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RwandAir is welcoming the world to Kigali as the city prepares to host leaders from around the world attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). Taking place between 20-26 June, and for the first time in a decade, CHOGM takes place in Africa with Rwanda the base nation for the summit meeting themed on delivering a common future. Kigali …
TrueNoord said it has successfully remarketed two YoM 2016 Bombardier CRJ900 ER NextGen aircraft MSN15398 and MSN 15400 to South African operator CemAir (Pty) Ltd who have signed long-term operating leases for both regional jets. Following the transition from its previous lessee, the first aircraft in CemAir’s livery was integrated into the fleet in April, the second will be delivered …
ATR has announced an agreement for the acquisition of two ATR 72-500 freighters from its asset management portfolio to GIG Aviation, a subsidiary of GIG Group. According to ATR, the ATR 72-500s will initiate the GIG Aviation’s journey as a freighter airline. The ATR freighters will help GIG Logistics expand its network in Africa to meet the rapid growth of …
The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) Secretary-General, Mr. Abdérahmane Berthé, met Royal Air Maroc Chief Executive Officer; Mr. Abdelhamid Addou for the AFRAA launch edition of “AFRAA Member Airline CEOs Leadership Dialogues” session on Monday 25 April at Royal Air Maroc headquarters in Casablanca, Morocco. The CEO Dialogues session is part of AFRAA’s strategy to communicate with member leadership aimed at …
The Kingdom of Eswatini Government and Airlink, the joint shareholders, have mutually agreed to dissolve their joint venture airline business, Eswatini Airlink, which will cease operations from 01 June 2022. Eswatini Airlink was established in 1999 to provide air services for the Kingdom after Royal Swazi National Airways stopped operating. This was facilitated through an agreement between the Government of …
Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s best airline and the largest aviation group in Africa, has announced the resumption of thrice-weekly passenger flights to Bengaluru, India as of 27 March 2022. The airline announced the recommencement after it halted operations for two years due to the pandemic. Ethiopian operated its first flight services to Bengaluru in October 2019. The capital of the Indian …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that air travel posted a strong rebound in February 2022 compared to January 2022, as Omicron-related impacts moderated outside of Asia. The war in Ukraine, which began on 24 February, did not have a major impact on traffic levels. Note: We are returning to year-on-year traffic comparisons, instead of comparisons with the 2019 …
Ethiopian Airlines has signed an eight-year sale and leaseback agreement with TrueNoord, the specialist regional aircraft lessor, for two further factory-new Dash 8-400 aircraft. Manufactured by De Havilland of Canada, the new Dash 8-400 aircraft (MSN4626 and MSN4628) will be integrated into the fleet for immediate operation. Funding for the aircraft was provided by TrueNoord’s revolving warehouse facility underwritten by …
The Federal Government of Nigeria has denied the existence of a preferred bidder for Nigeria Air stating that some interested parties have been promoting certain agendas including Qatar Airways. James Odaudu, Director Public Affairs of the Ministry of Aviation in a statement said that there is no preferred bidder and that transparency and accountability have been the watchword. The statement …
The African Airline Association (AFRAA) said that African airlines’ capacity reached 64% compared to the same month in 2019. Similarly, traffic is estimated at 49.6% in the month of February 2022. The domestic market maintained the biggest share for capacity deployed through traffic share saw a small dip. Domestic demand however at 45.3% outperformed intra-Africa and intercontinental which remained subdued …
