Africa
The latest aviation news and new air services from the world’s leading airlines, airports and tourism authorities in the African region.
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Ryanair Agrees New Deal at Stansted Airport
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Irish budget carrier Ryanair has entered into a new long-term, ten-year partnership with M.A.G, the new owners of London Stansted Airport which...
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Kenya Airways Pushes Forward with Jambo Jet Venture
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Despite recent suggestions that Kenya Airways was going cold on the idea of launching a new low-cost airline subsidiary in the East African market...
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FlySafair Prepares for Low-Cost Debut in South Africa
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Aircraft leasing and management company Safair has been granted approval by South Africa’s Air Service Licensing Council to launch their own...
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ASM Survey Provides Guidance to World Routes Airport Delegates
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ASM, the world route development consultants, have provided airports with some key pointers of how best they can approach their structured...
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STATISTICS SPOTLIGHT: Top 50 Airlines - August 2013
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Every month The HUB is providing statistics highlighting global airline and airport activity. Alongside detailing the top 50 airlines and...
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STATISTICS SPOTLIGHT: Top 50 Airports - August 2013
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Every month The HUB is providing statistics highlighting global airline and airport activity. Alongside detailing the top 50 airlines and...
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Where Does the Dreamliner Fly? - August 2013 Network Update
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This article has been updated for January 2014 Read Here With an increasing number of airlines now operating the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, every...
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Where Does the A380 Fly? - August 2013 Network Update
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Although the Airbus A380 has now been in passenger service for almost six years there remains a lot of interest in the Super Jumbo. Every...
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fastjet Confirms South African Route Launch
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African low-cost carrier, fastjet, will open reservations this week for its first international flights. The carrier confirms that tickets...
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ROUTES AFRICA: Passion & Debate at Routes Africa Strategy Summit
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It was clear from the passionate, and sometimes humorous, debate at this year’s two-day Routes Africa Strategy Summit in Uganda that...
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ROUTES AFRICA: Air Uganda Hopes to Link with Celestair Partners for pan-African Operation
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Air Uganda and its partners within the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED)-backed Celestair Group are looking to link their East and...
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ROUTES AFRICA: Airline Executives in the Mist!
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Senior airline officials joined our Routes Africa host in search of endangered mountain gorillas. As we scrambled down the steep slopes of...
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ROUTES AFRICA: Ugandan Government Hints at Uganda Airlines Revival
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A senior Ugandan Government Minister revealed at the recent Routes Africa forum in Kampala that discussions have once again taken place over the...
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ROUTES AFRICA: Ethiopian Invests in new Malawi Airlines Venture
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Ethiopian Airlines has become the strategic partner of the new Malawi Airlines in a deal that was formalised in the immediate aftermath of this...
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ROUTES AFRICA: Royal Air Maroc to Provide Mainland African Link to Tenerife
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Moroccan carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) is to provide the only scheduled link between the African mainland and Tenerife in the Spanish Canary...
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ROUTES AFRICA: Bombardier Delivers CSeries to Vueling
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Canadian manufacturer Bombardier Aerospace handed over a CSeries to European low-cost carrier Vueling during this week’s Routes Africa forum...
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ROUTES AFRICA: Routes Presents Books to Local Ugandan School
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Alongside the work of our parent company, UBM Live, with the Events for Namuwongo project and the donation to The Gorilla Organization following a...
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ROUTES AFRICA: fastjet to Develop Individual Business Models for International Ventures
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African low-cost air service management business, fastjet, has plans to establish a pan-African network of air carriers but will explore growth...
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ROUTES AFRICA: Korongo Plans Link to Uganda Following Fleet Growth
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Korongo Airlines has plans to expand its network outside of the Democratic Republic of Congo and could introduce flights to other markets across...
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ROUTES AFRICA: Nigeria to Use Aero as Model for Country's Future Strategy
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The Nigerian Government is planning to use long-running air carrier Aero Contractors as the business model for future growth in the...