#CAPA’s Blue Swan Daily #Aviation News
ATCNews readers now have daily access to the Blue Swan Daily Aviation News, courtesy of #CAPA by simply clicking on www.blueswandaily.com
#ElewanaEnd of Year News Updates
The Elewana Collection Newsletter – December 2020 Happy Holidays From Elewana Collection Happy Holidays from all of us at the Elewana Collection. With a challenging year coming to a close, we want to take a moment to share how immensely grateful we are to everyone. Read more ? Christmas Festivities Include Toy Drive At Elewana […]
Tour D’EAC 2021 – be the first to know about their plans for next year
TOUR ORGANIZERS CONFIDENT THAT THE 2021 VERSION OF THE TOUR D’ EAC WILL TAKE PLACE AS PLANNED (Posted 24th December 2020) Dear ATCNews Readers, As you well know that the East African Bicycle Tour gets bigger and bigger each year that passes. We are working very hard to improve our planning so the tour can […]
Spotlight Virtual Workshops 2021 – Book your space now
FOCUS ON EAST AFRICA TO HELP KICKSTART THE FLOW OF TOURISM TO THE REGION (Posted 24th December 2020) Derek Houston, a tourism marketing veteran well known across the continent of Africa, is already looking ahead into next year and has planned two events relevant to East Africa for February 2021. One will be a face […]
Qatar Airways set for daily flights to #Montreal
QATAR AIRWAYS SET TO LAUNCH DAILY FLIGHTS TO MONTREAL ON 16TH OF JANUARY (Posted 24th December 2020) The airline will incrementally increase flights to Montréal from 16 January 2021 and operate daily frequencies by 25 February 2021 Additional frequencies will complement the recently announced codeshare agreement with Air Canada on the Toronto – Doha route […]
#BrusselsAirlines set to continue culinary excellence into 2021
BRUSSELS AIRLINES AND 2 STAR MICHELIN CHEF TIM BOURY CONTINUE COOPERATION INTO 2021 (Posted 24th December 2020) Brussels Airlines will continue its successful culinary collaboration with Belgian Michelin ranked Chef Tim Boury of Restaurant Boury(**) in Roeselare. Throughout 2021, Tim, Chef of the Year 2017, will again create gastronomic experiences for the Business Class customers […]
President Museveni receives new Airbus A338Neo on behalf of an enthusiastic nation
RUNWAY PERIMETER FENCE PACKED AS EXCITED UGANDANS WELCOME AFRICA’S FIRST A338NEO (Posted 23rd December 2020) (Pictures courtesy of author and Uganda Airlines) Ugandans lined the runway perimeter fences and crammed into other viewpoints giving them clear sight of the airport’s runway, taxiway and parking apron, as 5X-NIL, an Airbus A330-800Neo named Mt. Elgon first performed […]
Uganda Airlines enters the package market with Serena Hotels
VACATION PACKAGES GO INTO SALE (Posted 24th December 2020) In time for the end of year holiday period have Serena Hotels and Uganda Airlines launched package deals, which will include flights, transfers to and from the resort in Mombasa, accommodation on half board (breakfast and dinner) as well as other ‘goodies‘. Located north of Mombasa […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
U.S.-AFRICA RELATIONS Western Sahara/Morocco: Can US President Biden undo Trump’s deal? The Africa Report Can the next US president – who’s set to take office on 20 January 2021 – reverse Trump’s decision to recognise Moroccan sovereignty over the Sahara? After all, the US supported the reappointment of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum […]
COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa
#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 23rd of December 2020) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT This daily update is sponsored by Brussels Airlines, now once again serving #Entebbe #Uganda Global overview: 78.516.904 Cases and 1.727.079 Deaths as of today 23rd of December 2020 55.269.329 cases have […]
TravelComments.com – Namibia: New amendments to the Public Health Covid-19 regulations!
Namibia’s President Dr. Hage G. Geingob has announced a number of amendments to the Public Health Covid-19 regulations in Namibia during a public briefing on the national COVID-19 response measures on 16 December 2020. The amendments are recommended to implementation with effect from 23:59 on 16 December 2020, for a period of 14 days, until […]
TravelComments.com – Zambia: Royal Zambian Airlines has launched flights between Lusaka Johannesburg!
Zambian airline Royal Zambian Airlines, a subsidiary of Zambian charter specialist Royal Air Charters, has launched scheduled direct flights between Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN) in Lusaka and OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg on 17 December 2020. The airline operates [READ MORE]
#CAPA’s Blue Swan Daily #Aviation News
ATCNews readers now have daily access to the Blue Swan Daily Aviation News, courtesy of #CAPA by simply clicking on www.blueswandaily.com
TravelComments.com – Malawi closes all land borders for two weeks to fight the rising cases of Covid-19!
Malawi’s Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 yesterday (22 December 2020) announced that for the next two weeks (until 05 January 2021?), all of Malawi’s land borders are closed except for “essential services”. According to the country’s Minister of Health, Khumbite Kandodo Chiponda, Malawi allows the entry of deported Malawians from mainly South Africa and those […]
Laikipia Forum – the latest news updates
December Edition 2020 TOURISM Will our Tourism Sector Bounce Back? The Laikipia Tourism Association Will Need All Hands on Deck. It has been a tough year for the tourism sector in our landscape. With the outbreak of Covid 19, our tourism industry was immensely affected. On behalf of the Laikipia Tourism Association, we’d like to […]
The frightening prospect of seeing the Okavango Delta turned into an oil production site
THE CONSERVATION ACTION TRUST OUTS PLANS TO KILL OKAVANGO WITH DRILLING AND FRACKING (Posted 23rd December 2020) Paradise is closing down: The ghastly spectre of oil drilling and fracking in fragile Okavango Delta 15th December 2020 | Daily Maverick | Andreas Wilson Spath For a distance of some 150km, Canadian company ReconAfrica’s oil and gas […]
The world’s major airline alliances support slot relief measures
STAR ALLIANCE – SKYTEAM AND ONEWORLD ALL IN FAVOUR OF CONTINUED SLOT RELIEF (Posted 23rd December 2020) oneworld, SkyTeam and Star Alliance support calls for governments to implement recommendations for slot relief measures for Northern Summer 2021 issued by the Worldwide Airport Slot Board (WASB), comprising Airports Council International (ACI World), IATA, and the Worldwide […]
#IATA appoints new Vicepresident for Africa and Middle East
Al-Awadhi New RVP for Africa and Middle East The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Kamil H. Al-Awadhi will be appointed IATA’s Regional Vice President for Africa and Middle East (AME), effective 1 March 2021. Al-Awadhi succeeds Muhammad Albakri who will become IATA’s Senior Vice-President for Customer, Financial, and Digital Services (CFDS), also effective […]
#CAPA’s Blue Swan Daily #Aviation News
ATCNews readers now have daily access to the Blue Swan Daily Aviation News, courtesy of #CAPA by simply clicking on www.blueswandaily.com
Rolls Royce extends congratulations to Uganda Airlines
ROLLS-ROYCE JOINS AIRBUS TO CELEBRATE FIRST AIRBUS A330-800NEO DELIVERY TO AFRICA (Posted 21st December / Reporting from Toulouse France) Rolls-Royce today joined Airbus and Uganda Airlines to celebrate the delivery of the airline’s first widebody aircraft, an Airbus A330neo powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines. Uganda Airlines is also the launch customer for Africa of […]
TravelComments.com – Rwanda introduces new tourism-related Covid-19 prevention measures!
The Rwanda Development Board (RDB), a government department that integrates all government agencies responsible for the attraction, retention and facilitation of investments in Rwanda’s economy, has announced that the Government of Rwanda has introduced new tourism-related Covid-19 prevention measures. All guests staying at various hotels in Rwanda are required to present a negative SARS-CoV 2 […]
#CAPA’s Blue Swan Daily #Aviation News
ATCNews readers now have daily access to the Blue Swan Daily Aviation News, courtesy of #CAPA by simply clicking on www.blueswandaily.com
ATCNews extends Seasons Greeting
THE ATCNEWS TEAM WISHES ALL READERS A PEACEFUL AND RESTFUL CHRISTMAS AND A HEALTHIER, HAPPIER AND BETTER 2021 (Posted 21st December 2020) The ATCNews team will as usual tune down reporting until early January 2021 but breaking news stories will of course be covered as and when. It has been a challenging year, for the […]
Political shenanigans by Somali government threaten routes between Nairobi and Mogadishu
SOMALIA CUTS DIPLOMATIC TIES WITH KENYA CASTING DOUBTS OVER NAIROBI – MOGADISHU FLIGHTS (Posted 21st December 2020) Cutting one’s nose to spite the face comes to mind as news are emerging that Somalia has cut diplomatic relations with neighbours Kenya. Kenyan diplomats were given 7 days to pack up and leave and have since arrived […]
The #Airbus #A338Neo – The technical details of what #Uganda is getting
UGANDA AIRLINES – GETTING ONE OF THE MOST ADVANCED AIRCRAFT EVER BUILT (Posted 21st December 2020 – Reporting from Toulouse / France) When Uganda Airlines is taking formal delivery of an Airbus A330-800Neo this evening, will the country get one of the most advanced machines ever built in aviation history and in the process become […]
Sir Tim Clark handed a lifetime achievement award
EMIRATES NAMED ‘AIRLINE OF THE YEAR‘ AT AVIATION BUSINESS AWARDS (Posted 20th December 2020) Emirates has taken home the trophy of the Airline of the Year 2020 at the Aviation Business Awards. The airline was recognised for its resilience, agility and innovation in the face of the global pandemic, often leading the industry in its […]
The Kampala Serena Hotel extends Seasons Greetings
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#Airbus prepares for first ever A330-800Neo delivery to #Africa
AIRBUS DRIVING AFRICA’S AIR TRANSPORT MODERNISATION (Posted 20th December 2020 / Reporting from Toulouse / France) (Pictures courtesy of Airbus) Airbus’s presence in Africa is as diverse as the continent itself. Since the mid-1970s their range of innovative commercial airliners have operated on routes to, from and within the continent. Africa was the first export […]
Serena Hotels extends Seasons Greetings
Seasons Greetings – a Merry Christmas and to a Happier and Better New Year 2021 … Click here to access all our current rates
The F.O.M.O. Travel Show – Exploring more of the world famous #DianiBeach
ACHOLA ROSARIO FEELS FLAMBOYANT AT THE FLAMBOYANT (Posted 20th December 2020) I get jealous of the wind, it goes where it wants to, needs nothing to hold on to. But in actual fact, we all need someone, even if it is the form of a sense of belonging. Like a crab that crawls out of […]
