#EthiopianAirlines wins #Skytrax African Airline of the Year Award
ETHIOPIAN MAKES IT TWO IN A ROW AS #AFRICA’S AIRLINE OF THE YEAR (Posted 20th July 2018) Ethiopian Airlines, the largest Aviation Group in Africa and SKYTRAX certified Four Star Global Airline has announced that it has won the SKYTRAX World Airline Award for the Best Airline in Africa for second successive year. Skytrax is […]
#Kenya to double investment in #Africa50 to 100 million US Dollars
Africa50 Meeting: Kenyatta and Adesina call for accelerated private sector investment in infrastructure (Posted 19th July 2018) President Uhuru Kenyatta has made an urgent call for developing and funding bankable infrastructure projects to drive Africa’s growth agenda. In his keynote address at the Africa50 General Shareholders Meeting held in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, President Kenyatta said […]
#Fastjet to up #Harare flights to four a week
FASTJET PREPARES FOR ADDITIONAL FLIGHTS FROM #DARESSALAAM TO #HARARE VIA #LUSAKA (Posted 19th July 2018) Fastjet, anticipating the early registration of their ATR72’s in Tanzania without any further regulatory mischief and obstacles put in their way, have now put additional departures to Harare on their booking site, effective November this year. The airline will then […]
Tourism – an industry leading towards sustainability
TOURISM SETS THE TREND TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY (Posted 19th July 2018) From infrastructure and communication to food production and transport, tourism and construction play key roles in a circular economy framework that supports sustainable development. The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), together with the Sustainable Buildings and Construction Programme of the One Planet Network, addressed this challenge […]
Save the date for #WTMAfrica2019
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The Blue Swan Daily Aviation News
INDUSTRY ANALYSIS CAE to deliver million dollar annual investment to boost global female pilot pool Canada’s CAE has revealed it will invest around USD1 million a year in its new CAE Women in Flight scholarship programme, demonstrating its own commitment….. More 20 Quick Fire Questions for… Christina Cassotis, Chief Executive Officer at Allegheny County Airport […]
Alain St. Ange meets #AFRAA Executive in #Accra #Ghana
AFRAA’S MAUREEN KAHONGE MEETS WITH #SEYCHELLES FORMER MINISTER FOR TOURISM AND CIVIL AVIATION (Posted 19th July 2018) Maureen Kahonge, the Deputy Director for Business Development at AFRAA based in Nairobi and Alain St.Ange, the Seychelles former Minister responsible for Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine met on the sidelines of Routes Africa 2018 that was […]
#IATA training opportunities – providing a career foundation for the next generation
Technology continues to penetrate the lives of people and organizations worldwide and has changed our customary ways of working and learning. We are striving to keep ahead of this tide of change and are developing innovative training solutions to meet the new demands placed on training decision makers today. From our new gaming app, to […]
#Kenya’s Little Rides increases tariffs – but with a twist
CAB FARES RISE FOR ‘LITTLE‘ USERS BUT CEO TAKES THE TROUBLE TO EXPLAIN THE REASONS (Posted 19th July 2018) Little’s CEO Kamal Budhabhatti went to some length to explain the tariff increase now effective, following nearly two weeks of strike action by drivers working for app based cab hailing operators like UBER and Taxify. The […]
#Bombardier announces the sale of 4 #CRJ900’s to #Uganda
AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER SAYS 4 CRJ900 SOLD TO UGANDA (Posted 19th July 2018) Hot on the heels of the announcement yesterday by Airbus and Uganda of the sale of two Airbus A330-800neo’s has Bombardier now issued a statement at their corporate headoffice in Montreal that Uganda has also struck a deal to buy 4 CRJ900 regional […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
TOURISM US is Tanzania’s top source of tourists The Citizen The United States is Tanzania’s leading source of international tourists. Tanzania received a total of 107,361 tourists from North America…Read more>> Meikles to Expand Victoria Falls Hotel The Herald Hospitality group, Meikles Limited, intends to expand its Victoria Falls Hotel in the resort town as […]
#Breaking news as #Uganda orders two #Airbus A330neo’s at Farnborough Air Show
TWO AIRBUS A330-800NEO ORDERED BY UGANDA (Posted 18th July 2018) (Picture courtesy of Airbus) Uganda Airlines, the national carrier of Uganda, has signed a memorandum of understanding for two A330-800neo, the new version of the best-selling A330 widebody airliner, featuring new wings, new Rolls-Royce’s latest-generation Trent 7000 engines, new systems and a new ‘Airspace’ cabin […]
#LakeElementaita – Lake, UNESCO World Heritage Site and also a History Lesson
ELEMENTAITA – MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE (Posted 19th July 2018) Lake Elementaita is today recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site after earlier on being listed as a Ramsar site (wetland of international importance) and is regularly home to millions of lesser flamingos and also an important stop over for migratory birds. Over […]
Work at the new pool and sauna of the #Observatory advances
#GEOLODGES ‘OBSERVATORY‘ GETS NEW POOL AND SAUNA (Posted 18th July 2018) The Observatory, a unique getaway overlooking the Western arm of the Great African Rift Valley with views to the Rwenzori Mountains, Queen Elizabeth National Park, lakes Edward and George and the Kazinga Channel, will very soon officially launch a new set of facilities for […]
#Porini News from #Kenya’s wilderness areas
Dear ATC Readers, Greetings from us all here in Kenya where the rainy season has come to an end and life is returning to the plains. Animals great and small are emerging to enjoy the fresh vegetation and lush green landscape. Our Porini Safari Camps in Selenkay Conservancy (Amboseli), in Ol Pejeta Conservancy (Laikipia) and […]
#Nigeria launches new national airline
#NIGERIAAIR LAUNCHED IN LONDON ON THE SIDELINES OF THE FARNBOROUGH AIR SHOW (Posted 18th July 2018) ‘Bringing Nigeria Closer To The World‘ is the tagline for the new national airline of Nigeria, which was launched just three hours ago at the Farnborough Air Show by Nigeria’s State Minister for Aviation Hadi Sirika. The new airline, […]
#BreakingNews – #Addis Ababa to #Asmara flight underway
PEACE DIVIDEND UNFOLDS AS ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES LAUNCHES ASMARA FLIGHTS (Posted 18th July 2018) It has been more than 20 years since an Ethiopian Airlines flight last touched down in the Eritrean capital of Asmara. Hostilities among the erstwhile brothers unfolded over border demarcations and other issues and increasingly was Asmara cut off from international flights, […]
The Blue Swan Daily Aviation News
INDUSTRY ANALYSIS Once a little known hub between East and West, Russia’s Kaliningrad Airport is set to be a hub again; well, sort of! In the past, Khabrovo Airport in Russia’s Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad had been established as an unlikely hub for travel between western Europe and Russia….. More NDC 101: What you need […]
Air Traffic Control in #Europe to be major bottleneck for timely flights
#IATA EXPECTS MAJOR BOTTLENECKS FOR THIS SUMMER’S AIR TRAFFIC (Posted 18th July 2018) The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on the governments and air navigation service providers of Europe to address the region’s airspace bottlenecks, as new data revealed that delays so far this year have more than doubled compared to 2017. "We are […]
#SaintAnge shines at Routes Conference in #Accra #Ghana
ALAIN ST. ANGE CAPTIVATES AUDIENCE THROUGH COMPETENCE AND EXPERIENCE (Posted 18th July 2018) (Alain St. Ange seen here at the H-Resort on Mahe during the last interview conducted by ATCNews.org) At the just ended Routes Africa 2018 Conference in Accra, Ghana was Alain St. Ange clearly one of the star performers when on stage. Alain […]
SGR racism controversy rages on as Transport Secretary says change only in 2027
#KENYA’S TRANSPORT SECRETARY MACHARIA FAILS TO APPEASE THE NATION OVER SGR CONTROVERSY (Posted 18th July 2018) (Does this slogan reflect reality or is it just a window dress) Kenya’s James Macharia, Cabinet Secretary for Transport, stepped into the proverbial when he made statements earlier in the week to the fact that not only will the […]
#Eritrea and #Ethiopia at peace presents new investment opportunities
Corporate Council on Africa presents Investment Opportunities in Eritrea with guest speaker Dr. Woldai Futur Director Eritrean Investment Center Tuesday July 24, 2018 11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Corporate Council on Africa 1100 17th St. N.W., Suite 1200 Washington, DC 20036 Eritrea and Ethiopia are at last at peace, and events are unfolding at an […]
The latest from the #TourismTattler
Weekly Travel News Update Wed 18 July 2018 World Celebrates #MandelaDay2018 continue reading Save Shongweni on #MandelaDay2018 continue reading Have a Ball this Mandela Day continue reading Visa & Birth Certificate Update continue reading World Ranger Day 2018: Mozambique continue reading Annual Show To Reveal Funding Secrets continue reading Cape Town & Sustainable Tourism continue reading Western […]
#QatarAirways again scoops four major awards at the #SkytraxWorldAirlineAwards
2018 ANOTHER GREAT YEAR FOR QATAR AIRWAYS AS SKYTRAX HANDS THEM FOUR MAJOR AWARDS (Posted 17th July 2018) Qatar Airways has again have won four prestigious awards at this year’s 2018 Skytrax World Airline Awards. The multi award-winning airline has once again been named ‘World’s Best Business Class’ at this year’s awards ceremony, held earlier […]
#UNWTO’s focus for #WorldTourismDay will be innovation and digital transformation
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF THE TOURISM INDUSTRY IS THE FOCUS FOR UNWTO ON #WTD2018 (Posted 17th July 2018) The importance of digital technologies in tourism, providing opportunities for innovation and preparing the sector for the future of work, is at the centre of World Tourism Day 2018, to be celebrated in Budapest, Hungary (27 September 2018). […]
#Fastjet’s Nico Bezuidenhout answers ATCNews.org questions
#AVIADEV2018 – ENABLING AIRLINES TO MEET THE MEDIA (Posted 17th July 2018) Opportunity arose recently to speak with Nico Bezuidenhout, CEO of pan African low fare airline Fastjet, and ask him a few questions. Q1) Starting off with the latest news about Fastjet finally getting route rights between Harare and Bulawayo – what does that […]
News updates from one of Johannesburg’s finest Boutique Hotels
Welcome to Winter 2018… This July, Clico celebrates its 12th Birthday, and what a remarkable journey its been over the last 12 years! It seems like yesterday I took on the challenge on turning a tumbling Cape Dutch house in Rosebank into one of the only boutique hotels in the area. Many people always ask […]
The Blue Swan Daily global aviation news update
INDUSTRY ANALYSIS Turkish Airlines consider Macau service – potentially the first long haul service for former Portuguese colony Turkish Airlines is in discussions towards a three weekly service to Macau, according to Macau News Agency (MNA). This would be Macau’s first regular long….. More Expedia: Travellers in some of Latin America’s top markets are taking […]
#eTourismFrontiers’ Damian Cook back on the #Seychelles for another training seminar
#SEYCHELLES TOURISM BOARD TURNS TO DAMIAN COOK AGAIN AS THE DIGITAL AGE MAKES ITSELF FELT (Posted 17th July 2018) From Mahe, the Seychelles’ main island, has the tourism board taken their training sessions to Praslin, the archipelago’s second largest island, where tourism stakeholders from La Digue joined their colleagues to hear about the latest advances […]
#EgyptAir to launch #HongKong flights
EGYPT AIR SPREADS WINGS TO THE EAST (Posted 17th July 2018) Egypt Air, one of Africa’s three Star Alliance members and generally thought of as one of Africa’s leading airlines, has just announced that they will commence flights from Cairo to Hong Kong. Launch date will be the 17th of September and the twice weekly […]
