The Government of Ghana has confirmed it has awarded Ashanti Airlines , and its operational and financial Partners the Zotus Group the tender to operate the national carrier, Ghana Airlines, out of Accra commencing in 2023. Ashanti Group was shortlisted among others through a competitive process and subsequently received Cabinet approval for the Strategic Partnership…
Month: January 2023
Eswatini Air Granted Air Operator License
Royal Eswatini National Airways Corporation (RENAC) trading as Eswatini Air has said that it has received the air-operated license opening the way for the commencement of flights. The airline that plans to start flights to Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban in South Africa and Harare in Zimbabwe has been recruiting personnel since 2022 and had…
Ukraine War Crisis Crippling Aviation Industry – Kenya Airways
Kenya Airways has blamed its recent flight disruptions to the Ukraine war crisis which it says has significantly crippled the Russian supply chain crucial to global aviation. According to the Kenyan airline the company has experienced delays in its getting its aircraft that are undergoing scheduled maintenance, back into operations due to global challenges with…
Jambojet Surpasses 1 Million Passengers in 2022
Kenya Airways subsidiary Jambojet has said it surpassed one million passengers in 2022 the first time in the low-cost airline’s history surpassing its earlier target of 917000 customers. The airline says this increase represents a 38 percent surge in passengers compared to 730,000 customers the same period in 2021 from 15,584 one-way flights across 10…
Turkish Airline Cleared for Departure After Bird Strike in Uganda
A Turkish Airline jet was today forced to land back at the Entebbe Airport in Uganda minutes after takeoff following a bird strike according to Ugandan Authorities. In a statement, the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority said that a Turkish Airline flight number 606 departed Entebbe at 7.30 am for Istanbul during rainy weather when it,…
Air Cairo Selects Accelya for Revenue Management Solution
Accelya, has announced that ambitious Egyptian carrier Air Cairo has become the first North African airline to benefit from its market-leading revenue management solution. The multi-year agreement will enable the Cairo-based hybrid airline to quickly identify sales opportunities, optimize pricing decisions, and better respond to the fast-changing market conditions. Used by more than 80 of…
Airlink, British Airways Domestic Most on Time Airlines in South Africa
Data from the Airports Company South Africa show that Airlink and Domestic Airways are the most punctual airlines in South Africa across the nine main airports in 2022. The On Time Performance include data from O.R. Tambo International Airport, Cape Town International Airport, King Shaka International Airport, Bram Fischer International Airport, King Phalo Airport, George…
Ethiopia Airlines, Royal Air Maroc are Africa’s Most on Time Airlines
Ethiopia Airlines is the leading on time airline in Africa according to the Most On-Time Airlines and Airports of 2022 Unveiled by aviation analytics firm Cirium. Ethiopia Airlines scored 77.3% on time arrival over 102,571 flights while Royal Air Maroc scored 72.01% over 45062 flights. Globally, Brazil’s Azul Airlines has been named as the global leader…
Egypt’s Sky Vision Airlines Begins Local Operations
Sky Vision Airlines completed its first commercial flight on the 2nd of January from Sharm El-Sheikh to Cairo a month after it acquired its air operator certificate. The first flights also come barely a month after the new airline received its first aircraft having taken delivery of its first A320-200 on December 6, 2022. Yesterday the airline…
France’s BEA Accuses Ethiopia’s EAIB of Ignoring its Comments on Crew Performance in the Boeing 737 Accident Report
The French air safety investigation authority for civil aviation (BEA) has accused the Ethiopian Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (EAIB) of failing to directly include its comments in appendix the final report of the Boeing 737 crash investigation released on 23rd December 2022. Instead, the BEA says the EAIB report contains a link to a BEA document…