Africa

Air Namibia wet leases an Airbus 340-500

Air Namibia announced that it will wet lease an Airbus 340-500 to temporarily replace one of its Airbus 330-200 on the route between Windhoek and Frankfurt

AT Staff May 14, 2016 · 1 min read

Air Services Licensing Council (ASLC) questions Comair’s ownership compliance

The current dispute between Comair and the Air Services Licensing Council (ASLC) originated as a complaint lodged by Flysafair with the ASLC questioning Comair’s level of foreign ownership. The Air Services Licensing Act stipulates that no more than 25% of the voting rights in a domestic airline may be held by foreigners, and Comair is ... <a title="Air Services Licensing Council (ASLC) questions Comair’s ownership compliance" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/africa/air-services-licensing-council-aslc-questions-comairs-ownership-compliance/" aria-label="Read more about Air Services Licensing Council (ASLC) questions Comair’s ownership compliance">Read more</a>

AT Staff May 14, 2016 · 3 min read

Air Serv’s first female Ugandan Captain earns her stripes

A graduate of the East African Civil Aviation Academy, Captain Kayiwa is the first female Ugandan Captain in Air Serv’s thirty-two year history.

AT Staff May 14, 2016 · 1 min read

Air Namibia wet leases an Airbus 340-500 | Aviation Tribune | Aviation News

Air Namibia announced that it will wet lease an Airbus 340-500 to temporarily replace one of its Airbus 330-200 on the route between Windhoek and Frankf...

AT Staff May 14, 2016 · 1 min read

Air Seychelles and NIKI expand codeshare

Air Seychelles, the national airline of the Republic of Seychelles, and NIKI, the Austrian subsidiary airline of the airberlin group, have expanded their codeshare agreement, to offer travellers convenient flights between Austria and Seychelles via Paris. As of today Air Seychelles will place its flight code on twelve weekly services operated by NIKI between Vienna ... <a title="Air Seychelles and NIKI expand codeshare" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/africa/air-seychelles-niki-expand-codeshare/" aria-label="Read more about Air Seychelles and NIKI expand codeshare">Read more</a>

AT Staff May 10, 2016 · 2 min read

African Youth a key priority for ICAO’s Secretary General

“Senegal should promote careers in aviation and aviation-related fields through its tertiary education system”, said ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu. “Developing human resources for the civil aviation sector is a key priority for ICAO. In our capacity as the UN’s international civil aviation agency, we predict the global aviation system will face shortages of ... <a title="African Youth a key priority for ICAO’s Secretary General" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/africa/african-youth-key-priority-icaos-secretary-general/" aria-label="Read more about African Youth a key priority for ICAO’s Secretary General">Read more</a>

AT Staff May 9, 2016 · 3 min read

Kenya Airways signs first sub-lease of B777-300ER aircraft to Turkish Airlines

Kenya Airways and Turkish Airlines have signed an agreement for delivery of the first B777-300ER aircraft to besubleased to the European carrier. The B777-300ER has now been deregistered in Kenya and subsequently re-registered in Turkey. The sublease is part of the KQ’s Operation Pride strategy as it seeks to rationalise its excess capacity through sub-leases and outright ... <a title="Kenya Airways signs first sub-lease of B777-300ER aircraft to Turkish Airlines" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/africa/kenya-airways-signs-first-sub-lease-b777-300er-aircraft-turkish-airlines/" aria-label="Read more about Kenya Airways signs first sub-lease of B777-300ER aircraft to Turkish Airlines">Read more</a>

AT Staff May 7, 2016 · 1 min read

Proflight equips fleet with real-time tracking system

Proflight Zambia, which operates the largest fleet of aircraft in the country, has installed a high-tech flight tracking system to enable it to monitor plane movements in real-time. The advanced Spidertracks satellite system will help the airline to further improve the efficiency and reliability of its scheduled services as well as providing an added dimension ... <a title="Proflight equips fleet with real-time tracking system" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/africa/proflight-equips-fleet-real-time-tracking-system/" aria-label="Read more about Proflight equips fleet with real-time tracking system">Read more</a>

AT Staff May 5, 2016 · 2 min read

Fly Blue Crane launches new Cape Town – Windhoek service

Fly Blue Crane has received approval from South African and Namibian authorities to launch services between Cape Town and Windhoek. The airline, which took to the skies from its Johannesburg hub in September 2015, will launch its inaugural return flights between the two cities on May 13 and 15. Exact flight schedules on the route ... <a title="Fly Blue Crane launches new Cape Town – Windhoek service" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/africa/fly-blue-crane-launches-new-cape-town-windhoek-service/" aria-label="Read more about Fly Blue Crane launches new Cape Town – Windhoek service">Read more</a>

AT Staff May 3, 2016 · 2 min read

South African Express’ operator’s certificate reinstated

South African Express confirmed that the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) has reinstated its Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) following a temporary 42-hour suspension related to the airline’s quality assurance systems. Following the suspension notice on Friday evening, and subsequent meetings between SA Express’ executive management team and SACAA, clarity was provided in terms of the ... <a title="South African Express’ operator’s certificate reinstated" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/africa/south-african-express-operators-certificate-reinstated/" aria-label="Read more about South African Express’ operator’s certificate reinstated">Read more</a>

AT Staff May 3, 2016 · 2 min read