Direct scheduled services between Gambia and the UK have been reinstated after a 15-year break. Start up RedAir launched a twice-weekly Banjul-London Gatwick DC-10-30 service last month, with return flights also serving Freetown, Sierra Leone. Last month also saw the launch of AfricaOne in Uganda, which will operate one DC-10 and three DC-9s from Entebbe to Lagos and Dubai. The local airline sector has been hit by the collapse of Uganda Airlines and SA Alliance Air.
Source: Airline Business
Italian carrier ITA Airways is to leave the SkyTeam alliance in favour of rival Star Alliance, as it begins integration with strategic partner Lufthansa Group. ITA Airways says it expects to complete the process of joining Star by early 2026. Lufthansa Group has taken a minority stake in the airline, ...
Long-haul budget carrier Norse Atlantic Airways is opening a new connection to Los Angeles, from the Greek capital Athens. Norse Atlantic says it will commence the transatlantic service on 3 June. It will operate four-times weekly using Boeing 787s, the only aircraft type used by the carrier. Norse Atlantic already ...
The German airline is planning to fly an Airbus A380 between Munich and Denver on a seasonal route starting in late April and continuing through September.
