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Carrier to commence 4 Weekly Passenger flights to Nairobi from December 15 Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, has “unveiled its expanded winter schedule, increasing belly hold cargo capacity across key global markets.” According to Etihad, “Starting November 2024, the enhanced schedule will introduce additional frequencies to existing routes and a new passenger destination—Nairobi.” Etihad Cargo …
Fahari Aviation, a subsidiary of Kenya’s national carrier, Kenya Airways (KQ), said it has launched the first drone enclosure facility in Kenya. The facility termed the Fahari Drone Cage will be used for the training and testing of drones and drone equipment. Through the construction of the Fahari Drone Cage, Fahari Aviation is positioning itself at the forefront of exploring …
AFRAA, in partnership with Lufthansa Consulting and Kenya Airways will hold a high level virtual workshop on Airlines Consolidation on 14 September 2021, in virtual format. According to AFRAA, this important workshop for airline CEOs, C-level representatives and African air transport decision makers at policy level will provide an in-depth background of consolidation of airlines and an awareness of the …
Kenya Airways and Delta Air Lines have expanded their codeshare agreement, increasing the choice of destinations offered by Delta in Africa and extending Kenya Airways’ reach in North America via the US gateway of New York-JFK. The new agreement enhances the airlines’ already extensive codeshare network to offer seamless travel to a total of 39 cities across Africa, the …
The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) has released the 2020 Africa air transport report. The report gives an in-depth analysis of Africa’s air transport industry performance for 2020 covering: financial performance, passenger and cargo traffic evolution, airport ranking, intra Africa connectivity and openness. The report highlights financial performance in 2020 which was an exceptionally difficult year in history. The travel …
Kenya Airways (KQ) has resumed its domestic flights on Sunday 02 May 2021, following the lifting of the restriction of movement in and out of Nairobi as directed by President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya. The airline revealed that it will fly two times daily to the coastal city of Mombasa and once daily to the lakeside city of …
By Ali Tounsi Ali Tounsi, Secretary General, ACI-Africa Before looking at the current challenges of the air cargo sector in Africa posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to examine how this sector has been performing before the crisis. It is worth noting that African air cargo volume is mainly driven by international trade lanes, especially …
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 …
Oman Air, the national carrier for the Sultanate of Oman, is reviewing its route network with a view to further expanding its destinations in Africa. The airline already flies to Cairo in Egypt, Nairobi in Kenya, Zanzibar, Dar Es Salaam in Tanzania and recently on July 1st launched its four times weekly service to Casablanca in Morocco. The airline says …
