COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa
#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 01st of December 2020) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT This daily update is sponsored by Brussels Airlines, now once again serving #Entebbe #Uganda Global overview: 63.751.163 Cases and 1.477.339 Deaths as of today 01st of December 2020 44.144.488 cases have […]
#UgandaAirlines sales efforts go into overdrive ahead of first wide body delivery
UGANDA AIRLINES STEPS UP DESTINATION ROLLOUT IN PREPARATION FOR LAUNCH OF LONG HAUL FLIGHTS (Posted 01st December 2020) After announcing the launch of flights from Entebbe to Kinshasa and Johannesburg over the past two weeks has Uganda Airlines now also named Dubai as one of the carrier’s next destinations. The commercial and tourism hub of […]
#CAPA’s Blue Swan Daily #Aviation News
ATCNews readers now have daily access to the Blue Swan Daily Aviation News, courtesy of #CAPA by simply clicking on www.blueswandaily.com
COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa
#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 30th of November 2020) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT This daily update is sponsored by Brussels Airlines, now once again serving #Entebbe #Uganda Global overview: 63.212.447 Cases and 1.467.624 Deaths as of today 30th of November 2020 43.707.563 cases have […]
The Trials and Tribulations of travel in the age of #COVID19 / Part 3
AVOIDING LOCKDOWNS AND STRUGGLING FOR TESTING – GOING HOME MADE DIFFICULT BY DIFFERENT MEASURES IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES (Posted 30th November 2020) Coming to Europe from Uganda posed some logistical challenges but going back home to Uganda turned out to be actually worse. But let me start at the beginning again … When two and a […]
#CAPA’s Blue Swan Daily #Aviation News
ATCNews readers now have daily access to the Blue Swan Daily Aviation News, courtesy of #CAPA by simply clicking on www.blueswandaily.com
#IATA says global economic recovery threatened by air connectivity crisis
International Air Connectivity Crisis Threatens Global Economic Recovery The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data revealing that the COVID-19 crisis has had a devastating impact on international connectivity, shaking up the rankings of the world’s most connected cities. London, the world’s number one most connected city in September 2019, has seen a 67% decline […]
Johannesburg next as Uganda Airlines continues expansion
UGANDA AIRLINES EXPANDS NETWORK AHEAD OF LONG HAUL LAUNCH IN EARLY 2021 (Posted 30th November 2020) Following the announcement of Kinshasa as Uganda Airlines’ next destination two weeks ago has the airline now also confirmed that Johannesburg remains in focus for the rollout of the next phase of network expansion. Represented in South Africa by […]
COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa
#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA This daily update is sponsored by #BrusselsAirlines (Posted 29th of November 2020) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT This daily update is sponsored by Brussels Airlines, now once again serving #Entebbe #Uganda Global overview: 62.729.975 Cases and 1.460.995 Deaths as of today […]
Tourism News Updates from #Zambia, #Zimbabwe and beyond
ENJOY THE LATEST EDITION OF THE ‘LIVINGSTONE BI-WEEKLY‘ – COURTESY OF GILL STADEN (Posted 29th November 2020) Courtesy of Gill Staden, renowned author of several guidebooks about Zambia and the wider region, are ATCNews readers again able to learn about what is going on in the tourism and conservation scene in Zambia, Zimbabwe and beyond. […]
#Uganda’s aviation scene due for major change on all fronts
ENTEBBE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO OFFER NEW PASSENGER EXPERIENCE AS UGANDA AIRLINES’ FIRST AIRBUS DELIVERY DRAWS NEAR (Posted 29th November 2020) (Pictures courtesy of CAA Uganda and Uganda Airlines / Airbus) Ugandan travelers, as well as travelers from and to Uganda, are due for some major changes when passing through Entebbe International Airport. In time for […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
HEALTH Africa’s largest Covid treatment clinical trial launched by 13-country network The Guardian A network of 13 African countries has joined forces with global researchers to launch the largest clinical trial of potential Covid-19 treatments on the continent…Read more>> African Health Ministers urge greater vigilance in COVID-19 fight Africa News African Health Ministers gathering for […]
#IndiaOutbound News Updates
About India Outbound Magazine India Outbound, a brand of Media India Group, is India’s only B2B travel media platform, that encompasses a print magazine, a website, an online TV channel and dynamic social media platforms, entirely dedicated to the promotion of foreign destinations and products in India. India Outbound is a niche platform not just […]
Achola Rosario’s fond memories of D.D’s. Bistro and Bar in Diani Beach
THE F.O.M.O. TRAVEL SHOW ENJOYS GREAT SEAFOOD WHILE IN DIANI (Posted 29th November 2020) I have often said that simplicity is the key to a really good dish, but think I lied. It is knowing how to pick, treat and combine your ingredients in a manner that compliment each one without overwhelming the other. The […]
#CAPA’s Blue Swan Daily #Aviation News
ATCNews readers now have daily access to the Blue Swan Daily Aviation News, courtesy of #CAPA by simply clicking on www.blueswandaily.com
#CAPA’s Blue Swan Daily #Aviation News
ATCNews readers now have daily access to the Blue Swan Daily Aviation News, courtesy of #CAPA by simply clicking on www.blueswandaily.com
#CAPA’s Blue Swan Daily #Aviation News
ATCNews readers now have daily access to the Blue Swan Daily Aviation News, courtesy of #CAPA by simply clicking on www.blueswandaily.com
#CAPA’s Blue Swan Daily #Aviation News
ATCNews readers now have daily access to the Blue Swan Daily Aviation News, courtesy of #CAPA by simply clicking on www.blueswandaily.com
De Juniac announces retirement as DG from #IATA
IATA’S DIRECTOR GENERAL ANNOUNCES 31ST OF MARCH 2021 AS HIS RETIREMENT DATE AS WILLIE WALSH NAMED AS SUCCESSOR (Posted 24th November 2020) The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Alexandre de Juniac, Director General and CEO will step down from his role at the Association effective 31th of March 2021. De Juniac made known […]
#IATA – The way forward to reopen borders is testing
Steps Forward for Testing to Reopen Borders Without Quarantine The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomes the publication of the Manual on Testing and Cross Border Risk Management Measures by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). This document provides governments a risk-based assessment tool for using testing programs that could alleviate quarantine requirements. It is […]
#Uganda opens the testing window to 120 hours before a flight
UGANDA’S MINISTRY OF HEALTH PLUGS LOOPHOLES WHILE RELAXING TIME LIMIT FOR TESTS (Posted 23rd November 2020) Trying to save money by pretending a #COVID19 test was required to ascertain one’s status and then using the certificate for travel will with immediate effect be stopped and all those wishing to travel will have to pay the […]
#IATA Travel Pass – the key to safe travel in the future?
IATA Travel Pass Key to Reopening Borders Safely The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that it is in the final development phase of the IATA Travel Pass, a digital health pass that will support the safe reopening of borders. Governments are beginning to use testing as a means of limiting the risks of COVID-19 […]
COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa
#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA This daily update is sponsored by #BrusselsAirlines (Posted 23rd of November 2020) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT This daily update is sponsored by Brussels Airlines, now once again serving #Entebbe #Uganda Global overview: 59.144.078 Cases and 1.396.201 Deaths as of today […]
#CAPA’s Blue Swan Daily #Aviation News
ATCNews readers now have daily access to the Blue Swan Daily Aviation News, courtesy of #CAPA by simply clicking on www.blueswandaily.com
Burundi’s international airport gets back into gear
REGIONAL AIRLINES ARE JOINED BY BRUSSELS AIRLINES AS AIR TRAFFIC IN AND OUT OF BURUNDI PICKS UP PACE (Posted 23rd November 2020) Bujumbura’s international airport is now fully operational again, after Uganda Airlines returned to Burundi with presently 3 flights a week ahead of Kenya Airways which now serves the route again with 3 flights […]
Battlefield East Africa – Remembering the End of World War I
102 YEARS LATER – EAST AFRICA REMEMBRANCE WEEKEND (Posted 23rd November 2020) Remembrance for the fallen of World War I in Kenya will take place next weekend in the Taita / Taveta region, a part of the country which suffered the most during the 1914 to 1918 conflict which spread from the main battlefields in […]
The trials and tribulations of travel in the age of #COVID19 / Part 2
TRAVELING IN THE AGE OF THE PANDEMIC IS NOT FOR THE FAINT AT HEART (Posted 22nd November 2020) (Departure lounge Entebbe and arrivals in Brussels) Time flies indeed and in a week I will also fly again, home to Uganda. That trip will then result in Part 3 of my travel experiences, experiences of a […]
COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa
#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA This daily update is sponsored by #BrusselsAirlines (Posted 21st of November 2020) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT This daily update is sponsored by Brussels Airlines, now once again serving #Entebbe #Uganda Global overview: 58.090.337 Cases and 1.380.759 Deaths as of today, […]
#EthiopianAirlines launches new cargo route
ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES CARGO GOES TRANS PACIFIC FOR THE FIRST TIME (Posted 21st November 2020) Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services, the largest cargo network operator in Africa, has launched Trans-Pacific routes, extending from Incheon to Atlanta via Anchorage effective November 2020. Ethiopian operates the B777-200F, one of the most technologically advanced aircraft on the route, offering […]
#QatarAirways rolls out first ‘FIFAWorldCup2022’ branded aircraft
QATAR AIRWAYS TAKES FIFA WORLD CUP 2022 MARKETING TO THE SKIES (Posted 21st November 2020) Qatar Airways, Official Partner and the Official Airline of FIFA, today unveiled a specially-branded Boeing 777 aircraft painted in FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022TM livery, to mark two years to go until the tournament kicks off on 21 November 2022. […]
