Tanzania domestic airline Precision Air intends to intensify its domestic operations by increasing frequencies on three major business and touristic destination Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar and Mtwara effective from 16th March 2014. The adjustment will see Precision Air increase frequencies to Kilimanjaro, Mtwara and Zanzibar. For Dar – Kilimanjaro Precision Air will now fly five times a … Read more
Oman Air has signed a brand new codeshare agreement with SriLankan Airlines, the national carrier of Sri Lanka, to enhance the offer for customers of both airlines. The agreement, which came into effect on – 23rd January 2014, allows Oman Air’s customers to book seats on SriLankan Airline’s services from Muscat to Singapore, Male, and China via … Read more
Starting March 10, 2014, Arik Air will add Cotonou to its daily route network by operating the Lagos-Dakar flight via Cotonou, the economic capital of Benin Republic. Similarly, Arik Air will from March 10 extend its daily Abuja-Accra service to Dakar. The Lagos- Cotonou –Dakar route will operate daily with the outbound flight departing the … Read more
Hong Kong Airlines announced today that it will launch a three-time weekly service between Hong Kong and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. From 17th March, Hong Kong Airlines will deploy an all-economy class Airbus A320 aircraft on the route, which will operate on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The new service to Ho Chi Minh City … Read more
Cathay Pacific Airways announced that it will expand its freighter services into Latin America by launching a thrice-weekly scheduled service to Mexico City on 1 March 2014, subject to government approval. At the same time, the airline will also increase the frequency of its service to Guadalajara from two to three freighter flights per week. … Read more
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, announced that it will be recommencing flights to Iranian capital Tehran, with four weekly flights starting on the March 3rd. The carrier’s lucrative services to Iran and Iraq were suspended at the height of the anti-government protests in 2011. The airline said it would operate … Read more
Ethiopian executes a turnkey contract agreement for the construction of its second cargo terminal. Ethiopian Airlines announced the completion of a Turnkey contract Agreement for construction of its cargo terminal 2 and apron, with Unitechnik Systems of Germany and Varnero Construction. The total cost of the Cargo Terminal project is 107 million euro. The construction … Read more
Bombardier announced that Abu Dhabi-based Falcon Aviation Services has signed a firm purchase agreement for two Q400 NextGen turboprop aircraft.
ATR and the Spain’s Canary Islands carrier Binter Canarias today announced a contract for the sale of six firm ATR 72-600 aircraft, valued at almost US$ 150 million. With the acquisition of the fleet of these newest ATR ‘-600s’ the airline will enter into the renewal process of their current fleet of 18 ATR 72s … Read more
Estonian Air is under investigation by the European Commission to ascertain whether or not state aid extended to the airline complies with EC regulations.