South Africa’s cash-strapped state airline will need a total of 7.5 billion rand ($540 million) from next month to fund day-to-day operations into 2019, a presentation to a parliamentary committee […]
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Cameroon: Air Transport Agreement to Boost Trade
A bill is before parliament to authorise the President of the Republic to ratify a February 16, 2006 agreement between the US and Cameroon. Parliament is examining a bill to […]
Ghana marks Yamoussoukro Decision Day
In the early 1960s, many newly-independent African states created national airlines, partly to assert their status as nations, which led to restricting their air services markets to protect State-owned air […]
AviaDev returns to CapeTown
AviaDev has confirmed it will return to Cape Town on 24-26 April 2019 for its fourth edition with the support of joint hosts, Cape Town Air Access and ACSA. The […]
Emirates set to unveil world’s first integrated ‘biometric path’
Emirates is gearing up to launch the world’s first “biometric path” that will offer its customers a smooth and truly seamless airport journey at the airline’s hub in Dubai International […]
Kenya: Dep. Prez Ruto welcomes Kenya Airways’ inaugural JFK-NBO flight
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner Aircraft christened “Magical Kenya” touched down at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport at 9.07 a.m. – nearly an hour and a half ahead of schedule. The flight […]
Erdogan opens new ‘Istanbul Airport’, Turkey’s biggest
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan drives an airport golf cart with his wife Emine Erdogan and officials during the official opening ceremony of Istanbul’s new airport in Istanbul, Turkey, October 29, […]
#EthiopianAirlines announces date for the launch of Moscow flights
On the 01st of December will Ethiopian Airlines launch flights to Moscow, the capital of the Russian Federation, initially serving the route three times a week. Flights will leave Addis […]
SAA gets another bailout
Funding provided for struggling state-owned enterprises fall far short of assistance requested South African Airways (SAA) will get R5bn, SA Express R1.2bn and the South African Post Office R2.9bn in […]