Kenya Airways (KQ) training facility, Pride Centre has become first training facility in Africa to receive the much-coveted Excellence certification from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) for meeting Dangerous Goods Training requirements using a competency-based training and assessment (CBTA) approach. Kenya Airways Pride Centre is the 7th training centre in the world to receive…
Month: December 2022
Ethiopian Airlines to resume flights to Singapore
Ethiopian Airlines, the leading airline in Africa, is pleased to announce that it will resume direct services to Singapore on 25 March 2023. The flight will be operated four times a week with the ultramodern B787 Dreamliner. Flight No. Route STD(Local Time) STA(Local Time) Days of Operation(of departing flight) ET638 Addis Ababa – Singapore 2320H…
Kenya Airways suspends sale of Tickets in Malawi
Kenya Airways (KQ)announces the suspension of ticket sales in Malawi due to the challenge of repatriation of funds from Malawi. The suspension will only affect reservations made in Malawi. However, travellers can still book and buy tickets online via www.kenya-airways.com using either a credit or debit card. KQ has, throughout the year, actively engaged Malawi authorities to…
Zipline, Rwanda Announce a New Partnership to Serve the Entire Country with Instant Logistics
Zipline, the global leader in instant logistics and deliveries, today announced a new partnership with the Government of Rwanda that aims to complete nearly 2 million instant deliveries and fly more than 200 million autonomous kilometers in Rwanda by 2029. Under the new partnership, Rwanda will triple its delivery volume by adding new delivery sites…
Kenya Airways and Saudi Arabian Airlines Expand Codeshare Agreement to Include Direct Mombasa Flights
Kenya Airways (KQ) and Saudi Arabian Airlines (SV), the national carrier of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, have expanded their codeshare agreement to include the recently announced Mombasa-Dubai direct flights. This code share extension will allow seamless connections on one ticket to and from the Saudi Arabian Airlines network, including the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia…
South African Airways chooses Laminaar Aviation Infotech’s ARMS® Software
South Africa’s flag carrier, South African Airways, has chosen Laminaar Aviation Infotech’s ARMS® software following a competitive global tender process. The Star Alliance member had specified its need for a one-stop solution that would address flight planning, aircraft tracking, electronic flight bag (EFB) services in line with its initiative to promote paperless cockpit operations, enhance crew…
AFRAA’s 54th AGM Closes with Focus on Driving Sustainability in the Airline Industry
The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) and Air Senegal closed the 54th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Dakar, Senegal. The event was held under the High Patronage of the Government of Senegal. The Assembly, which brought together 456 delegates from 42 countries under the theme “Activating the roadmap for sustainable African aviation“, called on African airlines…
Krešimir Kučko as CEO of Air Mauritius
The Board of Directors of Air Mauritius Limited has approved the appointment of Mr Krešimir Kučko as Chief Executive Officer of the company. Krešimir Kučko is a professional with more than 30 years of experience in international aviation working actively in Croatia, Switzerland, Belgium, The Netherlands and Bahrain. Krešimir Kučko is the former CEO of…
Uganda’s Jenifer Bamuturaki Takes Over as President of the Africa Airlines Association (AFRAA)
Uganda Airlines CEO, Ms. Jenifer Bamuturaki has been elected as President of the Africa Airlines Association (AFRAA) and will now be in charge of presiding the association’s Annual General Assembly in 2023. She takes over from CEO of Air Senegal, Mr. Alioune Badara Fall during the 54th AFRAA Annual General Assembly held in Dakar, Senegal…
Flights to DRC’s Mbuji-Mayi Airport Suspended for Runway Repairs
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have suspended flights Mbuji Mayi Airport (MJM) in Kasai-Oriental due to ongoing runway repairs until further notice. The airport serves Mbuji Mayi city and usually operates flights on the Kinshasa-Mbuji-Mayi and Lubumbashi-Mbuji-Mayi routes. Flight disruptions are likely once the airport resumes operations as airlines work to clear flight…