Saturday, 18th August 2018
African Cargo News
The Pan African
Authoritative Voice of Logistics
Saturday, 18th August 2018
African Cargo News
The Pan African
Authoritative Voice of Logistics
Ethiopian Airlines saw cargo volumes rapidly improve during the fiscal year...
In its efforts to revive the national carrier, Uganda will revert to a company...
African governments have announced plans to revive their airlines amid stiff...
Ethiopian Airlines saw cargo volumes rapidly improve during the fiscal year 2017/18 in line with its fleet expansion. Cargo volumes increased by 18% year on year during the last fiscal year to 400,339 tons. This improvement comes as the airline has added to its passenger fleet, enabling it to expand its network. In total, Ethiopian introduced... More
In its efforts to revive the national carrier, Uganda will revert to a company that never took off since it was registered nearly 20 years ago. However, the manner in which the Cabinet, parliament and bureaucrats asserted that Uganda Airlines had been privately registered betrays a government in confusion. Our investigations reveal that... More
African governments have announced plans to revive their airlines amid stiff competition in the African skies between the continent’s leading African airlines companies and Middle East-registered air carriers. Except for Kenya Airways, Ethiopian Airlines, and South African Airways which are currently dominating a big part of the African skies,... More
Amid multiple designation rows, foreign airlines’ frequency to Nigeria is increasing by the day, New Telegraph has learnt. In a data released by African Aviation Services Limited and made available to our correspondent, foreign airlines operate over 300 frequencies weekly into
Solenta Aviation (SET, Lanseria) has taken delivery of its first ATR72-600 with ZS-ESS (msn 1057) having been handed over and delivered to the South African capacity provider/charter specialist earlier this month. According to the ch-aviation fleets module, Solenta is due to add a second of the type, msn 1076, which is currently undergoing... More
Since 2015, the air cargo carrier has transported over 800,000 units of malaria tester kits and other associated equipment from South Korea to countries including Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Nigeria. South Korea boasts a world-class health system in terms of access and quality and is a leading exporter of medical and healthcare equipment.... More
Ghana’s total bank assets have been valued at GHS100.3 billion by the Bank of Ghana.Governor Dr Ernest Addison said at the 18th Annual Working Luncheon of the Ghana Association Bankers on Friday, 3 August 2018 in Accra that: “Mr Chairman, our banking industry continued to demonstrate growth prospects as a result of the collective efforts... More
Uganda Airlines has agreed to acquire six new aircraft from Airbus and Bombardier, as it plans its return to service after 17 years. Uganda Airlines has got one step closer to returning to service, after agreeing to acquire six new aircraft, two from Airbus and four from Bombardier. The airline was shut down by the government in 2001 after... More
CemAir (5Z, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) has announced it has had to delay the start of scheduled international flights after failing to secure the go-ahead from authorities in Botswana. The South African carrier had planned to start a 3x weekly Cape Town-Gaborone service on August 2 using CRJ-100 equipment. However, it said in a statement... More
Dr Kamal-Deen Ali, Executive Director, Centre for Maritime Law and Security Africa (CEMLAWS Africa) has urged the public to desist from polluting and degrading the maritime environment since its economic potential is huge. He said the maritime space contributes about ’70 per cent of the land size of Ghana, and the socio economic potential... More
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace, Mr. Allen Onyema has said the carrier is championing seamless air connectivity in Africa to ensure the economic growth of the continent and ease the travel challenges of the people. Onyema spoke during the launch of Air Peace’s flights from Abuja, Lagos and Accra to Monrovia, Liberia and from Abuja... More
Zambia Airways (Lusaka) is reportedly planning to acquire widebody jets from Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) in line with its proposed launch of longhaul flights. Minister of Transport and Communications, Brian Mushimba, told The Lusaka Times earlier this week that Zambia Airways would deploy “turboprops” for domestic Zambian and... More
South Africa will host the first-ever Global Aviation Gender Summit that will see nearly 500 top-ranking representatives of governments and the aviation industry from across the world, including airlines, airports, and aircraft manufacturers. The summit is being hosted by the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) in cooperation with... More
Since 2015, the air cargo carrier has transported over 800,000 units of malaria tester kits and other associated equipment from South Korea to countries including Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Nigeria. South Koreaboasts a world-class health system in terms of access and quality and is a leading exporter of medical and healthcare... More
Ethiopian Airlines saw cargo volumes rapidly improve during the fiscal year 2017/18 in line with its fleet expansion. Cargo volumes increased by 18% year on year during the last fiscal year to 400,339 tons. This improvement comes as the airline has added to its passenger fleet, enabling it to expand its network. In total, Ethiopian introduced 14 new aircraft and opened eight new international destinations, namely Geneva (Switzerland), Chicago (USA), Bahrain, Kaduna (Nigeria), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Kisangani and Mbuji-Mayi (Democratic Republic of Congo) and Nosy-Be (Madagascar). The... More
