Africa
The latest aviation news and new air services from the world’s leading airlines, airports and tourism authorities in the African region.
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Emirates Sees Strong Network Growth Opportunities in Africa
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Today, Emirates fleet investment in Africa tops $7 billion with operating costs of over $2 billion and it currently operates to 22 passenger and...
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WORLD ROUTES: Bahrain Airport Company to Host Inaugural Routes Middle East & Africa
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Bahrain, which is located in the Arabian Gulf, has a history of aviation that dates back to the early 1920's. Historically it has acted as a...
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WORLD ROUTES: KwaZulu-Natal Ready for World Routes’ African Debut
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The HUB spoke to MEC Michael Mabuyakhulu during this year’s World Routes in Chicago to learn more about next year’s World Routes when he described...
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WORLD ROUTES: flydubai Expands East African Route Map
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The carrier’s entry into Tanzania is no real surprise as the country is a regional hub for tourism in East Africa and in 2013 the country welcomed...
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WORLD ROUTES: Official Handover to Durban Set for Lunchtime
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As a record-breaking World Routes event in Chicago enters its last day, this lunchtime the Chicago Department of Aviation and Choose Chicago will...
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WORLD ROUTES: South Africa’s Golden Mile
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World Routes is heading to the African continent for the first time when Durban plays host to the event in 2015.
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WORLD ROUTES: Etihad Reveals Network Growth Strategy
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Etihad Airways treated delegates to an engaging presentation at the 20th World Route Development Forum Strategy Summit, outlining the carrier’s...
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WORLD ROUTES: Air Seychelles Continues Regional Expansion
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Subject to regulatory approvals, the new three times per week service between Mahé and Mumbai will be launched from December 2, 2015 and will be...
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WORLD ROUTES: Ethiopian Airlines Hits the MAX in Chicago
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The airline has placed an order for 20 737 MAX 8s with options and purchase rights for a further 15 aircraft. It is the largest single Boeing...
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Air Seychelles Adds Dar es Salaam in Regional Network Growth
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The Tanzanian capital becomes the third destination in Air Seychelles’ Indian Ocean and African network, after Mauritius and Johannesburg and the...
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Qatar Airways Goes Direct to Cape Town from November
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The network growth is being facilitated by the continuous growth of the airline’s fleet and the new non-stop Doha - Cape Town route will be...
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Virgin Atlantic Cuts Network with a Revised US Focus
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UK carrier Virgin Atlantic Airways is to suspend flights to Cape Town, Mumbai, Tokyo and Vancouver as it instead looks to strengthen its...
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Where Does the Boeing 787 Dreamliner Fly? September 2014 Network Update
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With an increasing number of airlines now operating the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, every month The HUB provides an update on the current...
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Where Does the Airbus A380 Fly? September 2014 Network Update
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Although the Airbus A380 has now been in passenger service for more than six years there remains a lot of interest in the Super Jumbo and new...
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The Global Airline Scene – 100 Years and Counting!
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Commercial aviation began 100 years ago with a single aircraft, a single passenger and a single route. Last year more than three billion...
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fastJet Boosts Frequencies to Zimbabwe after Harare Debut
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The airline says forward bookings for the current twice-weekly flights are “well ahead of management expectations” and with the first flights from...
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Etihad Celebrates Busiest Four Days in Airline’s History
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The total traffic for the four days is an increase of 36 per cent over the same period at the end of Eid Al Fitr in 2013, when 133,007 passengers...
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The Airbus vs Boeing Dilemma at Emirates
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As Airbus and Boeing go head-to-head in negotiations for Emirates Airline’s outstanding order of 70 extra-widebodied aircraft, aviation...
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Where Does the CRJ1000 Fly? August 2014 Network Update
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Every month The HUB provides an update on the current schedules of four latest aircraft programmes, highlighting the...
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Where Does the Dreamliner Fly? August 2014 Network Update
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With an increasing number of airlines now operating the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, every month The HUB provides an update on the current...