Africa

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

As from 01 October 2020, borders will be opened to Mauritian nationals, residents and to tourists travelling for long stays.

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.

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.

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

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.

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).

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on governments in Africa and Middle East (AME) to implement testing as an alternative to quarantine measures when re-opening their economies.

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

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

The Middle East & North Africa Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) has announced that the region’s business aviation platform, the MEBAA Show, will now take place from 22 February until 24 February 2021 at DWC, Airshow Site.

The Seychelles is today going live with Travizory technology to facilitate the collection and analysis of traveller documentation to ensure re-opening of the borders in the safest manner.