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UN in Kenya tells staff not to travel to Mombasa or coastal region

NOW THE UN DUMPS ON MOMBASA TOO Within months of the US Embassy declaring a hasty if not cowardly and ultimately withdrawn travel embargo on Kenya’s Indian Ocean port city of Mombasa, has now the UN done the same to the outrage of Kenya’s political leadership and –not surprisingly here – the coastal tourism fraternity. […]

RwandAir in final countdown to CRJ900NG delivery

RWANDA ROLLS OUT RED CARPET FOR NEW CRJ900 NG ARRIVAL Final touches are presently being put on the first of two Bombardier CRJ900 NG aircraft, ordered by RwandAir six months ago to replace two CRJ200 jets which have since been sold to a West African airline. The new, state of the art aircraft, incidentally the […]

Haywood dumps U7 for FastJet job

HAYWOOD DUMPS AIR UGANDA FOR FASTJET JOB When it was reported here a year ago, that one Kayle Haywood was to replace Hugh Fraser as CEO of Air Uganda, the breaking news clearly rattled a few cages at the time, leaving carefully laid plans to break the news at a later stage upstaged by this […]

Embraer seeks entry into aircraft financing through partnership with the ADB

EMBRAER TO PARTNER WITH ADB TO SELL MORE PLANES TO AFRICA Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer, emboldened by its success to sell their E170 and E190 jets to Kenya Airways and other leading African airlines, but also clearly rattled by Bombardiers relentless offensive to get into the lucrative African market with their newer CRJNG models and […]

More violence rocks Zanzibar as church burners are arrested in Dar es Salaam

ZANZIBAR DESCENDS IN VIOLENCE, AGAIN A further outbreak of sectarian militant violence was reported late yesterday from the Spice Island of Zanzibar, leaving tourism stakeholders exasperated once again. Security organs fired live rounds into the air to control the riotous crowds which were burning tyres and throwing stones, while one section for a while stormed the […]

Sauti Za Busara 2013 announces line up for 10th anniversary festival

Sauti za Busara 2013 The Line Up Call for Donors & Sponsors Last Call for Music Films Tickets & Passes Friends of Busara Movers & Shakers Stalls & Traders Busara Xtra Visitor Info Donors & Sponsors Contact us Sauti za Busara 2013 Top Sauti za Busara 2013 It’s February, it’s humid and the sun is […]

Festival Kreol ante portas in the Seychelles

The 27th edition of the Seychelles Festival Kreol reveals its calendar of events Victoria, the Creole Capital of the World, in the Seychelles is dressing up to welcome International delegates from Mauritius, Rodrigues,Reunion and Mexico to the 27th edition of the “Festival Kreol’’ which officially opens on the 26th of October in the center of […]

Congo oh Congo, when will it ever end

KABILA GETS BLASTED AT FRANCOPHONE SUMMIT Host Joseph Kabila of the Congo DR, ended up with egg all over his face when in an uncharacteristic broadside not just one but two key participants of the just ended Francophone Summit in Kinshasa first told him off before taking aim at the UN’s MONUSCO mission. And it […]

Gulf Air flight withdrawal from Nairobi deals fresh blow to Kenya tourism

KENYA TOURISM SUFFERS FRESH BLOW WITH GULF AIR WITHDRAWAL Phones were running hot last evening after posting the breaking news that Gulf Air was halting their flights from Bahrain to Nairobi, information received by many with incredulity until the official airline statement was then posted at the website www.gulfair.com for all to see and verify. […]

The Birth of a new Boutique Collection

THE BIRTH OF THE HEMINGWAYS BOUTIQUE COLLECTION Once upon a time there was a seaside resort in Watamu called Seafarers, back in the 70’s one of the upcountry local crowd’s favourite hangouts at the Kenya coast, for deep sea fishing, frolicking in the sand, for ‘those’ weekends and lots more. But when the post August […]

Gulf Air suspends Nairobi flights effective 13 November

GULF AIR’S NAIROBI ROUTE – SADLY NOT TO BE Following the question raised this morning about GULF AIR’S AFRICA FLIGHTS – TO BE OR NOT TO BE I can now confirm that effective 13th of November the airline will suspend their flights between Bahrain and Nairobi indefinitely. The Flying Falcon had made many friends amongst […]

What Gulf Air’s restructuring may mean for East Africa

GULF AIR’S AFRICA FLIGHTS – TO BE OR NOT TO BE The long awaited approval by the Bahraini government of nearly half a billion US Dollars into Gulf Air might have stark consequences when according to a source from Manama the matter comes to the kingdom’s parliament for discussion. Worst scenario projections are that apart […]

Anti poaching gets a boost in Central Kenya as Ol Pejeta introduces rapid deployment unit

OL PEJETA’S ANTI POACHING EFFORTS GO AIRBORNE The killing of Max, an almost tame rhino on the sprawling Ol Pejeta Conservancy last year, marked the start of series of countermeasures since developed and refined on the conservancy, to strengthen anti poaching capabilities. 32 rangers from Ol Pejeta were selected and trained as police reservists, now […]

Mt. Kenya Wildlife Estate on Ol Pejeta enters the construction phase

LIVING WITH WILDLIFE COMES A STEP CLOSER The Mt. Kenya Wildlife Estate, located on 1.000 acres of land along the boundary of the sprawling Ol Pejeta Conservancy, has finally moved off the planning stages when construction was formally started with the breaking of the ground. Designed to mitigate the impact on the environment, in an […]

Ferry strike in Mombasa averted, for now!

FERRY STRIKE OFF AS CEO FORCED TO APOLOGIZE TO STAFF In what amounts to a humiliating climbdown was the CEO of Kenya Ferry Services last weekend forced to publicly apologize to his staff, left with no choice by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport Cyrus Njiru. The coastal population, and tourists alike, were […]

Jambo Jet gets KCAA license for 22 routes

JAMBO JET GETS LICENSE FOR 22 ROUTES The formal notice filed in the Kenya Gazette on Friday made the decision of the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority public and affirmed what the aviation grapevine had been whispering about for days now, Jambo Jet is now a reality and has traffic rights for 22 routes across Kenya […]

Ethiopian delays Sao Paulo flights, citing bad slot timings

ETHIOPIAN SHELVES BRAZIL FLIGHTS Information availed from a source in Addis Ababa reveals a change of heart by Ethiopian Airlines over their planned flights to Brazil’s largest city Sao Paulo which were announced a while ago to commence in December this year. The airline’s official stand is that the postponement was necessitated by the allocation […]

Financial turnaround for Air Seychelles?

AIR SEYCHELLES PRESENTS IMPROVED RESULTS Information has been sent from Victoria, the capital of the Seychelles, about the significant improvements in national airline Air Seychelles revenues this year. Owned 40 percent now by Abu Dhabi’s national carrier Etihad and managed by a team attached to Air Seychelles from there under a 5 year management agreement, […]

Sheraton set for annual Oktoberfest again

OKTOBERFEST AT SHERATON, KAMPALA STYLE The Sheraton Kampala Hotel is the place to once again celebrate this year’s Oktoberfest, at least for those who were unable to fly to Munich for the real thing but even for those who went there and have a taste for more still. From the 24th to the 27th will […]

Ol Pejeta scoops 5 out of 5 by TripAdvisor in latest 2012 rankings

OL PEJETA GETS 5 OUT OF 5 BY TRIPADVISOR The Ol Pejeta Conservancy, regularly described by this correspondent as one of the most complete safari experiences available in Kenya today – all of the big five are found on the sprawling estate – just received a perfect 5 out of 5 by TripAdvisor for the […]

Fire training pays off big for Berjaya Beau Vallon Bay Beach Resort and Casino

BERJAYA BEACH RESORT AND CASINO SUFFERS SECOND FIRE IN A YEAR Swift action by well trained staff was reportedly the main reason for a second fire in the year being brought under swift control without spreading further into the resort’s facilities. The speciality pizzeria restaurant caught fire in the deep of yesterday night, according to […]

MV Skaggit accident report exposes massive overloading

MV SKAGGIT ENQUIRY FINDS MASSIVE OVERLOADING The report now published on the maritime disaster of 18th July this year, when MV Skaggit went down in the Indian Ocean while leaving Zanzibar, concluded that there were 447 passengers on board and not 290 as mentioned at the time by officials, with cargo also way over the […]

Kenya Airways’ latest E190 due to fly into JKIA today

KENYA AIRWAYS SET TO WELCOME ANOTHER E190 Top officials of Kenya Airways, led by CEO and Group Managing Director Dr. Titus Naikuni, were yesterday at hand at the Embraer assembly plant in Sao Jose dos Campos, some 90 kilometres outside Sao Paulo, to take delivery of the airline’s latest E190 jet, due to arrive later […]

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Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome is the founder and publisher of ATCNews, Eastern Africa’s leading aviation, tourism and conservation news blog of its kind. Wolfgang has nearly 50 years of experience in the tourism, aviation and conservation fields in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, covering all aspects of safari-, hotel- and air-operations. 

The Managing Editor of ATCNews is Mrs. Esther C. Goossens.

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