The Republic of Kenya has attained a milestone in aviation after a mandatory International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) universal security audit result scored the State at 91.77%, the highest ever recorded for the region. This is a major milestone in the growth and development of Civil Aviation in Kenya, East Africa and the rest of…
Month: July 2022
Fastjet Zimbabwe Celebrates its Inaugural Flight to Maun, Botswana
Zimbabwean airline FastJet made its inaugural landing at Maun International Airport (MIA). FastJet will be operating scheduled flights between Victoria Falls and Maun 4 times a week on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday. Following the ceremonial water cannon salute, CAAB CEO, Dr Bao Mosinyi met with officials from FastJet and the Zimbabwe tourism sector at…
Zambia’s Air Passenger Traffic Recovery Gains Momentum
Air passenger traffic recovery in Zambia has gained momentum and is expected to recover to pre-COVID-19 levels by mid-2024. The sector was one of the worst hit by the effects of the pandemic, recording its worst performance in 20 years. In the first half of 2022, Zambia Airports Corporation Limited (ZACL) served 679,177 passengers compared…
NAC Places TWO Embraer E190F With Astral Aviation
Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC), the world’s largest regional aircraft leasing company, has agreed a memorandum of understanding to place the first two E190F passenger-to-freight conversions with Astral Aviation, based in Nairobi. In May this year, NAC and Embraer reached an agreement in principle to take up to 10 conversion slots for E190F/E195F, with first deliveries starting…
TAAG Order 6 New Airbus A220-300 Following Partnership Agreement With ALC
TAAG Angola Airlines will receive six aircraft Airbus A220-300 to be delivered in phases – from 2023 until 2024 – after a lease agreement with ALC which is placing the orders to Airbus manufacture. Moreover, 5 of 6 aircraft ordered are scheduled to be delivered between January-July 2023. TAAG is therefore reinforcing the fleet and…
Fahari Aviation Launches First Drone Cage Facility in Kenya
The facility, termed as the Fahari Drone Cage will be used for training and testing of drones and drone equipment. Through the construction of the Fahari Drone Cage, Fahari Aviation is positioning itself at the forefront of exploring advanced future technologies in aviation and at the same time promoting safe and secure usage of Unmanned…