Arik Air Partners NIPR For 2022 AGM, Citizens Summit

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Arik Air said it is partnering with the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) for the 2022 Annual General Meeting (AGM)/Citizens Summit tagged ‘Abuja 2022’ to provide flight services for participants at the AGM. According to Arik, the NIPR 2022 AGM and grand finale of the Citizens Summit on National Integration will be held in Abuja from August 22 – …

Ethiopian Honored With APEX Regional Passenger Choice Awards 2022

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Ethiopian Airlines has announced that it has won the 2022 APEX Regional Passenger Choice Awards for ‘Best Entertainment’ and ‘Best Cabin Service’ in Africa. The award was held in Dublin, Ireland to celebrate airlines being honored with the 2022 APEX Regional Passenger Choice Awards. According to Ethiopian Airlines, the awards recognize airlines in various regions for providing the best passenger …

South African Airways Meets AFRAA Secretary-General For The AFRAA CEOs Leadership Dialogues

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South African Airways (SAA) Chairman & CEO – Mr. John Lamola and Non-Executive Board Member – Mr Nick Fadugba, met AFRAA Secretary-General, Mr. Abdérahmane Berthé, at SAA headquarters in South Africa for a fruitful “AFRAA Member Airline CEOs Leadership Dialogues” session. The dialogues session is timely, as SAA forges its path to recovery following a restart of operations in September …

Fahari Aviation Launches First Drone Cage Facility To Spearhead Use Of Drones In The Region

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Fahari Aviation, a subsidiary of Kenya’s national carrier, Kenya Airways (KQ), said it has launched the first drone enclosure facility in Kenya. The facility termed the Fahari Drone Cage will be used for the training and testing of drones and drone equipment. Through the construction of the Fahari Drone Cage, Fahari Aviation is positioning itself at the forefront of exploring …

Dana Air Partners FAAN National Aviation Conference

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Dana Air said it is partnering with the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria on the maiden edition of the FAAN National Aviation Conference (FNAC) scheduled to hold from 14th to 17th of June, at the international conference center Abuja. As a partner of the conference themed: Advancing the frontiers of Possibilities for Safe, Secure, and Profitable Air Transport, Dana Air …

RwandAir welcomes the world to celebrate the Commonwealth in Rwanda

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RwandAir is welcoming the world to Kigali as the city prepares to host leaders from around the world attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). Taking place between 20-26 June, and for the first time in a decade, CHOGM takes place in Africa with Rwanda the base nation for the summit meeting themed on delivering a common future. Kigali …

Comair to be liquidated

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Comair said its business rescue practitioners have on 9 June 2022 lodged a court application to convert the business rescue proceedings into liquidation proceedings. One of the BRPs, Richard Ferguson, says with its two airline brands – British Airways (operated by Comair and kulula.com), market share, modern aircraft fleet, experienced employees, sales and distributions channels Comair was an inherently viable …

CemAir Leases Two CRJ900s From TrueNoord

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TrueNoord said it has successfully remarketed two YoM 2016 Bombardier CRJ900 ER NextGen aircraft MSN15398 and MSN 15400 to South African operator CemAir (Pty) Ltd who have signed long-term operating leases for both regional jets. Following the transition from its previous lessee, the first aircraft in CemAir’s livery was integrated into the fleet in April, the second will be delivered …

Airlink, SAA Bring Succour As Comair Flight Suspension Hits Customers

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Comair has reached agreement with Airlink to accommodate passengers holding a British Airways (operated by Comair) flight for travel 7 – 12 June 2022 who have been impacted by Comair’s suspension. British Airways (operated by Comair) customers impacted by the temporary suspension of Comair services for the period have the option to rebook with Airlink at no additional cost, subject to …

Ethiopian Airlines To Commence Flights to Chennai, India July 1, 2022

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Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s leading airline, is set to start thrice weekly operations to Chennai, India as of 02 July 2022. Chennai will join the vast Ethiopian network as a fourth destination in India after New Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru. Besides the opening of a new route to Chennai, Ethiopian Airlines’ flight frequency to the cities of Mumbai and New Delhi will …