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RwandAir has launched new service between Kigali, Rwanda and Johannesburg, South Africa. Flights operaete 4x per week on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.

WB113 KGL - JNB: 1430 - 1820
WB112 JNB - KGL: 1900 - 2250

Zambezi Airlines has reportedly added to its fleet a B733 leased in from GECAS.

Air Seychelles will begin new service to London Gatwick, bringing its total service to the London area to 3x per week. Flights will operate on Mondays.

HM033 SEZ - LGW: 2230 - 740
HM031 LGW - SEZ: 1820 - 905

Royal Air Maroc will begin new service to Pointe Noire, DRC this March from its base in Casablanca. Flights will operate 3x per week on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays.

AT279 CMN - PNR: 1805 - 435
AT278 PNR - CMN: 555 - 1140

Kenya Airways has leased a B763 from ILFC for 18 months.

Ethiopian Airlines has reportedly placed an order for ten B738s.

Ethiopian will add a fifth weekly flight to Paris, France from Addis Ababa, continuing on to Brussels, Belgium. The new flight will operate on Thursdays using B763 aircraft.

Turkish Airlines and Ethiopian Airlines have signed a code share agreement for flights between Istanbul and Addis Ababa operated by Turkish. The agreement takes effect on January 15.

Brussels Airlines is reportedly setting up a new airline named “Korongo” in the DRC to be based in Lubumbashi. Korongo is expected to serve the major cities of DRC, as well as the capitals of the sub-region such as Luanda, Johannesburg and Nairobi.

Hainan Airlines has applied to the Civil Aviation Administration of China for the opening of new service between Beijing, China and Cairo, Egypt, continuing on to Algiers, Algeria.

Royal Air Maroc will add new service between Agadir and Lyon in February. Flights will operate on Mondays and Saturdays using A321 aircraft.

AT636 AGA - LYS: 1630 - 2045
AT637 LYS - AGA: 2135 - 2350

The EU has banend all airlines based in Djibouti, Sao Tome, and the Republic of Congo from operating in its skies because of safety concerns.

Qatar Airways has added a fifth weekly flight between Doha and Tunis, Tunisia.

Air Algerie has signed a deal to buy four 66-seat ATR72s

EgyptAir and the new member of Star Alliance, Brussels Airlines, will begin codesharing on EgyptAir flights between Brussels and Cairo as well as Brussels and Luxor.

Air Mauritius will add a single frequency to its weekly flight to New Delhi effective April.

Rwandair has purchased two CRJ-200s previously operated by Lufthansa and taken delivery of the first aircraft, with the second one due for delivery before year’s end. The airline is also in talks with airplane manufacturers for additional aircraft.

With the acquisition of new aircrafts, Rwandair will increase the number of destinations to include Tanzania, where it will be flying to Dar el Salam and Arusha, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where it will begin with flights to Goma and later Lubumbashi and eventually Kinshasa.

South African has signed an agreement with Aircastle to lease six new A332s. The first aircraft is scheduled for delivery in 2011.

Lome, Togo-based Asky Airlines’ flight schedules, which take effect on January 15, have been loaded. Flights, which will operate during a midday and a midnight bank, will have the Ethiopian (ET) code.

Lome - Ouagadougou - Dakar: Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays
ET011 LFW - OUA: 0045 - 205
ET011 OUA - DKR: 250 - 530
ET010 DKR - OUA: 2010 - 2140
ET010 OUA - LFW: 2225 - 2345

Lome - Abidjan - Dakar - Banjul: Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays
ET019 LFW - ABJ: 1230 - 1330
ET019 ABJ - DKR: 1415 - 1700
ET019 DKR - BJL: 1745 - 1815
ET018 BKL - DKR: 615 - 645
ET018 DKR - ABJ: 730 - 1015
ET018 ABJ - LFW: 1100 - 1200

Lome - Bamako - Dakar: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Sundays
ET025 LFW - BKO: 1315 - 1515
ET025 BKO - DKR: 1600 - 1745
ET024 DKR - BKO: 645 - 830
ET024 BKO - LFW: 915 - 1115

Lome - Cotonou - Brazzaville: Sundays, Tuesdays, Fridays
ET021 LFW - COO: 1245 - 1430
ET021 COO - BZV: 1515 - 1800
ET020 BZV - COO:
ET020 COO - LFW:

Lome - Libreville - Brazzaville: Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays
ET015 LFW - LBV: 200 - 515
ET015 LBV - BZV: 600 - 715
ET014 BZV - LBV: 1845 - 2000
ET014 LBV - LFW: 2045 - 2200

Lome - Douala - Kinshasa: Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays
ET017 LFW - DLA: 215 - 500
ET017 DLA - FIH: 534 - 730
ET016 FIH - DLA: 1900 - 2045
ET016 DLA - LFW: 2130 - 2215

Lome - Lagos - Kinshasa: Mondays, Wednesdays, Saturdays
ET023 LFW - LOS: 1300 - 1445
ET023 LOS - FIH: 1530 - 1815
ET022 FIH - LOS: 815 - 1100
ET022 LOS - LFW: 1145 - 1130

Lome - Accra - Banjul: Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays
ET013 LFW - ACC: 0050 - 0130
ET013 ACC - BJL: 215 - 515
ET012 BJL - ACC: 1915 - 2215
ET012 ACC - LFW: 2300 - 2340

As part of Ethiopian and Lufthansa’s flight schedule harmonization, Ethiopian will add night flights between Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Kilimanjaro, Tanzania in June. The new flights will operate on Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays via Dar es Salaam bringing its total to 11 weekly flights.

ET823 ADD - DAR: 2130 - 0020
ET823 DAR - ZNZ: 105 - 135
ET822 ZNZ - DAR: 235 - 305
ET822 DAR - ADD: 350 - 640

As part of Ethiopian and Lufthansa’s flight schedule harmonization, Ethiopian will add night flights between Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Kilimanjaro, Tanzania in June. The new flights will operate on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays via Nairobi bringing its total to 11 weekly flights.

ET803 ADD - NBO: 2200 - 2359
ET803 NBO - JRO: 0045 - 145
ET802 JRO - NBO: 400 - 500
ET802 NBO - ADD: 545 - 745

As part of Ethiopian and Lufthansa’s flight schedule harmonization, Ethiopian will add night flights between Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Entebbe, Uganda, continuing on to Kigali, Rwanda. The new flights will operate on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, bringing its total to 11 weekly flights.

ET821 ADD - EBB: 2140 - 2340
ET821 EBB - KGL: 0025 - 0010
ET822 KGL - EBB: 0320 - 505
ET822 EBB - ADD: 550 - 750

Ethiopian Airlines and Lufthansa will increase their frequencies between their respective hubs to 5 flights per week each. Ethiopian is revising its schedule which will see its flight to Frankfurt operated during the day while Lufthansa will maintain its night time flight out of Addis (daytime from Frankfurt). Lufthansa will also dedicate the flight to only serve Addis instead of the current services that continues on to Sana’a.

Ethiopian’s revised schedule, which takes effect in June will operate daily except Mondays and Fridays. Lufthansa’s service will go up to 5x per week in March, operating daily except Tuesdays and Sundays.

ET706 ADD - FRA: 1005 - 1635
ET707 FRA - ADD: 2315 - 725

Asky has set January 15, 2010 as its start-up date. The airline will initially serve Lagos, Accra, Abidjan and Niamey using two leased B73Gs that are registered in Ethiopia. No schedule information is currently available.

Congo Express is a new airline being established in the Democratic Republic of Congo with the assistance of South African Express. The airline will use a fleet of CRJ200 aircraft and initially provide domestic connections between Kinshasa, Lubumbashi and Mbuji-Mayi with plans later to add Kisangani to the network.