All Africa Articles – Page 6
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Air cargo terminal opens at Uganda's Entebbe Airport
Uganda's Entebbe International Airport has opened a new air cargo terminal that is anticipated to boost the east African country's foreign trade.The Chinese-constructed air cargo terminal is part of the expansion and upgrade of the airport, a $200m project financed by the Import-Export Bank of China, said China's state press ...
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NewsEtihad helps rescued wild cats land a purr-fect home
Photo: Etihad CargoEtihad Airways has helped four rescued servals travel to their forever home in South Africa.The wild cats, native to Africa, were kept illegally as pets in Belgium before they were rescued and relocated to big cat sanctuary Panthera Africa.Etihad Cargo, which last month launched a “Forever Home” policy ...
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NewsAir Tanzania appoints Network Aviation Group as Kenya cargo GSSA
Photo: Network Aviation GroupAir Tanzania has appointed Network Aviation Group as its cargo GSSA in Kenya, with the UK and Dubai included as offline sale points.Air Tanzania’s flights from Nairobi to Dar Es Salaam started in November 2021, with the African carrier operating two daily Airbus A220 passenger aircraft.Tanzania’s national ...
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Ethiopian targets sea-air in Africa with Djibouti partnership
Ethiopian Airlines has partnered with International Djibouti Industrial Park Operation (IDIPO) and Air Djibouti as it looks to develop sea-air operations between China and Africa.Based on a strategic agreement signed between the parties, cargo will be transported from China to Djibouti Free Zone by sea and will then be transported ...
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NewsDrones offer speedy medical deliveries in Nigeria
Zipline drone. Copyright: Zipline InternationalThe Government of Bayelsa State, Nigeria and California-based drone delivery company Zipline have partnered to leverage Zipline’s drone technology for speedy delivery of medical commodities.Zipline will establish a distribution hub in Bayelsa State for the introduction, operation, and maintenance of a just-in-time instant logistics solution to ...
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Ethiopian Cargo continues digital drive with booking portal
Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services has added an online cargo reservation platform as it continues to develop its digital offering.The new platform enables customers to check flight schedules, space availability, loadability of freight and make real-time bookings.The company also recently launched a mobile app that offers real-time shipment updates and ...
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NewsFresh business for Kenya’s Kisumu Airport
Kisumu International Airport is investing in cargo. Photo: Kisumu International AirportKenya’s Kisumu International Airport is branching out to handle fresh produce with the inaugural flight scheduled for January 8.This follows expansion of the airport - located on Lake Victoria - to encompass a cargo handling and cold storage facility through ...
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NewsPharma certification for Ethiopian Airlines
Ethiopian Airlines has received IATA’s CEIV Pharma certification. Photo: Ethiopian AirlinesEthiopian Airlines has received IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics (CEIV Pharma) certification as an airline and for ground handling.The airline said it is the first airline in Africa to receive the CEIV pharma certification. The ...
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Bolloré in talks to sell Africa logistics business
The Bolloré Group is holding talks with container shipping giant MSC over the sale of its African logistics division.The French company said that it had received an offer from MSC to acquire 100% of Bolloré Africa Logistics, comprising all of the Bolloré Group’s transport and logistics activities in Africa, on ...
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Astral signs lease deal for more B757 freighters
Astral Aviation has signed up to lease three B757 freighter aircraft from Aquila Air Capital.The aircraft are due to be delivered to the Nairobi-headquartered airline in November, upon completion of their scheduled maintenance.With the agreement, Astral Aviation will become the largest B757F operator in Africa and Middle East, in addition ...
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NewsIAG Cargo expands West Africa network with Dakar service
IAG Cargo has launched a new direct route to Dakar, Senegal, from Madrid as airfreight demand increases to West Africa.The airline now services over 25 flights a week to the region, flying directly to Accra in Ghana as well as Lagos and Abuja in Nigeria from London-Heathrow.The new route to ...
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Aglow Aviation Support Services joins Cargo iQ
Aglow Aviation Support Services, a Nigeria-based aviation consultancy, flight operations and logistics provider, has become a member of Cargo iQ.The move follows the launch of Aglow Air, a subsidiary of Aglow Aviation Support Services that is dedicated to cargo operations.Operating as an unscheduled cargo carrier out of Lagos in Nigeria, ...
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NewsDSV inaugurates its largest logistics centre in Africa
Image source: DSVDSV has opened a logistics headquarters for its Africa operations in Gauteng in South Africa.Located near OR Tambo International Airport, between Johannesburg and Pretoria, the 130,000 sq m hub is result of DSV consolidating its South Africa operations into one "centralised facility", which is the "largest of its ...
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NewsAir Cargo News Awards winners revealed
Andy Cornwell of American Airlines Cargo picks up the Cargo Airline of the Year Award from award sponsor FlyUs Aviation Group's James Gidlow and host Julia Hartley-BrewerA total of 14 companies walked away with a prestigious Air Cargo News Award last night at a glittering ceremony in the UK.The ...
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NewsKenya Airways to lease two aircraft to Congo Airways in cargo deal
Image source: Kenya AirwaysAs a continuation of Kenya Airways' (KQ) cargo codeshare partnership with Congo Airways, established earlier this year, KQ will lease two of its Embraer E190 aircraft to the Democratic Republic of Congo-based (DRC) carrier.KQ said the partnership "strengthens collaboration and bolsters aviation ties between Kenya and the ...
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NewsAstral Aviation interlines with Airlink Cargo South Africa
Image source: Astral AviationKenya-headquartered freighter operator Astral Aviation and Airlink Cargo South Africa have signed a broad interline agreement to connect their networks.The companies said the commercial partnership could help to boost airfreight and logistics in Africa, as well as providing better access to the Sub-Saharan market through the their ...
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NewsEthiopian teams up with IAI on new B767 freighter conversion line
(L) Yossi Melamed, IAI, and Tewolde GebreMariam, Ethiopian Airlines. Source: Ethiopian Airlines GroupEthiopian Airlines Group has teamed up with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to launch a B767-300ER freighter conversion line in Ethiopia.The new line will be established at the airline group's MRO facilities at Addis Ababa Airport, with the airline ...
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Silk Way West interlines with Astral as it looks to Africa
Silk Way West Airlines has signed an interline agreement with Astral Aviation as it looks to offer destinations in Africa.The two freighter operators will use Dubai World Central as a transit point for cargo being transferred between the two airlines.Astral will connect Dubai to Nairobi where cargo can then be ...
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Aero Africa opens Morocco office
Air cargo logistics provider Aero Africa has opened a regional office in Casablanca, Morocco.The office will operate as a control tower and centralised service center in north Africa for the company's overseas partners and clients.The Casablanca-based team will focus on promoting Aero Africa’s digital airfreight portal, developing blocked space agreements ...
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NewsNetwork adds extra freighter flight to support Mothers' Day flower demand
Freighter firm Network Airline Management transported more than 1,000 tonnes of freshly cut flowers — from Nairobi, Kenya into Europe — during the run up to International Mother’s Day.The 2021 schedule saw four B747 freighter flights operate each week, as well as an extra flight to fulfil this year’s demand.The ...