Ethiopian Airlines announced that it has received its 10th B787 Dreamliner dubbed “Niagara Falls”. Ethiopian was the first airline in the world outside Japan to receive and operate in August 2012 the B787 Dreamliner. The airline has chosen the B787 as its core fleet on its mid and long range routes such as Johannesburg, Lagos, Abuja … Read more
Precision Air has today announced the decision to launch direct flights from Dar-es-Salaam to Kigoma and Bukoba. The direct flights will operate effective 24 th September 2014. Precision Air has been serving the two destinations via Mwanza. Commenting on the development, Precision Air Acting Commercial Director Mr. Elvis Ndomo said the move to direct flights … Read more
Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines today announced an order for 20 737 MAX 8s. The order, previously unidentified on the Boeing Orders & Deliveries website, is worth more than $2.1 billion at list prices and also includes options and purchase rights for a further 15 737 MAX 8s. The order represents the largest single Boeing order … Read more
Ethiopian Airlines announced that it will start new services to Bale Robe, located in the South-Central part of the country and Kombolcha in North-Central Ethiopia effective 1 and 10 September 2014 respectively. The new flights will be on a daily bases to Kombolcha, and four times a week to Bale Robe on Monday, Wednesday, Friday … Read more
Air Seychelles and Hong Kong Airlines have signed a codeshare agreement to provide travellers with enhanced connections in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Under the codeshare agreement, Air Seychelles will place its ‘HM’ code on Hong Kong Airlines’ flights betweenHong Kong and the capital of Thailand, Bangkok. In return, Hong Kong Airlines will place … Read more
fastjet, the low-cost pan-African airline, has incorporated a company in Kenya (fastjet Kenya) as part of its goal to launch a Kenyan base. Further, fastjet Kenya has submitted its Air Service Licence (ASL) application to the Kenyan Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA). To comply with local airline ownership rules in Kenya, 51% of the equity of … Read more
Ethiopian Airlines announced that it has entered into a codeshare agreement with United Airlines, effective 30 August 2014. Ethiopian currently flies to 82 international destinations across five continents operating a young and modern fleet, such as Boeing 787 and 777 aircraft. The carrier provides daily services to Washington Dulles Airport using the B777 or B787 … Read more
Air Seychelles, the national airline of the Republic of Seychelles, announced it has signed a codeshare agreement with Alitalia. The new deal will allow customers from both airlines to fly between Rome, Milan and Venice to Seychelles via Abu Dhabi, with just one ticket for their entire journey. Air Seychelles’ HM flight code will be … Read more
Ethiopian Airlines announced that it has received its ninth 787 Dreamliner, dubbed “Great Wall of China”, on 3 August 2014. Ethiopian, an aircraft technology leader in Africa, was the first outside Japan to receive the ultramodern aircraft back in August 2012 and currently operates the largest 787 fleet in the continent. “For almost seven decades, … Read more
Arik Air yesterday suspended all flight operations to Liberia and Sierra Leone following the widespread of Ebola diseases in the countries.