Africa

Alexandre de Juniac, IATA’sdDirector general and CEO, has spoken at the IATA media briefing on COVID-19.

Skylegs, a flight operations specialist, has unveiled a first batch of operational features to help operators combat COVID-19.

Bolloré Logistics is extending until 31 July 2020 its special weekly cargo freight service between Europe and West Africa, the WARA AIR SERVICE.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged governments in Africa and the Middle East (AME) to implement alternatives to quarantine on arrival that would allow economies to re-start while avoiding the importation of COVID-19 cases.

Airbus Helicopters’ multi-role twin engine H160 has been granted its type certificate by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets in May showing a slight improvement in the air cargo market, although African airlines post smallest cargo contraction.

Comair’s creditors have granted its business rescue practitioners an extension to publish the business rescue plan after an interested investor group requested more time to progress its offer.

Ethiopian Airlines has announced that it’s happy to welcome back business and leisure travellers with programmes aimed at safeguarding their health and safety.

Emirates will re-start passenger flights to Cairo from 1 July, Tunis from 1 July, Malé from 16 July, and Khartoum from 03 July.

Following an extensive two-year flight test programme, Airbus has successfully concluded its Autonomous Taxi, Take-Off and Landing (ATTOL) project.

Morocco has confirmed an order for 24 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters making the North African country the 17th nation to operate the type. The deal is valued at $4.25 billion.

Embraer Services & Support has announced the completion of the first conversion of a Legacy 450 to a Praetor 500 for an undisclosed customer.

EgyptAir will resume its non-stop flights to more than 29 international destinations starting July 1, 2020.

The latest model in the Bombardier Global series has entered service, it was announced today.

Air BP has appointed Martin Thomsen as chief executive officer, Air BP, to commence on July 1.

IATA CEO Alexandre de Juniac yesterday stressed at IATA’s media briefing the urgent need for governments to address the quarantine issue, and for countries seeking to open up their economies, travel and tourism is a critical sector.

BIRD Aerosystems has completed the delivery of its AMPS system, including the AeroShield POD and MACS sensor, to a VIP customer in Africa.

US carrier Delta is to restart flights to Cape Town with an extension to its route from Atlanta to Johannesburg.

Times Aerospace Events, in partnership with Aerocomm, has announced it has secured new dates of 21 & 22 April 2021 at the Kigali Convention Centre, Rwanda for Aviation Africa next year.

The Airbus Foundation, together with the French Red Cross (FRC) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), have flown a medical team and 14 tonnes of humanitarian aid to the Republic of the Congo.

The COVID-19 pandemic is having a huge impact on aviation and air travel industry globally, and particularly on insular economies. It has led to "a complete erosion of the revenue base” of Air Mauritius (MK) while tourism activities are at a halt. The Mauritian government announced that borders will remain closed until August 31, 2020.

Domestic flights in Morocco are set to resume on 25 June, in line with the partial easing of lockdown restrictions in parts of the country.

Nigeria's regulator (NCAA) has said that the proposed opening of domestic flights in the West African country on tomorrow has been stopped.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has launched the Security Risk Intelligence Portal (SRIP)—an incident reporting tool to help airlines mitigate and manage security risks.

A new partnership in the business and private aviation market has been signed in a bid to stimulate a market that has been affected by the Covid19 pandemic.