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Cameroon and Egypt have concluded negotiations for the activation of the existing Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) between the two States. Cameroon, located in Central Africa and Egypt, located in Northern Africa, signed a BASA for direct air transport connectivity between the countries in the year 1999. But the agreement is currently not in use as air carriers in both States …
Ethiopian Airlines Aviation Group has acknowledged the preliminary report of the accident of ET 302/10 March, 2019. The airline also appreciated the hard work of the investigation team. According to Ethiopian Airlines, the preliminary report clearly showed that the Pilots who commanded Flight ET 302/10 March followed the Boeing recommended and FAA approved emergency procedures to handle the most difficult …
Embraer has signed a firm order for 10 E195-E2 jets with Air Peace, one of Nigeria’s airlines. The order was announced today, during the Embraer’s Africa Airline Business Seminar, in Mauritius. With this order, Air Peace will become the first E-Jets E2 operator in Africa. The contract includes purchase rights for a further 20 E195-E2. With all purchase rights being …
Air Côte d’Ivoire has signed a codesharing partnership with Air Senegal. Air Côte d’Ivoire states that the partnership is a way of integrating resources and expertise in order to serve the customers of both airlines better. “This commercial relationship will enable each of our companies to issue tickets on each other’s flights. We have gone ahead with a sharing out …
In a ceremony held at the Company’s headquarters, in São José dos Campos, Embraer delivered the first E175 to Mauritania Airlines. The airline signed a firm order with Embraer for two E175 jets in 2018. The contract has a value of USD 93.8 million. “We celebrate with Mauritania Airlines the delivery of the first E175 aircraft to Africa. We are …
Egyptair’s B787-9 Dreamliner arrived at Cairo International Airport today, with the airline’s team and highly profiled delegate comprising representatives of the several partner companies who contributed to the manufacturing of the aircraft including Rolls Royce. Minister Younis ElMasry expresses his happiness for the delivery of Egyptair’s first Dreamliner. He says: “This is an achievement carried out by Egyptian Civil Aviation …
Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO, Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam, says the tragedy of flight 302 will not define Ethiopian Airlines noting that the airline pledge to work with Boeing and other stakeholders to make air travel even safer. He says: “As the largest aviation group on the continent of Africa, we represent The New Spirit of Africa and will continue to move …
Photo caption: Director General of Rwanda CAA and his counterpart from the Democratic Republic of Congo, both in the middle flanked by other representatives from both CAAs, presenting the documents of the Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) signed by both countries recently in Kinshasa, the DRC capital Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have opened a new phase of …
Airpeace, one of the airlines based in Nigeria, says it has received its third Boeing 777 aircraft. The airline had received two of the same aircraft type last year. According to the airline, its third Boeing 777 recently touched down at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos to a spectacular water salute. The airline hints that the just received …
AFI KLM E&M and Air Côte d’Ivoire recently signed an agreement covering component support for the Ivoirian carrier’s four A319-100s and two A320-200s. The contract covers the future A319neo and A320neo aircraft scheduled to join Air Côte d’Ivoire fleet from 2020. The services delivered by AFI KLM E&M include repairs, spares pool access, the provision of a Main Base Kit, …
