After a duel in 2018 for the supply of Uganda Airlines long-haul fleet that ended with Airbus’ A330-800neo carrying the day with an order for two aircraft, the world’s two largest aircraft manufacturers are back in the trenches, this time for a potential order of up to six aircraft.Although it... read more →
Feb
12
Feb
12
After a duel in 2018 for the supply of Uganda Airlines long-haul fleet that ended with Airbus’ A330-800neo carrying the day with an order for two aircraft, the world’s two largest aircraft manufacturers are back in the trenches, this time for a potential order of up to six aircraft.Although it... read more →
Feb
12
One of the darkest pages in our island’s history occurred on February 13, 1942, during World War II, when a group of 41 Maltese nationals, comprising several leading personalities, was forcibly and illegally deported from Malta to the east, and ended up in a Ugandan internment camp. The group included... read more →
Feb
12
One of the darkest pages in our island’s history occurred on February 13, 1942, during World War II, when a group of 41 Maltese nationals, comprising several leading personalities, was forcibly and illegally deported from Malta to the east, and ended up in a Ugandan internment camp. The group included... read more →
Feb
12
One of the darkest pages in our island’s history occurred on February 13, 1942, during World War II, when a group of 41 Maltese nationals, comprising several leading personalities, was forcibly and illegally deported from Malta to the east, and ended up in a Ugandan internment camp. The group included... read more →
Feb
12
Advertisement Summary Although it is an outlier, Brazil’s Embraer is also understood to have thrown its hat in the ring.The airline urgently needs an aircraft to fill the gap between the 76-seat Mitsubishi CRJ-900 and the 257-seat A330-800.Sources familiar with the discussions say Airbus is offering its A321. Advertisement By... read more →
Feb
12
Advertisement Summary Although it is an outlier, Brazil’s Embraer is also understood to have thrown its hat in the ring.The airline urgently needs an aircraft to fill the gap between the 76-seat Mitsubishi CRJ-900 and the 257-seat A330-800.Sources familiar with the discussions say Airbus is offering its A321. Advertisement By... read more →
Feb
12
Advertisement Summary Although it is an outlier, Brazil’s Embraer is also understood to have thrown its hat in the ring.The airline urgently needs an aircraft to fill the gap between the 76-seat Mitsubishi CRJ-900 and the 257-seat A330-800.Sources familiar with the discussions say Airbus is offering its A321. Advertisement By... read more →
Feb
12
DJIBOUTI Is US$1 billion for spaceport about science or power? The strategically located and tiny East African state of Djibouti will be building a spaceport valued at US$1 billion, which could see the first launch from the continent of an African-made satellite, while it promotes the development of scientific expertise.At... read more →
Feb
11
2023 New Year vigil – with Fatma Samoura. We returned to the hotel to await the New Year vigil. We had requested to join the table of Fatma Samoura, a Senegalese resident of Nosy Be. She is better known all over the world as an African international trailblazer who is... read more →



