LOW cost airline Fly540 has introduced jet aircraft on the Kisumu - Nairobi route as part of its plan to expand and reach a wider market. The airline officially announced plans to introduce jet flights in all its destinations as parts of its new expansion strategy.The introduction of the...
Racism in Kenyan Tourism: Kenyans Denied Access to Flavio Briatore Resort
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Post republished from Wolfgang H Thome blog The tourism industry in Kenya, both private and public sector, are investigating claims made over the Christmas and New Year period, when African Kenyans went public on Twitter and Facebook, narrating experiences of being denied access to hotels...
AviaAssist Foundations Calls for Nomination for the African Aviator Award
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The London-based AviAssist Foundation has called for nominations for the African Aviator Award, a statement said on Saturday.The statement stated that the prestigious African Aviator Award was aimed at rewarding safety champions and promote...
Qatar Airways opens new Premium Lounge at London Heathrow
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Qatar Airways has opened its new Premium Lounge at London Heathrow, reinforcing the importance of one of the airline’s busiest routes.The Premium Lounge at Terminal 4 is the airline’s first dedicated facility for First and Business Class...
Seychelles government and Etihad Airways team up in new strategic partnership in Air Seychelles Ltd
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The Government of Seychelles and Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding wherein Etihad will invest to acquire a 40 per cent stake in Air Seychelles Ltd as part of a...
South African Air Force to Continue using Standby Aircraft for President Zuma
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The SA Air Force has stuck to its guns on the use of standby planes when President Jacob Zuma travels abroad."The SAAF will continue to act responsibly by providing a plan B with standby abroad, especially for time critical and very important...
Why the Airlines are Bankrupt (INFOGRAPHIC)
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FrugalDad.com has put up an awesome Infographic on why airlines charge high fees for their services and at the end of the year, make very large losses. Yet another reason to invest your money elsewhere, but at least in Africa, aviation is booming,...
South African President Zuma travels with two "shadow jets"
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The issue of travel by Presidents in Africa is always a source of hot debate. Many will not fly commercial(even if their national carriers fly to the destinations of state visit. Is a first class cabin "too low" for an African President?)...
Charter Service for Governments? Modest Growth in the VIP Charter Services
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Swiss charter services provider Comlux sees a modestly growing charter services of widebody passenger jets as more governments turn from owning aircraft in the face of increased scrutiny of their spending. While not all Presidents can afford to travel like the President of the United...
Emissions Trading System: Europe Isolated
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The EU has been further isolated from the world by last month’s ruling to include aviation in the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) according to Airlines for America (A4A). “This further...
ICAO Chief Pledges a Global Emissions Proposal by end of 2012
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As airlines come to terms with the implementation of the EU Emissions Trading System, the ICAO Secretary General Raymond Benjamin pledged last week to have a proposal on how to regulate airline emissions on a global basis by the end of this...
South Africa's Velvet Sky Airlines Grounded due to Financial Problems
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There is a rumour milling about that South Africa's LCC Velvet Sky has been hit by a severe cash crisis and there's a possibility that airline might shut down soon due to failure in paying outstanding debts. The airline is said to have run...
Air Nigeria to acquire four aircraft for $280m
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Air Nigeria is to spend $280 million on the acquisition of four aircraft as part of move to expand its routes to Europe, America and other African countries this year.Its Managing Director, Mr Kinfe Kahssaye, who made this known to reporters in Lagos, said each aircraft will cost $70...
South African Aviation: Emirates Expanding Capacity to Durban
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Although most foreign airlines are so far declining to fly to Durban’s King Shaka International Airport, preferring to take Durban-bound passengers to Johannesburg from where they transfer to local flights, Emirates is boosting its capacity...
Kenya Police Air Wing first African customer of Eurocopter’s AS350B3e
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The Kenya Police Air Wing has become the first African customer to receive Eurocopter’s AS350B3e Ecureuil helicopter, which features an uprated power plant for better overall performance aimed at expanding the force's airborne law enforcement...
Top Global Security Threats for the year 2012
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With every new year there comes a renewed sense of optimism and hope for the business landscape. Will this be year that unemployment figures finally start to turn around? Will banks begin lending in greater numbers? Also with a new year, however, there comes a set of risks, both new and...
Air Seychelles' Transformation - Butterfly or Moth
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With the last European service of ‘HM’ now withdrawn, January 10th having been the watershed day for Air Seychelles, the downsizing, management would probably prefer the word ‘rightsizing’ of Air Seychelles continues. Besides the domestic services...
Air Austral Schedule and Destination Changes
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A source from Mauritius has passed information overnight that Air Austral, the ‘home’ airline of the French Indian Ocean territory of Réunion, is set to make some significant changes to their schedules and destinations, following the return...
Air Mauritius to Fly Non Stop to Shanghai
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It was confirmed overnight from a source in Port Louis / Mauritius that national carrier Air Mauritius, come end March this year, will begin a nonstop service to Shanghai, cutting out the present stopover in Kuala Lumpur. When the news of the...
Mauritius Airport Authority Seeks to Acquire Land for Expansion
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The Airports of Mauritius company is reportedly engaged in negotiations with nearby residents to acquire their land, needed to optimize security and operational safety. From information received from the island over 20 families have received offers of compensation to give up their land and...
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Runway Repairs Delays Flights
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The stark reality of past failures to look and plan ahead in good time has once again come home to roost for the Kenya Airports Authority and all the airlines operating from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport last night, when due to urgent...
Stelios and Lonrho Group take over Fly540
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You gotta love Wolfgang Thome's coverage of East African aviation boardroom intrigues :) ::It was learned over the weekend that a new ownership has emerged at Fly 540 Aviation, when Lonrho with their new partners Sir Stelios compelled...
First Korean Tourist Charter Flight Arrives in Kenya
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The first Korean tourist charter flight operated by Korean Air arrived at te Jomo Kenyatta International Airport last night carrying 120 tourists into the country; an estimated 190 Korean tourists are expected to arrive in the country...
African Airlines Association Opposes European Emissions Trading System(ETS)
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As predicted by former IATA chief Giovanni Bisignani, it seems Europe's stubborn, unilateral inclusion of foreign airlines into its Emissions Trading System will fail eventually or worse still, spark a trade war. The EU ETS naturally creates...
Cameroon's Camair-Co: An example for defunct African Airlines
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Cameroon's national carrier(version 3) Cameroon Airlines Corporation, Camair-Co, is just 10 months old and the carrier has already built up a West African route network, particularly in the Francophone countries of West Africa and as expected,...
African Airlines Association Launches Joint Fuel Purchase Project
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The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) launched a joint fuel purchase programme for nine (9) of its member airlines on Wednesday 11 January 2012 following the conclusion of evaluation of tender bids received from a number of fuel companies....
Jobs: Qatar Airways Female Cabin Crew Recruitment in Nairobi
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Explore a whole new world of opportunities with Qatar AirwaysQatar Airways, winner of the SkyTrax award for the Best Cabin Crew in the Middle East, for seven consecutive years invites you to be a part of its success story. Qatar Airways...
Nigerian National Airline: In whose Interest?
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Nigerian Newspaper This Day Live examines the clamour for the establishment of a new National Airline:Chinedu Eze examines the debate for and against the establishment of national carrier, the gains and its effect on existing domestic airlines.The...
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