Emirates has announced it is to operate its twice-daily flights to Mauritius using A380s exclusively from December 1st. The route is currently serviced by one A380 and one B777, and switching to two A...
A new directive issued by the Iran Civil Aviation Organization (IrCAO) could see all commercial aircraft over 20 years old banned from active service with Iran Air. IrCAO Director General, Alireza Jah...
A Skyward Cargo Fokker 50 crashed into a building after take-off from Jomo Kenyatta Airport in Nairobi, Kenya, on July 2nd. The Kenyan Airports Authority (KAA) stated that the four crew members on boa...
South African Airways will sign leases for 20-25 long-haul aircraft by October. SAA abandoned its previous plan for a widebody fleet renewal last year, after the South African government objected that...
Qatar Airways has launched daily non-stop flights to Dallas/Fort Worth. DFW becomes the airline’s second destination in Texas after Houston, and the route is serviced by a B777-200LR. Qatar Airways CE...
Fastjet has appointed Nick Caine as its new CFO following the resignation of Angus Saunders. Caine is currently CFO of Fiji Airways, and will take over the role with Fastjet on 11th August. ...
Mozambican flag-carrier Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique (LAM) plans to refurbish Nacala airport in the north-eastern Nampula province into a regional and international gateway. LAM intends to increase its...
Emirates has increased its fuel surcharge with effect from July 1st. The airline blames the recent spike in oil prices due to unrest in the Middle East. In a statement, Emirates said: “Due to the curr...
Etihad Airways has announced several new destinations in India. The airline will extend its route network to Kochi, Bangalore, Chennai, Kozhikode and Hyderabad, commencing the expansion during July. T...
Fastjet has announced that CFO and Executive Director Angus Saunders will step down for personal reasons. Nick Caine, currently CFO of Fiji Airways, has been selected as his successor as Fastjet CFO a...
Novus Aviation Capital has sold one B777-300ER to Commerz Real AG. The aircraft was purchased new and leased back to Emirates in a sale and lease-back transaction in November 2012. Novus still has sev...
The Kenyan High Commission has postponed a legislation requiring South Africans traveling to and via Kenya to obtain a visa in advance at the Kenyan High Commission in Pretoria. The legislation was op...
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