The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released its 2022 Safety Report for global aviation. The report showed a reduction in the number of fatal accidents and the fatality risk, compared to 2021 and to the five year average (2018-2022). Report highlights include: “Accidents are rare in aviation. There were five fatal accidents among 32.2 million…
Month: March 2023
Kenya Airways Signs Two Year Partnership to Continue as The Magical Kenya Open Official Airline Partner
National Carrier, Kenya Airways (KQ) has today announced a two-year partnership with Kenya Open Golf Limited (KOGL) which will see the airline continue as the official and exclusive airline partner for the Magical Kenya Open 2023 & 2024. The Magical Kenya Open will take place from 9th to 12th March 2023 at The Muthaiga Golf…
Ethiopian Aviation Academy Upgraded to University Level
Ethiopian Aviation Academy, the largest and oldest Aviation Academy in the region, is pleased to announce that it has been upgraded to an aviation university. The university has launched undergraduate and postgraduate programs in aerospace and hospitality fields. The Aviation Academy has been offering aviation training programs such as pilot, aircraft technician, cabin crew, airline…
SAA Cargo partners with Menzies Aviation to Provide Air Cargo Services at Three Airports
South African Airways (SAA) Cargo has appointed Menzies Aviation, the world’s largest aviation services company, to provide air cargo services at OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg, Cape Town International Airport (CPT), and Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ). The first phase of Menzies’ appointment started on 1 December 2022, with the handling of all…
Air Mauritius Resumes its Direct Operations to Geneva this October
Air Mauritius will resume its direct operations to and from Geneva International Airport in Switzerland, with two weekly flights using the Airbus A330-900neo aircraft in a Business and Economy configuration with a capacity of 288 seats as from the 02 October 2023 until 12 January 2024. This marks the start of seasonal operations to Geneva…
Kenya’s Aviation Stakeholders to Contribute to Industry Policy Formulation – CS Murkomen
The Kenya Association of Air Operators (KAAO) Executive Committee hosted the Cabinet Secretary State Department of Transport and Roads Hon. Kipchumba Murkomen and Permanent Secretary Mohammed Daghar to deliberate on improving partnership between Government and the private sector. The meeting agreed on the need for industry input in major policy decisions affecting the sector to…
FastJet Receives Additional Embraer 120 Gears Up for New Routes Launch
fastjet Zimbabwe, the award-winning value-based airline has today welcomed the arrival of an Embraer 120, 30-seater aircraft to its Harare base. The arrival of the first of three Embraer 120 aircraft is in preparation for the value-based airline’s plans to operate domestic flights to Kariba and Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe. These new routes will…
Eswatini Air Takes Off With Flights to Johannesburg on 26th March
Eswatini Air has said it will commence flights on 26th March with flights between King Mswati III International Airport and Johannesburg, South Africa twice daily. This is part of phase 1 of operations as the new airline takes a cautionary strategy to the market with phase 2 operations to see four flights weekly to Harare…
Air Cairo Receives its 19th Airbus
Air Cairo has announced the joining of the 19 SU-BUR Airbus aircraft to its fleet as part of the airline’s plan to expand its network of routes and intensify weekly flights on its current routes in support of travel to, from and through Egyptian airports. Air Cairo’s total fleet is now 26 aircraft (19 Airbus…
Kenya Airways Cargo Celebrates 1st Year of its successful implementation of ‘nGen’ Integrated Cargo Management System
Kenya Airways Cargo is celebrating the first anniversary of its successful implementation of Cargo Flash Infotech’s next-generation ‘nGen’ Integrated Cargo Management System (ICMS). This new system replaced their divergent legacy systems with a single, highly scalable, secure nGen ICMS. This combined system includes Cargo Reservation System (RES), Cargo Revenue Accounting (CRA)System, Cargo Handling and Warehouse…