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Oct 5, 2026 AviaDev Insight Africa - Connectivity Update https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8MeeLKks6M

The latest updates impacting sub-Saharan African aviation.

This episode covers a packed set of route launches, fleet moves, and network restructurings across sub-Saharan Africa and beyond. Jon ...

It seems that you are clearly not aware about relations btw KLM and Air France. They are no so good that you think.

It started when KLM started to generate higher operating profits than Air France, early-mid 2010s. Even if AF saved KLM in 2004 with the merger, KLM has always said that AF has ...

In deed they still stuggling with their B737-800s even if one them came bak from Amman last week. However the night flight to Johannesburg is currently suspended. Only the daylight flight still operating.

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Work on the new Kigali airport has noticeably ...

Yes i guess from Late 2025 to late 2026. I will delete the link in one hour.

Here is the source

https://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1511911#p25468779


How do the PDEW numbers look on SFO/LAX/SEA/ORD-Mongolia? A US expansion sounds like this order is in the bag for the 787.
The ...

Hi there,

Enjoy! Someone posted this link on airliners.net. All continents are represented. The data starts at the 1,000-passenger mark.

Happy reading! 8-)

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/e/2PACX-1vQOkBeWQpdyQZ7xHkdDiu6fhjEhoqStjxdwqdBlHuk_twRRRIEStvNvujaolumZZroAat-v6ha34Vnr/pubhtml ...

Ethiopian has ordered 10 B777Fs (two standard B777Fs and eight B777-8Fs) and placed an option for eight additional B777-8Fs. This follows a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed with Boeing in 2022.

https://www.airdatanews.com/ethiopian-airlines-orders-eight-boeing-777-8-f-freighters-adds-two ...

The Burundian Air Force has just taken delivery of a B737-400F (https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/12214417). I wonder if it will also be used by FlyBurundi, which has a brand-new website: https://www.fly-burundi.com/

BKO was never served, alony Abidjan and Dakar but from their Cotonou base.

Impacted by the Iran-Israel-United States conflict, Qatar Airways pilots are being sent to RwandAir. These are A330 pilots, as Qatar Airways has retired its last A330s.

RwandAir, expanding its A330 fleet, needs pilots. Job ...

France in the DR Congo
@AmbaFranceRDC
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On Friday, the DRC and France signed a memorandum of understanding on air transport.

Starting in April 2027:

- Up to 11 flights per week, compared to 7 currently
- A long-term presence for Air Congo on the Kinshasa-Paris route
- More choices and direct ...

Uzbekistan Airways will operate charter flights between Uzbekistan and Mauritius in December 2026 and January 2027. If the demand is there, the flights will become regular from June 2027, once a week.

Mauritius will become the first Sub-Saharan Africa route for the airline, but not in Africa

https ...

EgyptAir is set to relaunch its route to Australia in 2027. Flights will operate via Singapore. The airline previously served Sydney between the mid-1990s and the early 2000s, following the delivery of its A340s. https://www.afr.com/companies/cairo-connection-19950925-kaxms

https://www ...

I don't know. EBB is also served by Ethiopian, Kenya Airways, Egytpair, Qatar Airways, Emirates and Turkish Airlines. They provide good alternatives with the suspension of KLM flights


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I understand now why RwandAir was ...

KLM has once again delayed the resumption of its flights to Uganda, which have been suspended since June 2026. After various postponing in July and August, originally scheduled to resume for early September 2026, flights are now expected to resume on September 30, 2026.

Kigali is therefore still ...

IndiGo is expected to launch service to Tanzania in October 2026. Indigo's East Africa manager is currently in Tanzania

https://thebizlens.co.tz/2026/06/25/tcaa-indigo-discuss-plans-for-direct-flights-between-india-tanzania/

This will be its third destination in East Africa. IndiGo currently ...

After China Southern, Xiamen is also set to launch flights to Addis Ababa starting November 26, operating once a week from Xiamen. That isn't a particularly high frequency, though. The service is seasonal for the time being.

https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/260902-mfnw26add

The high flight ...

A very interesting podcast

An update on AviaDev’s September 2026 connectivity insights with Sean Mendis and Behramjee Ghadially: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSkznklaAQw

Jon Howell joins Sean Mendis and Behramjee for a dynamic overview of major aviation news from across Africa and beyond.

If ...

One can say that the Latam flights are doing quite well. Only from pax and LF speaking of course.
When we compare with AMS, they have double as many flights done, but with a smaller LF and in absolute nr of pax even less than BRU.
Well done I would say. Let's hope for an increase in flights ...

Brazilian Aviation 🇧🇷
@Brazil_Airways
·https://x.com/Brazil_Airways/status/2090189522084471262
August 19
Originally in Portuguese and translated
#LatamAirlines| LA 8088 |🇧🇷🇧🇪

✈️ São Paulo (GRU) - Brussels (BRU)

👥 Occupancy: 300 passengers [ 100% ]

⏱️ Flight schedule: 18:10 ~ 10:50

🛫 Aircraft ...

Thanks for the photo.

The airline states that this is the first of five set to join the fleet (no timeline has been provided).

It wears the registration 9XR-WS—a registration previously assigned to one of the two A330neos RwandAir was originally slated to receive.

https://x.com/FlyRwandAir/status ...

Of course, the context is not the same and if TUI Belgium wants to leave the TUI Group, they need to find another one.


TUI Belgium leaving the group? To do what? :?
Go bankrupt even faster?


That's why i said the contexte is different. TUI wanted to sell Corsair, and they have started in ...