The Cameroon Civil Aviation Authority (CCAA) received a distinguished guest Mr. Henrik HOLOLEI, Director General of Mobility and Transport at the European Commission (DG MOVE), at the headquarters of its Training School, located at Yaoundé-Nsimalen International Airport. Mr. Peter BOMBAY, Special Advisor to the Director of Aviation at DG MOVE of the European Commission and…
Month: February 2023
Embraer Showcases the C-390 Millennium at Aero India 2023
Embraer is showcasing the C-390 Millennium military multi-mission tactical air transport aircraft, which will be on static display at Aero India 2023 in Bangalore, India, from 13 – 17 February. Complementing the C-390 Millennium’s presence at the show is Embraer’s booth (Hall B, B2.2 B) that will offer visitors a closer look at Embraer Defense…
Ethiopian adds Xiamen, Shenzhen to its Cargo Destinations in China
Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services has started two weekly freighter flights today connecting Xiamen with São Paulo and Santiago via Addis Ababa. Ethiopian also plans to commence two weekly freighter flights between Shenzhen and Liège as of February 17, 2023. Ethiopian will deploy B777 Freighter on the new cargo routes. Regarding the launch of…
Vistara to Commence Flights to Mauritius in March
India’s private Airline has announced it is expanding its network to include flights to Mauritius commencing March 26th 2023 with five weekly flightd between Mumbai and Mauritius. The new destination also comes after the airline acquired the Airbus A321LR aircraft. The long-range variant of the Airbus A320neo (which is part of the order of 50…
Eswatini Air Could Commence Flights by April
Eswatini Air has said it hopes to commence flights on March 26th after receiving landing and departure slots a O.R Tambo International Airport, King Shaka International Airport and Cape Town International Airport in South Africa and Harare International Airport in Zimbabwe. Eswatin Air says it has already received codes for air identification from International Civil…
Kenyan Governor Tiff With Local Airline After Last Minute Booking
Kisumu County Governor Anyan’g Nyong’o a county that hosts Kenya’s third largest city Kisumu last evening took on twitter to protest a fare hike by Local Airline Safarilink which he accused of “excessive-high charges” and a ” rip-off” of its passengers in a bid to collect obscene profits from a gullible public. The Governor who…
Intradco Global Transports over 300 Cattle to Support Dairy Industry in West Africa
Intradco Global, world-leading animal transport specialist and part of Chapman Freeborn and Avia Solutions Group, has transported 330 cattle from Europe to West Africa. The genetic breeding cattle were moved on behalf of a longstanding client as part of a large-scale governmental initiative to increase dairy production yields in the country, benefiting local populations. The…
EgyptAir Hosts AFRAA Delegation in Cairo
The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) Secretary General, Mr. Abdérahmane Berthé, met EgyptAir Holding Company Chairman – Eng. Yehia Zakaria on 5th February at EgytAir Headquarters in Cairo – Egypt for the year’s first edition of the “AFRAA Member Airline CEOs Leadership Dialogues”. The CEO Dialogues initiative, which hosted a total of 8 airline CEOs in 2022, is…
Airlink Signs Codeshare Partnership with British Airways to Boots Flight Connectivity
British Airways has announced a codeshare partnership with Airlink, improving connectivity between the UK, Europe, North America and more than 15 destinations in Southern Africa. With bases in Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Durban in South Africa, Airlink is a premium regional airline with a wide-reaching network of cities in fourteen countries, including South Africa, Zimbabwe,…
OPINION: Why a Secure Aviation Industry is Crucial to Kenya’s Development
By Emile N. Arao, Director General, Kenya Civil Aviation Authority The Republic of Kenya in 2022 attained a milestone in aviation after a mandatory International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) universal security audit scored the state at 91.77%, the highest ever recorded for the region. A major milestone in the growth and development of Civil Aviation…