Africa

Ethiopian Airlines has commenced its new four-times-weekly passenger service to Hanoi in Vietnam.

Times Aerospace Events (MESA) has announced that Pieter Elbers, the CEO of India’s pace- setting carrier IndiGo, will be a headline speaker at the 2nd Aviation India & South Asia Summit & Exhibition 2025.

Emirates has deployed its retrofitted Boeing 777 on flights EK656/657 and EK660/661 between Dubai and Malé.

TAAG Angola Airlines has launched a new Luanda–Nairobi route which will commence September 1, 2025.

Nigeria’s Enugu State launched its own airline Enugu Air on July 7 from Akanu Ibiam International Airport.

Emirates’ latest analysis of global booking data and search patterns reveals the top 25 travel destinations in July and August - with Vietnam sitting on top.

The scale of the problem facing African airlines in coping with high taxes and charges levied by governments and airports is laid out in a report from the African Airlines Association (AFRAA).

FlySafair, South Africa’s leading low-cost airline, has launched Lindi, a cutting-edge AI interface that can help customers with their bookings.

The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) says its members are challenged by high charges and taxes from governments across the continent.

Kenya Airways is the first airline to have used IATA’s new Aviation Safety Culture Survey (I-ASC) Light.

Ethiopian Airlines Group has officially launched a new passenger service connecting Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with Porto, Portugal.

Boeing has appointed Stephen Parker as president and chief executive officer of its Defence, Space & Security (BDS) business, effective immediately.

Kenya Airways landed into London's Gatwick Airport from Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on July 2.

African startup flyGuinea is planning to launch Embraer E1 operations in March or April 2026.

Aviation leaders gathered in Zanzibar in June for the AviaDev Africa 2025 conference to address the continent's mounting challenges and opportunities.

Aviation solutions provider, UAS has successfully executed its extensive support services for Hajj 2025.

Ethiopian Airlines has launched a new twice-weekly cargo flight service between Addis Ababa and Urumqi, China.

IATA has released data for May 2025 global air cargo markets showing air cargo demand is up 2.2%.

IATA has released the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Matchmaker platform, to facilitate SAF procurement between airlines and SAF producers by matching requests for SAF supply with offers.

Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) is implementing a comprehensive infrastructure maintenance and capital expansion programme across all nine of its airports.

Madagascar Airlines has signed for two lease extension agreements with aircraft leasing company ABELO, for its ATR72 aircraft.

Air Peace has officially added its first Embraer 190 to its fleet.

Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority Director General Getachew Mengistie has resigned from his post to join the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC).

Nigerian carrier Air Peace has been given the green light to commence direct flights between Abuja and London Heathrow from 26 October 2025.

Acro Aircraft Seating has been selected to supply FlySafair with multiple shipsets of its Series 9 Fixed Back seats.