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– Shifting Los Angeles Gateway to Houston – Increasing Frequency to Washington D.C. and Chicago Ethiopian Airlines announced that it will re-structure its U.S. network, open new destination, add frequencies and shift gateways. The airline explains that the new U.S. network is aimed at giving passengers travelling between the U.S. and all over Africa the best possible connectivity and shortest …
South African Airways (SAA) has opted to cancel its operations into and from Blantyre, Malawi, effective 19 January 2019. The self-imposed sanction was the airline’s reaction to a Level 1 finding raised by the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) following a base inspection of SAA operations in Malawi. A Level 1 finding can be described as a severe non-compliance …
Airline Rep Services, a General Sales Agent (GSA) company division of CVFR Travel Group, has been appointed to represent RwandAir for the region of Australia/New Zealand. A Call Centre in Australia has been set up to service the needs of the travel agents and customers for the region. Roheena Gidwani, Managing Director, Airline Rep Services, comments that it is an …
Air Seychelles has donated various items to the National Council for Children (NCC), the body responsible for the protection and safety of the children in Seychelles. The donation including confectionaries and a wide range of packaged food items was handed over to the Director of President’s Village, Brigitte Balette in the presence of NCC’s Chief Executive Officer, Jean-Claude Matombe by …
South African Airways (SAA) has appointed advocate Vusi Pikoli to its leadership team. Adv. Pikoli joins SAA from 1 February 2019 as Chief Risk and Compliance Officer, reporting to SAA Group CEO Vuyani Jarana. Tlali Tlali, SAA Spokesperson, says: “The appointment of adv. Pikoli is as important as it is significant in demonstrating our resolve to bringing capacity to strengthen …
Boeing and Lagos-based Green Africa Airways have announced a commitment for up to 100 737 MAX 8 aircraft, evenly split into 50 firm aircraft and 50 options, as the airline gears up to begin commercial operations. The total deal carries a list-price of $11.7 billion, the largest aircraft agreement from Africa, and will be reflected on Boeing’s Orders and Deliveries …
RwandAir, the national carrier of the Republic of Rwanda, has announced that it will commence flights to Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia, effective April 2019. RwandAir says it will operate five weekly direct flights from Kigali to Addis Ababa with a CRJ-900NG aircraft. Addis Ababa is not only the administrative, financial and commercial center of the country but …
Caption: L-R: Mr. Rolland Besoa Razafimaharo, CEO, Air Madagascar; Mr. Sebastian Mikosz, Group MD/CEO, Kenya Airways; and Mr. Marie-Joseph Malé, President/CEO, Air Austral during the formalization of the Privileged Partnership Agreement, recently Air Madagascar, Kenya Airways and Air Austral have formalized a privileged partnership to develop code share agreements and increase their connectivity options, thereby boost their footprints in Africa and the Indian Ocean Island. Through the privileged partnership, the …
Effective 1 April 2019, South African Airways (SAA) will increase its frequency on nonstop flights between Accra’s Kotoka International Airport and Washington, D.C.- Dulles International Airport to five days weekly. The flights between Ghana and Washington D.C. offer travellers convenient connections to and from over 100 cities across the U.S. and Canada, through SAA’s Star Alliance partner. Todd Neuman, SAA’s …
Ethiopian Airlines and Hibret Bank have launched the first Co-branded debit card tailored to provide Ethiopian Sheba Miles members with bonus miles for their spending using the debit card. The new debit Card entitles Sheba Miles members to 5 bonus miles for every 100-birr spending made with the Co-Branded Card. Regarding the launch of the co-branding, Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam, Group …
