Africa’s first A350
Ethiopian Airlines is celebrating delivery of its first Airbus A350.
Africa’s first A350 was delivered to Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa on 28 June...
Hilton expands presence in Morocco
Hilton Worldwide has signed a management agreement to open a 170-room hotel within the Taghazout Bay Resort located 17 kilometres north of the Moroccan coastal...
Ethiopian adds additional flight to Newark
Ethiopian Airlines will add a fourth weekly flight to New York-Newark, via Lomé (Togo) as of 5 August.
Flight ET0508 will depart Addis Ababa at...
RwandAir’s new aircraft
According to eTurboNews, three of the four new aircraft presently on order by RwandAir will be delivered before the end of this year.
The first...
Africa’s Greenest Flight
On Friday (15 July) SAA and Mango flights on Boeing 737-800s between Johannesburg and Cape Town were the first to operate aircraft using sustainable...
Starwood to acquire hotels in Tanzania
According to eTurboNews, Starwood Hotels and Resorts is set to acquire two hotels in Tanzania’s northern and coastal tourist zones.
Under the Sheraton brand, Starwood...
EgyptAir order Next-Gen 737-800
EgyptAir has placed an order for nine Next-Generation Boeing 737-800s for a total value, at current list prices, of $864 million.
Eight of the planes will...
Radisson Blu moves into Rwanda
Rwanda is the latest country in Carlson Rezidor’s Africa pipeline and will soon be home to the Radisson Blu Hotel & Convention Centre in...
Radisson Blu moves into Rwanda
Rwanda is the latest country in Carlson Rezidor’s Africa pipeline and will soon be home to the Radisson Blu Hotel & Convention Centre in...
Airlink’s new lounge at Wonderboom Airport
South African airline Airlink has opened a business class lounge at Pretoria’s Wonderboom Airport.
Business class customers and selected Voyager Members Gold/Platinum/Lifetime Platinum Members with...
Expands Airbus fleet
According to Aviation Tribune, Air Côte d’Ivoire, Ivory Coast’s national airline based in Abidjan, has signed a firm order for the purchase of an...
Virgin Atlantic Orders 12 A350s
Virgin Atlantic has placed a confirmed order with Airbus for a dozen Airbus A350-1000 aircraft, for a total value of $4.4bn.
Of the 12 firm...