African airlines expect better gains in operating profits in 2025, demand rises seen

11 december 2024 - 13:38:43
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Demand for air travel in Africa is focused to increase in 2025 as airlines increase seats [...] Full text...

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Airlines facing equipment supply disruptions likely to slowdown growth

10 december 2024 - 21:40:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expects severe supply chain issues to continue to impact airline [...] Full text...

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Global airlines chief urges continental carriers to exploit Africa's growth potential

19 november 2024 - 14:00:28
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - African airlines should take advantage of the existence of a massive population within the continent to [...] Full text...

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United Airlines to begin Washington-Dakar direct flights in May 2025

11 october 2024 - 16:14:05
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - United Airlines  plans to fly into the Senegalese capital, Dakar, from May 2025, from its hub [...] Full text...

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Lufthansa launches new flight to South Africa

16 september 2024 - 11:08:31
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  Lufthansa has launched flights between Johannesburg and Munich after a 19-year hiatus.Lufthansa’s CEO, Jens Ritter, [...] Full text...

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Kenya Airways returns to profitability after a decade

20 august 2024 - 15:09:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya Airways has returned to the profit-making territory for the first time in 10 years, marking [...] Full text...

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US President awards Ethiopian Airlines lifetime achievement

08 august 2024 - 17:03:33
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Airlines, the leading aviation group in Africa and a rapidly expanding global airline brand, [...] Full text...

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Eritrea bans Ethiopian Airlines flights effective 30 Sept.

24 july 2024 - 18:54:12
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Eritrea has banned Ethiopian Airlines flights with effect from 30 September 2024, six years since [...] Full text...

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South Africa: suspects arrested following airport security scare

07 june 2024 - 10:49:18
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Two passengers have been arrested for allegedly making a bomb threat on board a [...] Full text...

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Libyan airline Burniq signs agreement to order 6 Airbus aircraft

18 may 2024 - 16:03:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The private Libyan airline "Burniq Aviation Company" has announced the signing of an agreement with the [...] Full text...

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Tunisian airline halts flights to Libya

16 may 2024 - 18:29:26
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian airline TunisAir has decided to halt all flights to and from Libyan airports until further [...] Full text...

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Senegal's Blaise Diagne Airport closed after aircraft runs off runway

09 may 2024 - 16:05:19
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Blaise Diagne International Airport (AIBD) in Diass, Senegal, was closed on Thursday after a TransAir [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Airlines places orders for purchase of 20 Boeing 777X jets

05 march 2024 - 23:25:20
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Airlines has placed orders for eight new 777-9 modern jets with the possibility [...] Full text...

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Royal Air Maroc delegation visits Tripoli's Maitigua airport in preparation for its new service

15 february 2024 - 14:27:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation from the Moroccan airline, Royal Air Maroc, has visited Maitigua International Airport, in the [...] Full text...

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Growing demand for South Africa's Kruger National Park

14 february 2024 - 07:46:49
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Radisson Hotel Group has opened its first Safari hotel in Africa. The Radisson [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian air cargo to serve Casablanca route

09 january 2024 - 15:04:31
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics Services, the largest air cargo network operator in Africa, has commenced [...] Full text...

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Libya, Italy sign air transport agreement

18 december 2023 - 12:48:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - An air transport agreement was signed on Sunday between Libya and Italy. The two countries also signed [...] Full text...

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Libyan, Italian officials discuss implementation of Tripoli international airport project

12 december 2023 - 14:36:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Transport of the Government of National Unity, Mohamed Al-Chahoubi, discussed with the [...] Full text...

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Digital technologies fast track climate solutions, World Bank report

30 november 2023 - 09:41:23
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - Digital technologies are transforming the way the world works and addresses climate change, from [...] Full text...

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Call for the opening of a shipping service between Tangiers and Tripoli and for the return of the Moroccan airline to promote commercial exchanges

02 november 2023 - 18:20:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade, Mohamed Al-Haweij, has called for the opening of a [...] Full text...

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Mali maintains suspension of Air France flights

12 october 2023 - 14:11:25
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian authorities on Wednesday cancelled the authorisation given to the French airline, Air France, to [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Police dig out mass graves in probe over endtimes preacher

22 april 2023 - 10:35:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A police probe into the activities of a religious cult in Kenya's coastal region of Kilifi [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Lift visa blanket ban on Nigeria, Buhari tells UAE leader

14 february 2023 - 14:07:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari has called for a lifting of the blanket visa ban clamped on Nigerians [...] Full text...

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Kenya to end US$300 million bailouto Kenya Airways in 2023

20 january 2023 - 18:07:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya will end the US$300 million annual bailout of its national airline, Kenya Airways (KQ) in [...] Full text...

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Libyan company signs service contract with Air Cairo

13 january 2023 - 18:22:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Li,byan ground services company has signed a contract to provide ground and handling services to [...] Full text...

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Kenya Airways facing persistent flight disruptions over spare parts shortage

10 january 2023 - 09:32:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya Airways said on Tuesday that persistent shortage of crucial aircraft spare parts could lead to [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Ethiopian AIrlines resumes flights to another city in Tigray region

02 january 2023 - 12:06:06
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's national carrier on Monday resumed regular flights to Shire, a second city in Tigray [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Basic services coming back to life in war-ravaged Tigray region

29 december 2022 - 08:58:11
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Basic services are coming back to life in Ethiopia's war ravaged Tigray region since the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Ethiopian Airlines resumes flights to Tigray region capital

28 december 2022 - 17:28:31
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's national carrier on Wednesday resumed regular flights to Mekelle, the capital of Tigray region, [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: PM Abiy orders essential services to be restored in Tigray region

27 december 2022 - 10:35:06
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian national carrier, Ethiopian Airlines, is to resume flights to the Tigray region capital, [...] Full text...

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TunisAir acquires new Airbus A320neo aircraft

04 december 2022 - 20:21:39
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian airline, TunisAir, received on Saturday, as part of its programme of new acquisitions, a [...] Full text...

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Marwan al-Bakai wins the 2022 Tripoli Half Marathon

26 november 2022 - 16:17:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Runner Marwan al-Bakai was the first to cross the finishing line of the 2022 Tripoli Half [...] Full text...

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Libyan Justice Ministry rules out reopening Lockerbie case

21 november 2022 - 14:06:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Justice has ruled out reopening the Lockerbie case, saying it was definitively "closed [...] Full text...

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Air Mauritius gets new CEO

19 november 2022 - 07:59:34
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian airline, Air Mauritius, should have a new general manager, in the person of the [...] Full text...

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Aviation, airline industries discuss Free Routing Airspace concept

26 october 2022 - 07:42:08
Plaine Magnien, Mauritius (PANA) - The fourth Africa Indian Ocean Free Route Airspace Project Management Team (AFI–FRA-PMT) meeting which aims [...] Full text...

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Guinean government accuses political leaders of sabotaging political dialogue

13 october 2022 - 16:17:48
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government believes that the delay in the start of the political dialogue is due [...] Full text...

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South Africa airline FlySafair to operate to 11 new destinations in southern African

11 october 2022 - 12:29:43
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African airline FlySafair has received approval to operate flights to 11 new destinations [...] Full text...

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Outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) detected on three farms in Reunion Island

08 october 2022 - 09:42:47
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius Saturday activated its preparedness plan following the outbreak of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) [...] Full text...

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South African Airways plunges in world aviation rankings

26 september 2022 - 12:36:24
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Airways (SAA), which has been battered by years of financial woes, continues [...] Full text...

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Guinea gov't plans to implement new anti-corruption strategies

16 september 2022 - 19:46:53
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government plans to put in place new strategies to fight against people who have [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Delta Airline secures Cape Town route

16 september 2022 - 13:19:51
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Delta Air Lines will begin flying from the US to Cape Town on 2 [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Football Federation says U-20 female World Cup team stranded at Istanbul airport

24 august 2022 - 16:39:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Wednesday washed its hands off the agony of Nigeria’s U-20 female [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Airlines crew loses tower communication

19 august 2022 - 22:47:46
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - An Ethiopian Airlines crew on a regular flight from Khartoum to Addis Ababa has been [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Airlines includes four new Airbus 350-1000 series in new fleet

29 july 2022 - 01:05:19
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Airlines has upgraded its existing orders for Airbus A350-900 aircraft to the A350-1000, becoming [...] Full text...

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UN says Ivorian soldiers 'arrested' in Mali are part of 'logistical support'

12 july 2022 - 18:19:09
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - As the Malian government on Monday announced the "arrest" on Sunday of 49 Ivorian soldiers at [...] Full text...

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Forty-nine Ivorian soldiers arrested at Bamako-Senou airport with arms and ammunition (statement)

12 july 2022 - 14:06:55
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government said here Tuesday its defense and security forces had arrested 49 Ivorian soldiers [...] Full text...

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Former Guinean PM Cellou Dalein summoned to appear in court for the second time

08 july 2022 - 12:01:23
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former Guinean Prime Minister, Mamadou Cellou Dalein Diallo, has been summoned to appear before the [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Qatar Airways partners with South African airline

29 june 2022 - 14:27:35
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Qatar Airways has signed an agreement with South Africa’s Airlink to expand its operations [...] Full text...

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Make tobacco industry accountable for environmental damage: WHO

31 may 2022 - 06:00:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The tobacco industry damages both the environment and human health, and needs to be more accountable [...] Full text...

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Libya, Tunisia agree to increase frequency of flights to Tunisia from 3 Libyan airports

23 may 2022 - 20:55:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya and Tunisia have agreed to increase the number of flights to Tunisia from three Libyan [...] Full text...

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Tunisair Express to resume Djerba-Tripoli flights on 2 June

21 may 2022 - 15:02:57
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian airline, Tunisair Express, has announced the resumption of its regular flights between Djerba in Tunisia [...] Full text...

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Facilitating return of Turkish airline to Libya discussed in Tripoli

16 may 2022 - 10:07:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the National Unity Government (GNU), Najla [...] Full text...

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EgyptAir plane lands in Benghazi, eastern Libya, after seven years suspension of flights to Libyan city

18 april 2022 - 19:53:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A plane of the Egyptian airline, EgyptAir, landed on Monday in Benina International Airport in Benghazi, [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Airlines names new CEO

24 march 2022 - 18:33:53
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Mesfin Tasesew Bekele, a veteran aviation engineer, has been named the new Chief Executive Officer [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Airlines CEO quits after overseeing four-fold growth in a decade

23 march 2022 - 20:24:15
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Airlines Chief Executive Tewolde GebreMariam has stepped down from the company to focus on [...] Full text...

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South African workers union blames cost-cutting for airline's suspension

15 march 2022 - 09:11:29
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) has blamed drastic cost-cutting measures implemented at [...] Full text...

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Tunisian president deplores start of military operations in Ukraine

25 february 2022 - 14:48:38
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kais Saied deplored on Thursday "the launching of military operations in Ukraine" following the [...] Full text...

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53 Flights to land in Banjul weekly - Bah

22 february 2022 - 17:56:33
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The minister of Tourism and Culture has stated that the Gambia Tourism industry is on the [...] Full text...

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Global airlines set their sights on South Africa

13 february 2022 - 18:50:23
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – German carrier, Eurowings, says it will begin flying from Frankfurt to Mpumlanga province in [...] Full text...

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African leaders seek aviation, transportation logistic overhaul to spur free trade agenda

08 february 2022 - 05:04:26
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African political and business leaders have called for a logistical overhaul and broad investment in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari cancels Zamfara visit over weather concerns

27 january 2022 - 19:42:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday cancelled his scheduled visit to Zamfara State, citing poor weather conditions, official sources told [...] Full text...

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TunisAir suspends all flights to Burkina Faso

25 january 2022 - 14:14:03
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian airline, TunisAir, decided on Monday evening to suspend all its flights to Ouagadougou, Burkina [...] Full text...

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Libyan officials discuss ways to lift ban on Libyan airlines

11 january 2022 - 11:21:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Senior officials of the Libyan foreign ministry and Civil Aviation Authority on Monday met to discuss [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Airlines named 'Best African Airline' for fourth time in a row

24 december 2021 - 16:51:35
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Airlines has again been named winner of the "Best African Airline Award" from Skytrax, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 59 new positive cases of Covid-19

16 december 2021 - 08:21:09
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities Wednesday recorded 59 positive cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), official sources said here Thursday. A [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana bans unvaccinated foreign travellers from entering the country

14 december 2021 - 05:52:43
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's ban on travellers who have not been vaccinated against the coronavirus from entering the country [...] Full text...

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Senegalese govt. vows to settle balance of payments due to former Air Afrique workers

08 december 2021 - 19:12:58
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese government is working to settle the balance of four billion CFA francs owed to [...] Full text...

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Zambia Airways set to hit the skies in partnership with Ethiopian Airlines

29 november 2021 - 19:29:55
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Zambia’s state-owned Industrial Development Corporation and the Ethiopian Airlines (ET) have entered a partnership to [...] Full text...

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South Africa's national carrier announces flight changes

24 november 2021 - 19:20:26
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Airways has announced that it will stop flying to Maputo, the capital [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Senate to intervene in Nigeria, UAE row

16 november 2021 - 18:40:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday resolved to intervene in the diplomatic row between Nigeria and the [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM says his decision to contest the presidential poll rests with 'the people'

16 november 2021 - 13:28:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba says that the decision to contest in the 24 December presidential [...] Full text...

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First Western tourists in Libya after decade, another sign of stability ( Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

28 october 2021 - 21:50:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The arrival in Libya of a convoy of 35 cars carrying some 80 Western tourists after [...] Full text...

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Virgin Atlantic to resume Cape Town flights

15 october 2021 - 17:02:07
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Virgin Atlantic on Friday announced Friday it would resume direct flights from Heathrow to [...] Full text...

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Maltese Airline flight marks resumption of air service with Libya

20 september 2021 - 18:07:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Maltese Airlines landed Monday at Maitigua Airport in Tripoli, marking the resumption of direct flights [...] Full text...

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Maltese airline to launch first Valletta-Tripoli flight on Monday

17 september 2021 - 10:28:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Maltese airline, Medavia, will launch its first direct flight between Valletta and Maitigua airports in [...] Full text...

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Emirates Airlines spreads its wings in southern Africa

14 september 2021 - 16:57:51
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Emirates Airlines has expanded its operations to and from South Africa following the COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Airlines fuel West African wildlife species trafficking to Europe

04 september 2021 - 17:07:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Commercial aviation has largely interfered with the conservation of wildlife species and promoted trade in rare [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Airlines, Boeing sign landmark agreement on aviation collaboration

30 august 2021 - 20:04:05
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Airlines and US commercial aircraft manufacturer, Boeing, have signed an agreement to create [...] Full text...

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Delta Airlines resumes flights from the US to South Africa

03 august 2021 - 12:35:57
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Delta Airlines on Monday resumed its Johannesburg and Atlanta operations following the suspension of [...] Full text...

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Five TunisAir managers, two engineers banned from travelling

03 august 2021 - 09:36:45
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The examining magistrate of the economic and financial judiciary unit in Tunisia has issued a travel [...] Full text...

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Tunisair Express resumes flights to Libya

28 may 2021 - 16:00:40
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisair Express announced on Friday the resumption of its flights to Libya with 3 weekly trips [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM holds talks with Tunisian counterpart

22 may 2021 - 15:37:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba received his Tunisian counterpart, Hichem Mechichi, who arrived in Tripoli on [...] Full text...

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Tunisair flight arrives at Maitigua airport in Tripoli after seven years of interruption

17 may 2021 - 21:03:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Tunisian airline, Tunisair, Monday landed at the international Maitigua airport, eastern suburb of the capital, [...] Full text...

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Libyan, Maltese officials discuss ways to curb illegal migration and strengthen border security

12 may 2021 - 13:06:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Najla al-Mangouch has met with Maltese Ministers of [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Chadian President Idriss Déby dies in clashes with rebels

20 april 2021 - 11:59:06
N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Chadian President Idriss Déby has died in clashes with rebels in the north of the country, army [...] Full text...

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US orders citizens to leave Chad as rebels march on capital

19 april 2021 - 03:34:22
N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - The U.S. Department of State has ordered the departure of non-emergency government employees from the U.S. Embassy [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Airlines agrees to pilot global aviation travel pass

26 march 2021 - 15:06:38
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Airlines has agreed to pilot a global vaccines travel verification pass introduced by the [...] Full text...

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Business plan to revive Air Burkina presented to Prime Minister

26 march 2021 - 09:22:26
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A US company on Thursday presented a business plan to revive Burkina Faso's national carrier, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Lufthansa resumes flights to South Africa

17 march 2021 - 15:14:22
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – German airline Lufthansa on Wednesday confirmed that it plans re-introduce its direct flights to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ethiopian Airlines airlifts coronavirus vaccines to Africa hub

11 march 2021 - 14:37:00
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Airlines has airlifted its first batch of the coronavirus vaccines from Mumbai, India, to [...] Full text...

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Kenya Airways joins AU vaccine tamper proof plan to curb fake coronavirus test certificates

08 march 2021 - 12:32:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya Airways has partnered with the African Union and the Africa Centre for Disease Control and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Air Tanzania ready to fly to southern China

06 march 2021 - 09:46:17
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s national air carrier, Air Tanzania Company (ATC), is set to start flights to [...] Full text...

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President Barrow calls for more foreign investment

24 february 2021 - 19:48:27
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow og Gambia has called for stronger cooperation in the manufacturing and tourism industries, [...] Full text...

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Kenya Airways resumes weekly cargo flights to New Delhi

23 february 2021 - 14:58:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya Airways (KQ) freight division has announced the resumption of its cargo services to New Delhi, [...] Full text...

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Qatar Airways increases flights to South Africa

18 february 2021 - 15:13:59
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Qatar Airways has announced plans to expand its flight operations in South Africa. Beginning in [...] Full text...

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G5 Sahel countries committed to achieve project zones in their space

16 february 2021 - 22:16:33
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The current chairman of the G5 Sahel Heads of State, Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno, Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Kenya Airways to resume bi-weekly flights to Rome in June

16 february 2021 - 17:44:56
Kenya, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya Airways has announced the return of flights to Italy’s capital, Rome, following a near one-year [...] Full text...

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Global airline passenger traffic falls by 67% - Report

06 february 2021 - 15:24:42
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The year 2020 was one of the most challenging years for the aviation industry which saw [...] Full text...

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Sky Mali makes maiden flight from Bamako to Timbuktu

03 february 2021 - 10:37:31
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A new airline in Mali, Sky Mali, made its maiden commercial flight on Monday on the [...] Full text...

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Kenya Airways temporarily suspends flights to major European hubs

22 january 2021 - 20:16:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya Airways said on Friday it was suspending flights to two major European hubs following the [...] Full text...

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French woman sentenced to 10 months suspended prison term for falsifying COVID-19 test

14 january 2021 - 14:37:59
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - A French woman was sentenced Tuesday in Benin to a ten-month suspended sentence for presenting a [...] Full text...

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Libyan Government of National Accord offers solidarity with Indonesia after airplane’s crash

10 january 2021 - 20:07:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya Sunday offered its full condolences and solidarity to Indonesia following the crash of an airplane [...] Full text...

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Kenya Airways, Air France KLM to end Africa-European strategic partnership

21 december 2020 - 23:58:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya Airways and Air France KLM Group have agreed to mutually terminate their Africa-Europe joint venture [...] Full text...

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Tunisia’s 2021 budget does not reflect aspirations of the people, says workers’ union

13 december 2020 - 16:10:55
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian general workers union (UGTT, the country’s biggest trades union, has said the government's budget [...] Full text...

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Bangui set to develop trade relations with Tunis, says President Touadéra

18 november 2020 - 23:01:53
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The president of Central African Republic, Faustin-Archange Touadéra, Wednesday expressed the desire of his country to [...] Full text...

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US Aviation Administration gives order for Boeing 737 MAX to fly again

18 november 2020 - 15:55:41
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator, Steve Dickson, on Tuesday signed an order that paves [...] Full text...

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Libyan airline company resumes flights to Tunisia

17 november 2020 - 05:36:55
Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - The Libyan air transport company made its first flight on Monday from Tripoli International Airport, Maatig, [...] Full text...

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Kenya named Africa's leading tourism destination

11 november 2020 - 07:13:46
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has been named Africa’s leading tourist destination 2020 by the World Travel Awards (WTA). Kenya Tourist Board (KTB), the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Airlines takes delivery of two A350-900 new Airbuses

08 november 2020 - 08:40:07
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - While many airlines have been down-sizing their operations due to the effects of the Covid-19 [...] Full text...

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Libya: Fears over military talks and ceasefire agreement highlighted in news

24 october 2020 - 19:01:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  Libyan newspapers this week devoted most of their news coverage to the 5 + 5 Joint [...] Full text...

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Switzerland, Togo to establish direct air links

22 october 2020 - 22:55:16
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Switzerland and Togo are looking into the possibility of establishing a direct air link between their [...] Full text...

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American group to take over Air Burkina

21 october 2020 - 17:25:02
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government and an American Group, African Global Development, are putting final touches to [...] Full text...

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Afriqiyah Airways flight linking Tripoli and Benghazi arrives after months of suspension

16 october 2020 - 21:42:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A plane of Libya’s state-owned Afriqiyah Airways arrived Friday at the international airport of Benina (Benghazi) [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia halts plans to privatise profitable national carrier, says finance minister

14 october 2020 - 22:48:18
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's finance minister, Ahmed Shide, has revealed that the planned privatisation of the national carrier, [...] Full text...

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Scenic flights spice Botswana’s tourism offer

06 october 2020 - 12:17:32
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Tourism players in Botswana have applauded latest innovation by the country’s national airline to introduce scenic [...] Full text...

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Emirates resumes weekly flights to Entebbe, Muscat

02 october 2020 - 11:16:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Emirates has resumed weekly flights to Entebbe and Muscat, the airline announced on Friday. In a press [...] Full text...

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Libya, Tunisia airspace to open next month

28 september 2020 - 10:52:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The reopening of the airspace between Libya and Tunisia is scheduled to start in early October, [...] Full text...

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Jambojet opens campaign to encourage domestic travel

24 september 2020 - 22:50:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Regional low-cost carrier Jambojet has partnered with various players in the travel industry to launch a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius registers one new imported positive case

18 september 2020 - 14:39:36
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius on Friday  announced a new imported positive case of Covid-19 on [...] Full text...

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2 Libyan delegations to political talks in Morocco flown home

17 september 2020 - 17:05:42
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Two flights from Casablanca's Mohamed V International Airport in Morocco have flown home members of the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius to reopen borders on Oct. 1

10 september 2020 - 12:51:59
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Mr. Louis Steven Obeegadoo announced on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Aircraft movements decline in Botswana

10 september 2020 - 12:19:23
Botswana, Gaborone (PANA) - Botswana data authority’s latest report on transport and infrastructure has indicated that aircraft movements in the [...] Full text...

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Kenya Airways requires corporate reform to return to profits - Pilots Union

30 august 2020 - 18:49:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Financially distressed Kenya Airways has been urged to revise its strategic growth plan in the wake [...] Full text...

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Apex trade union calls for resignation of Kenya airways Board, CEO

30 august 2020 - 16:32:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya umbrella workers body, the Confederation of Trade Unions (COTU), and two civil aviation workers’ [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya Airways blames $13.million half-year loss on pandemic

28 august 2020 - 20:56:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - ,Kenya Airways Friday reported a $13.6 million loss in the first half of 2020, the airline [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Airlines achieves African aviation breakthrough with winglet uplift

26 august 2020 - 19:56:46
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Airlines said on Wednesday its technicians had achieved a major breakthrough in Africa's aviation [...] Full text...

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Kenya Airways to lay off 590 employees

21 august 2020 - 09:21:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya Airways will go ahead with its plans to lay off 590 employees in the second [...] Full text...

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Libya: Flights resume at international Maitigua airport

09 august 2020 - 18:07:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Commercial flights resumed on Sunday at the international Maitigua airport, eastern Tripoli, after months of suspension [...] Full text...

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Federal Executive Council approves ratification of Air Transport deal between Nigeria, U.S.

29 july 2020 - 19:17:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday, at its weekly meeting, approved the ratification of Bilateral [...] Full text...

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RwandAir to resume flights to 7 African cities, Dubai on Saturday

29 july 2020 - 13:50:51
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's national carrier RwandAir is set to resume its international commercial flights on Saturday to seven [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian plane catches fire at Shanghai Airport

22 july 2020 - 13:24:46
Addis Abeba, Ethiopia (PANA) -   An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 777 freighter aircraft caught fire while loading cargo at Shanghai Pudong [...] Full text...

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Rwandan dailies highlight resumption of RwandAir flights, trial of former Rwandan PM over dud cheques

18 july 2020 - 16:49:46
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week focused on the resumption of RwandAir flights effective 1 August and the [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: RwandAir to resume flights on August 1

15 july 2020 - 14:43:46
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's national carrier RwandAir announced on Wednesday the resumption of international flights on   select African routes [...] Full text...

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Nigeria to review air services agreements with other countries over “unacceptable” treatment of Nigerian carriers

13 july 2020 - 17:23:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government says it will review the Bilateral Air Services Agreements (BASA) with various [...] Full text...

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Emirates resumes passenger flights to Dar es Salaam, five other destinations

10 july 2020 - 15:11:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Emirates airlines plans to restore services to a further six destinations, among them Dar es Salaam, [...] Full text...

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324 stranded Nigerians return from Turkey

06 july 2020 - 10:28:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's Foreign Affairs minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, has said that another batch of 324 Nigerians who were [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Aides of VIPs, politicians barred from terminals as Nigerian airports reopen July 8

02 july 2020 - 21:52:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika Thursday gave details of protocols for the reopening of Nigeria’s domestic flights [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Togo to reopen air traffic after 3-month closure

02 july 2020 - 14:59:28
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo is preparing to reopen its air space to traffic, suspended for more than three months [...] Full text...

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Jambojet retains Affrica, Middle East most reliable Dash-8 operator award

29 june 2020 - 16:45:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - For the second year in a row, regional low cost carrier, Jambojet, has been awarded the [...] Full text...

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Air Mauritius to resume commercial flights on 1 September

18 june 2020 - 09:11:38
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian flag carrier, Air Mauritius, plans to resume its flights, which were suspended on 29 March [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: India, China, Israel evacuate citizens from Nigeria

01 june 2020 - 07:02:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s major carrier, Air Peace, on Sunday evacuated 312 Indians, who were stranded in Nigeria following [...] Full text...

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Egypt considers gradual resumption of international flights

31 may 2020 - 17:56:00
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt is considering a ‘gradual resumption’ of international flights in the second half of June or [...] Full text...

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Air Botswana resumes domestic services

26 may 2020 - 17:19:34
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Air Botswana is expected to resume domestic flights next month, authorities in the ministry of transport [...] Full text...

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80 million children under one at risk of other diseases as COVID-19 disrupts routine vaccination efforts

22 may 2020 - 18:36:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - COVID 19 is disrupting life-saving immunization services around the world, putting millions of children – in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 188m-euro AfDB loan to boost Kenya's COVID-19 response

22 may 2020 - 17:23:40
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Friday approved an 188-million-euro [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenyan Senate wants citizens stranded overseas evacuated

21 may 2020 - 11:55:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Senate Ad Hoc Committee on coronavirus on Thursday urged the Kenyan authorities to fast-track the [...] Full text...

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More than 200 Tunisians repatriated Saturday from Canada

17 may 2020 - 11:27:18
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) -  Some 215 Tunisians stranded in Canada were Saturday repatriated home aboard the Tunisian airline, TunisAir, from [...] Full text...

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Tunisair threatened with bankruptcy

16 may 2020 - 12:11:41
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Faced for several years with acute financial difficulties due, in particular, to a plethora of employees [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Special flight for Burkinabe living in Senegal desiring to return home

13 may 2020 - 23:49:45
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)   -   A special flight is being planned for Sunday for Burkinabè living in Senegal who desire [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian Mission in Egypt to evacuate citizens back from Egypt

13 may 2020 - 20:48:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian mission in Egypt is making all necessary plans to evacuate Nigerians in the north [...] Full text...

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Repatriation of Tunisians abroad continues

10 may 2020 - 15:24:51
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – A TunisAir plane on Saturday landed at the Monastir International airport with 114 Tunisians repatriated from [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: TunisAir temporarily reduces salaries of employees abroad

29 april 2020 - 17:50:26
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian flag carrier, TunisAir, has temporarily reduced by 50% salaries of its employees overseas. The airline said [...] Full text...

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South Africa probes claims that Africans are targeted in China

12 april 2020 - 15:18:58
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Claims that  Africans are being targeted in China and subjected to forced evictions over [...] Full text...

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Foreign embassies evacuate 1,739 nationals from Nigeria

09 april 2020 - 10:43:42
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says 1,739 foreigners have been evacuated from the country [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: US, Canada top list of nations evacuating citizens from Nigeria

08 april 2020 - 07:07:29
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Foreign nations have intensified the evacuation of their citizens living in Nigeria because of COVID-19 (coronavirus) [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: 4 more patients cured in Mauritius

07 april 2020 - 20:43:49
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA)  -  The spokesperson for the Mauritian National Communication Committee on coronavirus (COVID-19), Dr Zouber Joomaye, said here [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia denies diversion of medical equipment purchased in China

06 april 2020 - 11:27:34
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's foreign ministry on Sunday denied reports of a possible diversion of an order for medical [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenyan pilot who flew last evacuation flight from New York dies

03 april 2020 - 14:20:52
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Retired Air Force Major Daudi Kibati Kimuyu, arguably Kenya's most experienced commercial jet pilot, has died [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Two Rwandans stranded at Nairobi airport in Kenya

26 march 2020 - 20:42:28
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Kenyan authorities have imposed a quarantine on more than 60 travellers, including two Rwandan nationals who [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: African FMs seek IMF, WB debt repayment break to handle coronavirus

25 march 2020 - 00:55:16
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Finance Ministers have called on the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Finance ministers warn of 'major, adverse' COVID-19 implications for Africa

23 march 2020 - 15:29:06
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – African Finance ministers have warnrd of ‘major and adverse’ implications of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic for [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: SAA suspends international flights until end of May

20 march 2020 - 19:10:36
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - State-owned South African Airways (SAA) has announced that it is immediately suspending all international flights [...] Full text...

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UN worried about increasing abductions, forced disappearances in Libya

18 march 2020 - 21:22:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has expressed deep concern with the increasing ‘’abductions, acts [...] Full text...

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How the coronavirus could affect Zimbabwe's already failing economy (By Tatira Zwinoira, PANA Correspondent)

18 march 2020 - 20:22:07
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa, finally declared the coronavirus (COVID-19) a national disaster on Tuesday. This came as [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Regional carrier suspends Entebbe, Kigali routes

18 march 2020 - 19:10:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Regional carrier, Jambojet, has suspended flights to Rwanda’s capital city of Kigali and Entebbe in Uganda [...] Full text...

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Gabonese government introduces strict measures to combat coronavirus

17 march 2020 - 16:24:34
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The Gabonese government adopted two draft decrees in the Council of Ministers on Monday on how [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria's apex bank cuts interest rates on its intervention facilities

16 march 2020 - 19:54:02
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – In reaction to the negative effects of the pandemic, Coronavirus, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) [...] Full text...

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RwandAir suspends fights to Mumbai after India border closure over coronavirus concern

13 march 2020 - 12:33:50
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's national carrier, RwandAir, has suspended all flights to Mumbai, India, after the Indian authorities announced [...] Full text...

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Flights diverted from Tripoli's Maitigua airport to Misrata

04 march 2020 - 11:19:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Flights by the various Libyan airlines were diverted from Maitigua airport in the eastern suburbs of [...] Full text...

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Two Libyan airlines suspend flights from Maitigua Airport in Tripoli

03 march 2020 - 18:45:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan airlines Afriqiyah Airways and Al Buraq Airlines on Tuesday suspend flights from Maitigua Airport which [...] Full text...

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Kenya High Court halts dismissal of airline staff for filming Chinese arriving at Nairobi airport

02 march 2020 - 14:16:58
Re-sent Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The High Court in Nairobi on Monday halted the dismissal of a Kenya Airways staff member [...] Full text...

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Ignoring official assurances on COVID-19, panicked Nigerians rush to buy face masks, sanitizers

29 february 2020 - 15:41:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Ignoring assurances from the Nigerian federal government, panic-stricken people and institutions are besieging pharmacy shops and [...] Full text...

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Kenya government pumps US$49 million into ailing Kenya Airways

28 february 2020 - 14:17:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)- Kenyan  government has pumped an additional US$49.3 million commercial loan into Kenya Airways as the airline struggles [...] Full text...

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China Southern Airlines suspends filghts to Nairobi

28 february 2020 - 13:51:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - China Southern Airlines on  Friday suspended flights to Kenya following public uproar over coronavirus fears.   A communication [...] Full text...

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Kenya Airways ranked last in Africa, Middle East airline on-time arrival rating

27 february 2020 - 13:31:52
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya Airways has been ranked last among ten carriers in the Middle East and Africa on [...] Full text...

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Tunisia might suspend flights to Milan because of proliferation of coronavirus in Italy Health-

25 february 2020 - 00:01:20
Tunis Tunisia (PANA)  - Tunisia could take a decision Tuesday or Wednesday leading to the suspension of flights to the [...] Full text...

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Brazilian Embraer seeks position in Gabon

24 february 2020 - 17:53:28
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The commercial director of the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer, Gad Wavomba, plans to introduce this brand [...] Full text...

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Mali to launch a new airline before late March

17 february 2020 - 11:15:40
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali wants to launch a new airline before late March , the Director-General of the National [...] Full text...

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Air transport in Africa contributes over US$50 billion of GDP - AFRAA

15 february 2020 - 11:07:43
Cotonou, Benin(PANA) - Air transport in Africa contributes more than US$50 billion to GDP, the  African Airlines  Association (AFRAA) said [...] Full text...

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Cape Verdean airline needs long-term loan to be profitable

13 february 2020 - 18:53:33
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The national carrier Cabo Verde Airlines (CVA) will have to obtain a long-term funding to [...] Full text...

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Increase in passenger traffic at Cape Verdean airports

13 february 2020 - 17:10:44
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde's airports handled nearly 2.8 million passengers in 2019, a new historical record for [...] Full text...

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Virgin Atlantic launches new London/Cape Town route

12 february 2020 - 16:59:24
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Virgin Atlantic Airline on Wednesday announced that it is launching a daily London to [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s economy grows by 6pct, prospects remain good for 2020 – IMF

08 february 2020 - 19:48:13
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) -  International Monetary Fund (IMF) Chief of Mission Jaroslaw Wreczoreck Saturday described 2019 “as a really good [...] Full text...

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SAA scraps all domestic routes except from Johannesburg, Cape Town

06 february 2020 - 19:24:35
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA)  - South African Airways (SAA) is cancelling all domestic routes apart from Johannesburg to Cape Town, [...] Full text...

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Qatar Airways acquire 49 pct shareholding at RwandAir in first ever deal

06 february 2020 - 00:23:22
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  -  Qatar Airways is set to acquire 49 percent shares in Rwanda's national carrier, RwandAir, in a [...] Full text...

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Algeria repatriates Tunisian, Libyan and Mauritanian students from China

03 february 2020 - 09:44:12
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Algeria has announced the repatriation of Libyan, Tunisian and Mauritanian nationals from the Chinese city of [...] Full text...

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Kenya Airways suspends flights to China over coronavirus

31 january 2020 - 21:46:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya Airways (KQ) said on Friday it is suspending flights to China over the coronavirus [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde urged to improve its infrastructure

31 january 2020 - 19:33:30
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Thursday advised Cape Verde to invest in maritime wealth [...] Full text...

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RwandAir suspends temporarily all flights to China over coronavirus fears

31 january 2020 - 13:14:03
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's national carrier, RwandAir, announced on Friday that it would be suspending all flights to the [...] Full text...

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Royal Air Maroc temporarily suspends flights to China

31 january 2020 - 09:22:49
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan national carrier, Royal Air Maroc, has suspended flights between Casablanca and Beijing from 31 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Air Mauritius suspends direct flights to Shanghai

29 january 2020 - 17:20:23
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) -  The Mauritian national airline, Air Mauritius, on Wednesday decided to suspend all its flights to Shanghai [...] Full text...

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Kenyan passenger with coronavirus symptoms isolated on arrival from China

28 january 2020 - 14:22:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A passenger with symptoms similar to the coronavirus has been quarantined on arrival in Kenya on [...] Full text...

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Traffic resumes at Maitigua airport in Tripoli after brief suspension

22 january 2020 - 23:24:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  Air traffic resumed on Wednesday evening at Maitigua international airport in eastern Tripoli after being suspended [...] Full text...

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South Africa: National airline to sell nine aircraft

16 january 2020 - 16:42:10
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Airways (SAA) which has lost more than US$1.5 billion over the past [...] Full text...

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World land speed record expected to be broken in South Africa

15 january 2020 - 08:50:59
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A rocket shaped vehicle is expected to break the world land speed record in [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire sets plan for competitiveness of national airline

09 january 2020 - 22:34:27
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA)   -   The council of ministers, at the end of a meeting held here Wednesday, approved of [...] Full text...

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TunisAir to lay off 4,800 employees

09 january 2020 - 17:53:53
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The CEO of the Tunisian airline company, TunisAir, Iléys Mnakbi, announced at the company's general meeting [...] Full text...

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Gabon to create a national airline

09 january 2020 - 17:27:16
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Addressing members of the Gabonese parliament, the Prime Minister and Head of Government, Julien Nkoghe Bekalé, [...] Full text...

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Tripoli's Maitigua airport to resume air flights after brief suspension

03 january 2020 - 21:10:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The Maitigua International Airport announced here Friday it had started receiving airline passengers, as a prelude [...] Full text...

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Gabon removed from airline companies' blacklist

03 january 2020 - 18:31:47
Libreville, Gabon (PANA)   -  Gabon, which has been blacklisted since 2008 in the European Union (EU) airspace, was Friday removed [...] Full text...

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