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Air Senegal said it has commenced flight operations from Dakar to Milan three times a week-Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday- on direct flights. The maiden flight was operated with an Airbus A319 aircraft capable of seating 12 passengers in Business Class and 108 in Economy on Wednesday, February 17. Ernest Dikoum, Air Senegal Director of Marketing and Product Development who …
Uganda Airlines has signed a TotalCare agreement with Rolls-Royce for their two new Airbus A330neo aircraft powered exclusively by Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines. Uganda Airlines received their two A330neo, first in December 2020 and second in January 2021. TotalCare offers more than just an engine maintenance plan; it is a service concept based upon predictability and reliability. This agreement …
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has launched the Humanitarian Airfreight Initiative. Under this landmark initiative, two African airlines, Ethiopian and Astral Aviation, as well as seven other global airlines are signing agreements with UNICEF to support the prioritization of delivery of COVID-19 vaccines, essential medicines, medical devices and other critical supplies to respond to the pandemic. …
Astral Aviation Limited has signed an agreement with UNICEF to support the launch of its Humanitarian Airfreight Initiative for the prioritization of delivery of COVID-19 vaccines, essential medicines, medical devices and other critical supplies to respond to the pandemic. Etleva Kadilli, Director of UNICEF Supply Division said: “Delivery of these life-saving vaccines is a monumental and complex undertaking, considering …
Airlink, the privately-owned regional airline, will launch a convenient new direct service between Cape Town and Walvis Bay, commencing on 02 March 2021. The new route is Airlink’s fourth between South Africa and Namibia, with other services linking Cape Town and Windhoek in addition to flights from Johannesburg to Windhoek and Walvis Bay. The others routes are Johannesburg – …
FlySafair’s application to operate flights between South Africa and Mauritius has been approved. While a schedule is not currently available due to the island nation’s travel ban to and from South Africa, the airline will introduce a twice-weekly service as soon as government regulations allow. Elmar Conradie, CEO of FlySafair, said: “This is an all-important milestone for the FlySafair team …
Ethiopian Airlines has announced that it has transported the first COVID-19 vaccine shipment from Beijing to N’Djamena via Addis Ababa. Tewolde GebreMariam, CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, remarked: “We are glad that we have launched the delivery of our mission-critical service with the distribution of much-anticipated COVID-19 vaccine. We will be repeating the remarkable and globally recognized success in leading the …
Astral Aviation Limited and SpiceXpress have signed a pioneering cargo Interline agreement connecting the networks of the two companies. This new visionary partnership will give a major boost to cargo traffic between the Indian sub-continent and Africa, giving the option of more affordable channels of moving shipments which will include general cargo, courier and pharmaceuticals through the two airlines’ networks. …
Astral Aviation has launched its B767-200F which will be deployed to meet the air freight needs in Africa. The aircraft is expected to start commercial operations from the mid of January. The B767-200F will focus on flights from Nairobi – Sharjah and Nairobi – Johannesburg with two frequencies each per week. By operating a thin scheduled network, the airline aims …
Air Peace took delivery of the first brand new E195-E2 aircraft in Africa late January, 2021 with a grand ceremony in Abuja. The aircraft is a 124-seat capacity jet which offers superior travel experience. The airline says the aircraft “is one of the 13 E2s we signed a firm order for in 2019. More E2s are on the way.” …
