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Air Seychelles and South African Airways sign a code-share agreement
Air Seychelles (Mahé), the national airline of the Republic of Seychelles, on April 25 announced that it has entered into a code-share agreement with South African Airways (SAA) (Johannesburg), the...
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Malawi Airlines Limited is launched in partnership with Ethiopian Airlines to...
Malawi Airlines Limited (Blantyre) was launched on July 2 as the replacement flag carrier of Malawi replacing defunct Air Malawi (Blantyre). The new airline will be operated in partnership with...
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South African Airways takes delivery of two new Airbus A320s
South African Airways (SAA) (Johannesburg) has taken delivery of its first two new Airbus A320s out of a total of 20 A320 Family aircraft ordered from Airbus in 2010. The development is set to deliver...
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Qatar Airways is coming to Miami
Qatar Airways (Doha), not surprisingly, given its expanding relationship with American Airlines (Dallas/Fort Worth), is coming to Miami. The fast-growing carrier will add the Doha-Miami nonstop route...
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LAM Embraer 190 crashes in Bwabwata National Park in Namibia, 34 dead
LAM’s (Linhas Aereas de Mocambique) (Luanda) Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW C9-EMC (msn 19000581) yesterday (November 29) was operating flight TM 470 from Maputo, Mozambique to the Luanda, Angola with 28...
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Cargolux to launch cargo flights to Bamako, Mali
Cargolux Airlines International S.A. (Luxembourg) has announced the launch of a weekly service to Bamako, the capital of Mali, from December 5, 2013. The flights are operated with the airline’s Boeing...
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Air Seychelles to fly again to Europe, will add an Airbus A319
Air Seychelles (Mahe), the national airline of the Republic of Seychelles, has announced, subject to regulatory approval, it will launch flights to Paris-Orly as part of a significant expansion to its...
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Etihad Airways is coming to Dallas/Fort Worth and Perth
Etihad Airways (Abu Dhabi) will add a new long-range route to Dallas/Fort Worth on December 3, 2014 becoming the fifth destination in the United States. Etihad has a code-share agreement with American...
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South African Airways to operate nonstop flights to New York (JFK) now...
South African Airways (Johannesburg) has announced that it is resuming its nonstop flights between Johannesburg, South Africa, and New York – JFK International Airport. The nonstop flight will resume...
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LAM orders three Boeing 737-700s
LAM – Linhas Aereas de Mocambique (Maputo) and Boeing (Chicago and Seattle) announced an order for three Next-Generation 737-700 airplanes. The order, valued at $228 million at list prices, includes...
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South African to switch to the newer Airbus A330-200s on the London Heathrow...
South African Airways (Johannesburg) starting on March 28, will be operating a newer aircraft, the Airbus A330-200 on scheduled flights between London Heathrow and Johannesburg. The newer aircraft...
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Comair of South Africa orders eight Boeing 737 MAX aircraft
Comair Limited (British Airways) (Johannesburg) and Boeing (Chicago and Seattle) today announced an order for eight 737 MAX 8s, valued at $830 million at list prices. It is the first 737 MAX order...
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Air Seychelles to resume services to Paris on July 2
Air Seychelles (Mahe) has announced it will resume flights to Paris (CDG) on July 2, 2014. The flag carrier will operate two weekly roundtrips from the Seychelles to Paris via Abu Dhabi, with Air...
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Air Seychelles continues its turnaround with the help of Etihad Airways
Air Seychelles (Mahe) has issued this first quarter financial statement. Previously the airline in April announced its second profitable year in a row. Etihad Airways (Abu Dhabi) controls 40 percent...
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Interair launches Johannesburg-Dar es Salaam flights
Interair (Johannesburg) on June 23 launched Johannesburg-Dar es Salaam flights with its Boeing 737-200s. Interair is one of the last passenger operators of the 737-200. Interair’s business plan as a...
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FlySafair to finally launch low-fare operations on October 16
FlySafair (Johannesburg) has finally been cleared to fly. Previously the subsidiary of Safair (Johannesburg) on October 8, 2013 had been prevented from flying by a court order of the High Court of...
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Boeing, South African and SkyNRG partner to produce biofuel from the tobacco...
Boeing (Chicago and Seattle), South African Airways (SAA) (Johannesburg) and SkyNRG announced they are collaborating to make sustainable aviation biofuel from a new type of tobacco plant. This...
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Boeing and South African Airways to use tobacco plants for biofuel
Boeing (Chicago, Seattle and Charleston) and South African Airways (SAA) (Johannesburg) has announced that South African farmers will soon harvest their first crop of energy-rich tobacco plants, an...
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South African Airways to add a new route to Etihad Airway’s Abu Dhabi home
South African Airways (Johannesburg) is moving closer to potential equity partner Etihad Airways (Abu Dhabi) with an expanded codeshare relationship as previously reported. SAA will launch a new daily...
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South African Airways to resume nonstop Johannesburg-New York JFK flights
South African Airways-SAA (Johannesburg) will resume its daily nonstop flights between Johannesburg, South Africa, and New York-JFK International Airport, on March 7. The resumption of the nonstop...
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