Digitizing the transport sector has become inevitable. As the different countries adopted different measures to curb the spread of COVID-19, one of the first sectors to be hit hard was the transport sector as the movement of goods and people came to a standstill. We are seeing the tide turning with the availability of vaccines […]
LISTEN 24 MINUTES AGO 0 Highlights for this week’s edition of ‘Aviation This Week’ are topical industry stories between August 23 – 28, 2021 relevant to Ghana’s aviation space. The summaries are as follows: South African Airways Returns with Direct Services between Accra and Johannesburg South African Airways will be making a return to Ghana […]
Nairobi — National carrier Kenya Airways PLC (KQ) says the first half of 2021 continued to be severely impacted by the COVID-19 crisis, resulting in depressed half-year results. During the period, the airline narrowed its pretax loss by 20 percent to Sh11.5 billion. The airline’s total revenue during the period was reduced by 9 percent […]
Kenya Airways CEO Allan Kilavuka during a January 18 briefing in Nairobi. PHOTO | DENNIS ONSONGO | NMG Kenya Airways (KQ) is eyeing a fresh bailout from the government to steady its operations despite narrowing its half-year loss by a fifth. KQ chief executive Allan Kilavuka said Thursday the national carrier was in a precarious […]
Air Austral B737-800 Air Austral (UU, St. Denis de la Réunion ) and Corsair International (SS, Paris Orly ) have initiated discussions on a joint venture (JV) on routes between Paris and Réunion, a French overseas department in the Indian Ocean. The proposed commercial cooperation agreement still needs approval from the French competition regulator (Autorité […]
As this week comes to a close we take a look at the stories that resonated most with our readers. At the top of the week, our readers were drawn to flying taxis being launched in Kenya through a partnership between the country’s airline and a Brazilian company that manufacturers flying unmanned vehicles. This week […]
Passengers disembark from a Jambojet plane. FILE PHOTO | NMG RwandAir has introduced flights to Goma and Lubumbashi just weeks after budget carrier Jambojet made the same announcement. The Rwanda’s flag carrier announced last week that they will be starting flights to Democratic Republic of Congo in a date that is yet to be announced. […]
Tourism and Wild Life Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala (left) pose in a selfie with Kenyan delegation to USTOA meeting in the United states of America (US). The delegation included Kenya Airways (KQ) and US travel writers. At least six in 10 international travellers plan to visit Kenya in the next three months with the US […]
[Courtesy] Every year on August 26, the world joins the United States of America in marking the Women’s Equality Day – a day that was designated by the US Congress in 1971 to commemorate the 1920 passage of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution, granting women the right to vote. Half a century on, […]
THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) says Zimbabwe is making progress on reducing debt owed under blocked funds that could not be repatriated from ticket sales, cargo space and other activities. The country’s outstanding debt to the association stands at US$142,7 million out of the approximately US$963 million in in-country funds belonging to air travel […]
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