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Africa: African Airlines Wait for Open Skies
Africa Renewal, 25 August 2017
Thousands of air travellers face complicated choices when flying between cities across the African continent. Although transiting through Europe when flying between two African… Read more »
Africa Urged to 'Open Skies' to Airline Competitors
Writing for Africa Renewal, Franck Kuwonu examines the multiple challenges facing African airlines as they seek to take advantage of the growth in air travel and expand their coverage of the continent while still making a profit.
Ethiopian Airlines is one of the three top airlines in Africa. With Kenya Airways and South African Airways, it sold two-thirds of the estimated 9.2 million seats purchased for travel within sub-Saharan Africa in 2016.
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Nigeria: Delta to Launch Non-Stop Service From Lagos to New York
This Day, 25 August 2017
Delta Air Lines has announced the launching of a three weekly nonstop flights from Lagos to New York-JFK, effective March 25, 2018. When combined with the existing four-times a… Read more »
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Namibia: Suspended West African Air Route Gets New Life Lease
Namibian, 24 August 2017
Air Namibia on Tuesday announced that it will add Lagos and Accra to its route network, effective from 25 March 2018. Read more »
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West Africa: RwandAir to Open More Routes in West Africa Next Month - CEO
New Times, 24 August 2017
RwandAir, the national carrier, will start plying new routes to three West African cities at the end of September, officials have said. The three weekly flights to Conakry in… Read more »
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Nigeria: Expert Backs Govt's Plan to Establish National Carrier
This Day, 18 August 2017
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Nigeria: How African Airlines Took Advantage of Nigeria's Recession
This Day, 4 August 2017
Whereas many international carriers scaled down their operations to Nigeria due to the recession that adversely affected the value of the naira, African airlines defiantly… Read more »
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Rwanda: Rwanda and Benin to Set Up Joint Airline
New Times, 3 August 2017
The governments of Benin and Rwanda have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a joint airline based in Cotonou, where RwandAir, the national carrier, officially… Read more »
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Kenya: Kenya Airways Rescue Package Now Faces Objections From Banks
East African, 1 August 2017
Kenya Airways's restructuring plan could suffer a blow after one of its key creditors hinted at seeking legal redress, which could effectively block its passage at a special… Read more »
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Nigeria: Why Aviation Is Unprofitable
This Day, 28 July 2017
Recently investors and airline operators met in Lagos to brainstorm on factors inhibiting growth in the aviation industry and the poor yield on investment. Chinedu Eze who was in… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Ethiopia Aims to Have Strategic Cooperation With China On Aviation Sector - Minister
Focac, 25 July 2017
Ethiopia aims to have strategic cooperation with China on the aviation sector as the East African nation works to be an African aviation hub, said Ethiopia's transport minister on… Read more »
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Namibia: National Airline Told to Find Own Resources for July
New Era, 17 July 2017
The Ministry of Works and Transport has informed Air Namibia that central government would be unable to pay any subsidy to the company this month and urged the airline to secure… Read more »
