#IATA says that Air Cargo Demand Softens in September
(Posted 08th November 2022) The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for September 2022 global air cargo markets showing that air cargo demand softened. Global demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs*), fell 10.6% compared to September 2021 (-10.6% also for international operations), but continued to track at near pre-pandemic levels (-3.6%). […]
#KenyaAirways expects to operate 13 flight pairs today (Tuesday, 08th November)
(Posted 08th November 2022) Kenya Airways has issued an update on flights to be operated today as the strike by pilots continues. The airline has according to information received also started to advertise vacant positions for captains and first officers to be recruited and replace the striking pilots. The flight pairs due […]
Precision Air publishes list of survivors of #LakeVictoria crash
(Posted 08th November 2022) Precision Air has issued another statement about the crash of their ATR42-500 on the 06th of November which reads as follows: Precision Air can now confirm the list of all involved in the accident involving flight PW-494 which crashed in Bukoba at Lake Victoria in Bukoba […]
Africa and Europe’s top business and public sector leaders gather in Johannesburg to chart Africa’s economic rebirth
(Posted 08th November 2022) Top African and European business leaders will be meeting in Johannesburg from 10th to 11th of November to discuss strategic economic relationships and explore joint investment opportunities in target sectors at the 9th “Southern Africa Europe CEO Dialogue”. The event is the annual flagship forum in the African Continent […]
#Angama Amboseli to open November next year
(Posted 08th November 2022) Angama (www.Angama.com) just announced the November 2023 opening of Angama Amboseli, an intimate lodge of just 10 suites in the private 5,700-acre Kimana Sanctuary, against the famed backdrop of Mount Kilimanjaro. “Set within a fever tree forest where some of Africa’s last Super Tuskers* roam, Angama Amboseli will be […]
#Capa’s Blue Swan Daily #Aviation News
(Posted 08th November 2022) ATCNews readers now have daily access to the Blue Swan Daily Aviation News, courtesy of #CAPA by simply clicking on www.blueswandaily.com
#COVID19 – Updates from #Africa for Africa
(Posted 07th November 2022) In view of the lower numbers of new COVID19 cases will this update now be filed – at least for the time being – every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Should case numbers start to increase again on a significant scale will the work daily updates resume. This update […]
#IATA Says September Passenger Demand Stays Strong
(Posted 07th November 2022) The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced passenger data for September 2022 showing that the recovery in air travel continues to be strong. Total traffic in September 2022 (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose 57.0% compared to September 2021. Globally, traffic is now at 73.8% of September […]
Missing LET410 found in thick forest in Eastern Congo but no survivors discovered
(Posted 07th November 2022) Search and rescue teams yesterday turned their operation into a recovery mission after they found the missing LET410, owned and operated by Goma Express, Eastern Congo in thick forest. The aircraft went missing a few days ago but could not be located until the 05th November when the emergency […]
#BrusselsAirlines fans, travelers and corporates in Uganda say ‘Kwaheri Ya Kuonana’ to Geert Lemmen
(Geert Lemmen, second left, seen here with his key team members at the recent Oktoberfest 2022 in Kampala) (Posted 07th November 2022) The arguably longest serving Brussels Airlines, plus SN Brussels plus Sabena country manager in Uganda, Geert Lemmen, has announced that he will transfer from Kampala to Accra, Ghana in two […]
Sack threats or not – the #KenyaAirways pilots strike moves into its third day
(Posted 07th November 2022) ‘Kalpa is ready to call off this industrial action to allow Kenya Airways to resume full operations immediately. However, this is totally dependent on Kenya Airways management agreeing to resolve the issues raised by the pilots‘ a KALPA statement now says, clearly dismissing both the existing court injunction […]
Africa Investment Forum 2022 Draws $31 Billion in Investor Interest
(Posted 07th November 2022) This year’s just concluded Africa Investment Forum Market Days—the continent’s premier investment platform—has drawn $31 billion in investment interest from African and global investors. Combined with $32.8 billion from the rescheduled 2021 Africa Investment Forum Market days—which took place as virtual boardrooms in March this year—the forum has […]
#Capa’s Blue Swan Daily #Aviation News
(Posted 07th November 2022) (Posted 04th November 2022) ATCNews readers now have daily access to the Blue Swan Daily Aviation News, courtesy of #CAPA by simply clicking on www.blueswandaily.com
#KenyaAirways announces 9 flight pairs for 07th November as strike continues to strand thousands of passengers
(Posted 07th November 2022) As KALPA members continue the strike against Kenya Airways – with both sides giving conflicting statements as to effecctiveness and root causes of the strike, has the airline announced that at least 9 flight pairs will operate today, 07th of November. The threat by Kenya Airways to sack […]
#COP27 launches in #Egypt’s Sharm el Sheik as government cracks down on protesters
(Posted 07th November 2022) COP27 begins a ‘new era to do things differently’, UN climate change chief declares as pivotal conference gets underway Mr. Stiell said that COP27 is an opportunity to create a safe political space, shielded from whatever is going on “out there”, to work and deliver world change The […]
19 reported dead in Bukoba crash – Update at 18.40 hrs EAT
(Posted 06th November 2022) Additional information received just minutes are the last update of the Bukoba / Precision Air crash situation, which was filed at 18.00 hrs EAT, now speak of 19 passenger who have died, while the balance of passengers and crew are admitted to a local hospital in Bukoba. This confirmation is […]
#AirCrash #Tanzania #Bukoba #LakeVictoria #PrecisionAir – Update as of 18.00 hrs EAT
(Posted 06th November 2022) Precision Air has since the morning report filed two updates about the crash in Bukoba. Details are shown below for the benefit of readers: (Twitter picture courtesy of @tonyanelka) The aircraft, as seen above, is by and large submerged and Tanzanian authorities immediately dispatched rescue boats to search […]
#KenyaAirways strike – update
(Posted 06th November 2022) With most of the Kenya Airways pilots still on strike, has the airline once again cancelled numerous flights into the region, across the African continent and beyond. However, the airline also just released a statement that they expect to have at least three flight pairs operate in the afternoon, […]
#BreakingNews #AirAccident #PrecisionAir #Tanzania #Bukoba #LakeVictoria #Crashlanding
Updated version as of 12.14 hrs EAT (Posted 06th November 2022) According to reports coming in from aviation sources in Tanzania has a Precision Air turboprop ATR 42-500, registration 5H-PW5, MSN 819, crashed into Lake Victoria after a failed attempt to land in the lakeside town of Bukoba (Western shores of Lake Victoria). […]
TravelComments.com – The Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA) implements new tariffs at its nature reserves in Mpumalanga!
(Posted 05th November 2022) The Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA) has announced that it will implement the tariffs for the 2022/2023 financial year at its various nature reserves around Mpumalanga with effect from 01 December 2022. The tariffs will remain largely unchanged in order to cater for the domestic market and to respond to […]
TravelComments.com – South African Airways announces the addition of four regional destinations!
(Posted 05th November 2022) South African Airways (SAA) has confirmed that the International Air Services Council (IASC) has ratified the airline’s retention of all its historical route traffic rights, following SAA’s voluntary relinquishing of the number of frequencies on the destinations it is not currently servicing. In accordance with legislated and prescribed procedures South African Airways has meetings with […]
Africa is facing a crisis in funding for climate adaptation
(Posted 05th November 2022) Africa is facing a critical shortfall in funding for climate adaptation according to a new report, State and Trends in Adaptation in Africa 2022, launched by the Global Center on Adaptation today. The report reveals that cumulative adaptation finance to 2030 will come to less than one-quarter of the […]
Strike it is at Kenya Airways but full impact yet to be seen
(Posted 05th November 2022) As reported yesterday did KALPA, the Kenya Airlines Pilots Association, call a strike at Kenya Airways, due to commence this morning at 06.00 hrs. Kalpa had issued a statement yesterday following a meeting with Kenya Airways management, which itself – as posted last night – had published their own […]
#COVID19 – Updates from #Africa for Africa
(Posted 04th November 2022) In view of the lower numbers of new COVID19 cases will this update now be filed – at least for the time being – every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Should case numbers start to increase again on a significant scale will the work daily updates resume. This update is sponsored […]
#KenyaAirways faced with pilots strike effective Saturday, 05th November 06.00 hrs East African Time
(Posted 04th November 2022) Notwithstanding a court injunction to halt strike action has KALPA, the Kenya Airline Pilots Association apparently decided that a strike will go ahead regardless. It was learned from an aviation source in Nairobi that effective tomorrow morning, 05th November at 06.00 hrs local time, pilots will commence a strike. […]
#Capa’s Blue Swan Daily #Aviation News
(Posted 04th November 2022) ATCNews readers now have daily access to the Blue Swan Daily Aviation News, courtesy of #CAPA by simply clicking on www.blueswandaily.com
14th Ultra Awards in London reveal the winners …
Capella Singapore is named ‘Ultratravel Collection Hotel of the Year’, Thailand scoops best country for a holiday, Emirates Airline wins two gongs at star-studded event, staged at new luxury city hotel, Pan Pacific London (Posted 04th November 2022) The favourite hotels, destination, airline and cruise line of the GHA DISCOVERY programme […]
#AcholaRosario checks out Hob House, aka ‘Habibi House’ in #Nairobi
(Posted 04th November 2022) The principle of Business Ethics was something invented to make its teachers and students feel good about what they are about to undertake. Or so I thought until I met Kelly Aburi, an enlightened soul who is spreading lightwork through her businesses, one of which is Hob […]
The greater Horn of Africa’s climate-related health crisis worsens as disease outbreaks surge
(Posted 04th November 2022) A new analysis by World Health Organization (WHO) has found that the number of reported disease outbreaks and climate-related health emergencies in the greater Horn Africa have reached their highest-ever level this century, deepening a health crisis in a region where 47 million people are already facing acute […]
TravelComments.com – Two South African burger restaurants are on the World’s Best Burger list!
(Posted 03rd November 2022) Global travel website Big 7 Travel has released its list of the best burgers in the world for 2022. Based on a ranking system that considers editorial experience, critic reviews, customer feedback, location and accessibility, presentation, value for money and atmosphere, the list consists of 50 burger restaurants from locations […]
