The Blue Swan Daily #Aviation News
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Light aircraft overturns on take off at Nyeri’s Nyaribo airstrip
AIRCRAFT ENDS UPSIDE DOWN OFF THE RUNWAY AS TRAINEE PILOT FAILS TO TAKE OFF (Posted 25th November 2019) It was scares only for the trainee pilot in a Cessna 152 aircraft, registered in Kenya as 5X-BZK, MSN 1528343 when his solo flight ended in a massive failure. His attempt to take off ended up on […]
#WTMA2020 – Registration is now open
06 – 08 April 2020, Cape Town, South Africa Register About WTM Africa Find Exhibitors What’s On REGISTRATION FOR WTM AFRICA 2020 IS NOW OPEN. You can register on the home page of the WTM Africa website by clicking HERE. WTM Africa attracts an array of industry leaders and has become a true global marketplace […]
Freddie Mercury Museum launched in Zanzibar
FIRST EVER FREDDIE MERCURY MUSEUM OPENED ON THE SPICE ISLAND OF ZANZIBAR (Posted 25th November 2019) (Pictures courtesy of Javed Jafferji) The first ever Museum dedicated to the world music legend Freddie Mercury, has been opened on the island of Zanzibar and is located in Shangani in the heart of Zanzibar Stone Town. The new […]
The 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
Another Tanzanian aircraft impounded in Canada
BRAND NEW DE HAVILLAND Q400 IMPOUNDED AS TANZANIA TAKES OUT HER ANGER OF CANADIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER (Posted 25th November 2019) The Tanzanian government is reportedly hopping mad that yet another newly purchased aircraft, a De Havilland Q400, has been seized on instructions of court. The same situation happened two years ago when another brand new […]
Air Peace CEO and CFO categorically deny the charges brought against them
AIR PEACE DUO CHARGED IN US FEDERAL COURT DENY CHARGES AND PROMISE A VIGOROUS DEFENSE (Posted 25th November 2019) The Air Peace CEO and CFO both hit back at the US Department of Justice, which indicted them a few days ago, and going by consensus among the people ATCNews spoke to while in Lagos, purely […]
Goma crash kills all on board and more on the ground
DORNIER 228 CRASHES ON TAKE OFF IN GOMA KILLING 29 PEOPLE (Posted 25th November 2019) (Photo source Twitter @rodrah1) A nearly 36 year old Dornier 228, owned and operated by Busy Bee Congo, yesterday crashed while taking off from the airport in Goma / Eastern Congo. Busy Bee was founded in 2009 according to information […]
Air Peace – Award and indictment on the same day
AIR PEACE CHAIRMAN AND CEO INDICTED BY DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IN NORTHERN GEORGIA (Posted 23rd November 2019) No sooner had ATCNews reported last night that Air Peace had won the prestigious Nigeria Tourism Awards Balearica trophy as best domestic airline in Nigeria, did information arrive through the inboxes that the company chairman and CEO Mr. […]
#Nigeria Tourism Awards – and the winners are …
GALA NIGHT AT THE FEDERAL PALACE HOTEL & CASINO RECOGNIZES THE 2019 WINNERS OF THE BALEARICA AWARDS (Posted 22nd November 2019) (A very excited Fisayo Olayinka-Bello after receiving her award as best travel writer in 2019) The organizers of the Nigeria Travel Week put on a superb show this evening at the Federal Palace Hotel […]
The 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
#Nairobi Now – All there is to know ahead of a visit to #Kenya
NAIROBI NOW’S LATEST UPDATES ABOUT THE WHAT, WHERE AND WHEN IN KENYA (Posted 14th November 2019) Dear ATC Readers, Welcome to this week’s Nairobi Now newsletter! You can always access Nairobi Now and get in touch with them through twitter, facebook or the blog. Also, email them to submit your events or suggest new ideas […]
#WTMA2020 – New initiatives to make it an all inclusive event
WTM Africa & IGLTA Partner on LGBTQ+ Initiative EQUAL Africa for 2020 WTM Africa 2020 will see the introduction of an LGBTQ+ travel event named EQUAL Africa in partnership with IGLTA. EQUAL Africa stands for EQUAL Love, Rights, Experiences & Opportunities and will be a bolt-on, full-day conference at #WTMA20, taking place on 6 April. IGLTA is the […]
#Uganda’s Patrick Agaba wins David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation Award
UGANDA’S PATRICK AGABA’S WORK RECOGNIZED AS HE IS NAMES AS 2019 WINNER OF THE DAVID SHEPHERD WILDLIFE FOUNDATION CONSERVATION CHAMPION AWARD (Posted 22nd November 2019) Patrick Agaba has been announced as the winner of the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation’s Conservation Champion Award 2019. The award, launched in 2017 to commemorate DSWF’s founder David Shepherd, aims […]
Updates from the EWASO Lions
Promoting Human-Lion Coexistence in Northern Kenya DONATE NOW November 2019 A Leader is Feted The world is waking up to Jeneria Lekilelei’s self-crafted approach to conservation in northern Kenya. On Thursday 21st November, Jeneria will be among three conservationists in Africa nominated for the Tusk Awards for Conservation. Promoting coexistence with carnivores is rare, and […]
Baobab Resort team cleans up their 800 metre stretch of beach
BEACH CLEANUP YIELDS SACKS OF PLASTIC WASTE (Posted 22nd November 2019) (Baobab’s General Manager Silvester Mbandi and members of his team collecting plastic waste) While visiting the Kenya coast last week, did very high tides, likely influenced by the full moon, bring unwanted ‘visitors‘ to the beaches north and south of Mombasa. Plastic waste from […]
African Parks sees increased hope for Africa’s embattled Pangolins
Hope for Africa’s Pangolins A pangolin in Liwonde National Park, Malawi. © Wesley Hartmann Dear ATCNews Readers, Pangolins are becoming recognised for being the most trafficked mammal on the planet. But I am writing to you today to let you know that there is still hope for this incredible species. These toothless, scaly anteaters are […]
UBER takes to the water in Lagos
UBER EXPANDS LAGOS OPERATION TO WATER TRANSPORT (Posted 21st November 2019) Already in place for some weeks now does the news, that UBER is now also offering water based shared transport in Lagos, still raise huge interest in Nigeria’s commercial capital. UBER some time ago already announced that they would sooner or later begin to […]
#Malindi – Hemingway’s choice location for deep sea fishing
MID DECEMBER FISHING TOURNAMENT ATTRACTS HUGE INTEREST (Posted 21st November 2019) When big game fishing comes to Malindi, you can be sure that Roger Sylvester of the Driftwood Club is in the thick of it. The mid December competition, running 13th and 14th of December over two days before moving on to Mtwapa the following […]
#UNWTO / #UNESCO World Conference – Deadline extended
The Blue Swan Daily #Aviation News
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Cabo Verde Airlines offers 7 day Visa free layover
INNOVATIVE OFFERS BY CABO VERDE AIRLINES SURE TO ATTRACT MORE PASSENGERS (Posted 21st November 2019) Cabo Verde Airlines will launch additional flights on the 08th and 09th of December, connecting their hub Sal with both Washington DC and Lagos. The added flights to the US – Boston has been part of the airline’s network for […]
The Fisayo’s latest exploits
#TravCulture: Tourism Gist Gotcha! Now I know how much you like jist. Well, I want to fill you in on some tourism information for the month of November. Above are details of some travel events during the upcoming Nigeria travel week, CLICK HERE to see which one you can attend. Talking of tourism and culture, […]
Travelife and Ecotourism Kenya expand their cooperation
ECOTOURISM KENYA AND TRAVELIFE SIGN COLLABORATION AGREEMENT (Posted 21st November 2019) Travelife for Accommodation, an international accommodation sustainability certification scheme, and Ecotourism Kenya, a regional sustainability label, have signed an agreement to collaborate on certification for accommodation providers in Kenya. This collaboration will enable Kenyan properties to achieve both the Ecotourism Kenya label and the […]
#Serengeti at Risk
"At the center of the World Heritage Convention lies the idea that some places are so valuable to humanity, it is our collective responsibility to protect and pass them on to future generations." It’s heartbreaking to see the flooding of Venice. It will take a monumental effort to save it. We must protect the Serengeti […]
African Parks News Updates from Akagera in Rwanda
Akagera News July – October 2019 Picture by © SCOTT RAMSAY Hello and welcome to our third quarterly newsletter of 2019. The rains are back and Akagera is at its lushest and greenest; flowers are blooming again and there is an abundance of birds and insects. Read on for some of our more recent activities… […]
Mbarara’s Emburara Farm Lodge set for daily scheduled flights from Entebbe
AEROLINK SPREADS WINGS TO MBARARA (Posted 21st November 2019) Aerolink Uganda has just announced that the airline will begin to serve the Mbarara airfield with daily scheduled flights, come next year. During the two rainy seasons in April and May and then again in November this flight will however not operate. The airline is combining […]
Namibian national parks receive development support from Germany
NEW INFRASTRUCTURE INAUGURATED AT ‘TSAU KHAEB SPERRGEBIET‘ NATIONAL PARK (Posted 21st November 2019) The new park infrastructure marks yet another milestone of a long-term joint development programme to improve Namibia´s National Parks The Ministry of Environment and Tourism celebrated the inauguration of the recently constructed infrastructure in the Tsau //Khaeb (Sperrgebiet) National Park. The inauguration […]
Ethiopian Airlines fleet grows to 120 aircraft
TWO NEW AIRCRAFT DELIVERIES BRING ETHIOPIAN’S FLEET TO 120 AIRCRAFT (Posted 21st November 2019) The delivery of another Boeing B787-9 yesterday and only a day earlier of Ethiopian Airlines’ 27th De Havilland Q400 – formerly known as the Bombardier Q400 – has brought the overall number of aircraft on the fleet to 120, making it […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
U.S.-AFRICA RELATIONS INTERVIEW: Why Nigerian fabrics are popular among American designers — Celebrity stylist, Law Roach Premium Times Law Roach, also known as the Image Architect, is one of America’s most celebrated celebrity stylists. He is responsible for the style transformation of legendary superstar Celine Dion and Hollywood starlet Zendaya. He started his career in […]
