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RwandaAir positions Kigali as regional aviation hub

Rwanda’s ambition to become a regional aviation hub has gained momentum with the national carrier RwandAir now able to access 17 African countries under the recently launched Single African Air Transport Market pilot programme. By The East African Rwanda’s ambition to become a regional aviation hub has gained momentum with the national carrier RwandAir now

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Commercial aircraft crashes into Lake Victoria in Tanzania

The Precision Air passenger aircraft is seen on the shores of Lake Victoria in Bukoba, in western Tanzania By CNN Several passengers on board a commercial flight operated by Precision Air which crashed into Lake Victoria in Tanzania on Sunday have been rescued, according to officials. Boats with emergency response personnel were deployed to the

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UAE Bans Visas for Uganda, Nigeria, 17 Other African Countries

By The African Exponent The UAE has imposed a blanket ban on 30-day tourist visas for 20 countries, comprising 19 African countries and the Dominican Republic. The African countries included are mostly from West, East and Central Africa – Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Cameroon, Liberia, Burundi, Republic of Guinea, Gambia, Togo, DRC, Congo,

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Kenyans without biometric passports to be barred from travelling in December

By Business Daily Africa Kenyans with old passports have until November to acquire the new biometric digital ones, Immigration Director General Alexander Muteshi said Thursday. Travellers who will not have changed their passports by end of November will be barred from travelling. “Pursuant to the decision by EAC Council of Ministers held in Arusha from

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Pilot lives out dream on flight with his wife and three daughters as cabin crew

The family all work in aviation (Picture: Ingvar Mar Jónsson/SWNS)/Metro Metro By Tanyel Mustafa A pilot has flown a ‘once in a lifetime flight’ with his wife and all of their three daughters working as cabin crew, The flight-loving family were able to do what they love most together in a rare occurrence. Captain Ingvar

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Guests call out burkini ban at Tunisian hotels as discriminatory

By Reuters On the second day of her stay at the Marriott Hotel in Sousse, Jannette Mensi waded into the swimming pool only to be told by hotel staff that she would have to get out due to her choice of swimwear — a burkini. “I was shocked, my mind froze – I never thought

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2 Air France pilots suspended after fighting in cockpit

By The Associated Press Fisticuffs in the cockpit, leaving a leaky engine running while cruising over Africa — Air France pilots are under scrutiny after recent incidents that have prompted French investigators to call for tougher safety protocols. Two Air France pilots were suspended after physically fighting in the cockpit on a Geneva-Paris flight in

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Ethiopian Airline Plane both pilots reportedly fell asleep during flight

CNN By Tamara Hardingham-Gill Two pilots are believed to have fallen asleep and missed their landing during a flight from Sudan to Ethiopia on Monday, according to a report by commercial aviation news site Aviation Herald. The incident took place on board an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-800 en route from Khartoum to Addis Ababa, the

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UK blames France as travelers face hours-long port delays

Passengers queue for ferries at the Port of Dover as families embarking on summer getaways at the start of school holidays have been warned by ferry operators to expect delays of several hours at the border, in Folkestone, Kent, England, Thursday July 21, 2022. (Gareth Fuller/PA via AP) By The Associated Press Britons heading off

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A plane crashed at Mogadishu Aden Adde airport

A plane crash took place today at the Aden Adde airport in Mogadishu, where a plane crashed with civilians, according to information and photos on social media. According to reliable sources have confirmed that the plane that crashed was rented by Juba Airways, but it is registered in Kenya. All 50 passengers on board no

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