Defunct ‘FlyAfrica’ back in the bad news
MORE WOES FOR FORMER WANNABE AIRLINE (Posted 17th November 2020) News have emerged from Harare / Zimbabwe that – for all purposes defunct – Fly Africa has been taken to court once again, this time for failing to settle an outstanding 4 million US Dollars loan facility. Fly Africa has a checkered history and the […]
#FlyAfrica misses return dates and is again branded as #NoFlyAfrica
FLY AFRICA’S AOC REMAINS SUSPENDED AS WANNABE AIRLINE FAILS TO MEET CAA TERMS (Posted 20th August 2018) There is clearly more out of order at Fly Africa than just their washrooms as the airline upstart again missed their own ‘return to the skies’ date. Full mouthed statements a few weeks ago, when the Zimbabwe Civil […]
#Zimbabwe Civil Aviation Authority pulls plug on NO FlyAfrica
FLYAFRICA ZIMBABWE VERSION 2.0 – DESTINED FOR THE AVIATION DUST BIN TOO? (Posted 19th June 2018) Information from usually well informed sources in Harare suggests that the Civil Aviation Authority may finally have pulled the plug on what this correspondent has regularly called ‘NoFlyAfrica’ – given the many flight cancellations the airline has inflicted on […]
#FlyAfrica demands #Bulawayo route from Zimbabwe Civil Aviation – REALLY?
‘PROVE YOURSELF FIRST BEFORE ASKING FOR MORE‘ IS THE PUBLIC SENTIMENT IN #ZIMBABWE (Posted 23rd February 2018) Information has emerged, as per the letter shown above, that FlyAfrica seems to push to get landing rights for the Harare to Bulawayo route. Also waiting for a decision of ZCAA is Fastjet, which, in contrast to FlyAfrica, […]
#FlyAfrica – no fly after all today
ABORTED LAUNCH BY #FLYAFRICA CHALLENGES #ZIMBABWE’S AVIATION AUTHORITY (Posted 20th October 2017) When an aircraft which supposedly was due to be at the ready for passengers to fly at 13.00 hrs local time from Harare via Victoria Falls to Bulawayo – see a link to the report about this from last night below – carried […]
FlyAfrica Reloaded 2.0
DESPERATE TIMES APPARENTLY CALL FOR DESPERATE MEASURES (Posted 20th October 2017) Aviation should be a serious business for serious people but alas, that once again does not seem to be the case with the second edition of FlyAfrica in Zimbabwe. As the websearches for the websites on record below show, none of them can be […]
Reader from #Zimbabwe comments on #FlyAfrica’s (mis)adventure
DOUBTS GALORE OVER #FLYAFRICA’S FUTURE (Posted Friday the 13th of October 2017) Not long after last night’s article was posted did a number of comments flood back but one in particular struck a note, worth to republish here for the further benefit of ATC Readers: FlyAfrica in stormy flight. Few months ago, when the Zimbabwean […]
#FlyAfrica takes to the air with 33 minutes to spare before CAA deadline expired
FUTURE IN DOUBT OF FLYAFRICA AS CHARTER FLIGHT BARELY AVOIDS THE CAA AXE TO FALL (Posted Friday the 13th of October 2017) As reported here two and a half weeks ago did the #Zimbabwe Civil Aviation Authority run out of patience with FlyAfrica and set them a deadline to take to the air or else […]
Fly or else does #Zimbabwe CAA tell #FlyAfrica owners
NO FLIGHTS WILL COST YOU YOUR LICENCE DOES ZIMBABWE’S CAA TELL FLY AFRICA OWNERS (Posted 27th September 2017) Only a few days ago was the question asked here if the so called new FlyAfrica will be like the old FlyAfrica, about which much was reported here in late 2015. https://atcnews.org/2017/09/19/is-the-new-flyafrica-like-the-old-flyafrica/ Now are reports emerging that […]
Is the new FlyAfrica like the old FlyAfrica?
PREDICTIONS COME THROUGH AS THE ‘NEW‘ FLYAFRICA TOO REMAINS ON THE GROUND (Posted 19th September 2017) I take no pleasure in saying that I was again right when raising questions and queries from the first moment when news emerged from Harare that FlyAfrica was to undergo a revival. Three article links shown below elaborate on […]
FlyAfrica flight launch ‘delayed’ till later in the year
FLYAFRICA ZIMBABWE DELAYS LAUNCH AS SOCIAL MEDIA ABUZZ WITH REFUND CLAIMS (Posted 19th July 2017) Questions raised a few months ago, when first indications emerged that FlyAfrica was to be revived, are coming back to haunt the new owners of the airline which has gone out of business in late 2015. At the time it […]
Could FlyAfrica make a comeback in Zimbabwe?
FLYAFRICA RENTS OFFICE SPACE IN HARARE (Posted 07th January 2017) When above picture arrived in this correspondent’s inbox and on his Twitter feed (@whthome) did all sorts of alarm bells go off, given the contentious history of FlyAfrica, all described in a series of articles published here at the time in the second half of […]
FlyAfrica Zimbabwe gets AOC back but will they return to the skies anytime soon, or ever?
TIME FOR A NEW REVOLUTION? (Posted 29th December 2015) Reports from Harare suggest that Fly Africa Zimbabwe has managed to get their Air Operator Certificate back, reportedly after making a major downpayment to the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority which had filed a claim of some 2.4 million US Dollars against the airline. Where those funds came […]
The writing is on the wall for FlyAfrica Zimbabwe following massive tax claims by ZIMRA
FLY AFRICA ZIMBABWE FACED WITH MEGA TAX CLAIMS AMID SUGGESTIONS TO CHARGE CEO (Posted 17th December 2015) When news were broken here on the 28th of October that flights by FlyAfrica Zimbabwe had been suspended, did the airline react with initially a denial and then accusations before moving to the stage of threatening legal action. […]
The drama continues as FlyAfrica fails to answer searching questions
IS FLY AFRICA REALLY TELLING THE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? (Posted 09th December 2015) The woes of embattled FlyAfrica Zimbabwe just keep piling up as the airline has apparently now stopped answering the phones, no wonder when dozens of irate customers are screaming down the lines to demand their money back after the […]
Cabo Verde Airlines and AWA strengthen their cooperation
AIRLINE COOPERATION GIVES PASSENGERS WIDER CHOICES (Posted 30th January 2020) Cape Verdean national carrier Cabo Verde Airlines (CVA) and Africa World Airlines (AWA) earlier today announced a close partnership to improve the connectivity in West Africa with Europe, North America and South America. From February 1st this year, i.e. in two days from today, CVA […]
#Zimbabwe’s Civil Aviation Authority’s responds to questions
#AVIADEV2018 PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH ZIMBABWE’S CAA Q) Given the investment in the new Victoria Falls International Airport, is CAAZ satisfied with the take up of the new facility by international and domestic airlines? Are you planning additional investments in other airports such as Bulawayo, Kariba, Masvingo, Hwange, Buffalo Range or Charles Prince […]
Fly Africa 2.0 Reloaded – the end of the road?
HAS FLY AFRICA’S AOC EXPIRED? (Posted 26th April 2018) Onlookers are confused and left to wonder … is it FlyAfrica.com or FlyAfricaClub.com? Checking on one of the websites brings the result: Welcome to flyafricaclub.com This Web page is parked for FREE, courtesy of GoDaddy.com. while the other shows: This site can’t be reached flyafrica.com took […]
#Zimbabwe Tourism explodes in growth since December
Another edition of #ATQNEWS from #Nigeria and beyond ATQnews.com a member of Travel Media Group. This is the online platform for African Travel Quarterly (ATQ), the first Travel magazine in West Africa which solely focuses on travel and tourism issues. It started publishing offline about 10 years ago. ATQnews.com features reports that cover a wide […]
Fly Africa Zimbabwe – what will the future hold if there is indeed a future
AIRCRAFT OWNERS RECALL THEIR PLANE LEAVING THE NEW FLY AFRICA VENTURE IN TATTERS (Posted 22nd November 2017) The luckless if not outright hapless new Fly Africa (ad)venture in Zimbabwe has just hit another hurdle when it was learned that the owners of the single aircraft the airline has been operating on and (more) off have […]
#Fastjet pushes new #Tanzania schedule to 15th of November
DELAY IN GETTING NEW EMBRAER E190 IN THE AIR HAMPERS FLIGHT OPERATIONS (Posted 08th November 2017) Speculation is rife among aviation pundits over the reasons why the registration and type approval of Fastjet’s new Embraer E190 is being delayed by Tanzanian aviation regulators. The failure of the new aircraft to take to the air and […]
Comeback of a bedevilled name?
A BAD NAME IS NOT GOOD FOR BUSINESS NEW OWNERS OF ‘FLY AFRICA‘ ARE TOLD (Posted 30th May 2017) (Old logo of the disgraced Fly Africa before shutting down) When Fly Africa, at least the ‘old‘ one much written about here at the time, went out of business it left many Zimbabweans, Namibians and South […]
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Last day for Fastjet flights from Dar es Salaam to Nairobi
FASTJET CUTS EAST AFRICA ROUTES IN FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL (Posted 04th December 2016) Fans of low cost flights from Dar es Salaam to Entebbe and Nairobi will no doubt go into mourning today, when Fastjet will operate the last of their flight to Nairobi, after Entebbe has already said goodbye to the airline yesterday. Launched […]
Fastjet close to decision to add more routes in Zimbabwe
NEW ROUTES FOR FASTJET ZIMBABWE (Posted 28th June 2016) Information is making the round in Zimbabwe that Fastjet, presently serving Johannesburg out of Harare twice a day and Victoria Falls, three times a week from Harare and twice a week from Johannesburg, is eyeing Cape Town as a new destination. Also on the drawing board […]
Fastjet goes double daily between Harare and Johannesburg
JUST WEEKS INTO THE NEW ROUTE DOES FASTJET ADD 6 MORE DAILY FLIGHTS TO JO’BURG (Posted 17th February 2016) Fastjet Zimbabwe has earlier today confirmed that over the space of the next few weeks six additional flights between Harare and Johannesburg will be launched, all operating in the evening. Flights on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and […]
As Fastjet launches its Harare to Johannesburg flights does the airline appoint AVIAREPS as GSA in South Africa
FASTJET LAUNCHES DAILY HARARE TO JOHANNESBURG FLIGHTS (Posted 01st February 2016) Fastjet Zimbabwe this morning operated the inaugural service between Harare and Johannesburg, using their Airbus A319. The flight left Harare at 06.15 hrs local time and landed on schedule in South Africa’s commercial capital at 07.55 hrs to a traditional water cannon welcome before […]
South African aviation authorities yield to growing Zimbabwean pressure and grant Fastjet landing rights
FASTJET FINALLY GETS LANDING RIGHTS FOR HARARE – JOHANNESBURG ROUTE (Posted 18th January 2016) Effective February 01st will Fastjet Zimbabwe launch daily flights from Harare to Johannesburg, finally filling the gap which was left when in late October rival LCC FlyAfrica lost their AOC over what the High Court in the capital Harare later described […]
Fly Africa Namibia hung out to dry by erstwhile partner Nomad Aviation
FROM BAD TO WORSE FOR FLY AFRICA NAMIBIA AS ERSTWHILE PARTNER TAKES OUT LARGE COMMERCIAL WASHING HIS HANDS OF THE MESS (Posted 19th December 2015) The Revolution has eaten its child as the latest development involving FlyAfrica in Namibia, not just Zimbabwe, amply demonstrates. It is clear that there is now very bad blood between […]
Fly Africa – remaining on the ground
AFRICA – ARE YOU STILL SELLING TICKETS IN ZIMBABWE? (Posted 04th December 2015) #itsarevolution – rest assured there will be one when the passengers of this airline waiting for refunds finally wake up and begin to throw tantrums or head to court! Fly Africa has finally broken their silence, yet only to throw more sand […]
