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From PRNewswire. SkyTeam, the global airline alliance, has launched its new Go Africa Pass providing cost savings and flexibility on flights operated by Kenya Airways within Africa. The pass is available to business and leisure travelers flying with any of SkyTeam's 15 member airlines on an intercontinental round-trip to Africa or a Go Round the World ticket. ...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called for a renewed focus on aviation safety to help Africa reap the benefits of aviation connectivity. The organization also called for a strong partnership to drive innovative solutions to the other challenges facing aviation in the region: security, environmental sustainability and infrastructure. ...

Skyclub news - Emirates is launching flights to two new African destinations from February next year. The airline will be offering five flights per week from Dubai to Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, and Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, from 1st February 2012. ...

AFP - It has never been easier to fly to Ouagadougou, Juba or Maputo but Africa's increasingly busy skies are still among the most expensive in the world....

Gatwick Airport has announced that Nigeria’s national carrier Air Nigeria will launch its first international route outside Africa starting 1 September with a daily Lagos-London route. ...

Kenya Airways, plans to begin flights to Tripoli and Tunis within three years. KQ’s Chief Executive Officer Titus Naikuni declared last week in an interview that it has always been in the company’s plan “to open up Tripoli and Tunisia, more so with the African Development Bank being based there”. Currently the carrier’s only route in North Africa is to Egypt....

Rwandair Express, Rwanda’s parastatal airline, has made last week its maiden flight to Libreville in Gabon, closely watched by rivals from Central and East Africa....

Kenya Airways and Boeing have reached a settlement agreement on the delayed delivery of the 9 Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners. The deal marks a major milestone the airline’s fleet modernization program, and is in line with KQ’s strategy to grow its network. ...

Kenyan regional airline Fly540 will fly from Nairobi to Juba starting May 2. The company plans to operate six flights a week on the route using its 50 seats twin jet, and expects to start with between 40 and 50 per cent capacity. ...