Travellers can now book flights from across Zambia to Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and East London in South Africa under a new agreement between Proflight Zambia and SA Express. Under the sales and purchase agreement, customers will be able to make joint Proflight Zambia-SA Express bookings and will be issued with a single combined ticket. … Read more
fastjet announced the appointment of Lisa Mitchell as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director of the Company with immediate effect. Currently working with the Company on a consultancy basis, Lisa was previously the Chief Financial Officer of Ophir Energy plc, a FTSE-250 listed upstream and production oil and gas company, with assets in East and … Read more
fastjet has been granted permission by the authorities of South Africa and Zimbabwe to operate flights between Harare and Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, and Johannesburg in South Africa. The launch of these popular and currently underserved routes is a significant step forward for fastjet Zimbabwe. Flights between Harare and Johannesburg will operate daily and flights on … Read more
This will be the first international route launch in 2016 by any airline in Nigeria and also the first in the series of new destinations the airline is planning for its 10th anniversary year. The Lagos-Port Harcourt-Libreville service will operate thrice weekly on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday out of Lagos/Port Harcourt and on Wednesday, Saturday … Read more
Kenya Airways has entered into a sale agreement with Omni Air International for two of its Boeing 777-200 ER aircraft, following approval from its board. Omni Air International is a US based airline providing global passenger ACMI wet lease and charter programs. Kenya Airways announced its intention to sell the B777-200 ER fleet in November … Read more
fastjet announced that Ed Winter has decided to step down as the Company’s Chief Executive. He will remain in post until a new Chief Executive is appointed and stay at the Company in an advisory capacity for an agreed period of time to assist with the handover of responsibilities and ensure an orderly transition. Headhunters … Read more
Low-cost airline expands its pan-African network with daily direct international flights from Dar es Salaam and Kilimanjaro to Nairobi, and daily domestic flights from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar. fastjet’s inaugural flights from Dar es Salaam to Nairobi, Kilimanjaro to Nairobi, and Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar all took off on Monday 11 January 2016, … Read more
Low cost brand of Kenya Airways also introduces circular flights for the coastal strip. Jambojet has rescinded their decision to suspend its flights to Lamu. This follows an announcement by Kenyan Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) that the repair works on the runway had been completed and Jambojet is now allowed to use the full runway … Read more
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft and Addis Ababa-based Ethiopian Airlines announced that they have signed a firm purchase agreement for two additional Q400 turboprop airliners that will bring Ethiopian Airlines’ Q400 aircraft fleet to a total of 19 aircraft, the largest total fleet in Africa. Based on the list price of the Q400 aircraft, the transaction is … Read more
fastjet, the low-cost pan-African airline, has announced that fastjet Tanzania has been given clearance by the Kenyan government to operate flights between Kenya and Tanzania under the Bilateral Air Services Agreement between the two countries, as previously approved by the Tanzanian Government. From 11 January 2016, fastjet Tanzania will operate a daily flight between Dar … Read more