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#IATA confirms further Air Cargo recovery

Air Cargo Recovery Continues in September The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released September data for global air freight markets showing that air cargo demand, while strengthening, remains depressed compared to 2019 levels. Global demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs*), was 8% below previous-year levels in September (-9.9% for international operations). That is an improvement […]

#IATA confirms continued downturn in September

September Offers No Relief to Passenger Downturn The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that passenger demand in September remained highly depressed. Total demand (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) was 72.8% below September 2019 levels (only slightly improved over the 75.2% year-to-year decline recorded in August). Capacity was down 63% compared to a […]

Corporate Council on Africa News Updates

CCA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS Ethiopian Cargo highlights its readiness for vaccine distribution Air Cargo News Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics Services, the cargo division of African carrier Ethiopian Airlines, has highlighted its readiness for the distribution of Covid-19 vaccine across Africa and the rest of the world. The carrier said it has the largest cargo […]

COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa

#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA This daily update is sponsored by #BrusselsAirlines (Posted 04th 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: 48.030.398 Cases and 1.223.172 Deaths as of today, […]

Tourism News Updates from Zambia, Zimbabwe and beyond

THE LIVINGSTONE NEWSLETTER – COURTESY AS ALWAYS OF RENOWNED AUTHOR GILL STADEN (Posted 04th November 2020) ATCNews readers once again have the opportunity to learn what is going on in Zambia, Zimbabwe and the wider region as far as tourism and conservation issues are concerned. Brought to you as always courtesy of Gill Staden, greatly […]

#Zambia Tourism News Updates

The Latest from ZambiaTourism.com Fuchs Elephant Charge 2020 raises ZMW 2.9m for conservation The Fuchs Elephant Charge committee, who have looked forward to the annual event since 2008, managed to make a success of what seemed like the impossible during 2020’s tribulations and challenges … READ MORE Seven Amazing Facts About Carmine Bee-Eaters Travel along […]

#IndiaOutbound’s latest 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 […]

The F.O.M.O. Travel Show takes to the air again with Safarilink

ACHOLA ROSARIO GETS REACQUAINTED WITH SAFARILINK (Posted 04th November 2020) When one thinks of Wilson airport in one of Nairobi’s suburban highways called Langata road, a luxury departure lounge is not what immediately comes to mind for most. However, as I alighted my Uber on my second attempt at flying out to beach-life, there it […]

#BrusselsAirlines board gets new chair and two new members

BRUSSELS AIRLINES BOARD WELCOMES HANS VAN BYLEN AND CATHERINE VANDENBORRE AS CHRISTINA FOERSTER SET TO BECOME CHAIRPERSON (Posted 04th November 2020) Deutsche Lufthansa AG, shareholder of SN Airholding, has approved the appointment of a new chairperson and two new Directors in the Board of Directors of SN Airholding, the holding company above Brussels Airlines. As […]

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 October 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: 44.948.089 Cases and 1.181.538 Deaths as of today, […]

#Kenya named as #Africa’s leading golfing destination by World Golf Awards

WORLD GOLF AWARDS NAME KENYA AS AFRICA’S LEADING GOLFING DESTINATION (Posted 29th October 2020) The recently concluded World Golf Awards have named Kenya as the leading African golfing destination with the Karen Country Club receiving the accolade as Kenya’s best golf course while the Great Rift Valley Country Lodge and Golf Resort won the award […]

#Zambia tourism news updates – courtesy of #KafuntaSafaris

Welcome to our October Newsletter! Happy 21st birthday to Luke Cowan! Dear all! If you don’t think time is flying by quickly, look again at this photo! This is Luke, celebrating his 21st birthday! Yes, I know, we all still have in mind the photos of little Luke playing in the bush at Kafunta, but […]

#ITB2021 to go virtual

ITB 2021 – MEETING IN CYBERSPACE (Posted 29th October 2020) The organizers of ITB Berlin, Messe Berlin, has after intense consultations with government departments, health officials and the industry at large decided, that it will not be safe to hold the event in any other format but going virtual. Earlier this year did Messe Berlin […]

Corporate Council on Africa News Updates

HEALTH Refusing to wear a mask in Ethiopia could cost you two years in jail CNN Ethiopia can jail people for up to two years if they deliberately violate restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of Covid-19, the attorney general’s office said, amid concern that citizens are becoming lax after a state of…Read more>> ‘Health […]

COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa

#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA This daily update is sponsored by #BrusselsAirlines (Posted 28th of October 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: 44.392.615 Cases and 1.174.117 Deaths as of today, […]

The Segera Retreat – where visitors can expect the ultimate treat

#SEGERA – UNDER NEW HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS – IS BACK IN ACTION (Posted 28th October 2020) Private hosting, a concept now discovered my many, has always been at the very core of the Segera Retreat hospitality experience, with guests either taking over the entire resort or else being widely separated as a result of […]

#VanillaIslands step up virtual tourism promotion through #NxSE2020

INDIAN OCEAN VANILLA ISLANDS – VIRTUAL MARKETING KEY TO SUCCESS (Posted 28th October 2020) The Vanilla Islands Association aims to promote inter-island packages internationally. Just like the rest of the world, the Covid-19 crisis has had an impact on the Vanilla Islands’ operation and their actions. So reorientation was needed to maintain the brand’s presence […]

#ATLF2020 ends on a high note

AFRICA TOURISM LEADERSHIP FORUM AND AWARDS 2020 – AND THE WINNERS ARE … (Posted 28th October 2020) ATLF would like to thank everyone who entered the awards. Congratulations to all the winners and runner-ups. Your commitment to leadership through sustainability in tourism policy and practices inspires change in the continent. The following are the winners […]

OneWorld again named as ‘Best Airline Alliance’ by Business Traveler

BUSINESS TRAVELER AWARDS NAME ONEWORLD ALLIANCE AGAIN AS BEST (Posted 27th October 2020) oneworld® has yet again been named Best Airline Alliance in the 2020 Business Traveller Awards, taking home the award for the eighth year in a row. With winners chosen by the readers of Business Traveller magazine, the awards have recognised the industry’s […]

#IATA survey suggests airlines unable to cut enough cost to save jobs

Airlines Unable to Cut Costs Deep Enough to Save Jobs The International Air Transport Association (IATA) presented new analysis showing that the airline industry cannot slash costs sufficiently to neutralize severe cash burn to avoid bankruptcies and preserve jobs in 2021. IATA reiterated its call for government relief measures to sustain airlines financially and avoid […]

COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa

#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA This daily update is sponsored by #BrusselsAirlines (Posted 27th of October 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: 43.921.215 Cases and 1.166.543 Deaths as of today, […]

Ethiopian presents the first female captain for an Airbus A350

ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES TAKES DELIVERY OF TWO MORE DASH 8-400 (Posted 27th October 2020) While delivering two brand new DeHavilland Canada Dash 8-400 aircraft to Ethiopian Airlines had DeHavilland also acknowledged that Ethiopian Airlines had for the 8th straight year the best dispatch record world wide for this aircraft type. Deployed on domestic and regional routes […]

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Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome is the founder and publisher of ATCNews, Eastern Africa’s leading aviation, tourism and conservation news blog of its kind. Wolfgang has nearly 50 years of experience in the tourism, aviation and conservation fields in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, covering all aspects of safari-, hotel- and air-operations. 

The Managing Editor of ATCNews is Mrs. Esther C. Goossens.

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