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Hookers: New Amsterdam Schipol Airport Service

Friday, 30 September 2011

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SkyTeam Alliance launches online Round The World Planner

Friday, 23 September 2011

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Kenya Airways is a Sky Team MemberCustomers of the national carrier Kenya Airways can now use an online application that enables them to plan their travel to various destinations around the world in advance.The user-friendly application was developed by SkyTeam, the global airline alliance,...
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Kenya Airways: The Staggering Cost of Becoming Number 1 in Africa

Wednesday, 21 September 2011

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Carrier Needs over $2 billion to become airline of choice in Africa Details have emerged about the potential cost of Kenya Airways’ drive to become the number one airline of choice in Africa, connecting the continent’s various destinations...
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Air Zimbabwe flies back to Harare with one passenger

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Air Zimbabwe flew back to Harare from Victoria Falls with one passenger on Sunday when it resumed flights after a two-month stoppage.The troubled airline grounded its planes at the end of July when pilots went on strike demanding unpaid salaries and allowances. Acting chief executive officer,...
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Former South African Airways (SAA) CEO Khaya Ngqula expected to appear in the High Court

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Former South African Airways (SAA) CEO Khaya Ngqula is expected to appear in the High Court in Johannesburg on Wednesday for allegedly misspending sponsorship money during his time at the company. “The court argument will be centred around whether SAA, in its haste to sue...
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Suid Afrikaanse Lugdiens: What the heck is that? How fast time travels!

Tuesday, 20 September 2011

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For the benefit of Younger Flight Africa Blog readers:South African Airways published some vintage photos of the old airline on their Facebook page. How fast time travels. I asked a young Kenyan friend whether he knew about Suid Afrikaanse...
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Air Seychelles Rebranding: Air Seychelles undergoes major rebrand

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Air Seychelles has made a soft launch and presentation of its new livery and logo at a general staff meeting held at the Anse Royale campus of the Seychelles University.Current Air Seychelles Livery The airline’s Executive Chairman,...
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Brussels Airlines launches new route to Bamako in Mali from Brussels

Saturday, 17 September 2011

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Brussels Airlines further expanded its African network out of its Brussels (BRU) hub. The Star Alliance airline now flies twice-weekly to Bamako (BKO), the capital of Mali in West Africa and the airline’s 19th destination in Sub-Saharan Africa....
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African Aviation Photos of the Week: Pictures of Santaco Airlines Launch

Friday, 16 September 2011

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Santaco Airlines Launch: President Zuma Speech at Santaco Airlines launch

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 A sector that was branded by some as never going to be able to progress to even own fleets of buses, has leapfrogged into the aviation industry by owning an airline. Minister of Transport, Sbu Ndebele; Gauteng Transport MEC, Ismail...
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South African National Taxi Council launches airline

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The South African National Taxi Council (SANTACO) today launched its low cost airline SANTACO Airways at Lanseria airport in Johannesburg, becoming the second new airline to launch in South Africa this year. The innovative airline promises an all-inclusive package that involves ferrying...
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Precision Air to use funds from IPO for route and fleet expansion

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Precision Air plans to use the money raised from its IPO to finance the carrier’s route and fleet expansion plans.  The carrier hopes to raise TZS28 billion (USD17.1 million) from the rights offering. Precision Air, the largest carrier in Tanzania, has 11 aircraft in service.The...
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Bram Steller is new Air Seychelles CEO

Thursday, 15 September 2011

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Bram Steller is according to reliable sources going to join HM as new Chief Executive Officer, taking over from Mr. Maurice Loustau-Lalanne who has served as stand in Executive Chairman for almost six months, since Capt. David Savy retired...
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Juba to Host South Sudan Investment Conference and Trade Fair in October

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Juba will host the first post independence South Sudan Investment Conference and Trade Fair in October, according to a regular source in Juba. ‘We will be showing potential investors what great range of projects they can apply for, can make a sales pitch for. We need foreign investments in...
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Construction of new Nairobi Airport Terminal tender attaracts Global Interest

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Talks of over 100 international and regional construction companies expressing interests in the tender documents available from the Kenya Airports Authority for the re-development of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport into a first class international airport with the capacity to handle an...
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Jackie Arkle has left Fly 540 Aviation

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Post courtesy Wolfgang H Thome A public notice in the Daily Nation of Kenya and the Daily Monitor in Kampala has tipped off this correspondent and confirmed earlier rumours that Jackie Arkle, the soul and good spirit of Fly 540 in Uganda, has left the airline under unclear circumstances....
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Events: 20th FAI World Precision Flying championships 2011 Brits South Africa

Sunday, 11 September 2011

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The 20th FAI World Precision Flying Championships to be held at Brits Airport, South Africa from the 23rd to the 29th of October 2011. Entries from 56 competitors representing 15 countries had already been received by June 2011 according...
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Kenyan Aviation: Kenya to Discuss Air links with United States

Thursday, 8 September 2011

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KENYA TO DISCUSS AIR LINKS WITH USA bilateral meeting between the United States and Kenya at the end of September will have aviation on the agenda, it was understood from a source in Nairobi.The inexplicable cancellation of a Delta Airlines inaugural flight in early 2010, ostensible over...
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Precision Air's IPO gets "Take Off Clearance"

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Precision Air is co-owned by Tanzanian entrepreneur Michael Shirima(51%) and Kenya Airways(49%).Regulatory authorities in Tanzania have finally bowed to increasing pressure to allow Precision Air, Tanzania’s premier privately owned airline and partner of Kenya Airways, to go ahead with...
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Kenya Airways Fleet Expansion Plan Causes Other Airlines to Worry

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(One of Kenya Airways’ brand new E190AR)Within hours of Kenya Airways ‘serving notice of intent’ about its future, when they signed a 26 aircraft deal with Embraer of Brazil, did other airlines express their fears in an uncharacteristically candid fashion in communications with this correspondent....
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African Airlines Association blasts African Governments at Aviation Meeting in Tanzania

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The African Airline Association took advantage of the just ended aviation conference in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to expose once again the lack of implementation of the Yamoussoukro Declaration, besides highlighting on behalf of their members the pressing issues of investments in the aviation...
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Kenya Civil Aviation Authority Plans Fee Whopper

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While aviation stakeholders have been locked in a seemingly never ending argument with the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority, with a near breakdown of relations when KCAA broke a gentleman’s agreement on the implementation of hugely controversial new regulations last year, the stand offs...
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East Africa Airports: Of Airports and Airports

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As a frequent traveler I am probably in a better position to judge the functionalities of our regional airports, and the ‘pain’ inflicted by overzealous security officials on those having to travel by air, or those simply coming to have a holiday of a lifetime.In Nairobi for instance,...
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Afriqiyah Airlines: The end of an African Dream

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Many Africans gave a lukewarm ,somewhat skeptical response to the fall of Gaddafi  given that the Libyan leader had invested so much on the continent. Muammar Gaddafi was a Pan Africanist, who tried to give form to the surreal aspirations...
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European Union Lifts Sanctions on Libyan Airlines

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The regime of Muammar Gaddafi has been shot in the heart and is never coming back but one thing that has got shot in the arm after 8 months of civil war is Libyan Aviation. With many Western suitors intent on grabbing the spoils from the Libyan civil war, the European Union has lifted the...
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Precision Air IPO will be Open to Kenyan Investors

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Kenyan Investors will be allowed to buy shares in the Precision Air IPO, after all, in spite of earlier statement by Kenya Airways CEO Dr Titus Naikini, reports Business Daily AfricaPrecision Air will sell 65% of its 55 million unauthorized shares. The airline is owned by Tanzianian businessman...
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LastSecond.co.za : South African Travel Deals at the Last Second

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You are probably more used to LastMinute.com for all your travel and holiday deals but a South African Entrepreneur is planning to launch lastsecond.co.za , "a website specifically designed to provide South Africans with the latest and...
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Eritrean Airlines Looking for General Sales Agents

Friday, 2 September 2011

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Just received this. THe deadline for this application is 23rd September,2011.Eritrean Airlines, the National Flag Carrier of the State of Eritrea is planning to start its scheduledoperations soon, and is looking for a General Sales Agent to represent its Passenger and Cargooperations in Kenya.Applications...
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