RwandAir, the national flag carrier of the Republic of Rwanda, has signed a firm contract with Airbus for an A330-200 and a larger A330-300, at a signature ceremony in Kigali, Rwanda. With this order RwandAir becomes a new Airbus customer and is the first East African customer for the long-haul airliner. This agreement firms up … Read more
South African Airways has announced a code share agreement with Air China that will enable SAA to jointly market Air China’s newly inaugurated non-stop service between Johannesburg and Beijing as well as points beyond Beijing to Chengdu, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Chongqing. Air China will in turn market SAA’s services from Johannesburg to Cape Town, Durban … Read more
Arik Air has announced the resumption of flight services to Benin Airport effective Sunday, September 6, 2015. This is as a result of the re-opening of the airport by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). Benin Airport was temporarily closed by FAAN on June 20, 2015 to facilitate rehabilitation works on the airport’s runway. … Read more
fastjet, the low-cost pan-African airline, has increased the number of flights on its growing international and domestic network from Dar es Salaam’s Julius Nyerere International Airport, Tanzania, in response to strong passenger demand. fastjet now offers daily flights on its international routes from Dar es Salaam to Johannesburg, Harare and Lusaka, providing passengers with increased … Read more
Hong Kong Airlines and Air Mauritius entered a codeshare agreement today to provide travellers with enhanced connections to Mauritius. Under the codeshare, Hong Kong Airlines will place its “HX” code on Air Mauritius’ twice-weekly direct flights between Hong Kong and Mauritius. Mr. Li Dianchun, Commercial Director of Hong Kong Airlines, said: “We are extremely delighted … Read more
Air France and Air Seychelles, the national airline of the Republic of Seychelles today signed a landmark codeshare agreement to provide travellers with enhanced connections between France, wider Europe and Seychelles. The agreement was signed between Roy Kinnear, Chief Executive Officer of Air Seychelles and Frédéric Gagey, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Air France, … Read more
fastjet Tanzania has announced that flights on its newest and sixth international route will commence on 27th July 2015 between Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Lilongwe, Malawi. Services between Dar es Salaam’s Julius Nyerere International Airport and Malawi’s Lilongwe International Airport will initially operate twice a week on Mondays and Fridays, using fastjet’s modern Airbus A319 jet … Read more
Air Seychelles announced the appointment of Roy Kinnear as its new Chief Executive Officer, with effect from 1 July 2015.
RwandAir, the national flag carrier of the Republic of Rwanda, announced the suspension of flights to Mwanza effective June 1st 2015. The equipment which was operated on the Kamembe route was deployed to Mwanza as the airline decided to re-launch the route and gauge it for possible sustainable operations. “Our plan was to commence Kamembe … Read more
On the occasion of the visit to Toulouse of Boultif Mohamed Salah, the CEO of Algeria’s flag-carrier airline, Air Algérie presented its new cabin to the media. The three Airbus A330-200 aircraft that will soon be delivered to the Algerian carrier will be fitted with the new cabin. The purchase of these new A330s is … Read more