Airports & Networks

US aircraft manufacturer Boeing says Africans are increasingly turning to air travel to overcome road and rail infrastructure insufficiencies and will

RwandAir has introduced an additional daily flight between Kigali and Nairobi and will add a fourth weekly rotation between Kigali and Johannesburg

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is set to establish a regional airline to enhance passenger links within the area following the

TAAG Angola has put back the planned resumption of its Luanda – Beijing route, according to the latest changes to its GDS schedule. The airline was

South African carrier and British Airways franchise partner Comair has this week boosted frequencies between Johannesburg and Nelspruit after

A recently signed bilateral air services agreement between Cameroon and South Africa is a major marker in the ongoing deregulation of flight

Spanish national carrier Iberia has added dedicated cargo links into Africa after years of studying the market. The airline has extended its existing

There is more to Mali than just its capital. The country spreads across 1,241,238 square kilometers of land bordering Mauritania and Algeria to the

African countries can improve air safety and promote their own economic growth and development prospects by putting into practice commitments they

Kenya Airways continues its project to offer links to every African capital by confirming plans to inaugurate flights to Ouagadougou, the capital of

A new domestic carrier backed by the South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) plans to launch low-cost flights between Bhisho, the capital of the

Senegal Airlines is planning flights to four new destinations before the end of this month with a new direct service from Dakar to Praia and links to

Air Austral is to boost flights from the island of Reunion and the French capital this winter operating eight non-stop flights per week between St

German national carrier Lufthansa is to modify its schedules to Africa this winter, including switching routes operated by Privat Air on its behalf

South African carrier and British Airways franchise partner Comair has confirmed that it will temporarily suspend flights between Johannesburg and Dar

South African Airways (SAA) has significantly reduced capacity on its Johannesburg – Nairobi route by replacing the Airbus A340-300 that operates its

Bamako is the capital and largest city of the land-locked West African country of Mali, and currently estimated to be the fastest growing city in

UK low-fare airline Flybe and Finnair have confirmed that they have agreed a deal over the control of regional carrier Finnish Commuter Airlines (FCA)

Singapore Airlines today (July 1) inaugurated its first scheduled passenger link to North America with its Airbus A380 Super Jumbo. The carrier has

Turkish carrier Sky Airlines is targeting more international destinations for expansion following the recent launch of flights to Kuwait, only its

British Airways increased London City-Nice service to twice daily from May-Sept. and London City service to Palma and Ibiza from four-times-weekly to 10-times-weekly July-Sept. The services are operated by BA CityFlyer using Embraer 170 and 190 aircraft. JetBlue Airways will increase thrice-daily Boston-Chicago O'Hare service to four-times-daily Sept. 7. TransAsia Airways launched daily Taipei-Singapore A320 service.

Emirates Airlines is trialling the use of new waypoints across the Mid-Atlantic as part of a bid to find shorter routes and to reduce CO2 emissions.

RAK Airways has expanded its route network with flights to Doha, Qatar. Effective July 5th 2011 RAK Airways will offer four flights a week to Doha.

Qatar Airways continues its remarkable expansion by entering the Canadian market for the first time. Newly-crowned as Airline of the Year 2011, the award-winning carrier touched down at Montreal's Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport following its 13-hour non-stop journey from the Qatari capital Doha.

Chinese carriers facing pressure from the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed rail service scheduled to start Thursday are slashing air fares and making other adjustments to remain competitive.