The resumption follows the temporary suspension in August 2020 to mitigate the spread of the Corona virus. The phased flight resumption will resume with 3 weekly flights in the month of February 2024. Speaking ahead of the resumption, Julius Thairu, Chief Commercial and Customer Officer at Kenya Airways, said, “We are eager about the potential…
Month: November 2023
Ibom Air Receives First of Ten Brand new Airbus A220-300
Ibom Air, the Akwa Ibom State-owned airline, proudly announces the successful delivery of the first of (10) ten Airbus A220-300 aircraft ordered from the aircraft manufacturer Airbus at the 2021 Dubai Airshow. In attendance at the handover ceremony held on Friday, 24 November 2023, at Airbus’s Mirabel facilities in Canada were the immediate past Governor…
Kenya Airways Expands Its Fleet and Cargo Capacity With Additional Freighter
Kenya’s National Carrier, Kenya Airways (KQ) has announced the addition of a Boeing 737-800 Freighter aircraft to expand its cargo capacity as part of its diversification strategy. The introduction of the freighter is in response to the growing demand and need for increased cargo capacity within the region. The announcement was made by Kenya Airways…
Ethiopian Airlines Increases Deals at Dubai Airshow by 17 Aircraft to Total 84
Ethiopian Airlines has signed deals to purchase a total of 84 aircraft at the Dubai Airshow with the aviation’s big names such as Boeing, Airbus, and Rolls-Royce for aircraft purchase, and engine total care service. Ethiopian has agreed to order 11 787 Dreamliner and 20 737 MAX airplanes with an opportunity for 15 and 21…
Kenya Airways Resumes Passenger Service to Bangkok with 5 weekly Flights from Nairobi
National carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) has announced the resumption of flights to Bangkok starting 21 November 2023 operating the route five times per week. The route was launched in 2003 and suspended in 2020 due to the global Covid-19 pandemic. The resumption of flights to Bangkok will expand KQ’s current network to 42 destinations, offering…
South African Airways (SAA) Suspends Service to Malawi
South African Airways (SAA) will suspend service to Malawi (Lilongwe and Blantyre), due to the recent economic challenges in Malawi. In an industry alert last week, SAA mentioned that it was monitoring the situation of substantial devaluation of the Malawian Kwacha, acute foreign currency shortages, and the escalation of blocked funds, closely before making the…
African Airlines Air Cargo Volumes Decline in September Despite Overall Global Growth – IATA
African airlines saw their air cargo volumes decline by 0.1% in September 2023, despite global air cargo markets, showing continuing demand recovery increasing by 1.9% compared to September 2022 levels according to data for September 2023 global air cargo markets released by IATA. The decline was also despite the strong growth of demand on the…
Kenya Airways to Introduce Daily Flights to New York Starting 1st December 2023
Kenya’s national carrier, Kenya Airways (KQ) has said will introduce daily flights from 1st December 2023 for the festive season providing customers with more flexibility and travel options. The move is also To support the growing demand for travel between the Nairobi – New York route as the airline celebrates five (5) years since becoming the…
TAAG Angola Airlines orders GEnx-1B engines for Boeing-787 fleet
GE Aerospace has announced an order from TAAG Angola Airlines for eight GEnx-1B engines and one spare to power their fleet of Boeing-787 aircraft. In October, the Luanda-based carrier announced with Boeing that it would renew its fleet with an order for four Boeing-787 Dreamliners. In addition to this order, TAAG has signed a TrueChoice™…
AFRAA, Afreximbank Agree to Enhance Collaboration for Development of Africa’s Air Transport Industry
The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to concretize cooperation toward the development of a safe, reliable, efficient and environmentally sustainable air transport system in Africa. Under the framework of the MoU, signed by Abderahmane Berthé, AFRAA’s Secretary General, and Kanayo Awani, Executive Vice…