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• Hilka Birns
Uganda Airlines is seeking fifth-freedom rights on its newly launched Entebbe–Lagos–Accra service, CEO Girma Wake told ch-aviation. Ghana has approved the arrangement, but Nigeria has yet to authorize it, leaving the airline without permission from both countries to carry traffic between Lagos and Accra.
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Uganda Airlines is seeking fifth-freedom rights on its newly launched Entebbe–Lagos–Accra service, CEO Girma Wake told ch-aviation. Ghana has approved the arrangement, but Nigeria has yet to authorize it, leaving the airline without permission from both countries to carry traffic between Lagos and Accra.
Sky Mali is increasing its capacity through a wet lease of a Boeing 737-300. The available report does not specify the aircraft’s capacity, lease duration, routes or how much additional flying the aircraft will support.
United Nigeria Airlines says it raised NGN22 billion ($16.5 million) through its first commercial paper issuance, becoming the first Nigerian airline to tap the country’s short-term debt market using the instrument. The airline did not disclose how it plans to use the proceeds.
Air Mauritius reported net profit of €78.6 million ($85.5 million) for the year to March 2026, with shareholders’ equity turning positive for the first time since the pandemic. The result benefited from one-off accounting gains, lower fuel prices and a stronger euro, while the carrier warned of fuel headwinds.
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Ghana is aiming to relaunch a national airline as Ghana Airways in 2027, Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said. A technical committee overseeing the project has completed and submitted its report, marking a planning milestone; the available announcement provides no details on fleet, funding or operating model.
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