ETIHAD AIRWAYS INTRODUCES NEW CHANGES TO GROUND AND INFLIGHT SERVICES.

Etihad Airways - the national airline of the United Arab Emirates - is introducing a series of changes designed to offer increased value and flexibility based on customer feedback. 

MOZAMBICAN AIRLINES CLEARED FROM EU's BLACKLIST

The Mozambican air companies has been removed from European Commission’s blacklist of airlines which are not allowed to operate in the airspace of the European Union (EU).

ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES TO CELEBRATE THE REOPENING OF ABUJA AIRPORT WITH AIRBUS A350-900.

Africa’s largest airline group, Ethiopian Airlines, proudly announces that it has decided to inaugurate the reopening of the Abuja Airport with its latest technology and the most modern Airplane in the world, the Airbus A350-900. The state of the art airplane will start the scheduled service on the Addis Ababa Abuja route, thereby gracing the reopening of Abuja Airport, to be held on April 18, 2017.

SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS AWARDED 4-STAR RANKING FOR 15 YEARS IN A ROW

South African Airways (SAA) the leading airline on the African continent, has yet again confirmed its place amongst the top airlines in the world with a 4-Star ranking, in both economy and business class, for the 15th consecutive year.

“SAA is proud to have maintained quality levels on all the services we offer – in our home market, across the African continent and internationally. This has been a particularly difficult year for the industry, but we still maintained a world-class product and service standards to our customers, making this 4-Star Airline ranking well deserved,” says Zuks Ramasia, SAA General Manager Operations.

RENAISSANCE HOTELS OPENS IN LAGOS, NIGERIA.

Renaissance Hotels, the brand known around the world for helping business travellers discover unexpected experiences, has announced the opening of its first hotel in Sub-Saharan Africa — the Renaissance Lagos Ikeja Hotel. Located in Nigeria’s commercial centre and city known for its music, fashion, cuisine, art and nightlife, the Renaissance Lagos Ikeja offers world-class amenities, modern aesthetic, sophisticated service and unique programming that reflect the brand’s signature approach to feed the curiosity, fuel the imagination and excite the senses of its guests.

EMIRATES TO OPEN UP DUBAI LUXURY LOUNGES TO BLUE-TIER FREQUENT FLYERS

Emirates is opening up its lounges at its Dubai hub to lower-tier frequent flyer members in what is the latest move by the world's largest long-haul airline to look for new ways to boost revenues.

Emirates, which reported a 75 percent drop in half-year profit in November, had previously restricted access to these lounges to higher-tier frequent flier members and business or first class travellers.

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TOP GHANAIAN DESIGNERS TO KNOW IN 2017

Quiet as it may be kept, the next wave in fashion is coming directly from the Motherland. For centuries Africans have been perfecting craftsmanship, innovative design and duality in textile use. It’s no wonder that within the last ten years Accra, Lagos, Nairobi, Cape Town and Johannesburg have hosted their own fashion weeks. And while traditional constructs of ankara and wax print have limited the scope by which many view “African fashion”, young talent from all over the globe are actively working to change this.

In Ghana specifically there’s a huge sustainable fashion industry, where brands are opening up small production shops to make their goods — simultaneously paying workers fair wages. The cherry on top is that a lot of these brands are using recyclables to ethically produce their apparel and accessories.