Senegal Airlines announces new services to Central Africa

Senegal Airlines announces new services to Central Africa

The new Senegalese airlines company, Senegal Airlines, on Tuesday announced the opening of new services to Cotonou (Benin), Libreville (Gabon) and Douala (Cameroon) from Dakar, with a technical stopover in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire.A communiqué issued by Senegal Airlines said the opening of new stopovers is made possible by the arrival of a third Airbus A320, which will go into operation early July.According to the communiqué, the new flight schedule of the company is characterized by the reinforcement of the Dakar-Abidjan service, adding that...

Mango-Avocado Tiki Salad

Mango-Avocado Tiki Salad

I've been a bit over quinoa for some time now. Don't get me wrong, it tastes good and is healthy as heck for you but I'm a little burned out on grain salads. But sometimes you just don't know...

Wandering Out To Winters

Wandering Out To Winters

What a busy weekend! I went on a fancy date night with Mr. S. on Friday, swung by the gorgeous Berryessa Gap Vineyards on Saturday and attended a tiki-themed BBQ on Sunday. When I wasn't running...

Nigeria grounds US$51m presidential jet over safety issue

Nigeria grounds US$51m presidential jet over safety issue

Nigeria's aviation authorities have grounded a presidential jet which was recently acquired at a cost of US$51 million, following an Emergency Airworthiness Directive (EAD) from the European Aviation...

The Africa Aviation ICT Forum Kicks Off in Johannesburg

The Africa Aviation ICT Forum Kicks Off in Johannesburg

A notable event will kick off in Johannesburg South Africa in a few hours’ time at the Protea Hotel Balalaika Sandton: The Africa Aviation ICT Forum that will bring together aviation ICT professionals...

Wayne Rooney-the new Star of Turkish Airlines!

Wayne Rooney-the new Star of Turkish Airlines!

Manchester United may have fallen in the European Cup Final to the mighty Barcelona, arguably the greatest club team in football history, but its sponsor Turkish Airlines remains firmly Europe’s top...

Pineapples with Oranges and Lime Enzymes

Pineapples with Oranges and Lime Enzymes

Pineapple helps to speed up tissue repair. It also helps in indigestion.The combination of fruits in this enzyme helps to reduce pigmentation.There are many types of enzymes. Enzymes are good for the...

Libyan Aviation Industry a major casualty of the UN No-Fly Zone Resolution and the long drawn civil war

Libyan Aviation Industry a major casualty of the UN No-Fly Zone Resolution and the long drawn civil war

As Libya continues to suffer from almost daily damaging air strikes from planes and missiles of NATO, as it claims to enforce a no fly-zone over the north African country under a UN Security Council...

Cashew Pistachio Cookies dipped in Chocolate

Cashew Pistachio Cookies dipped in Chocolate

मराठीमध्ये वाचण्यासाठी इथे क्लिक कराI made this for taking with us to trip tomorrow for memorial day weekend. Perfect snacks for travel. Its inspired by the short bread Ajoy got from Costco couple of...

Sweet, Sweet Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie

Sweet, Sweet Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie

It's spring, so why have we Sacramentans been repeatedly saddled with May gray? Where's the sunshine, I ask you? After a pleasant but wet (the patio roof was leaking) lunch at Tuli's yesterday with...

Lychee Icecream

Lychee Icecream

मराठीमध्ये वाचण्यासाठी इथे क्लिक कराHere almost all stores sell the canned lychees but never the fresh ones. Last month I decided to give it a try especially for ice-cream. It turns out that if you use...

Tandoori Gobi

Tandoori Gobi

मराठीमध्ये वाचण्यासाठी इथे क्लिक कराToday before meeting everyone were discussing about the barbeque and since then i couldn't stop thinking of making tandoori something. With gobi in the fridge i decided...

Tree House

Tree House

www.treehousesacramento.blogspot.com "Food is our common ground, a universal experience." ~James BeardGrowing up, my dad was in the USAF and was gone on TDY (temporary duty) a lot. Whether he was in the...

Thai Fish Baked in Banana Leaves

Thai Fish Baked in Banana Leaves

“Fish in the hands of a skilled cook can become an inexhaustible source of gustatory pleasures.” ~Jean-Antheleme Brillat-Savarin I'm always looking for food recipes where I can get Mr. S.'s kidlets interested...

Mali to expand Bamako-Senou International Airport runway

Mali to expand Bamako-Senou International Airport runway

The runway at the Bamako-Senou International Airport will be lengthened by 500 metres, according to an agreement signed by the CEO of the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA-Mali), Ms. Nene Traoré, and...

2 die in Nigeria plane crash

2 die in Nigeria plane crash

A beech aircraft with registration number N364UZ on Tuesday crashed at Barkalahu, a village in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing the two crew members. The pilot said to be...

JETLINK DROPS HARGEISA – PROMPTS SOMALILAND REACTION

JETLINK DROPS HARGEISA – PROMPTS SOMALILAND REACTION

Jetlink, one of Kenya’s privately owned airlines, has reportedly halted operations between Nairobi and Hargeisa, the capital of the self-proclaimed region of Somaliland, in the face of low passenger numbers...

Fly 540 Aviation Offers Juba fare via Nairobi

Fly 540 Aviation Offers Juba fare via Nairobi

At a cost of US Dollars 398, terms and conditions apply, for a return flight has Fly 540 now gone into direct competition with Air Uganda for passengers to South Sudan’s capital Juba. Initial feedback...

Café Lumiere

Café Lumiere

"All happiness depends on a leisurely breakfast." ~ John Gunther5701 Broadway, Suite B, Sacramento, CA 95820. (916) 456-2679.Warm, flaky and with a buttery outer layer that just melts in your mouth? Sounds...

Nigerian airlines lose $48 million to aviation fuel scarcity

Nigerian airlines lose $48 million to aviation fuel scarcity

Nigerian airlines have lost $48 million($1=150 naira) to the scarcity of aviation fuel, known as Jet-A1, in the past two weeks, the local Business day newspaper reported Monday .It said the scarcity,...

Emirates to launch A380 service to Munich from Jan 2012

Emirates to launch A380 service to Munich from Jan 2012

Just received the breaking news via Twitter. Emirates is on the grand match towards global conquest. The airline will launch the A380 service on Dubai – Munich EK049/050 service, replacing current Boeing...

Events: Africa Aviation ICT Forum

Events: Africa Aviation ICT Forum

Region: AfricaLocation: JohannesburgStart: 31 May 2011End: 2 June 2011 ACI Africa, AFRAA and SITA will host the 4th annual Africa Aviation ICT Forum, at the Protea Hotel Balalaika Sandton in Johannesburg.This...

South African Airways will target Asia's leisure, meetings and conventions market

South African Airways will target Asia's leisure, meetings and conventions market

South African Airways will target Asia's leisure and meetings and conventions market to offset a downturn in passenger volumes caused by the winding down of mainland-backed construction projects in...

Kenya Airways Documentary for May :The Pride of Africa takes you to Ghana

Kenya Airways Documentary for May :The Pride of Africa takes you to Ghana

One of the reasons I love Kenya Airways is the sense of innovation that runs in the airline. Kenya Airways was the first African airline to successfully deploy the use of social media in reaching out to its clients in a more personal way and communicating important information to travellers via channels like Twitter, Facebook and Youtube. It was also the first airline in Sub Saharan Africa to receive IATA's IOSA((IATA Operational Safety Audit) ) registration; the first African airline to incorporate IATA's carbon offset program amongst other firsts. Yours...

A great day for aviation in Angola: The first B777-300ER for TAAG Angola Airlines

A great day for aviation in Angola: The first B777-300ER for TAAG Angola Airlines

Aircraft manufacturer, Boeing, will deliver a new 777-300ER airplane toAngola Airlines (TAAG) on 14 June, the Angolan News Agency (ANGOP) learnt here Thursday.ANGOP said the deal was disclosed to it by...

IATA Report on Africa: Safety in Africa,a United Approach

IATA Report on Africa: Safety in Africa,a United Approach

Safety in Africa is a concern. Coordinating the various programs in place could be the key to improving the continent’s safety recordAir travel is essential to the African economies but, to exploit aviation’s full potential, it must be safe for everybody. Many African carriers have exemplary safety records and those that have completed the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) have safety records 46% better than non-IOSA members. Nevertheless, the region as a whole has been at the bottom of the safety statistics for too long.  Figures...

Arik Air:Pilots sanctioned for flying plane with one engine in Nigeria

Arik Air:Pilots sanctioned for flying plane with one engine in Nigeria

The regulatory Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended the licences of the two pilots of Nigerian airline Arik Air, who flew the airline's Boeing 737-700 aircraft with one engine over a one-hour trip after the plane suffered a bird strike Sunday.The unidentified pilots flew the plane, with 69 passengers, from the South-eastern city of Owerri to the nation's commercial capital, Lagos, with one engine after the other one had been disabled by the bird strike shortly after take-off, the private Punch newspaper reported Friday.“I...

'Wealthy Nigerians acquire US$225m private jets in one year'

'Wealthy Nigerians acquire US$225m private jets in one year'

Wealthy Nigerians acquired at least six private jets worth a total of US$225 million between March 2010 and March 2011, bringing the total number of such jets in the country to around 70, according...