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The Launch of the Kenya Airways Sustainable Aviation Fuel flight

May 26, 2023May 26, 2023 logistafrica

AFRAA congratulates Kenya Airways on the launch of the Kenya Airways Sustainable Flight Challenge operated on Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The flight to Amsterdam, KQ116 that departed Nairobi on 25 May was the launch of the first-ever flight by Kenya Airways in Africa to be operated on Sustainable Aviation Fuel. The launch marks the start of a long journey towards zero carbon emissions for the air transport industry… read more on africaaero.org …

LAUNCH OF QATAR AIRWAYS CARGO’S FIRST AFRICAN HUB IN RWANDA

May 6, 2023May 6, 2023 logistafrica

On May 3, Qatar Airways officially launched the activities of its first African cargo hub in Kigali, Rwanda, in partnership with RwandAir. The launch was marked by the landing of a Qatar Airways Cargo Boeing 777 at the Rwandan capital airport, which will now connect Kigali and Doha twice a week. Several other routes will transit through this hub, including the Kigali-Lagos route (in Nigeria) three times a week, launched last March. There is also a weekly route from… read more on africaaero.org

Ethiopian Airlines MARKS 50 YEARS SINCE THE START OF ITS SERVICE TO THE UNITED KINGDOM (UK)

May 2, 2023May 2, 2023 logistafrica

Ethiopian Airlines, the leading and fastest growing Airline in Africa, is celebrating the 50th year of the launch of its service to the UK in April 1973. Ethiopian Airlines’ inaugural flight arrived in London-Heathrow on a Boeing 720-B commencing with two flights a week. The flight was originally operated via Cairo, Rome and Frankfurt with First Class and Economy Class….read more on africaaero.org

BURKINA FASO: LAUNCH OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE NEW AIRLINE “LIZ AVIATION SA” OF EBOMAF

April 29, 2023April 29, 2023 logistafrica

It was with an inaugural flight from Ouagadougou to Bobo-Dioulasso on Thursday, April 27, 2023, that the Burkinabe businessman Mahamadou Bonkoungou, president of the EBOMAF group (Entreprise Bonkoungou Mahamadou et Fils), launched the activities of his new airline “Liz Aviation SA”. Already present in business aviation with the rental of private jets, Mahamadou Bonkoungou aims with this new company three major objectives… read more on africaaero.org

SIGNING OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE GUINEAN CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY (AGAC) AND THE NATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION AGENCY OF BURKINA FASO (ANAC-BF)

April 28, 2023April 28, 2023 logistafrica

This Tuesday, April 25, 2023, the Director General of AGAC, Mr. Sékou Oumar THIAM and the Director General of ANAC-BF, Mr. Hyacinthe COMPAORÉ, signed at the headquarters of AGAC, a memorandum of understanding on air services, in order to allow both of them to mutually serve their respective airports. This memorandum signed as a prelude to the third session of the Grand Joint Commission of Cooperation Guinea-Burkina Faso, scheduled from 26 to 28 April 2023 Conakry, provides for many areas of technical cooperation which can be summarized as: (i) the…

Angola and the United States sign bilateral Open Skies Agreement

April 28, 2023April 28, 2023 logistafrica

On Wednesday, April 26, 2023, the Angolan Minister of Transport, Ricardo Viegas D’Abreu, and the U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Pete Buttigieg, signed a historic Open Skies Air Services Agreement and a Memorandum of Consultations in the field of Civil Aviation. The signing, which took place in Washington, aims to promote a strong.. read more on africaaero.org

Nigerian Aviation Outfit, Falcon Aero, Unveils Tech Platforms to Ease Business Jet Booking

April 18, 2023April 18, 2023 logistafrica

Nigerian business aviation firm, Falcon Aerospace Limited (www.FalconAero.org), has unveiled innovations designed to ease business jet booking and make access to the service more inclusive. The firm introduced the products at a recent event in Lagos, Nigeria, where it unveiled its operational business units…. read more on africaaero.org

Kenya Airways meets AFRAA for CEO Dialogues

March 8, 2023March 8, 2023 logistafrica

Kenya Airways Chief Executive Officer – Allan Kilavuka hosted the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) Secretary General, Abdérahmane Berthé, at the Kenya Airways headquarters in Nairobi – Kenya on 07 March 2023 for this year’s 3rd edition of the “AFRAA Member Airline CEOs Leadership Dialogues” session. Both AFRAA and Kenya Airways Leadership teams were present at the dialogues session…. read more on africaaero.org

AUDIT OF CIVIL AVIATION SECURITY IN SENEGAL: THE SATISFACTION OF THE ACTORS

March 4, 2023March 4, 2023 logistafrica

Dakar, March 02 (APS) – The team of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) presented, this Thursday, the results of the audit of the security of civil aviation in Senegal whose actors say they are satisfied with the results, said a press release sent to APS… read more on africaaero.org

Transair Senegal’s fleet expands with the imminent arrival of a Boeing 737-300

February 27, 2023February 27, 2023 logistafrica

According to sources, Transair Senegal, the first Senegalese private airline serving Africa, will soon strengthen its fleet with the acquisition of a Boeing 737-300. Currently, Transair’s fleet consists of Embraer, Beechcraft and a Boeing 737-500. read more on africaaero.org