More headaches for US legacy carriers as leading Gulf airline records second highest profits ever
US LEGACY CARRIERS RATTLED AS EMIRATES POSTS 27TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR PROFITS (Posted 08th May 2015) The 1.5 billion US Dollars profit posted by the Emirates Group, incidentally the second highest in the company’s history, has reaffirmed the airlines’ strategy of being a global connector of people, operating an exclusively wide body aircraft fleet and being […]
Now where is that beach …
JAMBOJET’S DIANI ADVERT RUFFLES MORE THAN A FEW FEATHERS (Posted 08th May 2015) When Jambojet sent out their latest mailing yesterday, aimed at the upcoming Mother’s Day, and wrote: ‘Your mom deserves an unforgettable experience Fly her to any of our 7 destinations at an affordable price Eldoret / Kisumu and Mombasa starting from 2,950/- […]
Playing golf on Kenya’s highest rated course and flying nonstop from Wilson – breaking news!
SAFARILINK ANNOUNCES DAILY SERVICE TO VIPINGO RIDGE (Posted 07th May 2015) Safarilink will later today officially announce the launch of daily services from Nairobi’s Wilson Airport to Vipingo Ridge. Kenya’s premier safari and business airline is breaking new ground when they will reliably link Kenya’s premier coastal golf resort from the 01st of July onwards […]
Time is running out for Kenya’s aviation regulators to sign deal with CoW countries
JUNE DEADLINE FOR KCAA TO SIGN AVIATION DEALS OR ELSE (Posted 07th May 2015) Following a meeting of a group of technical experts in Kigali last week, ahead of the next ministerial and Head of State summit of the Northern Corridor Integration Projects countries Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan and Kenya were the Kenyan regulators directed […]
Two months and counting towards airport reopening
KAMEMBE AIRPORT DUE FOR JULY REOPENING (Posted 07th July 2015) Sources close to RwandAir have confirmed that the airline will resume flights from Kigali to Kamembe in July, when the runway repairs, resurfacing and extension works have been completed by the Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority. Flights to Kamembe were until November last year hugely popular […]
Monthly Trumpet – April 2015
News updates from Save the Elephants web version | tell a friend | donate President Clinton & Chelsea Visit STE President Clinton & Chelsea visited the Save the Elephants Research Camp on Sunday May 3rd to hear a briefing about how technology, community and collaboration can help bring an end to the ongoing ivory poaching […]
Qatar Airways steps up UAE flights
ADDITIONAL DOHA TO UAE SERVICES RAISE FLIGHTS TO 196 PER WEEK (Posted 07th May 2015) Qatar Airways used the presence at the Arabian Travel Market, the Gulf’s premier tourism trade show held annually in Dubai, to announce the launch of a shuttle service between Doha and Dubai, bringing the daily flights to 18 between the […]
New state of the art forensic lab to aid wildlife crime prosecutions
KENYA SET TO LAUNCH FORENSIC LABORATORY TO ASSIST IN SOLVING WILDLIFE CRIMES (Posted 07th May 2015) The Kenya Wildlife Service will formally commission a state of the art forensic laboratory which will put the organization in a position to provide crucial hard evidence to the office of the Director of Public Prosecution when taking wildlife […]
Vision Hubs Kenya – the private sector taking greater control
Here is an initiative worth writing about, and giving my readersan overview of what Visionhubs.com has in mind when they day they are aiming at all sectors of the Kenyan economy and society at large to succeed. "Kenyan Vision Acceleration Innovation Strategy" where Vision Hubs are the gateway to an Accelerated Kenyan Innovation for Economic […]
Burundi in turmoil as President goes rogue
QUO VADIS BURUNDI? (Posted 07th May 2015) Much has already been said here in recent months about Burundi, a member state of the East African Community increasingly falling into isolation over President Nkurunziza’s attempt to seek a third term which the constitution however does not permit. Events in recent days saw the Deputy Chief Justice […]
More passengers, more routes but still waiting for Nairobi landing rights!
APRIL TURNS OUT TO BE FASTJET’S BEST MONTH EVER (Posted 07th May 2015) 68.088 passengers carried in April beats the previous top month December 2014 by some 2.500 passengers, a sign that Fastjet’s new routes and additional frequencies were taken up by the market. The loadfactor of 73 percent also stays up in April, some […]
Which Indian Ocean island has invited 100 travel agents for their annual ‘Challenge of Experts’
REUNION TOURISM SET TO WELCOME OVER 100 TRAVEL PROFESSIONALS TO THE ISLAND (Posted 07th May 2015) Nearly a hundred professionals from South Africa, Belgium, France and Switzerland will this year again participate in the Challenge of Experts in 2015 which aims to provide adventure in both sporting and human terms. Six groups composed of twelve […]
This blog is all about aviation but also about a lot more than that …
If you are like me you can’t wait to read what is coming up next.Aviation is in my blood and I simple can never get enough information about the latest news from airlines, manufacturers and service providers … Here is the May news update from Brussels Airlines … Online version Dear guest, Our May newsletter […]
Best airline nine times in a row? Read on to find out more!
ETIHAD BAGS TRIO OF AWARDS AT TRAVEL OSCARS (Posted 06th May 2015) New brooms are supposed to sweep better but alas, not always is that the case and I had to rely on my trusted Kenyan Semahouse PR source to get the hottest news updates from Etihad, the latest kid on the Entebbe block as […]
Seychelles Tourism and Chamber of Commerce and Industry pledge to work closely together
SCCI set to launch tourism awareness campaign (Posted 06th May 2015) The Seychelles Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCI) has moved to launch a tourism service awareness campaign and has called on the Seychelles Tourism Academy (STA) to work in partnership with them. The Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) is proposing a revamped "U-First" […]
Technology insights made easy
Amadeus’s latest newsletter is again full of sector specific insights which normally only ‘insiders’ come to know about. Here is is all out in the open for all to read and internalize. Is Wearable Technology the next big thing? Wearable technology is predicted to become the biggest thing since the release of the smart phone. […]
No 401 Wildlife Trade News: 6th May
After 400 editions of this newsletter you can see from today’s copy there is no obvious sign of the wildlife trade diminishing in its scale. Is this, coupled with barely any news ever coming from South or Central America where we know the wildlife trade is rampant, alarming to you? The next hot-spot will be […]
Tourism downturn now spills over into Kenya’s national economy at large
LACK OF TOURIST DOLLARS DRIVES KENYA SHILLING TO A THREE YEAR LOW (Posted 06th May 2015) While Kenya’s Central Bank has over the past few months poured over 50 billion Kenya Shillings worth of US Dollars into the market to stem the slide of the currency this was clearly to no avail as the Shilling […]
Lillian Gaitho looks at the latest high tech gadgets in hotels
Lillian’s success as a guest writer on my blog has apparentlyprompted a number of other aspiring writers to try their hand too … they are starting with their own blogs, as a beginning, but clearly have their eyes set on making an appearance here. Among them are two promising young bloggers: http://irenesconciergeblog.com/ and http://traveldesignhunt.blogspot.com/ Lillian […]
No 400 Wildlife Trade News: 5th May
The daily dose of bad news about poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes from around the world … Please note: For newsletter subscription and circulation details see message at the end of this newsletter. in the spotlight today …………………… UAE. CHECK OUT THIS LINK TO OBTAIN A FEEL FOR THE ENORMOUS AND EXPANDING UAE WILDLIFE TRADE. […]
New codeshare deal adds travel options from India to the Seychelles
INDIA’S JET AIRWAYS SIGNS CODESHARE DEALS WITH AIR SEYCHELLES (Posted 06th May 2015) When Air Seychelles launched their three times a week service from Mahe to Mumbai in early December was speculation immediately rife who closely the two Etihad partners Jet Airways in India and Air Seychelles would work together to open up the Indian […]
Reunion revs up sharkspotting capacity
Following a recent article here about the range of actions taken by the regional government of Reunion to safeguard swimmers, snorkelers, divers and surfers from a sudden shark attack have now additional measures been added to make the beaches of Reunion safe. On the 29th of April was for the first time ever, at the […]
Seychelles Tourism and Emirates – partners in progress
Emirates and Seychelles Tourism ink new partnership deal(Posted 05th May 2015) Under the extended Memorandum of Agreement (MoA), Emirates and Seychelles Tourism will put into effect a range of joint marketing activities focusing on promoting Seychelles in its various source markets. The agreement was signed today by Orhan Abbas, Emirates’ Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations, […]
No 399 Wildlife Trade News: 4th May
The daily dose of bad news about poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes from around the world in the spotlight today …………………… Wildlife Declining Rapidly Says Scientists http://gazettereview.com/2015/05/wildlife-declining-rapidly-says-scientists/ “The objective of CITES is to ensure that wild fauna and flora is not unsustainably exploited through international trade.” says John Scanlon, CITES http://cites.org/eng/cites_sg_wto20 So: How do you […]
Three more US destinations in 2016 and double daily to New York?
QATAR AIRWAYS ANNOUNCES NEW US DESTINATIONS (Posted 05th May 2015) Qatar Airways, presently serving Entebbe and Kigali combined with a daily flight, Nairobi and Dar es Salaam with double daily flights, daily services to Kilimanjaro International Airport and shortly commencing five flights a week to the Spice Island of Zanzibar, has good news to tell […]
New ferries AND a cable car service – read on to find out about the where and how!
KENYA GOVERNMENT TO BUDGET OVER A BILLION SHILLINGS FOR NEW FERRIES (Posted 05th May 2015) Information was received from Nairobi that the Kenyan government intends to come to the air of the Kenya Ferry Company, a parastatal body responsible for running the Likoni ferry services which connect the island of Mombasa with the southern mainland. […]
Aviation Africa 2015 conference set to look at potential of the African market
Aviation Africa 2015 (http://www.aviationafrica.aero) which opens on 10th May at Le Meridien Hotel, Dubai will underscore the immense potential of the African aviation market. The two-day event, held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed al Maktoum, President of Dubai’s Department of Civil Aviation and Chairman of Emirates Airline, has been established to […]
Wedding bells? Anyone?
Before I fly off again just one last piece …I hear so much about weddings these days, my own kids included, so when I had lunch with my daughter and her hubby yesterday, and the issue of a honeymoon arose – not a minimoon or familymoon as they put it, a proper honeymoon, I remembered […]
The Corridor of Destruction is real after all as Eastern Arc Mountains lose 80 percent forest cover
TANZANIA’S ALREADY DEVASTATING CONSERVATION RECORD GETS ANOTHER BLOW (Posted 04th May 2015) When the Kikwete presidency ends in late 2015 will this president be remembered by the conservation fraternity for but two things: that he presided over the worst elephant slaughter in history, similar only to the mowing down of the great North American herds […]
Why did the latest Gulf airline chose the smaller handling company in Entebbe
DAS HANDLING BAGS ETIHAD CONTRACT IN ENTEBBE (Posted 04th May 2015) DAS Handling, Entebbe’s second and much smaller handling company, has reportedly bagged the business of Etihad, which commenced flights last week. Predominant handling company ENHAS would not comment on factors or circumstances which led to Etihad taking that decision but sources usually in the […]
