Africa

Lessor Palma Holding orders fifth Q400 NextGen, to be operated by Rwandair

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced today that lessor Palma Holding Limited has signed a firm purchase agreement to acquire an additional dual-class Q400 NextGen aircraft. Under a joint venture between Palma and Ibdar Bank BSC (“Ibdar”), the firm-ordered aircraft will be leased to RwandAir of Kigali, Rwanda. “The dual-class-configured Q400 NextGen aircraft presents many exciting business development opportunities for the ... <a title="Lessor Palma Holding orders fifth Q400 NextGen, to be operated by Rwandair" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/africa/lessor-palma-holding-orders-fifth-q400-nextgen-rwandair/" aria-label="Read more about Lessor Palma Holding orders fifth Q400 NextGen, to be operated by Rwandair">Read more</a>

AT Staff Mar 17, 2015 · 2 min read

flyafrica introduces double daily flights between Harare and Johannesburg

flyafrica.com announced today the expansion of its low-fare business model to include a second daily flight between Harare and Johannesburg. The second daily flight will commence from 30 March. flyafrica.com’s second flight will depart Johannesburg daily at 16:00 and will depart from Harare at 18:05. Today’s announcement means that flyafrica.com will offer 25% of all flights on this route, the largest regional aviation ... <a title="flyafrica introduces double daily flights between Harare and Johannesburg" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/africa/flyafrica-introduces-double-daily-flights-between-harare-and-johannesburg/" aria-label="Read more about flyafrica introduces double daily flights between Harare and Johannesburg">Read more</a>

AT Staff Mar 17, 2015 · 1 min read

ECAir to inaugurate new route Brazzaville-Dakar via Bamako

Within the scope of expanding its network, Sunday, 22 March 2015 will see ECAir, Equatorial Congo Airlines, the national airline of the Republic of the Congo, inaugurate its new Brazzaville-Dakar via Bamako route. Bamako (Republic of Mali) and Dakar (Republic of Senegal) are two major West African capital cities. This route, which will run three ... <a title="ECAir to inaugurate new route Brazzaville-Dakar via Bamako" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/africa/ecair-to-inaugurate-new-route-brazzaville-dakar-via-bamako/" aria-label="Read more about ECAir to inaugurate new route Brazzaville-Dakar via Bamako">Read more</a>

AT Staff Mar 16, 2015 · 2 min read

Air Seychelles posts third consecutive year of net profitability

Air Seychelles, the national carrier of the Republic of Seychelles, announced a third consecutive year of profitability after recording a net profit.

AT Staff Mar 15, 2015 · 4 min read

South African Airways resumes Johannesburg – New York service

South African Airways has resumed service on its daily flight from Johannesburg to New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, effective March 7, 2015.

AT Staff Mar 10, 2015 · 2 min read

flyafrica.com’s inaugural Bulawayo flight signals rapid expansion phase

flyafrica.com launched its inaugural flight between Johannesburg and Bulawayo on Monday 2 March. flyafrica.com’s new daily service between Johannesburg and Bulawayo complements its daily flights between Johannesburg and Harare. flyafrica.com now flies to Johannesburg from three cities in Zimbabwe: Bulawayo, Harare and Victoria Falls.  Professor Chaka Karase, CEO of Zimbabwe flyafrica expressed on Monday 2 March: “We are ... <a title="flyafrica.com’s inaugural Bulawayo flight signals rapid expansion phase" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/africa/flyafrica-com-s-inaugural-bulawayo-flight-signals-rapid-expansion-phase/" aria-label="Read more about flyafrica.com’s inaugural Bulawayo flight signals rapid expansion phase">Read more</a>

AT Staff Mar 4, 2015 · 1 min read

RwandAir launches direct flights to Lusaka

RwandAir announced the commencement of flights to Lusaka, in Zambia effective March 27th 2015, with three weekly flights.

AT Staff Feb 12, 2015 · 2 min read

Air Seychelles and Air Madagascar seal codeshare agreement

Air Seychelles and Air Madagascar held a symbolic signing ceremony to seal a codeshare agreement between the two airlines.

AT Staff Feb 10, 2015 · 2 min read

Arik Air spreads wings to Abidjan

Arik Air will from 16th February 2015 commence scheduled flight operations from Lagos, Nigeria to the Ivoirian city, Abidjan via Cotonou, Benin Republic.

AT Staff Feb 10, 2015 · 2 min read

Kenya Airways to fly to Hanoi

Kenya Airways will become the first and only airline to link Vietnam directly to Africa with flights to Hanoi from 30 March 2015. Kenya Airways will fly three times a week to Hanoi in a Boeing 787 Dreamliner and will provide strong connections to the key markets in Africa. Hanoi is home to over 7 ... <a title="Kenya Airways to fly to Hanoi" class="read-more" href="https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/africa/kenya-airways-fly-hanoi/" aria-label="Read more about Kenya Airways to fly to Hanoi">Read more</a>

AT Staff Jan 31, 2015 · 2 min read