COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa
#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA This daily update is sponsored by #BrusselsAirlines (Posted 18th of November 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: 56.111.415 Cases and 1.346.693 Deaths as of today, […]
Airlink step into the void left by South African Airways
AIRLINK ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL ROUTES FROM JOHANNESBURG TO CONGO AND TANZANIA (Posted 18th November 2020) Airlink, the privately-owned and independent regional airline, will reconnect Tanzania with South Africa when it launches its first scheduled passenger flights between Dar es Salaam and Johannesburg on 01st of December 2020. “Airlink is excited looking forward to establishing direct services […]
#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
OneWorld partners BA and AA offer free #COVID19 testing for selected flights
COVID19 TEST TRIALS UNDERWAY FOR SELECTED FLIGHTS FROM THE US TO BRITAIN (Posted 18th November 2020) American Airlines, British Airways and oneworld® have launched an optional COVID-19 medical-based testing trial on selected flights from the United States (US) to London Heathrow (LHR), in a combined effort to scientifically demonstrate how COVID-19 testing can reopen international […]
#UgandaAirlines’ first Airbus A330-800Neo completes first test flight
AFRICA’S FIRST AIRBUS A330-800NEO TAKES FLIGHT FOR THE FIRST TIME (Posted 18th November 2020) Delivery of Uganda Airlines’ first Airbus A338Neo – a sistership is expected to join in January 2021 – has come closer as the aircraft took to the skies over Toulouse yesterday for the first time. After conducting engine and ground taxi […]
COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa
#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA This daily update is sponsored by #BrusselsAirlines (Posted 17th of November 2020) #COVID19 Daily Update at 17.00 hrs GMT / 20.00 hrs EAT Global overview: 55.609.802 Cases and 1.336.759 Deaths as of today, 17th of November 2020 38.785.291 cases have recovered. The mortality rate stands at 2.40 […]
#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
#BrusselsAirport News Updates
BRUSSELS AIRPORT IS THE HOME OF BRUSSELS AIRLINES Where to travel to? When was the last time you travelled? Unfortunately, COVID-19 still has a major impact on our daily lives. We are all longing to take a city break, make an unforgettable journey far away, or visiting friends or relatives who live abroad. Everyone has […]
New Seychelles Tourism Minister sworn in
SYLVESTRE RADEGONDE SWORN IN AS NEW TOURISM MINISTER FOR THE SEYCHELLES (Posted 17th November 2020) Sylvestre Radegonde, the new Tourism Minister for the Seychelles, will also hold the portfolio of Foreign Affairs – a marked departure from the past government where Tourism was enjoined by Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine. The new Minister, in his […]
Defunct ‘FlyAfrica’ back in the bad news
MORE WOES FOR FORMER WANNABE AIRLINE (Posted 17th November 2020) News have emerged from Harare / Zimbabwe that – for all purposes defunct – Fly Africa has been taken to court once again, this time for failing to settle an outstanding 4 million US Dollars loan facility. Fly Africa has a checkered history and the […]
Airline Association of Southern Africa reminds governments that more action is needed
MORE ACTION REQUIRED BY SOUTHERN AFRICAN GOVERNMENTS TO KEEP AIRLINES FLYING (Posted 17th November 2020) The prospects for Southern Africa’s economic recovery and future growth, along with securing millions of jobs in the region, received a welcome boost last night, with President Ramaphosa’s re-opening of South Africa to all international tourists, but we are not […]
Yamoussoukro and SAATM – Pipedreams or reality?
AFRICAN UNION CELEBRATES YAMOUSSOUKRO AS IMPLEMENTATION ACROSS AFRICA DRAGS ON 20 YEARS DOWN THE LINE (Posted 16th November 2020) The event was marked by the Signing of agreements for the implementation of the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) activities The 29th Assembly of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) […]
#IATA
IATA PREPARES TO ISSUE GUIDANCE ON #COVID19 VACCINE DISTRIBUTION (Posted 16th November 2020) New IATA Guidance Prepares for Global Vaccine Distribution The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released guidance to ensure that the air cargo industry is ready to support the large-scale handling, transport and distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine. IATA’s Guidance for Vaccine and […]
COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa
#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA This daily update is sponsored by #BrusselsAirlines (Posted 16th of November 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: 54.978.144 Cases and 1.326.860 Deaths as of today, […]
#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
Amboseli Serena Lodge wins global best practice award
ANOTHER GLOBAL AWARD FOR SERENA HOTELS’ COMMITMENT TO GOING AND STAYING GREEN (Posted 16th November 2020) The Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge has won the CSR Award 2020 at the ‘CINET Global Best Practices Awards’ that was organized online in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge won the award for its outstanding focus on supporting […]
Rwanda selected to host the African Sports Tourism Week in October 2021
AFRICAN SPORTS TOURISM WEEK MOVES TO RWANDA IN 2021 (Posted 16th November 2020) The organizers of African Sports Tourism Week, the only pan-African sports travel trade event on the continent, have revealed that Rwanda has agreed to host the event in the month of October 2021. The event which made its humble debut in Lagos, […]
COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa
#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA This daily update is sponsored by #BrusselsAirlines (Posted 15th of November 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: 54.490.937 Cases and 1.320.696 Deaths as of today, […]
The Appalachian Trail – Cindy Ross introduces a new book by Leonard Atkins
AMERICA’S GREAT OUTDOORS – AS SEEN BY CINDY ROSS (Posted 15th November 2020) For all friends of the great outdoor adventures … I thought I knew a lot about the Appalachian Trail, having hiked its entire length, wrote many articles and a published book about it, helped to build and maintain its shelters and outhouses, […]
COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa
#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA This daily update is sponsored by #BrusselsAirlines (Posted 14th of November 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: 53.895.063 Cases and 1.312.016 Deaths as of today, […]
#KilimanjaroTourismSummit 2020 set to go ahead
22 days to the "Face 2 Face" Kilimanjaro Tourism Summit 2020 KILIFAIR presents the first "Kilimanjaro Tourism Summit 2020" More than 80 exhibitors and 250+ buyers from Tanzania and East Africa are expected for the 1st “Kilimanjaro Tourism Summit”. The new event, organized by KILIFAIR promotion Co. Ltd, will connect all categories of Tanzania Tourism […]
#AFRAA joins hands with #IATA and #AFCAC to promote common goals
PROMOTING SAFETY AND CONNECTIVITY IN AVIATION (Posted 14th November 2020) The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and African Airlines Association (AFRAA) have joined forces with the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) on a three-year safety project. The objective is to provide technical support to the African air operators of states party to the Single Africa […]
Laikipia Forum News Updates
October Edition 2020 TOURISM Celebrating the Nanyuki Business Community The Kenya National Chambers for Commerce and Industry, Laikipia Chapter, is marking 100 years of Nanyuki as a township by bringing on board all stakeholders and members to a networking gala breakfast which will run parallel with Laikipia Business Awards to recognize and award the most […]
Interim Musings from Achola Rosario
ACHOLA ROSARIO’S TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS AHEAD AND DURING HER TRAVEL TO UGANDA (Posted 14th November 2020) Have you ever gone through a border without getting into some kind of trouble, especially in this post-COVID period where we are re-opening our countries to new ways of living? Crossing becomes a gauntlet of uncertainties, where the slightest […]
#IndiaOutbound’s latest news updates
About India Outbound Magazine India Outbound, a brand of Media India Group, is India’s only B2B travel media platform, that encompasses a print magazine, a website, an online TV channel and dynamic social media platforms, entirely dedicated to the promotion of foreign destinations and products in India. India Outbound is a niche platform not just […]
COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa
#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA This daily update is sponsored by #BrusselsAirlines (Posted 13th of November 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: 53.217.519 Cases and 1.301.629 Deaths as of today, […]
#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
#Tanzania’s Auric Air launches new Masai Mara to Serengeti route
CONNECTING MASAI MARA AND SERENGETI BY AIR (Posted 13th November 2020) Auric Air has announced the launch of a new route connecting the Serengeti with the Masai Mara. The flight routing between the two iconic parks will be via Kisumu and Musoma to handle customs and immigration procedures. Check out Auric’s website www.auricair.com for more […]
Emirates turns their A380’s into freighters
RISING CARGO DEMAND BRINGS THE GIANT A380 BACK INTO SERVICE (Posted 13th November 2020) Emirates SkyCargo has started utilising its mothballed Airbus A380 aircraft on select cargo charter operations to transport urgently required cargo across its network. The first dedicated Emirates A380 ‘mini-freighter’ successfully transported medical supplies between Seoul and Amsterdam via Dubai. Working collaboratively […]
African aviation – the challenge to restore routes in secondary networks
Dear industry partners Cape Town Air Access invites you to a virtual knowledge session tackling air routes in Africa, as well as the challenges and opportunities faced by secondary hub cities within the continent. A panel, featuring speakers from across Africa, will include perspectives from: Airports DMOs Local business Speakers include: Details Date: Thursday, 19 […]
