Boeing [NYSE: BA] and TAAG Angola Airlines announced today that the African carrier is adding the highly fuel-efficient 787 Dreamliner to its fleet with an order for four widebody jets. “Our goal is to work with the best manufacturers in the world towards a multi-type fleet, in order to ensure we have the appropriate airplanes…
Month: October 2023
Kenya Airways wins ‘Best Innovation’ & ‘Most Impactful Breakthrough’ awards for Piloting Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Kenya’s national carrier, Kenya Airways (KQ), has been awarded the Best Innovation and the Most Impactful Breakthrough awards for being the first African carrier to pioneer use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) from Africa to Europe. The awards were presented at the 2023 Sustainable Flight Challenge Awards ceremony held at Delta Flight Museum in Atlanta,…
AFRAA Secretary General keynote address at the 53rd AASA AGA
AFRAA Secretary General – Mr Abderahmane Berthé, delivered a keynote address at the 53rd Annual General Assembly of the Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA). He made a brief on the state of the airline industry highlighting traffic, connectivity and profitability performance of African airlines and articulated on AFRAA actions on blocked funds, affordability, environmental sustainability…
Royal Air Maroc & Air Senegal enter into a Strategic Partnership
Hamid ADDOU, Chairman and CEO of Royal Air Maroc, and Mr. Alioune Badara FALL, CEO of Air Sénégal signed, today at the headquarters of the national company in Casablanca, a Memorandum of Understanding ( MoU) initiating a strategic partnership between the two air carriers. This partnership should consolidate cooperation between the two parties in the…
Fly2Sky Airlines Announces New ACMI Contract with United Nigeria Airlines
Fly2Sky Airlines has announced a new ACMI contract with United Nigeria Airlines. Commencing from mid-October and spanning through March 31, 2024, Fly2Sky Airlines will collaborate with United Nigeria Airlines to provide winter operations support. Under this contract, Fly2Sky Airlines will deploy one Airbus A320 LZ-FSA aircraft, renowned for its efficiency, reliability, and passenger comfort. The…
South African Airways Launches of Abidjan Route
South African Airways (SAA) is delighted to announce the launch of Abidjan in Côte d’Ivoire, its 12th destination in the continent. The route, which is in line with the airline’s plans to grow its footprint in Africa, will be operated via Accra using its modern Airbus A330-300 with full-lie flat business class seats. Bookings open for…
Air Tanzania Receives First Boeing737-Max 9
Air Tanzania has received its First Boeing737-Max 9 in a ceremony held at Julius Nyerere International Stadium (Terminal 1) Dar es Salaam making it the first African operator of the 737 MAX 9 variant. Honorable guest, Vice President, Dr. Philip Mpango represented the President of the United Republic of Tanzania Hon. Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan…
ASKY Airlines Commences Flights from Lome to Nairobi
On October 1, 2023, the pan-African company ASKY Airlines based in Togo inaugurated a new route from Lomé-Tokoin to Nairobi (Kenya). The reception of ASKY airlines was embellished by the welcome jet of water by the firefighters of the Jomo Kenyatta airport. L’accueil de @ASKY_airlines fut agrémenté par le jet d’eau de bienvenue par les…
Kenya Airways & airBaltic Sign Interline Agreement
National Carrier, Kenya Airways (KQ) and airBaltic (BT) has announced an interline agreement that will boost connectivity and give customers more travel options between Africa and the Baltic countries. airBaltic, the flag carrier of Latvia, has experienced tremendous growth in the Baltics as well as internationally and currently connects the Baltic region to more than…