Emirates orders 5 additional 777 freighters
Emirates orders 5 additional 777 freighters | Emirates has placed a firm order for 5 more Boeing 777 freighters to be delivered from 2025/2026. Together with its previous orders, Emirates now has 14 Boeing 777Fs pending delivery from Boeing from now until end 2026. In addition, Emirates has signed a multi-year lease extension with Dubai Aerospace Enterprise for 4 Boeing...
Ghana: GACL to remodel Terminal 2 for domestic & international use
By Dominick Andoh | Ghana: GACL to remodel Terminal 2 for domestic & international use | The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) plans to redesign and upgrade the interior of Terminal 2 at Kotoka International Airport, allowing it to accommodate both domestic and international travellers. Sources with knowledge of the issue tell AviationGhana that this move will pave the...
ASKY Marks Customer Service Week with key travel partners
ASKY marks Customer Service Week with key travel partners | ASKY Airlines, the largest foreign airline by frequency that serves Ghana's Kotoka International Airport, celebrated Customer Service Week in 2024 with key travel partners in Accra, Ghana. The airline's management, led by Country Manager Mr. Worlanyo Afadzinu, visited the offices of their key travel partners from October 7-13,...
SITA technology to unlock seamless digital travel at Indian airports
SITA technology to unlock seamless digital travel at Indian airports | SITA, the global leader in air transport technology, is installing its Smart Path technology across nine Indian airports in a partnership with Airports Authority of India (AAI) as part of the country’s wider Digi Yatra initiative. It introduces SITA’s transformative, industry-leading contactless boarding pass system to reduce waiting times, creating...
SAA to start 4x weekly Accra-Joburg flights
SAA to start 4x weekly Accra-Joburg flights | South African Airways (SAA) will, from November 3, 2024, increase its flight frequency between Accra, Ghana and Johannesburg, South Africa, to 4x per week. SAA currently operates 3x flights per week between Accra and Joburg. The additional frequency is in response to the growing traffic on the route. The flights, which...
United Airlines Launches Year-Round Nonstop Flights from Dakar to Washington D.C.
United Airlines Launches Year-Round Nonstop Flights from Dakar to Washington D.C. | United Airlines has announced plans to further expand its Africa route network by introducing a new nonstop year-round three-times weekly service between Dakar and Washington, D.C., the airline’s first ever service between Senegal and the United States. Starting May 24, 2025 (subject to government approval), United will be...
Qatar to acquire 25% stake in Virgin Australia
Qatar to acquire 25% stake in Virgin Australia | Qatar Airways Group intends to acquire a minority 25% equity stake in Virgin Australia from Bain Capital (subject to FIRB approval). This equity investment will unlock new areas of cooperation between the Doha-based airline and Virgin Australia. It will also enable them to launch flights from Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney...
Air Cote D’Ivoire now flies 10x per week from Accra to Dakar
Air Cote D'Ivoire now flies 10x per week from Accra to Dakar | Ivorian airline, Air Cote D'Ivoire (HF) has added three additional flight frequencies from Accra, Ghana to Dakar, Senegal in response to growing demand. With the additional frequencies, Air Cote Divoire now flies 10x per week between the two cities via Abidjan. Passengers originating their fights from...
Africa: Nigeria and Brazil plan direct flights
Africa: Nigeria and Brazil plan direct flights | The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has begun discussions with the Brazilian Ambassador to Nigeria, Carlos Garcete, to activate the Bilateral Air Service Agreement between both countries and initiate direct flights. This was contained in a statement signed by the minister’s media aide, Tunde Moshood, and made available to...
FLIGHTS ON SCHEDULE AFTER FIRE DAMAGES SKUKUZA AIRPORT TERMINAL ROOF
FLIGHTS ON SCHEDULE AFTER FIRE DAMAGES SKUKUZA AIRPORT TERMINAL ROOF | Airlink confirms that a section of the Skukuza Airport terminal roof was damaged in a bushfire on October 6, 2024. Passengers and airport personnel were safely evacuated and fortunately nobody has been hurt or incapacitated. Airlink flights will operate on schedule. Airlink with SANParks, its partner service providers and lodges...
