KCAA Conducts Search and Rescue Drill
The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority today conducted a multi-agency search and rescue drill, assessing Kenya's preparedness for aviation incidences. The Okoa Maisha Asarex 2019 involved the Kenya Defence forces, National [...]
South African Airways Revives Partnership Plan with Ethiopian Airlines
South African Airways is back on a proposal to partner with Ethiopian Airlines as SAA struggles with losses. The plan first presented in June 2019 proposed a strategic partnership between [...]Air Traffic Passengers Grow Amid Reforms
Kenya's domestic passenger air traffic through JKIA grew by 12% whereas its international passengers grew by 7.6%. Standard cites that the number of passengers into Kenya grew to 12.07 million [...]Air India Resumes Flights to Nairobi
Air India has relaunched its flights to Nairobi, a move that seeks to boost tourism between the two countries. This comes after the airline's flight from Mumbai to Nairobi landed [...]Jambojet Makes Inaugural Flight to Kigali, Rwanda
Jambojet yesterday made its inaugural flight to Kigali, Rwanda, making it the first low-cost carrier to fly the route. The airline will thus be flying once daily from its hub [...]Kenyan Airline ALS Signs 5-Year TotalCare Contract with Rolls-Royce
Shakeel Khan, ALS CEO (left) with Taieb Ben Sghaier, Sales Director Rolls-Royce at the Dubai AirshowGhana Set to Relaunch National Airline
Ghana is set to relaunch its national airline. This comes after signing a provisional order for three Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners at the recently concluded Dubai Airshow. The acquisition will cost [...]Air Botswana to Lay Off More Than Half of its Staff
Air Botswanahas announced plans to lay off more than half of its workforce. This comes at a time when the government is trying to, again, privatize the airline. According to [...]South African Airways Resumes Flights to Six Destinations
South African Airways (SAA) has resumed flights to six destinations. These destinations include Accra, Lagos, Lusaka, Maputo,Windhoek and Harare. This will be effective from Tuesday, 19th November 2019. The airline [...]Airbus Secures $30 Billion in New Orders for Planes
Airbushas secured $30 billion in new orders for planes from airlines based in the United Arab Emirates. This happened at the ongoing Dubai Airshow. Emirates Airline ordered 50 A350s from [...]Silverstone Air to Send Home its Pilots and Crew
Local low-cost carrier Silverstone Air on Monday sent one-month redundancy letters to its pilots and crew members. The move follows grounding of the Airline's Dash-800 fleet following a series of [...]
Air Senegal Set to Buy 8 Airbus A220s for $730 Million
Air Senegal is set to buy eight Airbus A220-300 planes for $730 million. However, the memorandum of understanding is subject to a final contract. The acquisition of the planes is [...]
