NAIROBI TO HOST AFRICAN AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE CONFERENCE The African Aviations annual aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul conference, now in its 21st edition, is taking place for the first time in Nairobi / Kenya and will start today. Nairobi has established itself in the recent past as a major centre for aircraft maintenance, led by Kenya [...]
Archive for February 21st, 2012
21 Feb
Kenya aviation news – African conference on aviation maintenance and repairs opens in Nairobi
21 Feb
Carnival season ends in Germany, Brazil while the Seychelles are counting down to their own ‘Mother of all Carnivals’
CARNIVAL SEASON ENDS ACROSS THE WORLD, ABOUT TO START IN THE SEYCHELLES As the traditional carnival nations like Brazil and Germany celebrate the very last day of this years festival and parade season, due to end at midnight when Ash Wednesday rings in the Christian 40 days of fasting, elsewhere preparations are in high gear [...]
21 Feb
Rwanda conservation news – ARCOS decides to move to Kigali
KAMPALA LOSES ALBERTINE RIFT CONSERVATION SOCIETY HEADQUARTERS TO KIGALI It was learned overnight that the UK based ARCS has apparently decided to shift its regional office, presently located in Kampala / Uganda, to Kigali / Rwanda, where a new proposed US $ 350.000 head office is to be built, once discussions between the NGO and [...]
21 Feb
Weekly roundup of news from Eastern Africa and the Indian Ocean islands, Third edition February 2012
AVIATION, TOURISM AND CONSERVATION NEWS from Eastern Africa and the Indian Ocean islands. A weekly roundup of breaking news, reports, travel stories and opinions by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome Get daily breaking news updates instantly via Twitter by following @whthome, join me on Facebook where the articles also cross load or read the daily [...]
21 Feb
Etihad coming to Kenya soon – set to get new Midfield Terminal at home base
ABU DHABI AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT PLANS SUPPORT ETIHAD EXPANSION (Impression of the new Midfield Terminal, courtesy of Abu Dhabi Airport Company) Etihad, Abu Dhabis national airline, will be commencing flights to Nairobi in April, as was earlier on reported here. Now news have emerged through aviation sources in the Gulf region, that Abu Dhabis government has [...]
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