A source in Juba has confirmed that Fly540 will launch a second daily flight between Nairobi and Juba between Monday and Thursday while Friday to Sunday will continue to see the regular daily departure. Nairobi has become the destination of choice for many South Sudanese to connect to international flights... 

Qantas says it has cancelled 400 domestic flights over the next month following the grounding of five aircraft.While the airline blames the disruptions on strikes by engineers resulting in a backlog of maintenance work, the engineers’ union says it’s a shortage of spare parts that has held... 

British Airways said it is still assessing the security risks of flying to Libya’s capital Tripoli and will not resume operations before the NATO no-fly zone is lifted.The British flag-carrier said it plans to begin a review of the security risks of flying to the capital, Tripoli, but has no date... 

Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has taken delivery of its first A330-200 aircraft fitted with a new Sky Hub that offers full broadband connectivity and live TV.The new Global Communications Suite built by Panasonic offers passengers the opportunity to access internet, mobile... 

Zambia’s national airline, Zambezi Airlines, says it is increasing flights into Harare International Airport before the end of this year due to improved business between Zimbabwe and Zambia.In an interview Business Development Manager for Zambezi Airlines, Anthony Matoka, said: We are very happy with... 

Indian low-fares carrier IndiGo operated its maiden flight to Muscat yesterday. At a ceremony held at Muscat International Airport to mark the occasion, Shaikh Said bin Ali al Mashali, Under-Secretary for Civil Aviation Affairs, Ministry of Transport and Communications, welcomed IndiGo President Aditya... 

Qatar Airways announced it will begin cargo flights to Atlanta, a move city and airport officials expect to enhance Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport’s reputation in the cargo arena.Doha, Qatar-based Qatar Airways will begin operating Boeing 777 freighters to Atlanta twice weekly starting... 

More direct flights will soon be launched between two Chinese mainland cities and Taipei to meet increasing market demand, two mainland airlines said Sunday.Starting October 31, China Eastern Airlines will increase its number of weekly direct flights between Hefei and Taipei to three from the current... 

The airline will operate the route twice a week every Wednesday and Sunday on a Boeing 737-800.Kenyan Ambassador Mohamud Ali Saleh, who was present at the announcement on Tuesday, said the news demonstrated the strong trade ties between the Kingdom and his country.Aside from Haj and Umrah travelers from... 

Emirates Airline will add daily flights into the US to Dallas/Ft. Worth and Seattle. The new service, to begin from Feb. 2 and March 1, 2012, respectively, will be with Boeing 777-300ERs.EK President Tim Clark said passengers flying from Seattle and DFW will be able to connect seamlessly to points across...