Aigle Azur with ASL Airlines France to Algeria 
Paris-Orly-based carrier Aigle Azur will wet-lease B737-300(QC) capacity from fellow French airline ASL Airlines France from 3 July to 2 October 2019. The aircraft will operate out of Lille in Northern France to Algiers, the capital of Algeria, twice weekly and to the important... more
Agility plans to invest in Togo
President Faure Gnassingbé of Togo was joined by former British prime minister Tony Blair to talk about economic development at the Togo-UK investment summit in London. Gnassingbé made his pitch to investors while announcing a new deal for a logistics hub in Lomé, after... more
Rwandair adds more flights to worldwide network
From today, 25 June 2019, Rwandair is offering direct flights to Tel Aviv, the economic centre of Israel, from its Kigali hub (Rwanda). CEO Yvonne Manzi Makolo: "Adding Tel Aviv to our network is part of our long term plan to link Rwanda to the rest of the world. Tel Aviv... more
Linking Casablanca and Istanbul
Sabiha Gökçen (SAW), the smaller international airport in the Asian part of Istanbul, which, after the inauguration of the new Istanbul International Airport this spring, is promoting itself as the “city airport” of the Turkish metropolis, has added two new links to Casablanca,... more
New Skyteam Cargo member adds two Med destinations
Saudia Cargo, which formally became the 12th member of the Skyteam Cargo alliance during the Air Cargo Europe show in Munich (Germany) earlier this month, has launched two new routes to Greece and Morocco, aiming to meet the growing demand for cargo operations and stimulate... more
Rwandair spreads its wings to China
Rwandair is commencing flights to Guangzhou, the provincial capital of Guangdong and the third largest city in China, effective today, 18 June 2019. Guangzhou will be tagged to the Mumbai route which was launched in April 2017, and will be operated three times per week with an... more
Zuks Ramasia acts as new CEO of SAA
The board of South African Airways (SAA) has appointed Ms Zuks Ramasia as acting CEO for SAA. Ramasia, who is currently general manager for operations, is a skilled executive with an extensive aviation background. Ramasia will be supported by experienced executive committee... more
Bolloré picks Eric Kalala as CEO in DRC
The new CEO of Bolloré Transport & Logistics in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has officially assumed his functions. A Congolese (DRC) national, Éric Kalala joined Bolloré Transport & Logistics in 2003, holding positions in the finance division and the... more
Ethiopian: new flights to JFK and more services to Istanbul
Starting today, 17 June 2019, Ethiopian Airlines operates a thrice-weekly service between Addis Abeba (Ethiopia), Abidjan (Ivory Coast) and New York JFK (USA). With the addition of the new flights to the existing four-weekly service to Newark via Lomé (Togo), the Star Alliance... more
Asky launches services to South Africa
The Pan-African Airline Asky will launch daily flights from its Lomé (Togo) hub to Johannesburg, beginning tomorrow, 15 June 2019. South Africa's financial and economic capital will be connected to Asky's network of 23 other destinations within west and central Africa via Douala... more