Virgin Atlantic announces new service to Cape Town
Sunseekers this winter can head down to South Africa on Virgin Atlantic’s new daily seasonal service flying between London Heathrow and Cape Town. With the first flight taking off on […]
Air Seychelles to name second airbus A320Neo after endangered bird “ Pti Merl Dezil’
Air Seychelles has today confirmed that its second Airbus A320neo aircraft will be named after one of Seychelles critically endangered bird called ‘Pti Merl Dezil’ also known as the ‘Seychelles […]
SANAD and Ethiopian Airlines signs agreement to establish MRO Centre of Excellence in Africa
Sanad Aerotech (Sanad), the leading provider of aircraft engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) solutions and part of Sanad – a wholly owned subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company (Mubadala), has […]
SAA drops more routes in latest restructuring move
South African Airways (SAA) has announced further cancellation of domestic and international routes as part of its restructuring. The joint Business Rescue Practitioners (BRPs) of South African Airways (SAA) today […]
Air Seychelles handled over 1 million passengers in 2019
Air Seychelles has today announced that the national airline has recorded an extremely strong performance in its ground handling business in 2019. 1, 008, 715 passengers handled Overall 5% growth […]
Ethiopian Airlines plans to build $5 billion airport
The CEO of Ethiopian Airlines has announced plans to build a $5 billion airport south of Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian News Agency reports. Tewolde Gebremariam said the airport would cover […]
Ukrainian passenger plane crashes in Iran
A Ukrainian Boeing-737 with 180 people onboard has crashed in Iran, according to local media. The aircraft belonging to Ukraine International Airlines crashed just after take-off from Iran’s Imam Khomeini […]
Cabo Verde Airlines receives IOSA certification
Cabo Verde Airlines is the latest international airline to receive the crucially important IOSA certification, which stands for IATA Operational Safety Audit. Thus certified – following a lengthy audit process, […]
#Antonov crash in #Sudan kills all 18 on board including 4 children
Sudan has opened the accident chapter in Africa with yet another Antonov 12 crash, as the aircraft came down not long after taking off from the town of Geneina / […]