Negativity rules bilateral tourism relations
TIT FOR TAT AND MORE TIT FOR TAT – A CYCLE OF NEGATIVITY (Posted 11th January 2015) Tanzanian tour and safari operators got a Christmas present from Kenya they will not forget for a while. Just before Christmas, according to information received, did Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport begin to block Tanzanian registered commercial vehicles, […]
Qatar Airways set to pioneer aircraft tracking system
QATAR AIRWAYS TAKES THE LEAD TO INTRODUCE AIRCRAFT TRACKING TECHNOLOGY (Posted 11th January 2015) The year 2014 has produced one of the most startling mysteries in aviation history when the Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 simply disappeared, prompting searches as widespread from the China Sea to the Pacific and deep into the Indian Ocean. Available conventional […]
No 314 Wildlife Trade News 10th January 2015
The bad news never seem to stop and then there are some who think it is perfectly acceptable what they do … More bad news about poaching, wildlife trade and environmental crimes in the spotlight today …………………… Zimbabwe blasts “politicisation” of elephant sales http://en.starafrica.com/news/zimbabwe-blasts-politicisation-of-elephant-sales.html Which zoos and what people want to do business with the […]
Reunion 2015 – The New Year comes along with a new website
NEW YEAR – NEW WEBSITE FOR REUNION (Posted 10th January 2015) Vanilla Island founder member Reunion started the new year with a bang and fireworks not only over the sky of the island but also fireworks in cyberspace, as their new website was officially launched. The new site features beautiful visuals, provides extensive information regarding […]
With the new sales office comes the hope for additional sales
KENYA AIRWAYS TAKES THE FIGHT FOR MARKET SHARE INTO NAIROBI’S TRADE DISTRICT (Posted 10th January 2015) A number of new and larger aircraft, which were delivered to Kenya Airways last year, allowed for more direct flights and added frequencies to key destinations, which are frequented by Kenyan traders in search for bargains. Several airlines flying […]
South Sudan’s airspace remains on caution list
EASA AND FAA KEEP SOUTH SUDAN AIRSPACE ON LIST OF ‘DANGEROUS TO FLY THROUGH’ (Posted 10th January 2015) The lack of a comprehensive political settlement between the two warring parties in South Sudan has now resulted in both the European Aviation Safety Agency and their American counterparts, the FAA, maintaining warnings to airlines crossing through […]
Narrow escape for helicopter crew in Mt. Kenya emergency landing
BRITISH SERVICE PERSONNEL CHEAT DEATH AS THEIR HELICOPTER EMERGENCY LANDS (Posted 10th January 2015) (Picture courtesy of Ithe Wa Wambui / Airline Crew of East Africa) Britain maintains an army training base in Kenya near Nanyuki and thousands of service personnel have over the years rotated through various courses, preparing them for deployment or just […]
No 313 Wildlife Trade News 9th January 2015
Defending the indefensible? How familiar this sounds coming from that part of the world … another dose of bad news about poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes … in the spotlight today …………………… Zimbabwe defends its decision to export over 60 baby elephants abroad despite protests http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/zimbabwe-defends-its-decision-to-export-over-60-baby-elephants-abroad-despite-protests-9965330.html The selling of these elephants is a cruel, despicable […]
Chimpanzee Trust December 2014 bulletin
News updates from the Ugandan Chimpanzee Trust Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support in 2014. It is your generosity, moral support and good will that had us complete 2014 on the right note. We anticipate a number of changes in our systems this year, […]
2015 Sauti za Busara Festival promotes PEACE
Sauti Za Busara 2015 Now just over a month to go … If you would like to get in touch please use busara Read the newsletter in: Swahili / Français View newsletter on browser Sauti za Busara festival: one month to go! Sauti za Busara, aka the friendliest festival on the planet, will share messages […]
East African Aviation 2015 – High Risks and Low Yields?
2015 – THE YEAR OF BITTER AND SWEET TRUTHS FOR MANY OF EAST AFRICA’S AIRLINES (Posted 09th January 2015) When looking back at 2014 it was no doubt a year of many trials and tribulations for the airlines in Eastern Africa and across the Indian Ocean islands with far too few happy notes unable to […]
Qatar Airways set to revolutionize premium air travel with new business class seat
NEW SUPER BUSINESS CLASS SEAT TO MAKE QATAR AIRWAYS FIRST CLASS OBSOLETE (Posted 09th January 2015) During a recent press conference in Doha did Qatar Airways’ Group Chief Executive get the drop on the competition, when, while answering a related question, he then announced that the airline was working on the development of an entirely […]
Quo Vadis Seychelles tourism in 2015?
ARE THE GLOVES FINALLY COMING OFF OVER THE BUDGET DEBATE IN THE SEYCHELLES? (Posted 09th January 2015) Is there trouble brewing in paradise, threatening the previously quit solid alliance presented to the outside world between public and private sector? Recent spats, taken to the newspapers and on to social media platforms suggest that certainly have […]
RwandAir’s Entebbe to Nairobi flights postponed – blame heaped on Kenyan regulators
KENYA’S CAA BLAMED FOR DELAY IN RWANDAIR FLIGHTS TO NAIROBI (Posted 09th January 2015) There appears to be growing anger directed against the Kenyan aviation regulators, not just from Tanzania where Fastjet continues to twiddle their thumbs. Fastjet, for several months now, is waiting to have their application to fly from Dar es Salaam to […]
Qatar Airways confirms continued interest in Mombasa flights but needs traffic rights first
QATAR AIRWAYS REMAIN KEEN ON MOMBASA (Posted 08th January 2015) (From left to right: Mr. Didier Evrard, Mr. Akbar Al Baker and Mr. Eric Schultz) The press conference yesterday at the Premium Terminal of the old airport in Doha saw Qatar Airways’ Group Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker, together with the Airbus Executive Vice President […]
Another Kenyan airline joins the battle for the Entebbe route
FLY SAX ALSO JOINS THE BATTLE FOR THE ENTEBBE – NAIROBI ROUTE (Posted 08th January 2015) Kenya’s FlySax has confirmed that they will launch double daily flights between Nairobi and Entebbe effective 09th of January. This move comes days before RwandAir plans to also launch double daily flights from Entebbe to Nairobi under a fifth […]
No 312 Wildlife Trade News 7th January 2015
Even while on the road, bad news don’t stop coming in … Your daily dose of news about poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes in the spotlight today …………………… EXPOSED: Shocking trade in baby orangutans being bred as playthings for the Russian super-rich for £24,000 each. extract: And the endangered creatures are not just being reared […]
Global aviation media assembles in Doha for the Airbus A350XWB launch
NO HALF MEASURES FOR QATAR AIRWAYS’ LAUNCH OF THE AIRBUS A350XWB (Posted 06th January 2015) The mention ‘Not to off load’ on my ticket sounded reassuring after checking in on line for my flight to Doha, where Qatar Airways will tomorrow launch their latest acquisition, the state of the art Airbus A350XWB. The system had […]
Global aviation media assembles in Doha for the Airbus A350XWB launch
NO HALF MEASURES FOR QATAR AIRWAYS’ LAUNCH OF THE AIRBUS A350XWB (Posted 06th January 2015) The mention ‘Not to off load’ on my ticket sounded reassuring after checking in on line for my flight to Doha, where Qatar Airways will tomorrow launch their latest acquisition, the state of the art Airbus A350XWB. The system had […]
No 311 Wildlife Trade News 6th January 2015
Bad news don’t stop just because one travels … Here comes your daily dose … in the spotlight today …………………… U.S. Ivory Regulation: A Q&A with Craig Hoover, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service http://www.natlawreview.com/article/us-ivory-regulation-qa-craig-hoover-us-fish-wildlife-service Chinese complicit in ivory poaching and elephant deaths. So are Americans. http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/Africa-Monitor/2014/0910/Chinese-complicit-in-ivory-poaching-and-elephant-deaths.-So-are-Americans (NA COMMENT: Could this explain why China is not […]
More flights and lower fares for Entebbe – Nairobi route as RwandAir set to launch
RWANDAIR SET FOR ENTEBBE – NAIROBI LAUNCH ON 10TH JANUARY (Posted 06th January 2015) RwandAir, fast becoming Uganda’s ‘adopted’ airline after the demise of Air Uganda, has confirmed that they will launch flights on the route from Entebbe to Nairobi on the 10th of January, i.e. this coming Saturday. RwandAir was granted 5th freedom rights […]
Jambojet gets regional route rights from KCAA – prepare for the battle of the skies in East Africa
JAMBOJET GETS REGIONAL ROUTE RIGHTS (Posted 06th January 2015) Kenya’s Civil Aviation Authority has reportedly granted Jambojet an initial one year license to fly from Nairobi into the wider Eastern African region. A regular aviation source in Nairobi confirmed that besides Entebbe was Jambojet also granted rights to fly to Juba, Kigali, Bujumbura and Addis […]
No 310 Wildlife Trade News 5th January 2015
New Year, same old problems … Your daily dose of bad news about poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes in the spotlight today …………………… Zim elephant tragedy unfolds extract: Australian Hank Jenkin, a former top official from Cites, which regulates the global trade in endangered species, was recruited as a consultant by wealthy businessmen and the […]
Kenya Airways on course to receive more B787 Dreamliners
THREE MORE DREAMLINERS TO JOIN KENYA AIRWAYS FLEET THIS YEAR (Posted 05th January 2015) A source close to Kenya Airways has over the weekend confirmed that the airline will take delivery of three more Boeing B787-8 Dreamliners as planned. The airline had a few weeks ago announced major losses for the first half of their […]
Zanzibar’s main airport gets new apron and taxiway
ZANZIBAR PRESIDENT CUTS RIBBON TO INAUGURATE COMPLETED PARTS OF AIRPORT EXPANSION (Posted 05th January 2015) Yesterday saw the official inauguration of the completed works on Zanzibar’s main airport on the island of Unguja, ‘Abeid Amani Karume International Airport’ as it is now known. Zanzibar’s President Ali Mohamed Shein did the honours to cut the ceremonial […]
New anti travel advisories come down hard on Burundi after renewed fighting
RENEWED VIOLENCE THREATENS BURUNDI’S TOURISM GAINS (Posted 05th January 2015) Ongoing political disputes over the eligibility under the Arusha agreements of Burundi’s President Nkurunziza to stand for a third term in the upcoming June elections and the outbreak of renewed violence last week have cast doubts over the immediate and medium term future of the […]
Breaking Aviation News – Skilled pilots avert disaster after landing gear failure
PILOTS DO A STERLING JOB IN BRINGING A CRIPPLED FOKKER 50 DOWN SAFELY (Posted 04th January 2015) Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport stared disaster in the face when one of the landing gears of a twin engine turboprop aircraft failed to come down and lock in the critical phase prior to landing. The cockpit crew […]
Service on the ground and in the air must be at par to succeed!
‘SAVOIR VIVRE’ IN THE AIR AND ON THE GROUND (Posted 04th January 2015) Airport lounges, especially the better ones, are today the icing on the cake of travel. Premium passengers of course do look at on-time performance, safety records, the goodies of a decent frequent flyer programme and especially on the ground priority handling at […]
WMA communities reject TANAPA move on extra park fees
NEW TANAPA RULES ON PARK ENTRIES SEEN AS ‘DECLARATION OF WAR’ ON COMMUNITIES (Posted 04th January 2015) ‘Our national park managers are just too greedy. They are greedy for power to extend their control over the community based WMA’s [Wildlife Management Areas] and they are greedy for money. If they begin to charge tourists another […]
No 309 Wildlife Trade News 3rd January 2015
No let up in the new year either … your daily dose of bad news about poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes … in the spotlight today …………………… Elephant sale sparks firestorm in Zimbabwe. extract: "We are expecting at least one million signatures from around the world," Task Force Chairman Johnny Rodrigues told the Anadolu Agency. […]
