All Africa news – Page 32
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NewsSouth African Airways suspends all international services
South African Airways is immediately cancelling all international services until the end of May.
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NewsRwandAir to suspend operations for 30 days
RwandAir will temporarily halt all services from 21 March to 21 April, as its looks to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. The African carrier will operate its last commercial passenger flight from Rwandan capital Kigali to London Gatwick on 20 March at 01:00. The return service will depart from ...
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NewsPressured SA Express suspends services until further notice
South African regional carrier SA Express is suspending operations until further notice, in response to various pressures on the airline. While it mentions the impact of the coronavirus outbreak, SA Express indicates this is only one consideration behind its decision, attributing the suspension to “adverse recent developments”. The airline had ...
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NewsFragile Fastjet aims for Zimbabwe carrier sale in April
African operator Fastjet Group expects to meet all preconditions, by the end of March, for divesting its Zimbabwean division and complete the transaction in April. It says participants of an investor consortium led by Solenta Aviation Holdings remain “committed” to the acquisition of Fastjet Zimbabwe under previously-agreed terms. Fastjet Group ...
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NewsComair pushes Boeing on compensation amid ongoing Max disruption
The airline is considering fleet renewal alternatives as it seeks to accelerate talks with manufacturer over grounding of the 737 Max.
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NewsEthiopian 737 Max pilots battled intense pitch and trim forces
Investigators probing the fatal Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max accident have given additional insight into a crucial period during which the crew, having temporarily stopped the aircraft from automatically nosing down, struggled vainly to regain pitch and trim control. In an interim update into the 10 March 2019 crash near ...
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NewsSAA launches airline-wide consultation on job cuts
Administrators for South African Airways have launched a consultation covering its almost 5,000 staff members on job cuts as it bids to restructure its workforce for a slimmed-down operation.
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NewsKenya Airways taps state loan to cover Embraer engines overhaul
SkyTeam carrier Kenya Airways has received a KSh5 billion ($49 million) loan from the government to cover an engine overhaul programme for its fleet of Embraer E190 regional jets.
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NewsFly540 Dash 8 lands on rough ground after engine failure
One of Kenyan regional carrier Fly540’s Bombardier Dash 8-300 turboprops has made an emergency landing, apparently on open ground, after an engine failure. The aircraft (5Y-CGH) came down near Kapese, an airfield in north-western Kenya. Fly540 says the aircraft sustained a “suspected foreign-object strike” which resulted in an engine failure. ...
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NewsSAA's 'complex' rescue plan pushed back to end-March
South African Airways’ restructuring plan has been pushed back to the end of March, as the airline’s business rescue practitioners seek further time to address the complexity of the effort. The practitioners have informed that the extension of the deadline to publish the plan – from 28 February to 31 ...
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NewsJambo Jet boss named permanent chief executive of Kenya Airways
Kenya Airways has confirmed Allan Kilavuka, the head of its budget unit JamboJet, as its new chief executive and group managing director on a permanent basis.
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NewsGovernment sets aside $1bn to cover SAA guaranteed debt
South Africa’s government has set aside R16.4 billion ($1.1 billion) over the medium term for South African Airways to repay guaranteed debt and to cover debt-service costs. The national treasury has disclosed the figure in its newly-released 2020 budget review. It states that the government also anticipates that additional funding ...
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NewsCAA calibration jet entered rapid descent before terrain collision
South African investigators have disclosed that a Cessna Citation II calibration aircraft suddenly entered a steep descent and excessive right bank before colliding with high terrain about 10min after departing George airport. None of the three occupants survived after the jet, operated by the South African Civil Aviation Authority, crashed ...
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NewsAuditor general’s office details ‘dire’ state of SAA organisation
South Africa’s auditor general’s office has testified to the chaotic condition of South African Airways’ organisation during a judicial commission examining allegations of corruption and fraud in state companies. The office participated for the first time in the audit of SAA’s full-year financial statement covering 2016-17. SAA was experiencing liquidity ...
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NewsFokker 50 crash crew ignored multiple alerts during take-off roll
Kenyan investigators have disclosed that the crew of a Fokker 50 continued a take-off roll, despite multiple alerts apparently warning of a serious engine problem, before the aircraft crashed some 50s after becoming airborne. The inquiry into the accident, involving a Skyward International Aviation turboprop departing Nairobi’s main international airport, ...
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NewsAfrican navy customer fields Leonardo-adapted King Airs
Leonardo has supplied an undisclosed African navy with a pair of specially adapted Beechcraft King Air 350ERs, with the twin-turboprops optimised for maritime patrol duties.
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NewsIrish division of GTLK to lease A220s to Green Africa
Nigerian start-up carrier Green Africa Airways has agreed to lease three Airbus A220s from Irish-based lessor GTLK Europe. The airline says the pact will enable it to “set course” to open commercial services this year. GTLK Europe is based in Dublin, and is affiliated with the Russian state leasing company ...
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NewsEgyptAir receives first A320neo
EgyptAir has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo, the initial aircraft in a batch of 15 being acquired by the Middle Eastern flag-carrier. Airbus has confirmed the handover of the twinjet, powered by CFM International Leap-1A engines. Source: Airbus Three EgyptAir A320neos – SU-GFK, SU-GFJ and SU-GFL ...
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NewsSA Express confirms business rescue restructuring move
SA Express’ operations are continuing as normal after the South African regional and domestic operator confirmed it is now under a formal business rescue restructuring process
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NewsComair blames Max delay and SAA debt for expected first-half loss
South African carrier Comair warns that it expects to post a loss for the six months ending 31 December 2019 because of the ongoing Boeing 737 Max grounding and an unpaid debt by South African Airways.