Falko Regional Aircraft Limited (Falko) has completed the delivery of four (4) Embraer E175 aircraft on lease to Airlink, South Africa’s premier independent regional carrier. The aircraft were delivered on behalf of Falko managed fund, Falko Regional Aircraft Opportunities Fund II (Fund II) with the first two deliveries concluding in Q4 2023 and the final…
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Qatar Airways Invests in Airlink to Boost African Network
Qatar Airways Group has acquired a 25% stake in Southern Africa’s premier independent regional carrier, Airlink. The announcement is a continuation of the multi award-winning airline’s ambition to further develop its operations across the African continent. The investment in Airlink – which flies to more than 45 destinations in 15 African countries – will enhance…
Airlink Confirms Runway Excursion at Pemba
Airlink confirms to one of its aircraft was involved in a wet runway excursion upon landing at Pemba in Mozambique this afternoon. The Embraer 135 Regional Jet, registration ZS-SJX, operating as flight 4Z 204 from Johannesburg, had 32 passengers and three crew onboard. Everyone onboard disembarked from the aircraft through the main front entrance. At…
Airlink to re-start Durban – Bloemfontein flights
Airlink will begin operating direct flights between Durban and Bloemfontein from 26 February 2024. The service is part of Airlink’s strategy to expand its network of flights from Durban as a third hub with Bloemfontein joining Johannesburg, Gqeberha, Mbombela (Nelspruit) and Harare as directly-served destinations. Airlink’s morning flights on the route will operate Monday to Friday…
South African Airways Welcomes Ruling Against Airlink
South African Airways (SAA), has welcomed today’s ruling by the High Court in Johannesburg that SAA does not owe funds to Airlink beyond SAA’s business rescue (BR) process. In its ruling today, the High Court upheld two previous judgements on the same matter – by the Supreme Court of Appeal and the High Court in…
AerCap Announces Lease Placement of Three Embraer E195-E1 Aircraft with Airlink
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…
Airlink to Starts Daily Johannesburg-Nairobi Flights in April
Airlink is spreading its wings with a new daily Johannesburg-Nairobi service, which will see it become the first private sector airline to offer flights on the route from 24 April 2023. Airlink hopes to provide much-needed competition and additional choices for business and leisure travellers. Kenya becomes the 15th country in Airlink’s comprehensive sub-Saharan route…
Etihad Airways enhances interline and codeshare with Airlink & Air Seychelles
Etihad Airways has launched reciprocal interline partnerships with Airlink South Africa (4Z), while re-launching codeshares with Air Seychelles (HM). The deal means customers of all airlines involved will enjoy enhanced connectivity to destinations across each other’s networks, can book on a single ticket and only have to check in once at the start of their…
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,…
Airlink Resumes Flights Between South Africa & Madagascar
Airlink has said it will restart scheduled services between South Africa and Madagascar from 30 January 2023 after they were suspended for almost three years. The resumption of flights linking Johannesburg with Antananarivo follows the lifting of Madagascar’s COVID-19 travel restrictions and its subsequent ban on air services to and from South Africa. “Airlink, as the designated…