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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African air passenger demand increases 10.4%

05 december 2024 - 14:38:40
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African airlines saw a 10.4% year-on-year increase in demand, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA) [...] 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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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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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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Coronavirus: UNICEF planning ‘mammoth operation’ to deliver vaccines

23 november 2020 - 11:31:22
New York, US (PANA) - UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is working with more than 350 logistics partners, including major airlines, [...] 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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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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Zimbabwe: IATA meets President Mnangagwa over US$196 million in non-repatriated funds to foreign airlines

10 july 2019 - 15:37:55
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) met with Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa and a high level [...] Full text...

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Conference on air transport in Africa opens in Paris

17 june 2019 - 19:13:47
Paris, France (PANA) - The African Business Lawyers' Club (ABLC), an association of young legal professionals committed to promoting a [...] Full text...

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AUC to launch Single African Sky

22 january 2018 - 16:01:56
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) is set to launch the first AU Agenda 2063 Flagship [...] Full text...

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Senegal’s New Airport opens

09 december 2017 - 06:43:09
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal’s new International Blaise Diagne Airport (AIBD), a 525-million-euro infrastructure masterpiece, co-financed with the African Development [...] Full text...

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African Airlines summit ends with calls to embrace 'digital transformation'

14 november 2017 - 13:37:49
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The 49th Annual General Assembly (AGA) and Summit of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) ended on [...] Full text...

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African airlines commit to reduce costs by switching to e-commerce solutions

14 november 2017 - 10:14:48
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Global aviation leaders on Tuesday agreed to implement a very "heavy cost-cutting programme" through the [...] Full text...

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Security Council underscores need to bring killers of UN experts in DRC to justice

08 november 2017 - 05:48:30
New York, USA (PANA) – Reiterating the need to bring to justice the killers of two United Nations expert in [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwanda to host African airlines meeting

19 september 2017 - 10:18:19
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) is set to host its 49th Annual General Assembly in Kigali [...] Full text...

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US: IATA urges governments to find electronics ban alternatives

29 march 2017 - 15:00:23
New York, US (PANA) - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on governments to urgently find alternatives to [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Aviation Africa 2017 summit opens

22 february 2017 - 12:05:07
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Aviation Africa 2017 conference opened on Wednesday in Kigali with about 500 delegates from African countries [...] Full text...

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Kenya: African airlines launch new push for single aviation market in 2017

25 november 2016 - 19:17:23
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)- African Airlines Association (AFRAA) has intensified its campaign for opening up the African airspace by declaring [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Global Airport Action Day nets airline ticket fraudsters

19 october 2016 - 11:28:50
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Some 193 individuals found in possession of plane tickets bought using stolen or compromised payment card [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: RwandAir Express set to enhance safety programme by December 2016

23 august 2016 - 13:09:29
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan flag carrier, RwandAir Express, on Tuesday vowed to implement its safety programmes, in both airport [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya Airways full year loss rises to US$262 million on currency risk

21 july 2016 - 15:47:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A massive weakening of the Kenya Shilling and high interest rates pushed the Kenya Airways (KQ) [...] Full text...

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France: 140 nabbed for using stolen, fake payment cards for plane tickets

21 june 2016 - 12:52:21
Lyon, France (PANA) – An international law enforcement operation targeting the purchase of airplane tickets using stolen or fake payment [...] Full text...

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US: IATA says global air transport profits improves

03 june 2016 - 16:05:39
New York, US (PANA) - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has revised its 2016 financial outlook for global air [...] Full text...

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US: IATA tasks govts on airlines' carbon emissions

03 june 2016 - 14:00:35
New York, US (PANA) - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Friday approved a resolution urging governments to adopt [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Platform to connect aviation, hotel sectors to take off

03 february 2016 - 10:28:42
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A unique platform bringing together airlines, airports, hotel and hospitality investors for the first time, is [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: RwandAir Express rated among world’s top safest airlines

11 january 2016 - 13:57:59
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - RwandAir Express has been listed among the world’s safest airlines for 2015 after passing the International [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Tourism in South Africa plummets over new visa regulations

08 september 2015 - 13:50:40
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) – a global organisation which aims to drive [...] Full text...

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UN: UN urges greater use of advance passenger information to check foreign terrorists

12 june 2015 - 07:36:29
New York, US (PANA) - The UN counter-terrorism committee has called for expanding the use of advance passenger information (API) [...] Full text...

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US: IATA says global air passenger traffic rising

08 june 2015 - 20:38:20
New York, US (PANA) - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says that global passenger traffic in recent months this [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: RwandAir Express officially becomes IATA member

27 may 2015 - 20:49:36
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's flag carrier, RwandAir Express, has officially been admitted as the new member of the International [...] Full text...

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Kenya:Dubai gears up for African Aviation Summit

04 may 2015 - 10:23:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Aviation Africa 2015, which is due to open on 10 May in Dubai, will underscore the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Africa's airlines face tough future with Ebola spread to US - Analysts

02 october 2014 - 13:12:03
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ebola spread to the US has created fears that US aviation authorities could slap [...] Full text...

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US: US hails Cote d'Ivoire for reinstating air travel to Ebola-hit countries

28 september 2014 - 09:38:55
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has commended Cote d'Ivoire for reinstating air travel to Ebola-affected countries, in [...] Full text...

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UN: WHO requests exit screening of travellers leaving affected countries

18 august 2014 - 22:42:56
New York, US (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday said any persons with an illness consistent [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: WHO moves to reduce effect of Ebola on travel, tourism

18 august 2014 - 14:39:24
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - In order to support the global efforts to contain the spread of the Ebola Virus Disease [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya Airways protects passengers, crew in Ebola-hit West Africa

08 august 2014 - 17:29:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya Airways said Friday flights to Ebola-hit areas in West African states, Sierra Leone, Liberia and [...] Full text...

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US: UN, civil aviation partners to reduce risks of flying over conflict zones

01 august 2014 - 05:40:28
New York, US (PANA) - In the wake of the recent downing of a passenger plane over eastern Ukraine, the [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Dailies highlight flight safety, rational airfares, human development

26 july 2014 - 10:11:52
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Air travel safety and fares as well as the need to eliminate corruption in [...] Full text...

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African airlines chiefs call for free continental market

27 november 2013 - 09:41:03
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Leaders of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) have resolved to work closely together to [...] Full text...

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French airline Corsair increases flights

11 october 2013 - 23:05:11
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The French airline Corsair International will increase its daily flights to several destinations during the [...] Full text...

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Tap aviation potentials to drive Africa's economic growth, says IATA

17 september 2013 - 19:25:25
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on public and private aviation stakeholders to tap [...] Full text...

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Seven Gabonese airlines banned from EU air space

17 july 2013 - 19:03:37
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – Seven Gabonese airlines are on the black list of 21 airlines banned from European air space [...] Full text...

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IATA Summit: African states urged to improve aviation policies

04 june 2013 - 11:34:40
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Delegates at the ongoing 69th International Air Transport Association (IATA) summit in Cape Town, [...] Full text...

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Dutchman heads Cameroon’s national carrier

04 january 2013 - 12:03:31
Douala, Cameroon (PANA) - Dutchman Matthijs Boertien has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Cameroon’s national airline, Cameroon Airlines Corporation [...] Full text...

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Air Zimbabwe resumes flights

25 october 2012 - 12:08:33
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Air Zimbabwe said Thursday it would resume domestic and regional flights next month, after resolving some [...] Full text...

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Mozambique airline resumes flights to Harare

08 october 2012 - 18:57:45
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Mozambique's national airline, LAM, said Monday it would resume flights to Harare at the end of [...] Full text...

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ICAO, IATA to assist Nigeria in ensuring aviation safety

02 july 2012 - 11:42:52
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - In the wake of the 3 June plane crash that killed 159 people in Nigeria, two [...] Full text...

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Air Nigeria defends safety record

26 june 2012 - 11:41:56
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's second largest private carrier Air Nigeria has defended its safety record, after the airline was [...] Full text...

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Air Zimbabwe gets three-month ultimatum to improve air safety

21 june 2012 - 18:26:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Troubled Air Zimbabwe has been given 90 days to comply with international air safety standards or [...] Full text...

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Tanzania moves to revamp aviation industry

21 march 2012 - 14:39:50
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian and foreign aviation experts on Wednesday began a two-day meeting here aimed at [...] Full text...

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Nigeria moves to enhance air safety

25 february 2011 - 08:59:13
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - As part of ongoing measures to enhance air safety, the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) is [...] Full text...

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IATA to open office in Libya

05 january 2011 - 21:29:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Wednesday signed an agreement in Tripoli to [...] Full text...

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Gambia imposes 20-euro fee on air travelers

19 october 2010 - 16:30:00
Banjul- Gambia (PANA) -- Passengers flying out of the Banjul International Airpor t will, as from 1 November, 2010, pay [...] Full text...

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Gambia imposes 20-euro fee on air travelers

19 october 2010 - 16:10:00
Banjul- Gambia (PANA) -- Passengers flying out of the Banjul International Airpor t will, as from 1 November, 2010, pay [...] Full text...

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SA World Cup boosts African airliners' fortunes - IATA

28 july 2010 - 18:24:00
Kisumu- Kenya (PANA) -- African carriers posted a 21. 3 per cent rise in traffic i n June, mainly as [...] Full text...

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African airlines back to US$100m profitability

07 june 2010 - 14:40:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- African airlines are expected to return to profitability this year, for the first time in [...] Full text...

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16,000 Frenchmen stuck in Africa due to flight disruption

24 april 2010 - 13:05:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- About 16,000 Frenchmen were stuck in Africa due to flight problems caused by ash clouds from [...] Full text...

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Airlines count losses after European airspace shutdown

21 april 2010 - 17:07:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The global aviation body, the International Air Transpor t Association (IATA), estimated that the volcano crisis [...] Full text...

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SAA cancels more flights to Europe

19 april 2010 - 13:15:00
Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- South African Airways (SAA) has cancelled all f lights to Frankfurt and Munich, which [...] Full text...

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Africaâ?s air accident rate highest in the world

18 february 2010 - 15:25:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Africa recorded the worldâ?s worst air accidents in 2009, with five major air disasters, resulting [...] Full text...

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African airlines in historic profit drop

27 january 2010 - 15:14:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- African airlines recorded a 6. 8 per cent decline in the number of passengers in [...] Full text...

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2010 WC: Airports Company under fire over planned fee hike

17 december 2009 - 07:31:00
Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- The Airports Company of South Africa (Acsa) has came under fire for proposing a [...] Full text...

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Rwanda airline to join IATA in December 2009

16 july 2009 - 15:46:00
Kigali- Rwanda (PANA) -- The Rwandan airline, Rwandair Express, will become a mem ber of the International Air Transport Association [...] Full text...

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African airlines show slight recovery in passenger volumes

26 june 2009 - 14:23:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- African airlines have recorded a slight improvement in p assenger numbers, but demand for cargo continued [...] Full text...

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Kenya Airways to begin flights to Malabo

24 june 2009 - 19:21:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenya Airways will begin flights to Malabo, the capital city of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea. The [...] Full text...

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African airlines to lose US$500m as recession hits air transport

08 june 2009 - 13:37:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- African airlines are expected to post losses of US$500 million in 2009, out of the US$9 [...] Full text...

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Kenya Airways reports US$ 75 million loss

05 june 2009 - 18:09:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenya Airways, one of the few African carriers that has remained profitable, on Friday reported a [...] Full text...

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Global economic crisis sinks Namibia’s flag carrier

28 april 2009 - 19:04:00
Windhoek- Namibia (PANA) -- Namibia’s flag carrier, Air Namibia has cut its Londo n route and scaled down on its [...] Full text...

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