Blow for Fly540 as IATA Suspends its e-ticket Booking
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has suspended ticketing activities for carrier Fly540. A letter to travel agencies who use IATA's Billing and Settlement Plan (BSP) in Kenya orders booking [...]
Burundi Plans to Launch National Carrier Burundi Airlines in 2021
The government of Burundi has revealed plans to launch a national carrier dubbed Burundi Airlines. The government launch comes 11 years after the failure of Air Burundi, the previous national [...]Uganda Airlines Takes Delivery of First Airbus A330neo
Uganda Airlines has received their first ever wide body aircraft, the Airbus A330neo. This is the first of an order of two A330neo crafts that the airline placed back in [...]Kenya Airways Air France KLM Terminate Africa Europe Joint Venture Agreement
Kenya Airways and Air France KLM Group on Saturday announced they have agreed to mutually terminate their Africa-Europe joint venture partnership from 1st September 2021. According to a press release [...]Southwest Airlines to Take Delivery of 35 737 MAX Aircraft
World's largest low-cost carrier, Southwest Airlines, has announced plans to take delivery of 35 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft throughthe end of 2021. According to Southwest Airlines, the deliveries include 16 [...]KQ to Launch Nairobi-Somaliland Direct Flights
Kenya Airways (KQ) has announced plans to launch direct flights from Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to Hargeisa, Somaliland,by the end of March 2021. In a statement, the two [...]Kenya Airways Unveils Specialized Pharmaceutical Facility
Kenya's national airline has unveiled a specialized pharmaceutical facility to meet the growing demand for medical shipments across Africa. According to a statement on Kenya Airways website, the facility will [...]
Boeing Bags First 737 Max Bulk Order Since Grounding
Boeing has bagged the first-ever bulk order for its troubled 737 Max aircraft, since its grounding in March 2019. This is after Irish budget airline, Ryanair agreed to buy 75 [...]South Africa to Sell Stake in SAA for $400 Million
South Africa has announced plans to sell a stake in its national airline, South African Airways (SAA), looking to raise about $400 million. The funds will then be used to [...]IATA Projects African Airlines to Lose $3.7 Billion in 20202021
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has projected that African airlines will lose $3.7 billion between this year and 2021, with global losses projected to hit $157 billion. According to [...]Boeing 737 Max Receives New Air Certificate from FAA
Boeing 737 Max has received its first airworthiness certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), thus ending its 20-month-old grounding order since March 2019 following two fatal crashes that killed [...]Qantas Airways to Outsource 2,000 Roles, Seeks to Save $74 Million
Qantas Airways has announced plans to outsource more than 2,000 ground staff roles across ten airports, a move that seeks to lower costs as it faces a financial hit from [...]
