Africa

South African Airways’ maintenance arm, SAA Technical, has started reinstating its services after it had suspended them to four customers due to outstanding payments. However, the airline has said it has now reached an agreement with South African Airways and low-cost carrier Mango Airlines.
MRO

GE Aviation is offering a new digital fuel dashboard at no cost to commercial airline customers using GE's event measurement system (EMS), enabled by Microsoft Azure.
Emerging Technologies

Krimson Aviation, the Addis Ababa-based flight support, charter and aviation consultancy, is marking its fifth year of operations following one of its busiest weeks since inception.
Business Aviation

Turkish Airlines has started its operations to Malabo on February 7, making the capital of Equatorial Guinea its 319th destination.
Airports & Networks

The largest aviation group in Africa, Ethiopian Airlines Group, has announced that it will cover the medical insurance costs - including repatriation, evacuation and quarantine - related to COVID-19, as of 1st of October 2020 until 31st of March 2021.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

AMAC Aerospace has announced a successful re-delivery of a Boeing B737 on time. In addition, the headquarters of AMAC Aerospace in Basel has also been awarded with several new maintenance projects.
MRO

By Vincent Chappard
Air Seychelles announces that the national airline will resume limited passenger services across its regional network from Seychelles to Mauritius, Johannesburg and Tel Aviv this winter.
Airports & Networks

In new analysis released this week, the aviation sector details how it can meet its climate goal of cutting CO2 emissions in half by 2050, compared with 2005. It also highlights that net-zero emissions from air transport across the global could be achieved a decade or so afterwards.
Air Transport

Mango Airlines, South Africa's state-owned low-cost carrier, entire fleet is still grounded after South African Airways Technical (SAAT) withdrew its maintenance services over non-repayment.
Aerospace

By Vincent Chappard
As from 01 October 2020, borders will be opened to Mauritian nationals, residents and to tourists travelling for long stays.
Airports & Networks

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) downgraded its traffic forecast for 2020 to reflect a weaker-than-expected recovery, as evidenced by a dismal end to the summer travel season in the Northern Hemisphere.
Air Transport

EgyptAir will resume services from Cairo to Muscat, Amman, Kigali, Johannesburg, and Entebbe.
Airports & Networks

Ethiopian Airlines Group today announced the resumption of its flight services to Victoria Falls - one of African’s most spectacular natural sites - from 6th October 2020.
Airports & Networks

Rolls-Royce has completed testing of the ground-breaking technology that will power the world’s fastest all-electric plane.
Emerging Technologies

Emirates today announced it will resume flights to Johannesburg (1st October), Cape Town (1st October), Durban (4th October) in South Africa; Harare in Zimbabwe (1st October) and Mauritius (3rd October).
Airports & Networks

Air Namibia has said it is negotiating a state bailout after it reportedly requires USD11.6 million to restart the airline due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Aerospace

Ethiopian Airlines have confirmed it will resume flights to Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa as of 01 October 2020.
Airports & Networks

More than 200 security trays will be redistributed from Edinburgh Airport in Scotland to airports in Africa, to help staff train for security inspections.
Airports & Networks

ATR has announced the successful first flight of its new purpose-built regional freighter aircraft.
Aerospace

Kenya Airways has signed a contract with APG as its new Passenger GSA in Europe.
Business Aviation

South Africans have been asked by Kulula-founder Gidon Novick ‘to put their creativity to the test’ and suggest a name for the new South African airline being launched by Gidon in 2020.
Air Transport

Before the Covid-19 outbreak, the Moroccan aeronautical and space industry had recorded a growth of more than 20% over the last two years. Now the Group of Moroccan Aeronautics and Space Industries (GIMAS) has launched a debate on the future in the aftermath of the pandemic.
Emerging Technologies

RwandAir is to resume flights to and from London and Brussels to Kigali from 3rd October 2020, as it reinstates its passenger network.
Airports & Networks

Emirates' African network will expand to 15 destinations with the restart of Luanda, Angola from 1 October.
Airports & Networks

Qatar Airways is to resume services to Entebbe, Seychelles, and Windhoek, as well as many more global destinations.
Airports & Networks