8th Feb 2018 | Elizabeth Sasu
Dana Air has denied media reports that the door of one of its aircraft fell off after landing and whilst taxing in Abuja airport today.
In a statement the airline said "We wish to state categorically that this could never have…
6th Feb 2018 | Elizabeth Sasu
Kenya Airways will launch its first non-stop service between Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and Cape Town International Airport, South Africa starting from 6 June, 2018, according to Routesonline.
Although, the airline is yet to officially announce the route, a dummy booking by The Afritraveller on…
6th Feb 2018 | Elizabeth Sasu
Ethiopian Airlines will commence direct flight from Addis Ababa to Chicago effective as of June 02, 2018.
West Bound, Passengers from the entire continent of Africa will connect to Chicago and beyond through our Addis Ababa hub in the…
29th Jan 2018 | Elizabeth Sasu
Passengers travelling with Lufthansa in the Schengen area will now automatically receive their boarding pass to their smartphone 23 hours prior to departure without having to manually check in.
The automatic check-in procedure is also available for travel on…
27th Jan 2018 | Elizabeth Sasu
After decades of negotiations and stalemate, finally, African countries are set to launch the African single air transport market at the African Union Heads of State and Government Summit that will take place tomorrow at the union’s headquarters…
25th Jan 2018 | Elizabeth Sasu
The Honourable Minister for Aviation, Mad. Cecilia Dapaah, has tasked the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority and Lands Commission to remove encroachers from the Aviation site that houses the Doppler VHF Omnidirectional Range (DVOR) at East Legon. This development…
24th Jan 2018 | Elizabeth Sasu
Brussels Airlines has retired its last BAE Systems Avro RJ100 regional jet.
The Lufthansa Group carrier says it operated a final scheduled service with the type on 28 October: a flight from Geneva to the Belgian capital.
“From today onwards,…
24th Jan 2018 | Elizabeth Sasu
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is a major owner behind a new national airline, which is set to be handed lucrative long-haul licences to London and the Far East.
The move has been condemned by opposition leaders who say it…
24th Jan 2018 | Elizabeth Sasu
Ethiopian Airlines Group, the largest airline in Africa, and the Ethiopian Airports Services are pleased to announce that they have availed free Wi-Fi connection at its main hub, Addis Ababa Bole International Airport as of October 2017.
Group CEO…
23rd Jan 2018 | Elizabeth Sasu
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) September report of the Airlines Financial Monitor shows, compared to the more complete financial data from Q2, that the year-on-year decline in profit margins was quite small for the industry in aggregate,…