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Solenta takes stake in low-cost carrier fastjet

Solenta takes stake in low-cost carrier fastjet

5 January 2017 Airline News

African low-cost carrier fastjet has signed a conditional agreement with Solenta, a specialist African commercial aviation group based in Johannesburg, for the provision and operation of three wet-leased aircraft. The deal for the planes is on a full ACMI basis and includes the supply of other services over the next five years.

fastjet sells only aircraft for $8m

fastjet sells only aircraft for $8m

fastjet has entered into a binding agreement with Avtrade for the sale of its sole owned Airbus A319. The consideration is being satisfied in cash for US$8.0 million with a 10 per cent deposit payable on signature of the agreement and the balance on delivery. The agreement is subject to industry standard conditions precedent.

New leadership for African low-cost airline fastjet

New leadership for African low-cost airline fastjet

13 June 2016 Airline News

The board of fastjet has appointed of Nico Bezuidenhout as chief executive of the company. Bezuidenhout will take up his position and join the board as an executive director on August 1st, 2016. He will be joining fastjet from Mango Airlines, the low-cost carrier subsidiary of South African Airways, where he has been chief executive since Mango commenced operations ten years ago.

fastjet scoops top title at World Travel Awards

fastjet scoops top title at World Travel Awards

fastjet has won the title of Africa’s Leading Low-Cost Airline at the 23rd annual World Travel Awards held in Zanzibar, Tanzania. The globally recognised World Travel Awards set out to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all key sectors of the travel, tourism and hospitality industry.