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
Ethiopian Airlines announced that it has started new services to Durban, the 3rd destination in South Africa after Johannesburg and Cape Town on December 16, 2015 as per the following schedule. Durban is the second largest metropolitan city and the second most important manufacturing hub in South Africa. It is also one of the main tourism destinations … Read more
The European Investment Bank has agreed to support the EUR 44 million (30 billion Malawi Kwacha) investment programme to improve aviation safety at the two main airports in the landlocked southern African state of Malawi. A EUR 21 million (14 billion Malawi Kwacha) loan from Europe’s long-term lending institution was formally agreed in Lilongwe today … Read more
Air Botswana announced the re-introduction of the direct service between Maun and Cape Town, effective 25th March 2016. The direct service will be operated three times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Botswana’s Transport and Communications Minister Tshenolo Mabeo recently announce that his ministry has mutually agreed with Air Botswana general manager Tozivazvipi Dahwa to … Read more
High temperatures and low flying are all part of the job for African Parks, a Spidertracks customer and not-for-profit organisation that manages ten wildlife parks in seven African countries and protects an area of over six million hectares. The African Parks’ fleet of nine aircraft are always in high demand, from avoiding bandits and rebels … Read more
Africa’s low-cost airline, today announces changes to its board as the company prepares for the next phase in its development. Non-Executive Director Clive Carver will step down from the Board with immediate effect, and Non-Executive Directors Bryan Collings and Rob Burnham will not stand for re-election in 2016, retiring from the Board at the conclusion … Read more
fastjet, the low-cost pan-African airline, has announced that it will commence daily flights to Zanzibar from Johannesburg on 11 January 2016 in response to strong passenger and tour operator demand from within the South African market. Services between Johannesburg’s O.R. Tambo International Airport and Zanzibar’s Abeid Amani Karume International Airport will operate using fastjet’s modern Airbus A319 … Read more
South African Airways (SAA) has appointed an interim Chief Financial Officer. Ms Phumeza Nhantsi, who has been seconded from the accounting firm SizweNtsalubaGobodo, has taken office as SAA’s interim Chief Financial Officer (CFO), following the resignation of Wolf Meyer, as CFO. Ms Nhantsi is a Director at SizweNtsalubaGobodo, the fifth-largest accounting firm in Southern Africa and the … Read more
Viking Air has added Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia to SkyJet Aviation Services Limited’s regional sales territory for the Twin Otter Series 400 aircraft. SkyJet Aviation Services will now be responsible for the three North African countries in addition to their existing representation of the Viking Series 400 Twin Otter in sub-Sahara Africa, Libya, Egypt, the … Read more
TAP and Ethiopian Airlines have started code-share services between Portugal and Ethiopia as of November 24, 2015. The code-share agreement includes services operated and marketed by both carriers via connecting flights to African and European destinations. With this agreement, the two airlines will combine the strength of their respective networks in Europe and in Africa … Read more