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As part of activities marking its 40th Anniversary, Air Seychelles recently took a group of 120 excited school children from Baie Lazare and Takamaka Primary Schools on an educational tour onboard its Airbus A320 aircraft. After completing the security procedures upon arrival at the Seychelles International Airport, the pupils in the company of their teachers were guided by the Air …
Air Arabia Maroc, one of Morocco’s largest low-cost carriers has operated its first direct service from Birmingham Airport to the Moroccan city of Agadir. An inaugural ceremony was held at the airport to celebrate the flight. Passengers arriving on the 1120 hours flight, along with Birmingham Airport and Air Arabia Maroc employees, gathered to celebrate the service which operates twice …
The African Business Aviation Association (AfBAA) has announced an exciting roster of keynote speakers for its inaugural AfBAA African Business & General Aviation Conference & Exhibition to be held from Monday, 28th to Wednesday, 30th January, 2019 in Nairobi, Kenya. The conference will be receiving several African aviation leaders such as Capt. Gilbert Kibe, Director General, Kenya Civil Aviation Authority …
The Rolls-Royce Trent 7000, the latest member of the Trent family of engines, has successfully powered the Airbus A330-800neo into the skies for its first test flight today. Importantly, Air Mauritius, Air Senegal and Rwandair have firmed their A330 neo orders, and recently Uganda signed an MOU to purchase two of the aircraft. The aircraft, the latest version of the …
User charges, Value Added Taxes (VAT), the revision of Montreal Protocol 2014, Montreal Convention 1999, and the Revised Tunis Convention of 1979 on Mutual Tax Exemptions among other important issues are top agenda at the just-concluded 51st Annual General Meeting of the Arab Air Carriers’ Organization (AACO) in Cairo, Egypt under the Patronage of the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Egypt and …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) wants governments in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to maximize the economic and social benefits of aviation. Mr. Alexandre de Juniac, IATA’s Director General and CEO, who spoke at the Arab Air Carriers’ Organization (AACO) AGM in Cairo, Egypt, highlights improving aviation infrastructure and enhancing competitiveness while working toward regulatory harmonization across …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says African carriers saw freight demand contract by 2.1% in September 2018, compared to the same month last year, adding that this was the sixth time in seven months that demand contracted. IATA states: “Capacity increased by 6.2% year-on-year. After a peak in demand at the end of 2017, seasonally-adjusted international freight volumes have …
Upgrades Its ATR Fleet With Two Brand-New ATR 72-600s Air Botswana, the Botswana national flag carrier, took delivery of its first ATR 72-600 recently. The aircraft, delivered in Toulouse, is the first of a contract signed in July for two ATR 72-600s. The second is planned for delivery before the end of the year. The ATR 72-600s will upgrade Air …
Airbus has released The Great Enabler: Aerospace in Africa – a White Paper on the role of aerospace technologies and their impact on socio-economic development in Africa. The extensive report looks at how different segments of the industry can address a core set of challenges on the continent by: increasing access to healthcare; enhancing food security by making African agriculture …
Ethiopian Airlines has announced that it will launch services to Moscow, Russia’s capital as well as political, economic and cultural center, effective December, 2018. Regarding the upcoming services, Group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam, remarks, “It gives me a great pleasure to announce that we have finalized preparations to launch services to Moscow, Russia, the world’s largest country …
