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Caption: Khalfan Al Salami, Manager, Sudan at Emirates Emirates has announced a number of appointments to its commercial operations team in Africa as well as the Middle East, others, further demonstrating the airline’s commitment to strengthening its long-term commercial strategy and offer across these regions. All of the appointments bring Emirati talent into key leadership positions, either being promoted from …
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 …
Rolls-Royce is leading a highly specialised challenge to build the world’s fastest all-electric aircraft. This zero-emissions plane is expected to make a run for the record books with a target speed of 300+ MPH (480+ KMH), with a range of over 200 miles : (London to Paris, Nairobi to Mombasa or Johannesburg to Durban) Rolls-Royce will make history when this …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the successful completion of the first “IATA Pay” ticket purchase transaction in a live test environment. The transaction was conducted in partnership with ipagoo, a UK-based fintech company. IATA Pay is an industry-supported initiative to develop a new payment option for consumers when purchasing a ticket directly from an airline website. It is …
Photo caption: L-R: HE Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson, AUC, shakes hands with Mr. Tefera Mekonnen Tefera, new SG, AFCAC, at the AUC headquarters in Addis Ababa recently The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) HE Moussa Faki Mahamat has assured Mr. Tefera Mekonnen Tefera, new Secretary General of the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC), of AUC’s support on policy issues as …
Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has signed a sister airports agreement with Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited that will enable the two companies to cooperate and share information. A memorandum of understanding covering the agreement was signed recently in Bangkok, creating strategic links between O.R. Tambo International Airport and the Suvarnabhumi International Airport. The memorandum of understanding was signed …
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 …
Boeing has delivered the first 737 MAX for Royal Air Maroc, which plans to use the fuel-efficient, longer-range version of the popular 737 jet to expand and modernize its fleet. Morocco’s flag carrier – which welcomed its first 787-9 Dreamliner last week – will take delivery of three more 737 MAX 8s and three more 787-9s over the next few months …
