Best Western Plus opens hotel in Mombasa
BEST WESTERN EYES EXPANSION ACROSS EASTERN AFRICA (Posted 22nd December 2013) The world’s largest chain hotel operation, Best Western, is reportedly eyeing to expand their footprint across East Africa, where after the opening earlier in the week of a hotel in Mombasa, they now have three properties, one in Nairobi and one in Dar es […]
Ethiopian prepares to return fire damaged B787 back into service
ETHIOPIAN PLANS TO PUT FIRE DAMAGED B787 BACK INTO SERVICE (Posted 22nd December 2013) Information was confirmed yesterday that the B787 Dreamliner of Ethiopian Airlines, which suffered severe structural damage during a fire, while parked at Heathrow earlier in the year, has undertaken test flights with the aim to restore the certificate of airworthiness before […]
Weekly roundup of ATC News from Eastern Africa and the Indian Ocean islands, Fourth edition December 2013
AVIATION TOURISM & CONSERVATION NEWS EAST AFRICA A weekly roundup from Eastern Africa and the Indian Ocean islands of breaking news, reports, travel stories and opinions by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome You can get your daily news updates instantly via Twitter by following @whthomeor join me on www.facebook.com/WolfgangHThome where the articles also ‘cross load’. […]
Kagesheki made scapegoat and sacked
KAGESHEKI SACKING CALLED THE ULTIMATE ACT OF COVER UP (Posted 21st December 2013) Amb. Khamis Kagesheki was sacked yesterday evening by Tanzania’s president Kikwete alongside three other cabinet colleagues, allegedly over the mishandling of anti poaching operations. Reactions were swift and united in calling this the ultimate act of a coverup, as Kagesheki was known […]
New law brings Uganda into the global firing line
PREPARE FOR THE BACK LASH FOREIGN COUNTRIES TELL UGANDA (Posted 21st December 2013) The passing of two laws by the Ugandan parliament this week has once again highlighted the level of ignorance among the members of parliament, of what negative publicity such ‘laws’ can generate abroad. The first one, commonly referred to as the ‘Anti […]
Rwanda sets sights on regional market
RWANDA LAUNCHES NEW MARKETING INITIATIVE FOR EAST AFRICAN VISITORS (Posted 21st December 2013) Coinciding with the launch of the common East African tourist Visa on the 01st of January 2014 – this accomplishment largely credited to Rwanda’s nifty diplomacy after being tasked by fellow EAC members Uganda and Kenya to prepare the logistics for it […]
Arusha Municipal Airport ready to reopen for regular operations in the morning
ARUSHA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT OPEN AGAIN AFTER DEPARTURE OF ETHIOPIAN’S B767 (Posted 21st December 2013) Local aviation sources in Tanzania have confirmed that regular operations to and from the Arusha Municipal Airport, in short ARK, will resume in full in the morning. Flights to that local airport were disrupted when Ethiopian Airlines mistakenly flew a B767-300ER […]
Breaking News – RwandAir cancels Juba flight over safety concerns
RWANDAIR CANCELS FRIDAY FLIGHT TO JUBA OVER SECURITY CONCERNS (Posted 20th December 2013 11.30 hrs EAT) RwandAir has just announced that on account of security concerns in Juba they have decided to cancel their Friday flight to the South Sudanese capital and issued the following statement: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RwandAir Cancels Juba Flights For Friday […]
Mau Mau Museum in the making
AFTER 50 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE KENYA FINALLY SET TO GET A MAU MAU MUSEUM (Posted 20th December 2013) Information was received from Kenya late yesterday about plans by the Nyeri county government to set up a Mau Mau Museum to showcase the country’s struggle for independence. The Mau Mau were fighting the British to force […]
More news from Uganda, the Pearl of Africa and from Magical Kenya
In the ongoing series of reproducing interesting newsletters and broadcasts, this little marvel arrived in my inbox today from Marasa Africa – too good NOT to share … enjoy! Year-end update from Marasa Africa – EAST AFRICA’S FINEST SAFARI LODGES In this issue we once again invite you to share the updates from our safari […]
Ethiopian attempts to whitewash the Arusha incident
ETHIOPIAN’S ATTEMPT TO ANSWER BACK SEEN AS AN ADDED FAILURE (Posted 20th December 2013) Following the breaking news here the other day, of an Ethiopian Airlines B767-300ER landing at the wrong airport, numerous attempts were made to whitewash the circumstances, starting with a first statement by the airline that the aircraft had landed at an […]
Breaking News – Juba International Airport runway blocked by plane
JUBA AIRPORT RUNWAY CLOSED AFTER AIRCRAFT SUFFERS NOSEGEAR COLLAPSE (Posted 19th December 2013) (Picture courtesy of Mr. Ajak Mayol, Juba) Evacuation flights from Juba to Entebbe, Nairobi and other East African destinations came to a halt when the nosegear of a Boeing B737-500 collapsed on landing, blocking the single runway of Juba International Airport. […]
Merry Christmas from Laura, Silas and the Bush Adventures team
Merry Christmas to all my readers from Bush Adventures’ Laura and Silas. News from Bush Aventures’ camp and our community: Kortol is becoming a father, we had a leopard in the camp, we are on November’s Conde’ Nast Traveller magazine and much more Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. News from the […]
Evacuations underway from South Sudan to Uganda
EVACUEES REACH THE SAFETY OF UGANDA (Posted 19th December 2013) Late yesterday did hundreds of evacuees arrived in Kampala after making the long journey by bus out of a South Sudan in upheaval, crossing the border to safety in Nimule and then travelling via Gulu to the Ugandan capital. Earlier in the day did Air […]
FastJet welcomes passenger number 400.000
FASTJET WELCOMES 400.000TH PASSENGER ON THEIR FLIGHTS (Posted 19th December 2013) FastJet yesterday reached a landmark figure when they welcomed their 400.000th passenger on board. Since starting operations just over a year ago, with flights from Dar es Salaam to Kilimanjaro International and to Mwanza, their destinations have since grown to include Zanzibar as well […]
Karl Ammann’s read on nabbing ivory traffickers
My long time friend Karl Ammann has just filed his report ‘Apprehending Ivory Traffickers: A Conservation Fairy Tale’ which deserves re-publishing to avail it to a greater audience. Apprehending Ivory Traffickers: A Conservation Fairy Tale? By Karl Ammann with Erick Kaglan, NewsWatch, National Geographic December 18, 2013 In December 2012, Malaysia announced the discovery and […]
Arusha airport closure forces flights to shift to Kilimanjaro
PRECISION AIR ANNOUNCES SHIFT OF ARUSHA FLIGHTS TO KILIMANJARO AIRPORT (Posted 19th December 2013) As a result of the closure of the Arusha municipal airport, following the emergency landing there by an Ethiopian Airlines’ B767-300ER, did Precision Air issue the following public announcement as to changes for their regular Arusha flights now being shifted to […]
Ethiopian Airlines’ error shuts Arusha’s municipal airport down for traffic
ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES’ LANDING ERROR SHUTS DOWN ARUSHA’S MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (Posted 19th December 2013) Whatever the exact circumstances were yesterday, when Ethiopian Airline’s flight ET 815 landed at the Arusha Municipal Airport instead of flying to an authorized diversion airport like Dar es Salaam or Nairobi, passengers and crew escaped only narrowly a catastrophe as the […]
UCOTA’s Sustainable Tourism Leaders Awards – read all about it here and participate
Invitation to apply for the Uganda Tourism Sustainability Leaders Awards; Advertising opportunities Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. The Uganda Community Tourism Association (UCOTA) invites you to apply for The Uganda Tourism Sustainability Leaders Awards! UCOTA proudly promotes sustainability in the Ugandan tourism sector. Initiated in 2012, the Uganda Tourism Sustainability Leaders […]
Ethiopian B767 in unscheduled landing at Arusha Airport
ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES IN EMERGENCY LANDING AT ARUSHA MUNICIPAL FIELD (Posted 18th December 2013 14.15 hrs local EAT) Information was just received from a regular airline source in Tanzania that Ethiopian Airlines apparently had an unscheduled landing of a B767-300ER at the Arusha Municipal Airport around 13.15 hrs local time. The airport’s runway is reportedly only […]
45 billion aid for Serengeti brings back questions on highway plans
WILL 122 BILLION AID PACKAGE MAKE THE SERENGETI HIGHWAY PLANS GO AWAY? (Posted 18th December 2013) Tanzania and Germany signed bilateral aid agreements worth nearly 122 billion Tanzania Shillings in the form of grants, for a range of water and electricity related projects but notably also over some 45 billion for the Serengeti National Park. […]
Air Tanzania returns to Bujumbura and Mwanza
AIR TANZANIA RESUMES MWANZA FLIGHTS AND LAUNCHES BUJUMBURA (Posted 18th December 2013) Air Tanzania has announced the launch of scheduled flights to Bujumbura / Burundi, with effect of Sunday, operating three times a week every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. At the same time were flights launched to Mbeya, where ATCL will now compete with Precision […]
Fire destroys Malindi resort
EDEN ROC RESORT IN MALINDI BURNS DOWN (Posted 18th December 2013) Reports have come in from the Kenyan beach resort town of Malindi that the Sai Eden Roc Hotel burned down last night, after a fire broke out at the resort’s restaurant. Most guests escaped the fire unharmed though at least two, according to the […]
Jetlink gets lifeline thrown as ASL renewed by KCAA
JETLINK HOPES TO BE BACK IN THE AIR BEFORE EASTER NEXT YEAR (Posted 18th December 2013) It was Christmas come early for the owners of Jetlink when news emerged yesterday in Nairobi that the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority has granted the grounded carrier a renewal of their air service licence, prerequisite to eventually resume operations. […]
News and updates from across Africa
Travel Africa is one of the best magazines showcasing the wide range of safari options visitors to our continent have and I am always looking forward to their latest editions, which also include Travel Zambia, Travel Zimbabwe and Travel Namibia, the latter three entirely dedicated of course to showcasing those three exciting destinations. Enjoy looking […]
Crashed LAM Embraer E 190 ‘mechanically sound’ according to latest reports
LAM CRASH INVESTIGATION’S PRELIMINARY FIND SAYS EMBRAER E190 WAS ‘SOUND’ (Posted 18th December 2013) Preliminary air accident investigation findings appear to confirm that the aircraft used by LAM for the stricken flight TM 470 from Maputo to Luanda on 29th November, with all 33 passengers and crew on board killed on impact, was mechanically sound. […]
FastJet reports 73 percent loadfactor for November
FASTJET ANNOUNCES NOVEMBER DATA (Posted 18th December 2013) FastJet has just published their latest statistics, showing a yearly average loadfactor of 73 percent and a November loadfactor of 72 percent across the board. The airline upped their schedule to daily flights to Mbeya effective 16th December, after only launching the route a few weeks ago […]
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Foreigners in Juba anxiously wait for flights to resume and borders to open
JUBA HOTELS RUN OUT OF DIESEL FOR GENERATORS AS BORDERS REMAIN CLOSED (Posted 18th December 2013) As the night time curfew continues in Juba and the borders, including the airport remained closed for a second day yesterday, hotels have started to feel the pinch as diesel deliveries have dried up and they are now faced […]
Briatore’s Billionaires Resort ready for the official opening
BILLIONAIRES RESORT DUE TO OPEN IN MALINDI THIS WEEKEND (Posted 17th December 2013) Flavio Briatore last weekend arrived at his Billionaires Resort in Malindi, his second hospitality venture after the award winning ‘Lion in the Sun’. Initially due to open earlier in the year, demand for top quality in construction and finishing led to a […]
