Morocco’s flag carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) and Israeli carrier El Al have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to govern their ties in order to offer “the best services to customers.” The agreement was signed by the two carriers’ CEOs Hamid Addou and Avigal Soreq, on the sidelines of the 77th Annual General […]
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EgyptAir gets $191m loan to finance external debt
Egypt has approved a financing request of about $191 million by national carrier EgyptAir to be used to pay external debt. The Central Bank of Egypt will release the funds in the form of loan, state-run Ahram online reports. EgyptAir, which resumed flying from July 1st after several months of hiatus due to the coronavirus […]
Coronavirus: African airlines lost $400m since outbreak
African Airlines have lost $400m since the outbreak of the coronavirus in China in February, according to the global airline industry body. In recent months, airlines like South African Airways, Royal Air Maroc, Air Tanzania, Air Mauritius, EgyptAir, RwandAir and Kenya Airways have suspended flights to and from China. The continent’s largest airline, […]
Libya’s sixth airline unveiled despite few international destinations
A new Libyan airline, Free Falcon Air, will start operations next year from Zintan and Labraq airport, as a purely commercial carrier. The new Libyan carrier to be headquartered in Beida already possesses a Boeing 737 and is negotiating the purchase of another one. It will run regular flight between the Labraqa and Zintan as […]



