AerCap has announced lease placements with Airlink, the largest regional airline in Southern Africa, for three used Embraer E195-E1 aircraft. The first aircraft was delivered in March, while the second and third aircraft are scheduled for delivery in July 2023. “We are very pleased to welcome Airlink as a new customer to AerCap with the…
Month: June 2023
Rwandair Launches Maiden Flight to Paris
Rwandair’s inaugural flight took off from Kigali International Airport yesterday to reach Paris in 8 hours and 30 minutes adding the city of light as the 25th destination to its route map. The flight, operated by Airbus A330-300 landed at the Charles de Gaulle Airport today and marks the start of another direct link to…
Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics and IATA Signed Agreement for IATA CEIV Live Animals Certification Program
Ethiopian Airlines Group, the fastest-growing airline brand globally and the continent’s largest airline brand, and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) signed an agreement on IATA CEIV Live Animals Certification Program on June 20, 2023 at the sidelines of IATA Focus Africa Conference being hosted by Ethiopian Airlines Group. The signing of the CEIV Live…
Kenya Airways Unveils New ‘Asante Rewards’ Loyalty Program to Reward Customers
– Kenya’s National carrier, Kenya Airways (KQ) has today unveiled Africa’s most awaited loyalty program dubbed Asante Rewards. The program is an appreciation of customer loyalty by the airline and will allow customers to get greater value from their flying experience in form of redeemable points which can be earned from flights operated by Kenya…
Emirates & Kenya Airways Enter Interline Partnership to Offer More Travel Options Between Africa & the Middle East
Emirates and Kenya Airways (KQ) have announced an interline partnership that will allow customers of both airlines access to new destinations on the two airlines’ networks within a single itinerary. The agreement will provide customers with increased travel options as well as seamless baggage check-in to their final destination. Emirates customers will now be able…
Ethiopian to Enhance Passenger Experience Equipped with Airbus’ Airspace Link HBCplus and Inmarsat’s GX Aviation High-Speed Inflight Broadband Service
Revealed at Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) in Hamburg, Ethiopian Airlines, the fastest-growing airline brand globally and the continent’s largest airline brand, will offer advanced, high-speed inflight broadband to passengers onboard its upcoming Airbus A350-1000 aircraft, with GX Aviation provided by Inmarsat, recently acquired by Viasat, and selected through the Airbus Airspace Link HBCplus programme. As…
Uganda’s BAR Aviation Transports 18 Rhinos A Milestone in Wildlife Conservation
Uganda’s BAR Aviation has achieved a groundbreaking feat in the field of wildlife transportation. BAR successfully completed the task of transporting a group of eighteen rhinos from South Africa to Congo over the weekend of 3rd to 4th June 2023 using its C-130 aircraft. This remarkable achievement not only showcases the competence of Uganda’s aviation…