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Kenya Airways’ Grows with New E190s and New Service to Chad

Kenya Airways is expected to grow its capacity with the arrival of a new Embraer E190 jet to KQ’s fleet. The aircraft is expected into service within the next two weeks and will be deployed to operate to the southern and central Africa regions.

The new long range plane will join the growing family of Embraer jets that Kenya Airways uses for its regional operations in Africa.

This is in line with the plans to build capacity that is more efficient for its Africa market which is its core focus.

“With our route network expansion firmly on course, the addition of a new aircraft into the fleet is quite timely,” said the Dr.

Titus Naikuni, group managing director and chief executive officer.

He explained that the preliminary information from the manufacturers and testing teams showed that the aircraft was ready for delivery.

“We have already conducted the test flights and are in the final stages of securing all the necessary regulatory approvals for the aircraft to start operating,” said Naikuni, noting that the aircraft will undergo some further customization by its engineers before eventually being commercially deployed.

He added that the increase in capacity had been necessitated by growing regional passenger and Continued on Page 5

Delta Discusses Africa and it’s Plans

Delta Airlines—and its partners Air France, KLM and Alitalia—recently announced a reduction in capacity on trans-Atlantic routes to fall in line with traffic estimates and fuel costs. While the reduction is expected to be in the 7 to 9 percent range specific adjustments have yet to be detailed.

“Delta has announced a reduction in capacity on the trans-Atlantic but has not announced any specific changes on which markets,” said Perry Cantarutti, Delta’s vice president - Europe, Middle East and Africa.

“This will be announced in due course as part of Delta’s winter 2011-2012 timetable.”

When Airlines Africa asked Cantarutti about traffic data, he was said, “The last data I have on this is from December 2010 so it is fairly current.

Since 2006 we have carried 647,205 passengers to and from Senegal; 465,173 passengers to and from South Africa; 333,573 passengers to and from Nigeria; 322,457 passengers to and from Ghana; and 1,047 passengers to and from Liberia. In Continued on Page 5

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Delta Discusses Africa and it’s Plans Continued from Page 1 December 2010 we celebrated carrying our 2 millionth passenger between Africa and the U.S.”

“The routes we initially started to Africa were, Atlanta-Dakar-Johannesburg in December 2006 which was then quickly followed by the launch of our Accra-New York JFK service.

The cities we serve today in Africa are in the top 10 U.S.-Africa markets.

The decision to fly to these markets has been strategic and based on the demand for travel via Delta’s two gateways of New York-JFK and Atlanta to Africa. Today we operate service to six African cities in five countries.”

The only hint of additional service that Cantarutti mentioned was an additional frequency on the Atlanta – Monrovia route in July taking it to three times per week.

Delta and Kenya airways are both in the SkyTeam Alliance. Air Nigeria

Content Delivery

In a move to provide airlines with optimized delivery of online services, SITA has announced a partnership with content delivery network provider, CDNetworks.

Through this agreement, SITA and CDNetworks will provide airlines with a highly optimised online booking management service. This will help airlines improve the performance of web and mobile portals used for airline booking, ancillary sales, check-in and frequent flyer access as information and page downloads will be up to three times faster.

Assane Oueddo, SITA vice president, communications and infrastructure, said: “CDNetworks’ expertise in speeding dynamic web applications and its global presence, particularly in the growing markets of Asia, makes it the ideal partner for SITA. The www.airlines-africa.com

and Delta have also signed an memorandum of understanding to explore areas of commercial cooperation.

“Delta is also continually evaluating opportunities where we can make a profitable return on investment and where we can serve the community,” said Cantarutti. “As countries, and their travel patterns to the U.S., develop this presents us with opportunities to serve more African destinations.”

Delta’s Africa Summer 2011 Services Johannesburg - Atlanta

daily nonstop Lagos - Atlanta

daily nonstop Abuja - New York-JFK via Accra

2-weekly services Accra - New York JFK

4-weekly nonstop services Accra - Atlanta

3-weekly nonstop services Dakar - New York JFK

3-weekly nonstop services Monrovia - Atlanta via Accra

3-weekly service (effective from July 1)

Perry Cantarutti

combination of its advanced content delivery technology and SITA’s global infrastructure and strong operational capabilities allows us to provide a compelling solution to our customers.

“The 2010 SITA/Airline Business IT Trends Survey reports that airlines are on course to sell the majority of airline tickets direct to passengers by 2013 and because consumers

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are increasingly intolerant to slowresponding web and mobile applications, airlines must focus on improved application performance.”

Samuel Ko, CEO, CDNetworks, said: “As global airline passenger volumes continue to rise, travellers around the world have increasingly moved online to make and manage their airline bookings.”

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Etihad Airways Sets Sights on Seychelles Dana Air Launches Fly ‘n’ Ride Promo

Dana Air launched a new promo which will see one lucky guest of the airline ride away in a brand new Kia Picanto car, every week for 45 weeks.

Tagged Fly ‘n’ Ride, the promo is the first-of-its-kind in Nigeria’s aviation history began on May 27, 2011.

According to Jacky Hathiramani, chief executive officer of Dana Air, “At Dana Air we are committed to enhancing the flying experience of our guests by providing a consistent, satisfactory, intentional and proactive experience.

The introduction of the Fly ‘n’ Ride promo is further proof of our commitment.”

“The aim of the promo is primarily to reward our loyal guests and the most frequent flier each week will go away with a star prize of a brand new Kia Picanto. The more you fly, the greater your chance of winning. So, keep flying and keep winning,” added Hathiramani.

In 2010, Dana Air caused a stir in Nigeria’s aviation industry when it introduced its Fly ‘n’ Win promo in commemoration of Nigeria’s 50th

independence anniversary. For 50 days the airline gave away instant gifts comprising Philips DVD players to one lucky guest on all its flights. At the end of the promo, a total of 756 guests won gifts and Bolaji Orederu, a naval officer, went away with the star prize of a Kia Rio. While commenting on the Fly ‘n’ Win promo, one of the winners,.Edwin Michael had said, “At first I did not believe that there would be a winner on the flight, as I am yet to meet anyone who has ever won a gift in a promo.

I am happy to say that the Dana Air promo is real. I won and my gift was given to me instantly.”

Dana Air has grown to become one of Nigeria’s leading airlines, operating up to 27 daily flights to Abuja, Lagos, Port-Harcourt and Uyo. Recipient of several awards for aviation service excellence, the airline is reputed for its efficient customer service, world-class in-flight services, on-time departure and arrival, innovative e-airline products and high safety and quality standard.

ACSA Gives it Back Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) plays a pivotal role in the growth and development of its community, not only financially but also socio-economically.

Their flagship—O.R. Tambo International Airport—seeks to improve the quality of life of all communities by positively impacting on their lives. As part of their corporate social investments, we are giving back to the community this winter.

ACSA will be donating over 700 pairs of school shoes to children in need at various schools in Ekurhuleni from June 6, 2011. The campaign will kick off on May 30, 2011 at the Arebaokeng Day Care Centre in Thembisa Township.

ACSA staff members will donate clothes and feed over 50 underprivileged and abused children the school caters for. www.airlines-africa.com

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has announced it will commence operations to Mahé in the Republic of Seychelles on November 1, subject to government approval.

Etihad will operate four return services per week from its home base in Abu Dhabi to Seychelles International Airport in Mahé, operating Airbus A320 aircraft on the route, configured with two cabins—Pearl Business and Coral Economy—and offering 1,088 seats each week.

James Hogan, Etihad Airways’ chief executive officer, said: “The Seychelles has strong and growing appeal as a premium leisure destination, with increasing numbers of UAE residents and European travellers holidaying there. With the recent honeymoon of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Seychelles is likely to gain new interest as a destination of choice.

“Our increased frequencies from mid-2011 on some of our primary routes from Europe make the approaching northern winter period an ideal time to launch these new services. We expect this will be a hugely popular destination, in particular for holidaymakers from the GCC and European markets, due to the ease of connecting services through Abu Dhabi and convenient scheduling.”

In addition to the leisure appeal of the Seychelles, the United Arab Emirates—and Abu Dhabi in particular—have an investment interests in the destination, further supporting Etihad’s entry on the route.

The Seychelles will become the 68th destination on Etihad’s global network.

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Egyptair Sets Sights on UAE Market

Within its strategic plan to link the UAE, especially Dubai, with the Egyptian major cities, Egyptair announced that it will start operating a daily non-stop flight between Dubai and Alexandria starting June 20. In this context, Ashraf Hassan, Egyptair Dubai district manager, said “Egyptair considers the UAE as one of the most important markets in the Middle East; also Dubai embraces a great number of expatriate Egyptians.” He added “On the other hand, Alexandria is one of the major touristic and travel places in Egypt and as well being a fertile market for Arab and foreign investments.”

Egyptair will be operating the flight by its Airbus 320/200 which provides 145 seats, and is suitable with the short and medium range flights. Moreover, the flights will be operated to Nozha Airport in downtown Alexandria which will reduce the effort and time of Egyptair customers.

Through this new route, Egyptair will enable its customers from having a new access point between Egypt and the UAE. Egyptair is currently operating 28 non-stop flights between Cairo and the UAE with 14 weekly flights to Dubai, and seven weekly flights to both Sharjha and Abu Dhabi. By the beginning of the next month, Egyptair is going to increase its flights to 31 weekly flights between Cairo and UAE by 14 weekly flights from Dubai, 10 from Abu Dhabi and seven from Sharjha.

SR Technics

Andy Best has been appointed head of commercial for SR Technics, and will also be a member of the group’s executive leadership team.

He will join the company in August 2011. As head of commercial, Best will lead all commercial and customer-facing efforts.

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PPG Industries’ Complete ‘Green’ Aircraft Finishing System

Jazz Aviation LP (Jazz) has repainted two regional aircraft with, according to PPG Industries aerospace budiness, the most advanced, green coatings system. This chromate-free PPG coatings system reduces environmental impact, lowers weight, and provides a smooth, glossy and highly durable finish.

The two Jazz airplanes were repainted by Springer Aerospace, Sault Ste. Marie, Canada, with Desothane HD/CA 9000 basecoat/clearcoat, Desoprime CF/CA 7502 epoxy primer and Desogel EAP-9 metal pretreatment, all from PPG.

“Jazz is excited to be able to pioneer these new PPG products in Canada,” said Richard Steer, vice president, maintenance and engineering, for Jazz. “We are a company that is committed to seeking innovative ways in which to reduce environmental impact as well as fuel cost and consumption. The new PPG products are lighter weight, more durable and longer lasting, which subsequently provides a ‘greener’ paint system that is more environmentally friendly and also reduces costs.”

According to Ron Nakamura, PPG general manager and business manager for aerospace in Canada, Jazz is the first airline in Canada to specify the complete green PPG system.

“Jazz jumped on the opportunity to be the first commercial operator in Canada to have aircraft painted with the newest green coatings technology,” Nakamura said. “One aspect of going green is the chromate-free pretreatment and primer formulations of our coatings system, which require no special handling or waste disposal. A second aspect is that the PPG green coatings system reduces the weight of painted aircraft by more than 30 pounds, resulting in fuel savings and lower emissions.

Third, because Desothane HD/CA 9000 basecoat/clearcoat features high durability, we expect the repaint cycle to be extended by several years, leading to additional cost savings and

green benefits.”

The PPG coatings system consists of a heavily pigmented basecoat and a clear topcoat. Using Desothane HD/CA 9000 basecoat/clearcoat can reduce painting cycle process time by up to one full day because the fastdrying basecoat provides color in one coat, as compared with two or three coats in a typical system.

“One thing I really liked was the one-coat application,” said Jeff Springer, president of Springer Aerospace, who described the system as being user-friendly. “It was amazing how well the basecoat covered. We were all surprised. It covered better than any new type of paint that I’ve seen in a very long time.”

Springer also was pleased with the “very glossy finish” and the fact that the clearcoat is applied over external markings and placards, unlike traditional systems in which they are painted on last.

“They’re susceptible to wear-andtear of the elements, and they wear off quickly,” he said. “With this system, you apply clear right over all of those. I’m hoping that will make them last as long as the paint.”

While operators or owners decide which type of paint system to use on their aircraft, Springer said he will mention the PPG coatings system when customers ask.

In addition to the benefits of the basecoat and clearcoat, Nakamura said Desoprime CF/CA 7502 epoxy primer, used in conjunction with DesoGel EAP-9 pretreatment, offers excellent corrosion resistance, improves paint adhesion, and reduces “rivet rash.” DesoGel EAP-9 pretreatment also requires no rinsing.

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Kenya Airways’ Growth Continued from Page 1 cargo demand and a rapidly expanding route network.

The second Embraer E190 arrival will be in fulfillment of an order that the airline placed last year. The first jet was delivered in December 2010.

Three more E190 jets will be delivered within the next one year.

The Embraer E190 is a Brazilianbuilt state of the art regional jet. The aircraft is configured as per Kenya Airways design and will carry just under 100 passengers in a superbly appointed cabin which features the latest in in-flight entertainment system. It brings to Kenya Airways an even higher level of technological advancement, lower maintenance and operational costs.

Naikuni said “The combination of the E170 and E190 in our network will offer greater flexibility in right-sizing the aircraft to meet route demand, using

the same crew and ensuring consistent, high comfort for our passengers.”

Chad

Kenya Airways is launching its 54th destination on June 19 to N’djamena, Chad.

The new route which will operate via Cotonou, the capital of Benin, will see Kenya Airways strengthen its presence in Central Africa, a landlocked geographical territory that depends largely on imports. The route will be operated with a Boeing 737800, two times a week every Sunday and Wednesday out of Nairobi.

“We are seeking to consolidate our presence in the African market by flying from every capital in Africa by 2013. Our objective this year is to open eight new destinations including N’djamena,” said Naikuni.

In April, Kenya Airways signed an agreement to purchase nine Boeing 787 Dreamliners with an option of buying four more, to boost its expansion into the African market. Naikuni added that Kenya Airways was seeking to diversify its route network throughout

UAE/Mali in Air Service Agreement

The United Arab Emirates represented by the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has initialed an “open” air services agreement (ASA) and has signed a memorandum of understanding with the government of Mali in Dubai on May 19, 2011.

The agreement was initialed by Omar Bin Ghaleb, Deputy Director General of the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and Issa Saley MAIGA, Deputy Director General of the Civil Aviation of Mali. Representatives from Abu Dhabi Department of Transport, Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Sharjah Department of Civil Aviation, Ras Al Khaimah Department of Civil Aviation, Etihad Airways and Emirates Airline attended the negotiations.

The two delegations agreed that any number of designated airlines of both parties will have the right to perform scheduled air services. The UAE delegation designated Etihad Airways, Emirates Airline, RAK Airways, Air Arabia and FlyDubai as UAE national airlines under the Agreement. The Mali delegation will designate its airlines in due course.

The agreement allows unrestricted frequencies, capacity and types of aircraft, whether owned or leased, to be operated by the designated airlines of each country in any type of service (passenger or cargo) on the routes between Mali and the UAE.

The agreement also includes, in addition to the third and fourth freedoms, the exercise of full fifth freedom traffic rights on all points without any restriction while operating any type of services (passenger and/or cargo, separately or in combination). In addition, both parties agreed to allow unrestricted non-scheduled operations between the two countries and to allow code sharing arrangements between their respective airlines and between their respective airlines and third country airlines. www.airlines-africa.com

Africa in order to tap into the unique opportunities in this very diverse continent.

“We are opening up Africa to a world of opportunity. Other markets around the world are already saturated and more airlines are increasing their presence in Africa as its the new business frontier,” said Naikuni. He noted that the aviation experts had singled out the African market as ripe for growth citing the need for fast, reliable and safe transport in the context of infrastructure challenges facing many of them.

“Most countries in Central Africa including Chad are landlocked and thus have limited export opportunities.

However, they represent an important trade corridor to the lucrative West African market where Kenya Airways has a strong presence,” concluded Naikuni.

Kenya Airways has appointed a local GSA at Ndjamena Tousazmuts limited and also set up its own sales and station office ahead of the June 19th inaugural flight.

Bombardier Future Aircraft Forecasts

According to a recent Bombardier commercial aircraft market forecast Africa will receive 980 new aircraft deliveries between 2011 and 2030. The number represents about 7.5 percent of total world deliveries, estimated to be about 13,100.

The Bombardier forecast covers aircraft with between 20 and 149 seats. The fleet total in 2010 was estimated at 11,000, the total fleet size in 2030 should top 17,400.

The breakdown of the fleet is 6,400 (49%) new aircraft to acount for growth, 6,700 (51%) aircaft will be acquired to replace retiring aircraft and 4,300 aircraft will be retained in inventory.

From 2009 to 2010, Bombardier manages about 30 percent of the regional jet market (versus Embraer) and 52 percent of the turbo prop market (versus ATR).

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Event

Calendar

June 6-10, 2011 SMS for Airlines Nairobi, Kenya www.iata.org/training

June 22-23, 2011 The Air Transport IT Summit Brussels, Belgium www.sita.aero/microsites/air-transport-itsummit-2011 June 23-25, 2011 128th Schedules Conference Gothenburg, Sweden www.iata.org/events/sc128/Pages/index.aspx

June 12-17, 2011 Airplane Maintenance Production Planning and Control Orange, CA http://active.boeing.com/special/fleetteam/ prodplan/index.cfm

July 4-8, 2011 Managing Aviation Policy and Regulation Johannesburg, South Africa www.iata.org/training/courses/Pages/tcvg26. aspx

June 14-15, 2011 PaxIS Forum 2011 Macau, China www.iata.org/events/Pages/paxis.aspx

July 11-13, 2011 Aviation Outlook Africa Johannesburg, South Africa www.terrapinn.com/2011/aviationza

June 16, 2011 Airport IS Forum Macau, China www.iata.org/events/Pages/airport-is.aspx

July 18-22, 2011 Managing the Safety Oversight Function Johannesburg, South Africa www.iata.org/training/courses/Pages/tcvg13. aspx

June 16, 2011 Airs@t Regional Meeting Macau, China www.iata.org/events/Pages/airs@t.aspx June 20-26, 2011 Paris Airshow Paris, France www.paris-air-show.com

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August 8-12, 2011 Air Mercury窶年ext Generation Nairobi, Kenya www.iata.org/training August 28-30, 2011 Aviation & Allied Business Leadership Conference Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania www.aviationbusinessjournal.aero/conference2011.aspx

September 6-8, 2011 Air Africa www.airafricaexpo.com September 28-29, 2011 Middle East and Africa Airfinance Conference Dubai, UAE www.euromoneyseminars.com/ EventDetails/0/4031/9th-Annual-Middle-Eastand-Africa-Airfinance-Conference.html October 10-14, 2011 World Passenger Symposium Singapore, Singapore www.iata.org/events/passenger-symposium/ Pages/index.aspx October 17-21, 2011 Aging Airplane Schedule Maintenance Requirements Seattle, WA http://active.boeing.com/nosearch/svceng/ events.cfm October 24-28, 2011 Cargo Skills and Procedures Johannesburg, South Africa www.iata.org/training November 15-17, 2011 Aviation Fuel Forum Paris, France www.iata.org/events/aff/Pages/index.aspx November 20-22, 2011 AFRAA Annual Conference Marrakech, Morocco www.afraa.org

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