A Cessna A185F Skywagon operated by the Sheldrick Trust crashed yesterday morning at the Tsavo National Park, southern Kenya, killing with two fatalities according to the Kenya Wildlife Service. The Cessna A185F registration 5Y-DHS is said to have been undertaking routine patrol before it crashed at Huri plains on boundary of Tsavo East National Park…
Month: December 2022
TAAG Angola Airlines launches operations to Ghana
TAAG Angola Airlines has launched direct flights from Luanda to Accra. A water cannon salute was performed to welcome the Airline on arrival at Kotoka International Airport (KIA). In a release, the Chief Executive Officer of TAAG Angola Airlines, Edwardo Fairen said, ‘the airline will continue its growth path by adding new routes, increasing frequencies…
NCAA Hosts ICAO Air Services Negotiation (ICAN2022) Event
The fourteenth ICAO Air Services Negotiation (ICAN2022) Event is ongoing in Abuja hosted by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority from 5 to 9 December 2022 to discuss and learn about current industry trends and issues, and exchange experiences, in addition to the negotiation of agreements. ICAN2022 which was officially opened Honourable Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Abubakar Sirika together with…
Air Tanzania Aircraft Seized by Swedish Investor Seeking Compensation From Tanzania Government
An Air Tanzania Airbus A220-300 5H-TCH (msn 55047) aircraft owned by Air Tanzania Company Limited (ATCL) was seized in the Netherlands on December 2nd by a Swedish investor EcoEnergy over the revocation of land title for a multibillion-dollar sugar project in Bagamoyo, Tanzania. The loss of land for the bioelectricity project in which the Swedish…
7th Aviation Africa Summit & Exhibition Set for Abuja in September 2023
AVIATION AFRICA will travel to the International Convention Centre in Abuja, Nigeria on 13 & 14th September 2023. The event which is a 2-day summit & exhibition will be hosted by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority. The 2023 summit continues the work it has been doing for the past 6 events in building and shaping Africa’s aviation…
SAA Introduces New Destinations & Increased Frequencies Ahead of the Festive Season
South African Airways (SAA) introduces new routes just in time for the festive season. The airline commences services to Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, Windhoek in Namibia, and a special schedule for Ggeberha from Johannesburg, OR Tambo International Airport. On Thursday, 8th of December 2022, SAA will commence twice daily flights to Windhoek in Namibia, 7 days…
Air France to Increase Flights to East Africa in 2023
Air France unveils the first new routes of its 2023 Summer flight schedule (April – October 2023), characterized by increased service to East Africa, in particular. As of 12 June 2023, Air France will inaugurate a new route from Paris-Charles de Gaulle to Dar Es Salam (Tanzania) as a continuation of the service to Zanzibar…
ANGOLA: Lufthansa’s Plane Lands on an Emergency at the 4 De Fevereiro International Airport
The 4 de Fevereiro International Airport safely and professionally resolved an emergency situationrequested by Lufthansa, on the afternoon of Saturday, December 3. It occurred with the Airbus A359, flight LH575 from the German airline Lufthansa, departing from Cape Town and Munich its final destination, whose crew detected fire in the aircraft’s left engine, while was…
Kenya Airways, Royal Air Maroc reactivate codeshare partnership agreement
-Kenya Airways (KQ) and Royal Air Maroc (RAM), have today signed anagreement to resume their Codeshare partnership, previously initiated in 2016 and discontinued in2019.Under the new agreement, Royal Air Maroc passengers will be able to travel to Nairobi, Zanzibar andJohannesburg on Kenya Airways network. KQ passengers will benefit from its network connections tothe cities of…
RwandAir Expands its Fleet with a Dedicated Freighter
RwandAir has today taken delivery of its first dedicated cargo aircraft as the carrier expands its fleet. The Boeing 737-800 SF, which is painted in RwandAir’s first cargo livery, will be based at the carrier’s Kigali hub. The new jet will allow the Rwandan carrier to further expand its cargo operation, which has been on…