One of Africa’s leading banks is setting up an aircraft leasing operation, to try to offset the reluctance of existing lessors to provide airliners to the continent’s carriers
Krimson Aviation is scaling up its operations across Africa, investing in digital platforms and expanding into new markets. Ella Nethersole speaks to its founder Dawit Lemma.
The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Dr Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, laid the foundation stone for the new Mogadishu International Airport (NMIA) alongside officials from the Somali Civil Aviation Authority.
The Moroccan government and the National Airports Office (ONDA) have signed an agreement for a total investment of 38 billion dirhams ($4.23 billion) to expand and modernize the country’s airport infrastructure between 2025 and 2030.
Lormus Bundhoo, CEO Airports of Mauritius and Airport Terminal Operations, shares how Sir Seewosagur Ramgoolam International Airport is evolving into a regional powerhouse, serving as a vital bridge between Africa, Asia and beyond.
Legislators in South Africa’s Parliament were recently told the South African Air Force (SAAF) was receiving a long-awaited short-range air-to-air missile for its Saab Gripen fighter jets.
Nearly four months after its air battle with the Indian Air Force, that saw six Indian Air Force fighters shot down, the PAF’s deputy chief of air staff, Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Aurangzeb Khan visited the Nigerian Air Force hierarchy on August 26.
In June, five French Air and Space Force Dassault Rafale Bs from 4th Fighter Wing based at St. Dizier and an Airbus A330MRTT Phoenix from Istres deployed to Guelmim, Morocco, in late June to mid-July as part of Op Marathon 2025.
One of the most surprising sights at this year’s Royal International Air Tattoo, at RAF Fairford in mid-July, was an Egyptian Air Force Antonov An-74T Coaler, one of three operational with the North African state.
General aviation piston engine manufacturers ecommend that their engines be overhauled every 12 years, or in operational time – after around 2,000 hours.
Oluwasegun Alade Musa has called for government policy consistency, systems automation and infrastructure improvements at Nigeria’s airports as a measure to boost importation and exportation of increasingly-growing cargo volumes.
Business aviation is moving beyond the image of corporate jets and emerging as a critical engine for economic growth, humanitarian missions, and social development.
Africa is no longer a passive consumer of drone technology – it is positioning itself as an emerging global force. The continent is placed to lead the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle revolution.
From Africans making their own destiny via national self-interest to charges and taxes, senior leaders vented their frustrations during Aviation Africa.
Kenya is moving ahead with its plans to expand its fleet and forge strategic partnerships, even as supply chain disruptions and maintenance delays weigh on operations.
Aviation leaders on the infrastructure panel highlighted pressing financial and workforce challenges facing the continent’s airport sector. They warned that without coordinated investment and appropriate government support, airports are at risk of being left behind.
