She's techsavvy, business savvy and yes a powerful minister in Africa's most populous nation. Nigeria's new aviation Minister Princess Stella Oduah is a super woman, with a wealth of experience in the country's private sector. On her personal...
Turkish Airlines to begin Kigali Flights in April 2012
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Turkish Airlines announced earlier this week that their intention to begin flights between Istanbul and Kigali by April next year. The information was given in Kigali by the THY Chief Executive Dr. Temel Kotil when he met with President Paul Kagame.It was also announced that cooperation between...
Kenya Airports Authority Lying to the Public over Vandalism Claims
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The Kenya Airport Authority only managed to pour more fuel into the fire of discontent over their dismal performance of late, when their Managing Director yesterday blamed vandals for the power outages.Incompetent? Eng. Stephen Gichuki, Kenya...
Kenya's Phoenix Aviation introduces MD-83s for North Africa and the Middle East
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Kenyan operator Phoenix Aviation is introducing an MD-83 which will suit North African and Middle East charter requirements. The aircraft has just returned from South Africa where its interior was completely refurbished. It is now based in...
Aviation: Kenya's Top 12 International Markets by Weekly One way seat Capacity
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Interesting stats and insight here on Kenyan airlines' Intrernational market. For more information and stats visit OAG Max Online which provides comprehensive schedules database for over 1000 airlines and 3,500 airports....
Anna.aero: Aviation Capacity Study of Kenya
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Located on Africa’s east coast, Kenya is roughly the same size as mainland France and has an estimated population of just over 40 million. Famous for its tea, coffee, flowers and athletes, tourism plays a key role in the country’s economy thanks...
Change Makes Change: Kenya Airways Launches Onboard Donation Platform
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Kenya Airways, the Pride of Africa, recently launched an online donation platform, Change Makes Change, to help fund its Corporate Social Responsibiluty programs. The airline's CSR programs have in the past involved refurbishing schools,...
The Sahara: Ethiopian Airlines takes delivery of 5th Boeing 777-200LR
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Ethiopian Airlines has taken delivery of its 5th Boeing 777-200LR. Named The Sahara, the brand new 777-200LR arrived at the Addis Ababa Bole International Airport late last week.Ethiopian Airlines has named its five Boeing 777-200LRs with African...
Air Namibia to be bailed out for the "last time"
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The Namibian government has increased the bailout amount for the nation's national carrier Air Namibia with a promise that this will be the last time it will be coming to the aid of the struggling carrier.The billion-dollar package was worked on a turnaround plan that was approved by the Namibian...
Zimbawe to build Longest Runway in Africa to woe back airlines
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Zimbabwe’s Harare International Airport will have the longest runaway in Africa following a major facelift aimed at luring back major airlines back into the country according to Zimbabwean officials. Zimbabwe's economic freefall that brought the country to its knees also drove airlines...
How Mango Airlines has Succeeded in Customer Engagement
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A reblog: Simpliflying interviews Mango Airlines CEO Nico BezuidenhoutAlmost everyone reading this blog books most of their airline tickets online. Without question, it is the easiest and most cost-effective way (for all parties involved) to make a booking. So it makes sense that...
Oman Air Looking for General Sales Agents (GSA) in Kenya & Uganda
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Just received thisOman Air, the rapidly growing national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman is seeking a representative partners for Kenya & Uganda.Ideally, your organisation will be well established and can demonstrate strong links to the aviation and tourism related sectors.Your influence...
Kenyan Aviation: Does Emirates Plan on Using the A380 on Its Nairobi Route?
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"Kenya is our third biggest market in Africa after South Africa and Nigeria," was the statement made earlier in the week, when Emirates’ Nairobi office launched the airline’s premium product upgrades now in place in all of the flying giant...
Kenya's aviation sector: Who next to fall to hard times?
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Aviation in Kenya is generally a thriving industry with the number of aircraft registered and the daily flights recorded at the main airports, at Wilson, and across the entire country’s airfields and airstrips dwarfing the entire rest of the East African Community. No cause for concern then...
Arik Air Passengers Stranded in Senegal - Authority Grounds Plane Over Debts
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More than 100 Nigerian passengers scheduled to be airlifted home by Arik Air, are presently stranded at the Dakar Airport, Senegal, due to the inability of the Nigerian carrier to pay Senegalese authority airport chargesDaily Independent learnt that Arik Air was supposed to convey the passengers...
Kenya Airways CEO Rejects AFRAA worries over Gulf Carriers, Adds More Middle East Routes
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Kenya Airways chief, Titus Nalkuni, has rejected claims by AFRAA that Gulf airlines pose a threat to African aviation growth by poaching staff.“We have lost just three or four staff to a Gulf airline and two of those came back,” Nalkuni said...
Air Nigeria Re-Establishing Long Haul Routes
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Air Nigeria is resuming long-haul operations after a nearly three-year hiatus, with A340-300 flights to London Gatwick commencing in Sep-2011. The carrier is also aiming to use its newly acquired A340-300 fleet to resume flights to Johannesburg and launch Washington Dulles with the latter...
AFRAA Slams Gulf Carriers over "Poaching" habits
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The head of the African Airline Association (AFRAA) hit out today at the Gulf carriers and other Middle East aviation companies for poaching staff and gaining unfair route advantages over African airlinesElijah Chingosho, AFRAA’s secretary general said at an Embraer-organised airline business...
Finally, Kisumu International Airport set for Global TakeOff
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The third busiest airport in Kenya has seen a transformation from domestic to international standards, raising hopes it will spur regional economic growth and lower the historic poverty levels.Kisumu Airport had been serving just ten airlines...
Ethiopian Airlines: The ‘Dreamliner turned Nightmare’
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The ‘Dreamliner turned Nightmare’ scenario seems to continue unabated, as Boeing had to admit to yet another delay, this one caused by the need to re-engineer sections of the aircraft already under assembly as a result of findings from a series...
Aviation in Rwanda: Bugesera Airport Design and Consultants Report Due Out in August
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Information was received overnight from Kigali confirming that the long awaited consultants’ report about the design proposals for the new international airport ‘Bugesera’ will be published next month, allowing stakeholders and the public at large to study it in detail. Rwanda is presently...
Construction Kisumu International Airport Finally Coming to Conclusion
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Construction on the expanded runway, taxiway and apron is gradually nearing completion at the Kisumu airport, after the terminal building and other facilities had been upgraded and expanded before already. The ‘new’ Kisumu airport, which on the occasion of ‘inaugurating’ it by the end of July...
Another Power Outage hits JKIA-Airlines Demand Action/Resignations
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Earlier this morning was East Africa’s most important aviation gateway, the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, again hit by a power outage, delaying incoming and outgoing flights.Kenya Airways just moments ago tweeted their return to normal operations to their thousands of followers on Twitter,...
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Power Failure: Sack them all, and do it Now!
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SACK THEM, ALL OF THEM, AND DO IT NOWA second major power failure hit Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport last night, again forcing airlines to divert flights to other airports in Kenya and the region, while awaiting power to be restored.Only two days earlier did the same happen...
New fare war on Entebbe-Nairobi Route?
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Inspite of continuously high fuel prices and inflationary pressures on airlines have fares between Entebbe and Nairobi started to move again, downwards that is. According to travel agents, keenly monitoring these developments to give their clients the best possible deal, return flights now...
Entebbe International Airport Cleared as an A380 Emergency Landing Airport
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The Civil Aviation Authority over the weekend released information that the airport was cleared by an inspection panel of Emirates, Dubai’s award winning airline, to serve as an emergency landing airport, following successful ‘simulations’ being carried out. It is understood that the airline...
Kenya Airways CEO Titus Naikuni Interview with CNN
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CNN's David McKenzie sat down with Kenya Airways CEO Dr. Titus Naikuni to discuss the recent growth of the African airline industry. CNN: Kenya Airways is expanding rapidly in Africa. Why is Africa such a good market for you?Titus Naikuni:...
Aviation in Egypt: EgyptAir Cabin Crew Demand right to wear hijab
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EgyptAir flight attendants organized a protest on Sunday outside the Ministry of Civil Aviation to demand their right to wear a hijab (headscarf) while working. The flight attendants had previously presented a formal request to the company...
Airlines urge Kenyan government to speed up Airport Work
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Under pressure by air operators, in particular the national airline Kenya Airways, and faced with a growing list of airlines wanting to fly into Nairobi, were it not for capacity constraints, the government finally made its stand known on the ongoing expansion of Jomo Kenyatta International...
Gulf Air Returns to Nairobi after 6 year Absence
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After an absence of nearly 6 years has Gulf Air now returned to Nairobi, offering an initial 4 flights per week between Bahrain and Kenya. Industry observers attribute this decision to the generally promising market conditions in Kenya in particular, a sharp departure from the company’s assessment...
Yemenia Reduces Nairobi Flights
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It was confirmed overnight that Yemenia has cut its regular services from Sana to Nairobi to one only, as a result of less travel demand and an almost total disappearance of transit passengers, afraid to be stuck in Yemen should the situation...
US-Kenya Flights: Direct Flights will Double US Tourisr Arrivals
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The Kenyan Minister of Tourism Hon. Najib Balala has expressed his hope that a fresh round of bilateral talks on direct flights between Kenya and the United States would eventually result in such flights being launched, following the failed attempt by Delta in past years to connect the US...
Precision Air to take delivery of B737-300
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Tanzania’s premier airline, and following the demise of Air Tanzania THE flag carrier of the country, is due to take delivery of a leased B737-300 aircraft in less than two weeks time, according to a regular aviation source in Dar es Salaam. The aircraft, offering a dual class configuration,...
Kigali's Kanombe Airport gets new Fueling Trucks
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Three new state of the art Mercedes Benz fueling trucks were launched yesterday at the Kanombe International Airport in Kigali, replacing the old equipment with two 36.000 litre vehicles and one of 18.000 litre capacity. This will now be enough to refuel several aircraft at once, including...
Rwandair's First B737-800NG Now in Production Line
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The first of two ordered Boeing 737-800’s, due to join the RwandAir fleet in a couple of weeks, is now on the production line in Seattle, where the hull arrived yesterday from Kansas City. The aircraft according to the airline’s CEO John...
Air Mauritius Launches China Flights
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Shanghai is the latest destination for Air Mauritius after the destination was launched earlier in the week.The inaugural flight, there is for the time being a once a week flight to Shanghai via Kuala Lumpur before going nonstop by early 2012,...
Aviation in Mauritius: Airports Remain Profitable
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Information from this Indian Ocean island just received talks of substantial profits for the Airports of Mauritius corporation, in excess of over Rupees 770 million. This according to the source constitutes an increase of about 8.4 percent over the financial year 2009, leaving shareholders...
South Sudan: New Money for a New Country
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Next Monday will see the launch of the South Sudan Pound – yes, not the hoped for South Sudan Shilling as was anticipated in East African circles – which will become the legal tender for the new Republic of South Sudan just as soon as the new notes and coins ‘hit’ the commercial banks, foreign...
South Sudan: Juba Flights in Great Demand!
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With the restrictions placed on the 08th and 09th of July on commercial flights to and from Juba now lifted, airlines are back on the route in full swing, if not more. Jetlink, in the run up to the Independence Day on 09th of July, went from...
Warid Air, Uganda Partnership: 800 Ugandans to Fly for "Free"
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Give Wings to Your Dreams Promotion Something fresh and innovative coming out of Uganda. Some 800 Ugandans will be flying for the first time in the next 8 weeks in a groundbreaking promotion between Air Uganda and Warid Telecom. The move is...
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