#BrusselsAirport News Updates
Kickstart your summer The world is yours when you depart from Brussels Airport. Currently, you can fly to 212 destinations across the globe directly through our airport. This summer’s newcomers are Newcastle and East Midlands through Loganair, Pisa and Gerona thanks to Ryanair and Tallinn with Airbaltic. If that wasn’t enough, you can fly to […]
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’s main airport suffers hour long radar outage
FLIGHT DIVERSIONS AND DELAYS AS #JKIA’S RADAR FAILS (Posted 28th June 2019) Air transport into and out of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport had to be halted yesterday afternoon after the radar installations failed, leading to delayed departures and diversions of incoming flights to such airports as Mombasa and Kisumu.Other ncoming flights from other destinations were […]
#Africa #Tourism Association meeting in #Johannesburg
WORLD TOURISM CONFERENCE | 22-26 JULY 2019 | JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA REGISTER NOW! Join Global Leaders in Johannesburg to address Africa Tourism at the World Tourism Conference (WTC) 22-26 July 2019. The conference will be held at Constitution Hill, one of South Africa’s most important historic sites. REGISTER NOW ?AFRICAN RESILIENCE SUMMIT The Global Travel […]
South African Tourism set to participate in #AccraWeizo #Ghana
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#OlPejeta Annual Report 2018
Dear ATCNews Readers, We are thrilled to be able to share our 2018 Annual Report with you. We’ve changed up the format this year, setting out achievements and updates in a monthly diary to give you a more intimate view of working life on Ol Pejeta. You’ll also find the usual combination of engaging graphics […]
#IATA’s comments on the #B737MAX re-certification process
IATA BLOWS BOTH HOT AND COLD AS STATEMENT PROMPTS THE GLOBAL SHAKING OF HEADS FOR THE ATTEMPT TO PLEASE EVERYONE Coordinated Effort to Safely Return 737 MAX to Service STATEMENT 27 June 2019 The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged state aviation safety regulators to continue to align on technical validation requirements and timelines for […]
#EthiopianAirlines signs deal worth half a billion US Dollars with Collins
COLLINS AEROSPACE AND ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES SIGN MAJOR DEAL (Posted 27th June 2019) Ethiopian Airlines Group has signed a partnership agreement valued at 500 million US Dollars with Collins Aerospace, one of the world’s largest suppliers of aerospace and defense products based in West Palm Beach, Florida. The 25-year agreement covers maintenance of heat exchangers, air […]
#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 27th June 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 […]
#MalindoAir also appoints APG as GSA in 29 countries
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
#EgyptAir choses new GSA in #Senegal
#Segera wins Global Award for sustainable luxury tourism
#KENYA’S SEGERA RETREAT TOPS GLOBAL CHART FOR SUSTAINABLE LUXURY ACCOMMODATION (Posted 27th June 2019) The VIP International Traveller Readers’ Award 2019 for Sustainable Luxury Tourism, against very stiff competition, was this year won by the Segera Retreat in northern Kenya, relegating The Brando in French Polynesia and the famous North Island in the Seychelles to […]
Controversy arises over attempts to restrict foreign air operators to #Harare
VICTORIA FALLS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT MUST STAY OPEN FOR FOREIGN AIRLINES (Posted 27th June 2019) Information is emerging from Zimbabwe that attempts are being made by near defunct national airline Air Zimbabwe’s administrators, to restrict foreign airline to landing only in Harare and leaving the last leg flight to the national airline. One Tonderayi Mukubvu was […]
#Atta announces Media Award winners
ATTA MEDIA AWARD WINNERS NAMED AT EXPERIENCE AFRICA 2019 (Posted 27th June 2019) Courtesy of Atta The winners of the 2019 Atta Media Awards were announced at the Campfire Tales event last night, wrapping up three days of a very successful Experience Africa 2019. TV personality and motorbike-enthusiast, Charley Boorman, attended the awards as our […]
New SeatGuru maps and airline apps – yours for the download
New SeatGuru Seatmaps Have Arrived New SeatGuru seatmaps have arrived for your viewing pleasure. Read More Remain Calm and Lounge On Read about how airport lounges are a great escape to get away from crowds, have some refreshments, and pass time at an airport. Written by our intern Carly. Read More Apps to Add Before […]
#SITA celebrates its 70th anniversary
SITA CELEBRATES 70TH ANNIVERSARY WITH RECORD US$1.7 BILLION REVENUES (Posted 26th June 2019) Air transport IT and communications provider achieves success through continuous and collaborative innovation More than 100 of the world’s airlines and airports gathered in Belgium this week as SITA, the air transport IT provider, celebrated its 70th anniversary. The organization, which has […]
The Fisayo’s latest feature from Nigeria
#TravelCulture: The Quiz If you are new here, welcome!!! It’s that time of the month where you do a little quiz that will show how much you know about tourism in Africa based on my last FEW POSTSthis month, and you could be next month’s SUBSCRIBER OF THE MONTH if you do the following below: […]
#Zambia Tourism News – The Livingstone bi-Weekly
ENJOY THE LATEST EDITION OF GILL STADEN’S LIVINGSTONE BI-WEEKLY (Posted 26th June 2019) ATCNews readers can click on the link below for the latest tourism news from Zambia, Zimbabwe and beyond: https://thelivingstoneweekly.wordpress.com/ Inside you find: Two bits of Livingstone history Pencil company Forest Report Problems at Lochinvar Zim Currency change Lantana in Malilangwe Leon Varley […]
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
#Zimbabwe’s sudden currency reform – a reaction from within
Headline news Zimbabwe Dollar In the news again the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has decided that as from 24 June 2019 the Zimbabwe dollar is the sole currency for legal tender purposes (through Statutory Instrument (SI) 142 of 2019. What does this mean? Well, it’s not as bad as it sounds. Here is an extract […]
CRJ aircraft programme sold to competitor intent to end production
BOMBARDIER’S AIRLINE CUSTOMERS FOR THE CRJ PROGRAMME LEFT TO COUNT THEIR LOSSES AS MITSUBISHI ENDS PRODUCTION IN 2020 (Posted 25th June 2019) The writing was on the wall for some time now, as repeatedly reported by aviation pundit ‘Fliegerfaust‘ who in the past had time and again made correct assumptions over the divestiture of Bombardier’s […]
#ICCA #AIPC and #UFI launch global alliance
AIPC, ICCA AND UFI FORM GLOBAL ALLIANCE (Posted 25th June 2019) AIPC, short for The International Association of Convention Centres, ICCA, short for The International Congress and Convention Association and UFI, short for The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry agreed to launch a Global Alliance earlier this week. “We are all organisations with a […]
Sell ivory to fund conservation? Think again!
ZIMBABWE’S PRESIDENT USES UN / AU WILDLIFE SUMMIT TO CALL FOR RELAXATION OF CITES RULES (Posted 25th June 2019) (Picture by the author of the April 2016 ivory burn in Nairobi. Should blood ivory be burned and destroyed or sold and the funds be used for conservation) Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called for multilateral […]
#WTMLatinAmerica
The three major trends that are transforming the industry Carolina Sass de Haro, Phocuswright’s market specialist, presents the main trends in the hospitality industry. According to surveys carried out by Phocuswright in relation to travel, taking hotels into account, global revenue from hotel rooms by itself adds to a figure of US$ 520 billion. However, […]
#Zimbabwe ends acceptance of foreign currencies
GOVERNMENT DECISION TO END FOREIGN CURRENCY ACCEPTANCE NOT UNIVERSALLY WELCOMED IN ZIMBABWE (Posted 25th June 2019) (New Zimbabwe currency) Zimbabwe’s government publised a gazette notice yesterday, in which the acceptance of US Dollars, Euros, UK Pounds, Swiss Francs but notably also South African Rand and currencies of other neighbouring countries is now abolished. This move […]
#QatarAirways wins 4 out of 6 available APEX Awards
BEST TIMES FOUR FOR QATAR AIRWAYS (Posted 25th June 2019) Qatar Airways has earlier today announced that it has won four out of six 2019 Airline Passenger Experience Association’s (APEX) Passenger Choice Awards, an all-time record for a single airline in a region. Qatar Airways was named ‘Best Overall Carrier in the Middle East’, ‘Best […]
Ol Pejeta News Updates
June 2019 News Satellite Stories: wildlife movement data brought to life Ol Pejeta has some of the highest wildlife densities in Kenya, and each animal has its own story. Some are migratory; others rarely leave their burrow. Some are nocturnal, while others like to bask in the midday sun. But how do all these different […]
#IATA – Digital transformation key for future success
Share this email Data, Digital Transformation to Drive Future Customer Experience The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged aviation stakeholders to embrace data and digital transformation to help deliver a frictionless customer experience while enhancing safety and efficiency. “We must transform paper-based and legacy processes into digital ones and use data to drive decision-making in […]
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
