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Mon, Aug 16, 2010
The Nigerian federal executive council meeting approved the purchase of three new jets for the Presidential Air Fleet. The planes, which include a Gulfstream G550 and two new Falcon 7X Aircraft, will cost the country $154.3 million or N23.2 billion.
Fri, Aug 06, 2010
Star Alliance partners Continental Airlinesand Brussels Airlines today announced plans to start codesharing on Continental's trans-Atlantic flights between New York, Brussels, and African capitals.
Tue, Jul 20, 2010
Axed South African Airways CEO Khaya Ngqula will not only have to pay more than R30-million to the airline, but could also face criminal charges according to reports from the Times of South Africa.
Tue, Jul 20, 2010
The 787 Dreamliner, Boeing's "leaner and greener" new passenger plane, has touched down in the UK for the first time. The jet landed at Farnborough ahead of the seven-day international airshow at the Hampshire airfield, where it is expected to take centre stage.
Tue, Jul 20, 2010
A programme for improving aviation safety oversight in African states through regional co-operation is surging ahead of its targets. The four-year first phase of the International Civil Aviation Organisation-led African Comprehensive Implementation Programme (ACIP), launched in 2007, has completed much of its work a year ahead of target, says ICAO's secretary general Raymond Benjamin.
Tue, Jul 20, 2010
A trip to the Aviation Museum opened the eyes of some children, others got water at their school - all on Nelson Mandela Day.
Tue, Jul 20, 2010
By Bernard Choi They came from all corners of the globe to check out the plane that will bring the world closer together.
Tue, Jul 20, 2010
Uganda Walking Tours: What you Need to Know About Uganda Walking Safaris
Thu, Jul 29, 2010
ISLAMABAD, Heavy rains and bad weather on Thursday hampered efforts of the rescue teams at the site of the air crash of a Pakistani passenger plane, which killed 152 passengers and crew members. (Picture: Reuters)
Fri, Aug 06, 2010
Tourists are unable to visit Loango National Park, South Africa due to the closure of SCD Aviation, which operated flights to the remote area. Operator Africa’s Eden, which arranged eco-tourism trips to the Gabon attraction, has closed its Loango Lodge accommodation indefinitely and stopped promoting Gabon as a tourism destination.
Tue, Jul 20, 2010
Following reports last week that tourism stakeholders in Kenya had taken issue with the incomprehensible statements made by Foreign Minister Moses Wetangula, where he displayed a stark lack of knowledge about how tourism works, they have now vowed to oppose any plans hatched by the foreign ministry to raise visa fees in an underhanded fashion and to advance their own agenda.
Tue, Jul 20, 2010
Ahead of the 6th edition of the Abuja Carnival being held from November 27-30, the Carnival Management Committee organized a stakeholders meeting in Abuja on Thursday, July 15, 2010.
Tue, Jul 20, 2010
Professional guide and hotelier, Richard Vickery, was recently appointed as the new General Manager at Bumi Hills Safari Lodge. The new hosts, Richard and his wife, Michelle, moved from Shamwari Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape, South Africa to Zimbabwe in April
Tue, Jul 20, 2010
The US State Department issued a travel alert for Uganda on Friday that warns of possible terrorist attacks in Kampala reports the Examiner.
Tue, Jul 20, 2010
2010 has created a golden opportunity for South Africa as a nation to win not just on the football field as host nation of the 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP, but on the global tourism stage.
Tue, Jul 20, 2010
While the nation reflects on the hugely successful conclusion of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the country’s biggest tourism company Tourvest Inbound Operations (TIO) and its specialist sports event activation management company, T.E.A.M are celebrating the culmination of years of hard work.
Sun, Apr 12, 2009
South African Airways Flight 295 was a Boeing 747-244B Combi called "The Helderberg" that crashed on November 28, 1987 killing all 159 passengers aboard. What really brought The Helderberg down?
Fri, Aug 06, 2010
Zimbabwe Plane Crash Only A Drill. Zimbabwe’s aviation officials and news agencies false information Thursday that a Boeing 767 from London, was involved in an accident at the airport in Harare, “he told reporters then rushed to the scene was not the only maneuver. (Picture: Smoke that raised a world-wide alert. The officials normally burn rubber tyres next to a retired Air Zim B707 inorder to create a realistic simulation of a major crash)
Sun, Aug 01, 2010
Four Delegates from Swaziland succesfully completed an approach surveillance course at ASTAC's Rudloe college at Shoreham airport on Friday.
Tue, Jul 20, 2010
AIRBUS has given a glimpse of what flying might be like in the future.
Tue, Jul 20, 2010
Leading African airline Kenya Airways (KQ) recently announced its plans to broaden its network by flying into Angola’s capital city, Luanda, starting 17 August 2010. After successfully securing KQ’s landing rights with the Angolan aviation authorities, Dr Titus Naikuni, Group Managing Director and CEO confirmed that the new route will not only be a key destination for the airline, but will also mark a major milestone in growing its African network.
Fri, Aug 06, 2010
In a tough move to stop rising attacks against its staff ers, Nigeria's oldest indigenous airline, Aero Contractors, has warned it would blacklist any passenger who assaults or abuses any of its em ployees, especially during flights.
Tue, Jul 20, 2010
Low cost airline Mango’s CEO Nico Bezuidenhout today said that the low cost airline benefitted from football’s greatest showcase in June and July. Over the tournament period Mango averaged a 97% load factor carrying more than 180 000 guests with 106 540 pieces of luggage over 1344 flight hours. Estimates show that more than half of travellers on the airline over the period were en route to matches while approximately 60% of Guests were foreign visitors.
Tue, Jul 20, 2010
Toyota and the Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA) are not commenting on a report in the Business Day that the old Durban International Airport will shortly be leased out to the Japanese car-maker.
Tue, Jul 20, 2010
Mauritanian authorities started enforcing a new plan for security at the Nouakchott International Airport on Sunday, the government announced.
Tue, Jul 20, 2010
SEATTLE, -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and its subsidiary Insitu Inc. announced today that they successfully demonstrated a high-performance Narrowband Relay communications system aboard a ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in June. The relay was designed to meet the needs of small distributed forces operating in areas where Line of Sight (LOS) communications would not normally be possible.
Tue, Jul 20, 2010
SAN ANTONIO, -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] on June 30 delivered the last of three test aircraft for the U.S. Air Force C-130 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) system design and development contract.
Fri, Apr 03, 2009
The FINANCIAL -- Star Alliance has just completed testing the feasibility of using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology for enhancing the baggage check-in process.
Tue, Jul 20, 2010
The Russian flag carrier, Aeroflot, signed a firm contract with Airbus for the purchase of 11 A330-300 aircraft. The newly ordered A330-300s will feature a spacious two class cabin layout seating around 300 passengers.
Tue, Jul 20, 2010
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of General Electric [NYSE: GE], has signed a firm order for 60 additional A320 family aircraft. This new order brings the total number of A320 family aircraft ordered by GECAS to 327 and the backlog of aircraft to be delivered to 99 aircraft.
Tue, Jul 20, 2010
FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom, -- The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) and low-cost carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA today signed an agreement at the Farnborough International Airshow for 15 Boeing 737-800s. The airline is exercising purchase rights from its landmark 2007 order for 42 Next-Generation 737s. Today's order is valued at $1.15 billion at average list prices and increases the airline's unfilled orders to 59 Next-Generation 737s.
Tue, Jul 20, 2010
FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom, -- Boeing (NYSE: BA) and GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of General Electric (NYSE: GE), today announced an order for 40 Next-Generation 737-800s. The order is valued at approximately $3 billion at average list prices.
Tue, Jul 20, 2010
FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom, -- Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Dubai-based Emirates Airlines today announced an order for 30 Boeing 777-300ERs (Extended Range) at the 2010 Farnborough International Airshow. Eighteen of these were previously attributed to an unidentified customer on Boeing's Orders and Deliveries website.
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