Air Transport

After 30 years at the helm, Airlink’s founding CEO Rodger Foster retired at the end of March, passing the baton to his chief financial officer, de Villiers Engelbrecht.

Hugues Marchessaux, new chairman of the board of Air Austral, shared the latest news on the airline during the opening of the business lounge at La Réunion–Roland Garros Airport in April.

Air Côte d'Ivoire is pursuing its expansion strategy with the launch of its intercontinental flights at the end of the year.

Inside ACSA CEO Mpumi Mpofu’s vision for Africa’s smartest airport network.

Sky Mali has launched its new Bamako–Niamey route via Gao, marking a strategic turning point in its regional connectivity development plan.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Air Traffic Management (ATM) holds the promise of addressing many of the structural problems in the provision of ATM across Africa.

The opening of the Centre of Excellence in Aviation Skills in 2028 will usher in a new era of aviation training in Rwanda.

RwandAir is playing a strong role in delivering travellers to the country and increasingly to points across Africa via its Kigali hub.

Rwanda’s civil aviation players are strongly aligned behind the country’s bold vision to achieve social and economic progress. It puts airline, airport and aviation services development at the heart of the mission.

Marcelle Nethersole speaks to Captain Edom Tamunotonye TawoC, from Etam Avitat Services in Nigeria

Five months after emerging from its Chapter 11 restructuring process, Spirit Airlines has filed for bankruptcy protection again.

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Southwest has taken delivery of its first aircraft equipped with an Installed Physical Secondary Barrier, a Boeing 737-8 that entered service on Aug. 29.

Saudi Arabian start-up carrier Riyadh Air says that its first 787-9 has left Boeing’s assembly line in Charleston, South Carolina.

U.S. carriers are preparing for what some anticipate will be their largest-ever Labor Day weekend operation, coming at the end of a challenging peak season.

Boeing’s August 787 production total is matching recently strong trend lines, boosting confidence that rate increases are imminent, data from AAP shows.

An anti-corruption unit in Madagascar says it has detained 22 people in connection with the smuggling of five Boeing 777-200s that were flown into Iran in July.

El Al intends to maintain its fleet renewal program through 2026, with new aircraft continuing to enter service, CEO Dina Ben Tal Gannansia said.

Indian regulators have granted a six-month extension to IndiGo to allow it to continue operating widebody aircraft wet-leased from Turkish Airlines.

TAP Air Portugal says it is enduring “one of the most operationally difficult summers in recent years,” citing border control delays and mounting competition.

Darwin will gain its first nonstop link to mainland China in nearly six years this December when China Southern Airlines launches service from Guangzhou.

Etihad Cargo has partnered with Atlas Air, which will provide a Boeing 777 freighter capacity to support the growth of Etihad Airways’ freight and logistics arm

China’s three state-owned carriers remained in the red during the first six months of 2025, though losses narrowed compared with the same period in 2024.

Greene Tweed has signed a contract with an unnamed engine manufacturer for the supply of thermoplastic components, including brackets and aerodynamic fairings.

A dispute has arisen between Air Niugini and the country’s airports authority over how many domestic destinations the new Airbus A220 can safely serve.