Africa

Boeing has expanded its presence in Africa with the opening of a new office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to serve as the company’s administrative hub in the region.

Embraer has reported a US$26.4 billion backlog in the first quarter of 2025. The result surpassed the previous quarter.

The African Space Agency became operational on April 20.

Etihad Airways is significantly expanding its African network as it doubles its services to Nairobi, Kenya.

Ethiopian Airlines has entered a partnership with Bucher Aircraft Interior Solutions, a provider in lightweight aircraft interior solutions.

IATA has emphasised the vital role of air cargo in maintaining global supply chain resilience.

AJW Group has been awarded the long-term Power-By-the-Hour (PBH) support programme for South African operator FlySafair’s B737 New Generation fleet.

Ethiopian Airlines took home two awards after events taking place in Hamburg, Germany.

Flight Safety Foundation and Kenya Airways have called on African stakeholders to prioritize investments in African safety management systems.

Intelligent power management company Eaton signed an agreement with Air Support to provide local repair and overhaul of Eaton’s engine fuel components for large commercial aircraft.

Ethiopian Airlines has signed an MoU with Safran for the provision of Z400 economy class seats for eight Boeing 777-9 aircraft.

Satair and Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, have signed a four-year extension of their cabin interior parts distribution agreement, continuing a 50-year relationship.

Embraer and Kenya Airways today signed an agreement for the Embraer Collaborative Inventory Planning (ECIP) programme.

Ethiopian Airlines will launch a new passenger flight service to Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, effective June 1, 2025.

Kenya Airways has started deploying its New Distribution Capability sourced content to travel seller customers in Kenya, South Africa and the United Kingdom, via the Amadeus Travel Platform.

Panasonic Avionics has unveiled ConverixTM, an open and neutral application hosting platform that the company said will transform commercial aviation.

SITA and NEC Corporation (NEC) have signed an agreement to accelerate the adoption of digital identity technology in the travel industry.

Embraer and South Africa’s Denel have signed an MoU outlining the framework for a potential future collaboration on the KC-390 Millennium aircraft.

Nigerian carrier Green Africa has suspended operations after its fleet of ATR 72s was repossessed by their lessor.

Aviation AFRICA Summit and Exhibition returns to Kigali, Rwanda in September after three years with DAR Al-Handasah confirmed as platinum sponsor.

The top five registered countries for this years’ Arabian Travel Market (ATM) to date include the UAE, India, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UK.

The 37th IATA Ground Handling Conference (IGHC) will take place in Nairobi, Kenya, from 13 to 15 May 2025.

SITA has announced the closure of the acquisition of CCM, headquartered in Milan, Italy, an expert in the design, production, and creation of airport interiors.

IATA has released data for February 2025 global air cargo markets showing Middle Eastern carriers saw an 11.9% year-on-year decrease in demand growth for air cargo in February.

Bluebox Aviation Systems has entered a partnership with Air Côte D’Ivoire for the deployment of its Bluebox Wow wireless in-flight entertainment (IFE) system.