Ethiopian Airlines and Boeing Announce Order for Five 777 Freights
Ethiopian Airlines and Boeing Inc. have announced that the carrier is further expanding its all-Boeing freighter fleet with an order for five 777 Freighters. Ethiopian Airlines currently operates a [...]
Tanzania to spend $200M on new aircraft for National Carrier
Tanzania will spend TSh468 billion to acquire new aircraft for its national carrier Air Tanzania in the coming financial cycle. This disclosure was made by Prof Makame Mbarawa while tabling [...]
KQ Suspends Ticketing Services in Malawi Over Looming Dollar shortage
Kenya Airways (KQ) has suspended ticketing services in Malawi over the country’s biting dollar shortage crisis. As a result, passengers travelling from Malawi on the airline must buy their tickets [...]
Emirates Airline Posts $1.1 Billion Loss in FY 2021
Dubai’s Emirates Airline has posted an annual loss of $1.1 billion in full year 2021 (April 2021 to March 2022), down from a $5.5 billion loss in the previous year. [...]KAA Certifies Kisumu International Airport to Receive International Flights
The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) has granted Kisumu International Airport (KIA) a a compliance re-certification to receive international flights and landing of wide-body jets. The re-certification, which is valid [...]Air Tanzania Signs Training MoU with Boeing
Air Tanzania Company Limited (ATCL) and Boeing have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the later to train the airline officials. ATCL chief executive officer, Mr Ladislaus Matindi, says [...]Turkish Airlines Launches Somalia's Only Non-Stop Flight to Europe
Turkish Airlines has launched Somalia's only non-stop flight to Europe: Istanbul-Mogadishu and Istanbul-Djibouti, replacing the former Istanbul-Djibouti-Mogadishu service. Due to coronavirus, the Turkish flag carrier operated Istanbul-Mogadishu non-stop between July and September [...]Lufthansa to Spend $6 Billion on New Boeing Planes
Germany's Deutsche Lufthansa has announced plans to buy Boeing passenger and cargo planes, with a total list price of nearly $6 billion, citing a drive to modernise its fleet and meet strong [...]Safari Air Launches Direct Flights to Lodwar
Domestic carrier East African Safari Air Express has launched direct flights to Lodwar from Wilson Airport in Nairobi, increasing competition on a route currently served by Skyward Express and Fly [...]Air Botswana Resumes Direct Flights to Zambia Zimbabwe
Air Botswana has announced plans to resume direct flights from Gaborone to Zimbabwe’s capital Harare and Zambia’s Lusaka, two years after it had stopped them following the global coronavirus pandemic. [...]Nigeria's Biggest Airlines Suspend Threats to Stop Domestic Flights
Nigeria's large airline operators have called off earlier threats to stop domestic flights from this Monday due to the rise in jet fuel prices, according to the Airline Operators of [...]Air France KLM Posts €552 Million Net Loss in Q1 2022
Air France KLM has posted a net loss of €552 million for the first quarter of 2021, one-third of the €1.5 billion loss reported during the same period last year. [...]
