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

Rwandair Q400

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 … Read more

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 … Read more

Azerbaijan Airlines and Turkish Airlines sign Codeshare agreement

Azerbaijan Airlines and Turkish Airlines have signed a codeshare agreement on routes between Azerbaijan and Turkey effective from 29.03.2015. Azerbaijan Airlines and Turkish Airlines have decided to enter a codeshare agreement by expanding the range of cooperation between the two carriers. The codeshare agreement allows passengers to benefit from a higher number of combined frequencies … Read more

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 … Read more

Iberia boosts Marrakesh services

The Iberia Group is beefing up its services from Madrid to Morocco’s legendary imperial city, Marrakesh. Starting on 1st April, it will operate one daily Madrid-Marrakesh return flight, using Airbus A320s and A321s, with 170 and 200 seats, respectively. These flights will be added to the ones already offered by Iberia Regional Air Nostrum  The annual total of seats … Read more

Cebu Pacific announces new flights to Doha

Cebu Pacific Air will launch twice weekly direct flights between Manila and Doha, Qatar, starting June 4, 2015. Cebu Pacific Air will be the only Philippine carrier flying between these two cities, serving more Global Filipinos in the Middle East.  The non-stop service departs Manila every Monday and Thursday, at 9:35pm. It arrives in Doha at … Read more