Routes Africa 2013

By Richard Maslen
It was clear from the passionate, and sometimes humorous, debate at this year’s two-day Routes Africa Strategy Summit in Uganda that attitudes towards
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Air Uganda and its partners within the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED)-backed Celestair Group are looking to link their East and West
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Senior airline officials joined our Routes Africa host in search of endangered mountain gorillas. As we scrambled down the steep slopes of the Bwindi
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A senior Ugandan Government Minister revealed at the recent Routes Africa forum in Kampala that discussions have once again taken place over the
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Ethiopian Airlines has become the strategic partner of the new Malawi Airlines in a deal that was formalised in the immediate aftermath of this year’s
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Moroccan carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) is to provide the only scheduled link between the African mainland and Tenerife in the Spanish Canary Islands
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Canadian manufacturer Bombardier Aerospace handed over a CSeries to European low-cost carrier Vueling during this week’s Routes Africa forum in
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Alongside the work of our parent company, UBM Live, with the Events for Namuwongo project and the donation to The Gorilla Organization following a
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African low-cost air service management business, fastjet, has plans to establish a pan-African network of air carriers but will explore growth into
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Korongo Airlines has plans to expand its network outside of the Democratic Republic of Congo and could introduce flights to other markets across
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The Nigerian Government is planning to use long-running air carrier Aero Contractors as the business model for future growth in the country’s aviation
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The Ugandan Tourist Board are working to boost tourist numbers to the country and enhance the visitor experience using a growing interest in the East
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The geographic location of the Canary Islands means they are well positioned to boost air connectivity between Europe and Africa and perhaps act as a
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Last year’s Routes Africa host, Seychelles, has been recognised by many for its tourism strategy and the way the Government has joined forces with key
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After a successful Routes Africa event in Kampala which, with over 350 delegates in attendance, was the largest Routes Africa event ever, joint Hosts
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On July 8, 2013, during an impressive networking evening which took place on the stunning Lakeside Pool Lawns of the Speke Resort, which sits right on
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In September 2011, events industry leaders met at the Global Event Summit and decided to create an industry cause – Events for Namuwongo is that cause
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Fast-expanding Gulf carrier Qatar Airways has opened reservations for its previously announced new route to the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, from
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New Tunisian carrier Syphax Airlines has confirmed its tentative commitment to buy three Airbus A320neo and becomes the first African carrier to order
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Air Namibia has confirmed it will introduce its first Airbus A330-200 into commercial scheduled operation on its Windhoek – Frankfurt route from the
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Africa’s aviation landscape is being transformed by the ambitious growth plans of Kenya Airways, Ethiopian and Fastjet. Of all the world’s major air
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Oneworld alliance member Royal Jordanian has introduced further links into Africa this month with the inauguration of air services between Queen Alia
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The United Arab Emirates, represented by the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), has signed an Open Skies agreement with the government of the
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Just six weeks ago, eleven members of the Routes team endured pain as they joined over 40,000 brave souls to take to the streets of Manchester on what
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The head of the Ugandan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) took the opportunity at this year’s Routes Africa forum in his home country to push aviation
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