Africa has clarified its plans to establish a new regional African carrie r using a restructured 1Time Airline (T6) as its fo...

► CAMEROON: Gabon's Afric Aviation goes regional with 4x weekly Douala flights.

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Gabonese carrier Afric Aviation (L8) has launched its first international route with four times weekly flights between Gabon's capital,...

■ TOGO: Lomé-Tokoin Airport upgrade works to be completed next year; opening due in 4Q 2014.

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Expansion works at Lomé's Tokoin Airport, also known as l’Aéroport International Gnassingbé Eyadèma (AIGE), are expected to be complet...

► NIGERIA: (Pic) Start-up Discovery Air's first B737-300 rolls out the paint shop.

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The first of two B737-300s, ( MSN 28571 | 5N-BQO ) formerly with brussels airlines(SN), has been painted in the livery of its new owner, Ni...

■ CONGO (KINSHASA): Korongo boss dismisses reports of Air France/Kinshasa tie up; claims game still on.

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Christophe Allard, the managing director of Congolese operator, Korongo Airlines (ZC), has dismissed recent media reports that Kinshasa has...

► UNITED KINGDOM: British Airways announces further modifications to Entebbe, Cape Town, Tripoli.

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British Airways (BA) has announced further modifications to its African timetable with a doubling of Cape Town frequencies due from October...
Friday, September 6, 2013

■ VIETNAM: Seychelles, Vietnam sign a Bilateral Air Services Agreement and various other MoUs.

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During a state visit to Vietnam at the end of August, Seychellois President, Mr James Michel, and Vietnam's President, Mr Truong Tan ...

► NIGERIA: Ex Camair-Co boss Alex Van Elk to help set up new Nigerian LCC.

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A new Low Cost Carrier will commence operations in Nigeria in 2014 with former Camair-Co (QC) CEO, Alex Van Elk, one of the project's ...

■ CONGO (KINSHASA): Government set to form new national carrier with Air France; ops by early 2014.

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The Democratic Republic of Congo has reportedly chosen Air France (AF) as its strategic partner in its planned new national carrier to repl...

■ TANZANIA: Precision Air posts a USD18.8million loss for FY2012/13.

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Tanzania's Precision Air (PW) has confirmed sustaining a hefty loss of TZS30.4billion (USD18.84million) for its most recent 2012/13 Fin...
Thursday, September 5, 2013

► LIBYA: (Pics) Ministry of Defense takes redelivery of Gaddafi's repainted A340.

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The Libyan Ministry of Defense has taken redelivery of an Airbus A340-300 ( MCN 151 | 5A-ONE ) following an overhaul and a refit in Toulous...

■ SEYCHELLES: Air Seychelles posts very strong 2Q & 1H2013 Financial results.

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Air Seychelles (HM) has announced a strong second quarter (Q2) and half-year financial performance, reflecting continued solid growth and s...