Derek Nseko ✈️
@DerekNseko
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Founder - Airspace Africa | iFly Academy | Flight to Zero | Pilot 👨🏾✈️| Aviation analyst - CNBC, CGTN, BBC, TRT
Frankfurt on the Main, Germany
Joined May 2009
Had the honor of speaking to the BBC to discuss developments South African Airways and the future for airlines in Africa. @eafricanairshow @AirspaceAfrica @aviatorafrica More: -> https://t.co/i18dyPF2Mm
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Uganda Airlines Announces Landmark Order for Africa’s First Airbus A380
airspace-africa.com
In a bold move that signals its long-term ambition to position itself among the world’s leading intercontinental carriers, Uganda Airlines has announced plans to acquire Africa’s first Airbus A380, a...
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Uganda possibly benefits the most from liberalized skies in the East African community. Much lower base to rise from and tapping into a thriving ecosystem in Kenya & Tanzania. @jumuiya @EACCASSOA
REGIONAL FLIGHTS - REALITY. There are 7 to 8 flights daily between Nairobi Kenya and Entebbe Uganda and they are our biggest trade partners. Flights partly reflect economic power! Between Nairobi and Mombasa are 25 to 30 direct, over 180 weekly. Nairobi to kisumu between 8
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My comments to Michael Wakabi at @The_EastAfrican about the risks of Middle East conflicts on African aviation. "More than fuel prices, it is actual availability of jet fuel that is likely to be a constraint. Across much of Africa, aviation fuel is imported by sea and
African airlines ride on traffic surge as Gulf crisis disrupts global aviation https://t.co/ppYI5qof69
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Kenya Airways returned to profit…and then back to loss just a year later. I’ve taken a deep dive into what really happened beneath the numbers =>> https://t.co/VFo02hJ6FM
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I can bet that no single Ugandan member of parliament knows the full price obligation for this purchase. #UgandaAirlines
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Should have done this from the get go instead of those jokes during set up. Instead of CRJ, go the Q400 route that you can use for local & regional, and get 737s to bridge the gap in Africa. And 3 787s for the hops across oceans.
Uganda Airlines is at a pivotal moment. In this piece, I explore what the recent developments really signal and why the quiet gravity of Ethiopian Airlines may shape its future more than we think. =>> https://t.co/bE75DIYzMR
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Kenya Airways has posted a $133M loss for the full year ended December 2025, from a $42M profit the previous year . Make that make sense 😀 Meanwhile 👇🏾
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I believe Kajjansi Airfield is to Kampala what Wilson Airport is to Nairobi.. 🤔
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Uganda Airlines is at a pivotal moment. In this piece, I explore what the recent developments really signal and why the quiet gravity of Ethiopian Airlines may shape its future more than we think. =>> https://t.co/bE75DIYzMR
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Wow. Over 7 hours of flight, only to find yourself back at the point of departure. Flying to the Middle East has to be worth some pain at the minute
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“Strategic infrastructure should be built around the largest and most resilient market. In Africa, that market is Africans.” https://t.co/un5RzUVtYd In my latest column for @VoyagesAfriq, I look at the often incoherent strategy that African nations have when investing in
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Entebbe’s new terminal. At 2.2Million pax last year, a long overdue expansion. Capacity -from 2M to 3.5M Which African airports handle more? Cairo, OR Tambo, Addis Ababa, Casablanca, Cape Town, Hurghada, Marrakesh, Algiers, Nairobi, Tunis, Sharm el-Sheikh, Lagos, Abuja & Durban
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Long-term growth often requires short-term repositioning.
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South African low-cost airline FlySafair has announced it will introduce a temporary fuel surcharge on flight tickets to cope with the sharp rise in global jet fuel prices caused by the ongoing Middle East crisis.
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Is it possible for an airline to shrink into profitability? I’ve written about the story of South African Airways (SAA) => https://t.co/0epvHtqaxg
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Remember when SAA & Johannesburg served as Africa’s primary long-haul airline & gateway. 19 Aircraft today 6 Aircraft in 2021 (post restructuring) 49 Aircraft in 2019
Our latest addition to the fleet ZS~SZO took to the skies today 🛫🇿🇦 Plane spotters 👀 looking forward to your SZO captures 🫡 #SAA #FlySAA #SAAfleet #SAAVoyager
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Today marks 7 years since that fateful day in Addis Ababa. #ET302 #EthiopianAirlines => https://t.co/9oAlk39JuB
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Having to hold for potential missiles is crazy work 😨 What could go wrong? Meanwhile the skies over North America have never been more unbothered
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