#oneworld tops the charts again in 2018
oneworld is best alliance for on-time flights – for sixth year running (Posted 07th of January 2019) oneworld® is the best alliance for on-time flights, according to FlightGlobal Incorporating FlightStats, the leading airline industry data services and solutions technology company, which ranks oneworld as the alliance with the most punctual airline operations in 2018 for […]
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
#Zambia Tourism News Updates
A WINDOW ON ZAMBIA by Gill Staden This email will work a bit differently, but, don’t worry, the stories are still there … Click on the Read More button in this email and then, once in the website, just click on the ‘reindeer’ below the first blurb … December has been a quiet month with […]
#Atta – looking ahead into 2019
ATTA PUBLISHES H1 OF 2019 ACTIVITIES LIST (Posted 07th January 2019) Happy new year! We hope you are all feeling well rested and ready to kick off 2019 with a bang! We are back in the office after the Christmas break and work continues as normal from today, so members are welcome to start submitting […]
#EWAAir completes fleet exchange
#MAYOTTE’S EWA AIR TAKES DELIVERY OF TWO ATR72-600 (Posted 07th January 2019) Air Austral subsidiary Ewa Air, based on the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte, has reportedly completed their planned fleet overhaul. Two new ATR72-600 arrived at on New Year’s eve on the island, allowing the existing two ATR72-500 to be phased out in […]
#VoyagesAfriq – one of ATCNews’ West African partners, gives their view on #UNWTO in 2018
ZURAB POLOLIKASHVILI’S ‘AFRICAN ODYSSEE‘ By Kojo Bentum-Williams, Publisher and Editor in Chief of Voyages Afriq, Accra, Ghana Zurab Pololikashvili’s African Odyssey Photo: The SG along with Chris Nassetta of Hilton and Kenya’s Tourism Minister Najib Balala tries the Massai jump at the opening of Magical Kenya Travel Expo Tourism in Africa has seen appreciable development […]
#AirBotswana fleet revamp gets shot in the arm
FIRST EMBRAER E170 DELIVERY FURTHER BOOSTS AIR BOTSWANA’S FORTUNES (Posted 06th January 2019) Air Botswana has taken delivery last week of the first of two Embraer E170 jets. Both aircraft, the second is expected late in Q1 of 2019, have been purchased from Saudi Arabian oil company Aramco and are said to be around 9 […]
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
#UNWTO confers first ever UNWTO.QUEST certification
PUNTA DEL ESTE CONVENTION BUREAU FIRST RECIPIENT OF UNWTO.QUEST CERTIFICATION (Posted 04th January 2019) The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has granted UNWTO.QUEST Certification to the Punta del Este Convention Bureau, which became the first destination management organization in the world to receive this certification. The Punta del Este Convention Bureau, a UNWTO Affiliate Member, participated […]
KaribuKiliFair 2019 – book your stand now to avoid disappointment
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
Entebbe landing incident closes main runway
ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES B737 LANDING INCIDENT OF FLIGHT ET 338 CLOSES ENTEBBE RUNWAY (Posted 03rd January 2019) An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing B737-800 last night on landing overshot the main runway of Entebbe International Airport, causing the immediate cancellation of all other landings and take offs and prompting a series of flight diversions and cancellations. Registered as […]
The Blue Swan Daily #Aviation News – First edition of 2019
ATCNews readers now have daily access to the Blue Swan Daily Aviation News, courtesy of #CAPA by simply clicking on www.blueswandaily.com
#QatarAirways building their own global partnerships – relentlessly
QATAR AIRWAYS ACQUIRES AN INITIAL 5 PERCENT STAKE IN CHINA SOUTHERN (Posted 02nd January 2019) The Qatar Airways Group earlier today confirmed that as part of its strategy to invest in the strongest airlines around the world and continue enhancing operations and network connectivity, on 28th of December 2018, it has completed an on-market purchase […]
#QatarAirways defies neighbourly hostility and continues to grow
A YEAR OF ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY – QATAR AIRWAYS (Posted 01st January 2019) Qatar Airways can today look back at a successful year of robust network expansion, new aircraft deliveries and groundbreaking global sports sponsorship agreements, looking ahead into 2019 with renewed confidence. As the first airline in the world to take […]
Serena Hotels look back at their year 2018
DECEMBER NEWSLETTER A RECAP OF 2018 It’s only a few days or even hours before we bid 2018 adieu. Luckily, we end the year on a high note having achieved remarkable milestones that we simply cannot leave unmentioned. Allow us to flaunt the feathers in our 2018 cap: The opening of phase one of the […]
#DownWithUmeme starts title defense
HOLDER OF THE ‘RUSTY LEMON AWARD‘ FOR WORST CORPORATE PERFORMANCE PROMPTLY OUT OF THE STARTING BLOCKS IN THE NEW YEAR TO BEGIN TITLE DEFENSE (Posted 01st January 2019) (Picture of my neighbourhood for much of the past hour) Only minutes into the new year did notorious #DownWithUmeme launch their title defense, clearly intent to retain […]
Sharing my best experiences during my travels in 2018
THE OFTEN ASKED QUESTION: ‘WHAT DO YOU RECOMMEND‘ IS ANSWERED RIGHT HERE (Posted 31st December 2018) I decided to be positive at the end of the year and only share the best of my experiences during the past 12 months, though there would be plenty to tell about bad, worse and worst experiences, with airlines, […]
The Saint Ange Tourism Report – Volume 2 Edition 52 of 2018
ENJOY THE LAST EDITION IN 2018 OF THE #SAINTANGE TOURISM REPORT FRESH FROM THE #SEYCHELLES AND THE OTHER #INDIANOCEAN ISLANDS (Posted 31st December 2018) The Editorial this week highlights: a. White Christmas is subjective b. The last day of 2018 has arrived and tomorrow is the New Year – Happy New Year. c. Madagascar has […]
#AirTanzania’s second #Airbus #A223 completes testflights
GETTING READY FOR DELIVERY AS TESTFLIGHT SERIES SHOWS ALL SYSTEMS GO (Posted 31st December 2018) (All pictures courtesy of Francois Tasse via Fliegerfaust) Air Tanzania’s second Airbus A220-300, formerly known as the Bombardier CSeries C300, has now completed its mandatory testflight series. The testflights reportedly showed all systems were a go and the aircraft is […]
#Seychelles Hospitality and Tourism Association – End Year News Round Up
THE SHTA WISHES ALL OF ITS MEMBERS – AND ATCNEWS READERS – A HAPPY FESTIVE SEASON AND A SUCCESSFUL 2019 END OF YEAR MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRPERSON, SYBILLE CARDON Dear SHTA members 2018 has been an extremely busy year for the Association and, as we approach the end of it, I would like to share […]
#TripAdvisor’s top of the pops list 2018
BEST BEACHES – BEST RESORTS – BEST AIRLINES BUT #AFRICA DOES NOT MAKE A GREAT IMPACT (Posted 29th December 2018) Africa’s beaches and resorts, but also her airlines, have to go back to the drawing board for 2019, if they want to make a greater impact on the global top of the pops list issued […]
#BrusselsAirlines encourages families to spend more time together
BRUSSELS AIRLINES LAUNCHES ‘HAPPY TIMES‘ (Posted 29th December 2018) Under the slogan ‘Happy Times’, Brussels Airlines wants to encourage Belgians – and passengers of other nationalities – to spend more time together. In cooperation with research bureau iVOX, the airline investigated how important in particular Belgians think it is to spend time together and how […]
#CoastalAviation wishes ATCNews readers a Happy New Year
A Happy New Year! We are pleased to announce that Fatema Tapya is now appointed as Head of Sales and Reservations at Coastal Aviation. As some of you may know her personally, she comes with vast knowledge of the industry and has been with the company for the last 20 years. We welcome her to […]
#Zambia Tourism News Updates
THE LIVINGSTONE BI-WEEKLY YEAR END EDITION(Courtesy of Gill Staden) (Posted 28th December 2018) ATCNews.org readers can access the full report by clicking on the link below https://thelivingstoneweekly.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/TLbW28Dec18.pdf Inside Wildlife corridors working Sugar Plantation for Muchinga Allan Bonella Lookout Cafe Burns Rhino Horn found in Vic Falls Town Vultures suffering from Lack of Calcuim Steigler Gorge […]
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 implements #IATA’s Self Check In Project
ETHIOPIAN LAUNCHES SELF CHECK IN AT THEIR HUB IN #ADDISABABA (Posted 28th December 2018) Ethiopian Airlines earlier today announced to its customers worldwide that it has fully implemented the IATA Self Check-in Initiative, enabling its customers to check in using their mobile device and avoid queues at the airport. The new Self Check-in Initiative provides […]
#Seychelles retains lead in #Africa with their Visa regime
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK’S VISA INDEX PUTS SEYCHELLES IN THE LEAD (Posted 28th December 2018) Given the hassles Africans have to go through to get Visa to other African countries is the decision by the Seychelles decades ago all the more remarkable, having waived Visa requirements for citizens of any country around the globe, largely of […]
#Madagascar election result decisive but court case looms large
RAJOELINA WINS RUN OFF BUT RIVAL RAVALOMANANA LIKELY TO GO TO COURT (Posted 28th December 2018) Madagascar’s Electoral Commission late yesterday published the results of the runoff election for the office of President of the world’s largest island. They declared former President Andry Rajoelina as the winner with more than a 10 percent margin of […]
#RwandAir confirms launch of #AddisAbaba flights from April next year
#KIGALI TO #ADDIS ABABA – RWANDAIR ANNOUNCES NEW ROUTE (Posted 27th December 2018) RwandAir, the national carrier of the Republic of Rwanda today formally announced that it will commence flights to Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia, in April 2019. RwandAir will operate five weekly direct flights from Kigali to Addis Ababa with a […]
