Category Archives: Commercial Aviation

Kenya Airways (KQ) and Royal Air Maroc (RAM), have signed an agreement to resume their Codeshare partnership, previously initiated in 2016 and discontinued in 2019. Under the new agreement, Royal Air Maroc passengers will be able to travel to Nairobi, Zanzibar and Johannesburg on KQ’s network. KQ passengers will benefit from its network connections toRead More

The last Boeing 747 left the company’s wide-body factory in advance of its delivery to Atlas Air in early 2023. “For more than half a century, tens of thousands of dedicated Boeing employees have designed and built this magnificent airplane that has truly changed the world. We are proud that this plane will continue toRead More

More than eight in 10 passengers (83%) feel confident flying again, a significant rise from just one in ten (10%) this time last year, according to Inmarsat’s 2022 Passenger Experience Survey. Saudi Arabia topped the charts with 90% of passengers being the most confident, the UK was close to average (81%), and South Korea (53%)Read More

IATA has announced the results of its 2022 Global Passenger Survey (GPS), showing that travellers top concerns for travel are focused on simplification and convenience. “Travel during COVID-19 was complex, cumbersome and time consuming due to government-imposed travel requirements. Post-pandemic, passengers want improved convenience throughout their trip. Digitalization and use of biometrics to speed upRead More

Air Austral and Kenya Airways have signed a codeshare agreement aimed at facilitating travel between Africa and the Indian Ocean. Kenya Airways will offer new destinations within the Indian Ocean namely Reunion Island via Mauritius and/or Johannesburg, and Madagascar. Air Austral, for its part, will offer a wide choice of African destinations via the airportsRead More

Airbus executives expressed confidence the European OEM will achieve its targets of delivering “around” 700 commercial aircraft this year and a return to pre-Covid levels of close to 1,000 aircraft by the middle of the decade. Attaining some 700 commercial aircraft deliveries against the backdrop of disruptions in the global supply chain “is anything butRead More

WestJet has ordered 42 Boeing 737 Max 10 narrowbodies with an option for 22 more as it looks to expand its network and increase its sustainability efforts. “This will foster our low-cost positioning and affordability for Canadians,” said WestJet Group CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech. “In addition, with its lower fuel consumption and reduced emissions, theRead More

Airlink is acquiring a 40 percent strategic equity holding in privately-owned Windhoek-based FlyNamibia. The investment will accelerate Namibia’s post-pandemic recovery and drive the expansion of efficient scheduled airline services to, from and within Namibia. Through this venture, Airlink and FlyNamibia will support Namibia’s National Transport Policy vision by providing safe, reliable, effective, efficient and affordableRead More

China Airlines has placed a firm order for 16 Boeing 787-9s, marking the culmination of a widebody replacement evaluation delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic. The airline expects deliveries to start in 2025, when it embarks on plans to phase out its Airbus A330-300s. The contract includes options for eight more aircraft and rights to convertRead More

Ethiopian Airlines and Travelport have entered a new agreement which includes distribution on the Travelport+ platform, including New Distribution Capability (NDC) content from Ethiopian Airlines. This agreement expands the ongoing travel retailing and distribution relationship between Travelport and Ethiopian, who was ranked the number one airline within the African continent by Business Insider earlier thisRead More