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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, …
Emirates has announced that it will increase the frequency of flights between Dubai and Cairo, adding four additional flights a week to its existing thrice-daily service, starting 28 October, 2019. Orhan Abbas, Emirates’ Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations Africa, says: “Cairo is a very popular destination for both business and leisure travellers, and the additional flights will provide our customers …
To adopt technology that will allow its customers benefit from improved efficiency, better experience and increased convenience, RwandAir has announced its partnership with Amadeus, a passenger service solution, Rwandair explains that the collaboration is in line with its aim of boosting Rwanda as a travel destination. The extended partnership also intends to support RwandAir’s plans of expanding its network and …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has urged air travel agents in Nigeria to abide by local regulations guiding the practice of the profession. Pundits in the air travel business in the country had cautioned lately that IATA should respect local laws guiding the air travel business in the country without interference into commercial activities. Needless to note, travel agents …
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) says that the realization of better air connectivity in Africa, and the crucial sustainable development it promises, will only be accomplished through the mobilization of sufficient and appropriate investments and through greater levels of compliance with ICAO Regional and Global Planning Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu, ICAO Council President, who spoke recently at the ICAO …
Ethiopian Airlines has announced that it has finalized all preparations to launch a direct thrice weekly flight to Istanbul, Turkey as of April 1, 2019. Istanbul is the largest European city and Turkey’s historic, industrial and financial capital. Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam, Group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, remarks: “It gives us great pleasure to launch flights to Istanbul, connecting Europe’s largest …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) calls on governments and the air cargo industry to focus on three priorities to accommodate the expanding demand for air cargo and ensure the economic and social benefits of aviation can be maximized. The three priorities include accelerating the speed of process modernization, implementing and enforcing global standards, and keeping borders open to trade. …
Six African airports have been named winners by Airports Council International (ACI) World in different categories of the 2018 Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Awards. ACI World which annually announces the world’s top airports for customer experience names Kimberley National Airport, Port Elizabeth National Airport and Upington International Airport, all in South Africa, first, second and third place winners respectively in …
