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IndiGo Chooses Swissport for Ground Services at its first African destination

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 09:21:05 +0000

IndiGo has partnered with Swissport Kenya for ground services at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, marking the airline’s first foray into Africa. This collaboration between IndiGo and Swissport, a leading provider of airport ground services, sets the stage for seamless operations and exceptional passenger experiences at the Kenyan capital’s airport. The agreement encompasses a comprehensive range [...]

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IndiGo Makes History with Inaugural Touchdown in Nairobi: Strengthening India-Kenya Ties

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Sat, 05 Aug 2023 12:07:28 +0000

IndiGo, India’s largest domestic carrier, has today (August 5) launched non-stop flights between Mumbai and Nairobi, becoming the carrier’s 27th international destination and 105th overall destination in the airline’s network. The Airbus A320neo flight, IndiGo 6E1853, took off from Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport at 6:04 AM IST. After a journey of approximately five [...]

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Airbus A320 Neo Faces New Engine Challenge: Pratt & Whitney Identifies Powder Metal Issue

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Sat, 29 Jul 2023 12:55:43 +0000

Engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney has revealed a new challenge for the Airbus A320 Neo family powered by their Geared Turbofan (GTF) engines. A rare condition in the powdered metal used to manufacture certain engine parts has been identified, leading to an expedited fleet inspection. Pratt & Whitney’s GTF Engines After facing previous challenges with [...]

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Tunisair unveiles specially-liveried Airbus A320neo nicknamed the “Eagles of Carthage”

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 02:01:57 +0000

Ahead of the FIFA 2022 World Cup football championship to be held in Qatar, a specially-liveried Airbus A320neo operated by the Tunisia national airline Tunisair, was unveiled last week. The plane (TS-IMX) pays tribute to the men’s national team, nicknamed “the Eagles of Carthage”, and features players with wealth of experience including Youssef Msakni, Ali [...]

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Air Seychelles the first airline to fly from Israel over Saudi Arabian Airspace

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 14:23:27 +0000

Air Seychelles announced this week that it became the first airline to receive approval for flights over Saudi Arabia on the route from Israel. This comes after Saudi Arabia announced last month it would open its airspace to all airlines, paving the way for more overflights to and from Israel reports Reuters. In a press [...]

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Air Cairo Inaugurates Flights to Banja Luka, Tel Aviv

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Fri, 27 May 2022 06:38:22 +0000

Air Cairo inaugurated year-round operations between Hurghada and Banja Luka last month, with a full Airbus A320 aircraft departing Bosnia and Herzegovina’s second largest city. The airline will maintain two weekly operations between the two. Air Cairo introduced scheduled operations from Hurghada to both Sarajevo and Skopje this month, with the airline to run regular [...]

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Egyptair Adds Non-stop Summer Flights to Ireland from June

Victor Shalton Odhiambo — Mon, 28 Feb 2022 18:16:26 +0000

Travelers from the continent headed to Ireland have a new flight option as Egypt’s flag carrier EgyptAir plans to introduce year-round nonstop scheduled services between Ireland and Egypt even as travel rebounds in a (hopefully) post-COVID-19 world. This is in light of the carrier’s strategy to expand its network to the most dynamic cities and [...]

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