#LAM and #Fastjet enter code share deal in #Mozambique
MOZAMBIQUE’S NATIONAL AIRLINE LAM SIGNS CODE SHARE DEAL WITH PRIVATE AIRLINE FASTJET (Posted 27th April 2019) Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique, in short called LAM and Fastjet (Mozambique) have now signed a full code share agreement. The agreement is intended to strengthen the Airlines respective route networks, to facilitate commercial sales and to improve passenger convenience […]
Serena Hotels’ profit rises by 50 percent in 2018
EAST AFRICA’S LEADING HOSPITALITY BRAND SHOWS IMPROVED FINANCIAL RESULTS AS INVESTMENTS PAY OFF (Posted 27th April 2019) Serena Hotels’s holding company TPS East Africa reported profits of 179 million Kenya Shillings for the 2018 financial year, up from just under 120 million Kenya Shillings for the year 2017. Sales during the past financial year rose […]
#CycloneKenneth hits both Comoros and Mozambique
CYCLONE KENNETH TOO SPREADS DEATH AND DESTRUCTION JUST WEEKS AFTER IDAI DEVASTATED BEIRA (Posted 26th April 2019) For the first time since modern day record keeping has a hurricane strength cyclone hit the northern Mozambique coastline around the Cabo Delgado province. While raging over the Comores have at least 3 people there died, many more […]
Rolls Royce showcases the ‘Augmented Reality Engine App’ at #AviaDevAfrica2019
ROLLS ROYCE USES THEIR PRESENCE AT THE 2019 AVIADEV CONFERENCE TO SHOWCASE A NEW APP (Posted 26th April 2019) Presently available for iPhones through the Apple store is an app which allows for insights, literally, of how the Rolls Royce ‘Ultra Fan‘ engine works. For those ATCNews readers not in Cape Town attending #AviaDev are […]
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
#Fastjet’s losses for 2018 rocket on Tanzania exit cost
FASTJET LOSSES QUADRUPLE TO OVER 41 MILLION US DOLLARS (Posted 26th April 2019) Usually well informed sources have, to a good part, blamed Tanzania’s regulatory hurdles put in the way of Fastjet – eventually prompting the airline to withdraw from the market and leaving future private investment in the sector in that country highly doubtful […]
#MountKenya – Mountain Dispatches
MOUNTAIN DISPATCHES: FEBRUARY TO MARCH 2019 The past two months have been non-stop. We had our most successful 10to4 yet – raising over 8.3m KSh and the money will be used to support a whole range of projects from community to wildlife. Fires continued well into April. The local and international support has been immense […]
#AviaDevAfrica2019 – Gala Dinner at the Hazendal Estate (Est. 1699)
Photos: Spectacular AviaDev Gala Dinner at Hazendal Wine Estate Africa – April 26, 2019 Courtesy of Mr. Kojo Bentum-Williams and VoyagesAfriq Delegates and participants at this year’s AviaDev conference continue to receive treatment reserved for royalties, Primmadona(s) just to mention a few. Another master art delivered by the organisers was to have the Gala Dinner […]
#AviaDev’s Jon Howell projects huge potential for African aviation
19 BILLION US DOLLARS IN UNTAPPED REVENUE COULD BE RELEASED IF ONLY AFRICAN AVIATION IS PROPERLY FACILITATED (Posted 26th April 2019) AviaDev, Africa’s premier event dedicated to developing connectivity to, from and within the African continent, in conjunction with partners, MIDAS Aviation and Futureneers Advisors have estimated the potential revenue from new African aviation routes […]
#AviaDevAfrica2019 – Air Service Development Workshop adds value to the event
PRE-EVENT WORKSHOP SET TO BECOME A REGULAR FEATURE FOR FUTURE AVIADEV’ EVENTS (Posted 26th April 2019) This special event workshop, held on Wednesday and hosted by AviaDev’s Juraj Toth together with Rebecca Rowland and John Grant of Midas Aviation, was a sellout as the topics discussed were generally seen as areas of key importance for […]
#BloodIvory demand in #China continues to cost elephants their lives
CHINESE CUSTOMS SEIZE 8.5 TONS OF BLOOD IVORY IN FIRST QUARTER OF 2019 (Posted 26th April 2019) Chinise customs officials have seized more than 500 tons of smuggled endangered animal and plant products in 2019 already, including 8.48 tons of ivory in a more recent seizure. The total weight of smuggled goods seized was 19 […]
#AviaDevAfrica2019 – crowded like never before
4th AviaDev Conference off to a great start Africa,Aviation – April 25, 2019 Courtesy of Mr. Kojo Bentum-Williams and VoyagesAfriq An overly subscribed AviaDev conference got off to a great start at the Century City conference hotel in Cape Town. Jon Howell -Managing Director of AviaDev giving his welcome address Having been treated to a […]
#UNWTO – getting prepared for the 4th global conference on Wine Tourism
#Accor accelerates development plans for #Africa
ACCOR FAST TRACKING DEVELOPMENT OF AFRICAN PROPERTIES (Posted 25th April 2019) Accor (www.AccorHotels.com), a world-leading hospitality group, is fast-tracking its development plans in Africa, leveraging its expanded portfolio to consolidate its leadership position in North and West Africa, and achieve rapid growth in Sub Saharan and East Africa. With the industry’s most dynamic portfolio of […]
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
#AviaDevAfrica2019 reaches out to the next generation of aviators
Experts share experiences with students at AviaDev Africa Outreach 2019 Africa,Aviation – April 24, 2019 Article reproduced courtesy of Mr. Kojo Bentum-Williams and VoyagesAfriq It was a day of impartation and motivation as 13 speakers at the 4th AviaDev Conference shared their career-boosting stories with students of the Luhlaza high school science students physical sciences […]
AHIF in focus at the sidelines of #AviaDevAfrica2019
REPORT: Investment into South African hospitality sector set for further disruption JLL has released its 2019 SA Hotel Investment Outlook report at the AHIF Cape Town Briefing today forecasting that R1.9 billion will be invested into new hotels, and around R6.9 billion in total over the next three years. This translates into 3,900 new rooms […]
Coporate Council on Africa News Updates
CCA IN THE NEWS Nine Heads of State Confirmed to Attend the U.S-Africa Business Summit in June All Africa Corporate Council on Africa is honored to announce that the following Heads of State are confirmed to attend the 12th U.S.-Africa Business Summit in Maputo, Mozambique on June 18-21, 2019…Read More>> TOURISM Non-stop flight between Cape […]
#AviaDevAfrica2019’s Welcome Party showcases #UgandaAirlines #CRJ900
AN ‘UNEXPECTED GUEST’ MAKES WAVES AT AVIADEV’S WELCOME AND NETWORKING EVENING (Posted 24th April 2019) The ExecuJet hangar at the Cape Town International Airport was the venue for AviaDevAfrica2019’s welcome and network event this evening and on arrival could the cat finally be let out of the bag – Bombardier was showcasing one of the […]
#AviaDevAfrica2019 provides platform for #AHIF to brief the hospitality industry
#AHIF DOMINATES PROCEEDINGS ON DAY ONE OF #AVIADEVAFRICA2019 (Posted 24th April 2019) Matthew Weihs, the Managing Director of Bench Events and key driver of the Africa Hotel Investment Summit, welcomed a sell out crowd – in the end there were only standing spaces in the room – to a briefing session ahead of the next […]
#Zambia – The Latest Tourism News
THE LATEST EDITION OF THE LIVINGSTONE BI-WEEKLY COURTESY OF GILL STADEN (Posted 24th April 2019) Inside this edition: Another Cyclone on the way Food Distribution started in Southern Province Cheetah and Wild Dog Conference Young vervet monkey rescued Solar for Lower Zam Rangers Power Generation Down at Kariba New Hotel for Victoria Falls Town Buffalo […]
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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
#Seychelles – a Feature by #VoyagesAfriq
The Seychelles Islands offers more than just beaches Africa – April 23, 2019 Article reproduced courtesy of Kojo Bentum-Williams and VoyagesAfriq The Archipelago of the Seychelles located 1000 miles off the East Coast of Africa has some of the world’s most beautiful beaches and coastlines, and some of them continue to receive award yearly as […]
Another cyclone set to hit northern #Mozambique and southern #Tanzania
CYCLONE KENNETH GAINS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TOWARDS THE AFRICAN MAINLAND (Posted 24th April 2019) A tropical depression, which formed around the Aldabra Atoll, has reportedly gained strength and been moved up to cyclone status, given the name of Kenneth. It is expected according to meteorogical forecasts that the new storm will hit the African […]
#AirMauritius and #KLM suspend JV flights from end October
JOINT VENTURE FLIGHTS BETWEEN AIR MAURITIUS AND KLM TO END ON 27TH OF OCTOBER (Posted 24th April 2019) Air Mauritius has issued a brief statement announcing that the airline’s joint venture with KLM for flights to and from Amsterdam will be suspended, an for all practical purposes end on the 27th of October this year. […]
#EthiopianAirlines expands European network further with launch of Marseilles flights
ETHIOPIAN SET TO LAUNCH FLIGHTS TO #MARSEILLES IN JULY (Posted 23rd April 2019) Ethiopian Airlines earlier today announced that it has finalized all preparations to launch a thrice weekly flight to Marseille, France as of July 02nd this year. The aircraft deployed on the route will be a Boeing B787 in Ethiopian’s regular two class […]
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
#EthiopianAirlines – #Africa’s largest air cargo company
ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES NOW HAS 1 MILLION TONS AIR CARGO THROUGHPUT FACILITY (Posted 23rd April 2019) Ethiopian Airlines’ new air cargo terminal, operational since the start of the year and through the teething period, extends over more than 38.000 square metres of dedicated spaces, able to process, land and trans-ship any air cargo, be it refrigerated […]
#EthiopianAirlines Aviation Academy – Bridging the manpower gap in #Africa
Another edition of #ATQNews from #Nigeria and beyond ATQnews.com a member of Travel Media Group. This is the online platform for African Travel Quarterly (ATQ), the first Travel magazine in West Africa which solely focuses on travel and tourism issues. It started publishing offline about 10 years ago. ATQnews.com features reports that cover a wide […]
