Africa

By Alan Dron
A Nigerian government body has proposed merging two of the country’s ailing airlines into a new national carrier, according to media reports from the country.
Airlines & Lessors

By Keith Mwanalushi
More MROs in Africa are seeking out opportunities to increase their third-party business.
MRO

By Keith Mwanalushi
Efforts are growing to develop Africa’s MRO capabilities, but cost pressures across the continent are slowing progress.
MRO

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Vallair will cooperate with the Cameroon Civil Aviation Authority on aircraft maintenance, disassembly and training development.
Workforce & Training

By Victoria Moores
Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe are planning to allow entry to all five countries under a single short-stay visa.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Kurt Hofmann
However, the airline is continuing to develop its multi-hub strategy in Africa.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
More African countries are being encouraged to join forces under their local regional safety oversight organization (RSOO).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Ibom Air is building maintenance capability for its own fleet and to serve third-party customers.
MRO

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Niger’s airspace had previously been closed for a month following the military coup that took place in the West African country.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
African airlines appear to be rapidly growing their regional jet and turboprop operations, with narrowbody flown hours also on the increase.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Aaron Karp
Menzies Aviation says it is working toward achieving the IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations certification or re-certification at 16 African airports.
Airports & Networks

By Victoria Moores
AFCAC said Qatar will support African countries with “targeted technical assistance and capacity building” for their aviation sectors.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Several airlines are currently completely or partially grounded and operations of others are strained.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Africa’s 54 nations have been talking about liberalizing their air links since 1988.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores, David Casey, Helen Massy-Beresford
Flights have been suspended at the Libyan capital Tripoli’s Mitiga International Airport after violent clashes between two armed groups.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Air Algerie CEO Yacine Benslimane has told Aviation Daily he is considering setting up new airlines within Algeria and in other African countries.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Together with other African airlines, Ethiopian is facing increasing competition from external carriers, notably Emirates, Qatar Airways and Turkish Airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
RwandAir is studying the future replacement of its widebody fleet and the opportunity of electric flying on short-haul routes.
Airlines & Lessors

By Angus Batey
Whenever analysis is published of global business-aviation traffic patterns, Africa tends to be described as an area of future growth and considerable promise.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
About $1 billion of foreign currency funds is being blocked by governments in Africa, according to IATA estimates.
Airports & Networks

By Victoria Moores
According to the African Airlines Association, relaxed COVID-19 entry rules should lead to growing air traffic this summer.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
The carrier returned to two African capitals over the weekend.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Kenya Airways CEO Allan Kilavuka believes that the “future of aviation in Africa lies in consolidation.”
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
As CEO Tewolde GebreMariam steps down, Routes looks at the East African carrier’s network growth during his time in charge.
Airports & Networks

By Wesley Charnock
Routes gets an update on the progress being made in Zambia after $1 billion was invested in new airport facilities.
Airports & Networks