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Airbus marks 30 years in South Africa, enhances local helicopter support. Read more https://lnkd.in/dgJit9qS #AFRVIATORbulletin #Helicopter #Aviation #Aircraft #SouthAfrica #AirTravel #Flying #Africa #Airbus #AviationAfrica

In #AirTravel AFRICA 🌍✈︎ South African Airways (SA) restarts Johannesburg - Dar es Salaam service with daily flights starting January 20, 2025. 🇿🇦🇹🇿 flynas commences direct flights between Jeddah and #Djibouti—3X weekly direct flights starting January 08, 2025, to the East African nation. 🇸🇦🇩🇯 Emirates (EK) increases flights to #Madagascar from four to six weekly services starting April 2, 2025. 🇦🇪🇲🇬 Read More 🌍 ✈︎ https://lnkd.in/ga-RbwCq Photos: FlySAA, flynas, EK _______ #AviationAfrica #Aviation #Airlines #Emirates #flynas #FlySAA #Tanzania #Travel #Tourism #TravelAfrica

Maldivian (Q2) has taken delivery of its first #Airbus A330-200 aircraft in January 2025, featuring a three-class configuration. This new addition enhances their international network, including new routes to Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, and Xi’an. Read More 🌍 ✈︎ https://lnkd.in/d7kPYzp9 • Photo: Maldivian _______ #AFRVIATORbulletin #AviationAfrica #AirbusA330 #Airlines #AirTravel #Aircraft #IndianOcean #Maldivian #Maldives

Cirium Reveals 2024 On-Time Performance Review Winners—FlySafair is the Most On-Time Airline in Africa and Middle East in 2024. Read More 🌍 ✈︎ https://lnkd.in/dVpFV3Wp • Photo: AELF, Inc. _______ #AFRVIATORbulletin #AviationAfrica #Boeing737 #Airlines #AirTravel #Aviation #FlySafair #MiddleEast #AFRICA

AerCap and TAAG Angola Airlines sign sale and leaseback agreement for one #Boeing 787-9, scheduled for delivery in February 2025—marking AerCap as the first lessor to introduce the 787 airliner to TAAG. Read More 🌍 ✈︎ https://lnkd.in/d9VGAifG • Photos: FlyTAAG, AerCap _______ #AFRVIATORbulletin #AviationAfrica #B787Dreamliner #Aviation #Airlines #AirTravel #FlyTAAG #TAAGAngola #AerCap #AFRICA

In #AirTravel AFRICA 🌍✈︎ ATR and Ethiopian Airlines Group sign Joint Comprehensive Action Plan to enhance ATR #aircraftmaintenance—Ethiopian MRO’s facilities are set to welcome the first ATR aircraft by Q2 2025. 🇪🇹 SalamAir launches new non-stop flights to Kenya—Muscat to Nairobi flights to commence twice weekly from February 2025. 🇴🇲🇰🇪 Air Tanzania added to EU Air Safety List—Following the latest update (November 2024), a total of 129 airlines are now banned from EU skies. ✈︎ Read More 🌍 ✈︎ https://lnkd.in/ga-RbwCq Photos: ATR, SalamAir _______ #AviationAfrica #Aviation #Airlines #EthiopianAirlines #SalamAir #AirTanzania #AFRICA #AircraftMaintenance #AviationNews

Etihad Airways Returns to Nairobi. 🇰🇪🌍✈︎ Their first #A320 flight landed at JKIA on December 15, 2024, boosting UAE-Kenya connections. Etihad will operate 4 weekly non-stop flights between Abu Dhabi (AUH) and Nairobi (NBO). More @ #AFRVIATORbulletin https://lnkd.in/eq2m7XDB 🎥: KAA #AirTravel #Aviation #AirbusA320 #Airlines #Tourism #Safari #Nairobi #AviationAfrica #AbuDhabi #AFRICA

Routes and services for 2025 in #AirTravel Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands: Etihad Airways and Air Seychelles announce codeshare—enhancing connectivity to #Mahe via Abu Dhabi starting May 2025. 🇸🇨 Maldivian launches 4 new routes to China—connecting #Malé to Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, and Xi’an starting January 2025. 🇲🇻 Discover Airlines to debut non-stop flights to Seychelles—operating between Frankfurt and #Seychelles starting winter (October) 2025. 🇸🇨 Read More 🌍 ✈︎ https://lnkd.in/dTr5sZe4 Photos: Etihad, Maldivian, Discover _______ #AFRVIATORbulletin #Aviation #Airlines #Travel #Tourism #A330 #A320neo #AirSeychelles #Etihad #Maldivian #DiscoverAirlines #AFRICA

In #AirTravel AFRICA 🌍 ✈︎ Kenya Airways (KQ) expands UK service with new London Gatwick route, starting in July 2025. 🇰🇪 Royal Air Maroc (AT) resumes direct flights to Sao Paulo in December 2024, after a five-year hiatus. 🇲🇦 Air France-KLM and Airlink partner to expand African network with codeshare, effective Dec 2024. 🇿🇦 Read More 🌍 ✈︎ https://lnkd.in/dTr5sZe4 • Photos: KQ, FlyAirlink, RAM _______ #AFRVIATORbulletin #Flying #Airlines #Aviation #KenyaAirways #FlyAirlink #RoyalAirMaroc #AirFrance #KLM #AviationAfrica #AFRICA

In #TravelAFRICA 🌍 ✈︎ Air Congo completes inaugural flight (Dec 1, 2024) with service between Kinshasa and Lubumbashi on a Boeing 737, initially covering domestic routes including #Kinshasa – Goma and Kinshasa – Kisangani. 🇨🇩 Brussels Airlines (SN) expands #Africa network for summer 2025 — set to operate 56 weekly flights to the region. Additional frequencies/non-stop flights to cities including Nairobi, #Accra, Freetown, Conakry, Dakar, Abidjan, and Kinshasa. 🌍✈︎ World Travel Market (WTM) Africa 2025 returns to #CapeTown from April 9-11, 2025, under the theme ‘Ignite Africa’. The program debuts focused ‘content clusters’ including a half-day aviation conference covering #sustainableaviation topics and more. 🌱🛖🇿🇦 More @ ARVIATORbulletin https://lnkd.in/d6jmNmV7 🌍 Footage: Air Congo, Brussels Airlines, Marlin Clark _______ #AFRVIATORbulletin #AviationAfrica #AirTravel #Tourism #WTMAfrica #Aviation #Travel #BrusselsAirlines #AirCongo #AFRICA