National Aviation Services (NAS) recently donated Rapid Diagnostic Testing (RDT) kits to the Covid-19 National Task Force formed by the Ugandan Ministry of Health.
Africa needs a continent-wide response to the growing demand for qualified MRO technicians. The challenge, as Chuck Grieve reports, is navigating a route to harmonisation and standardisation of training.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on the Government of Tunisia to urgently provide financial relief measures for the aviation industry in order to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 crisis on the nation’s economy.
Angolan fixed wing and rotary aircraft operator, Bestfly, has won a three-year contract to support ExxonMobil’s requirements to ferry staff from Luanda to its main oil logistics base at Soyo.
Five international air transport and tourism bodies have launched an appeal to international financial institutions, country development partners and international donors to support Africa’s Travel & Tourism sector which employs some 24.6 million people on the African continent. Without urgent funding, the COVID-19 crisis could see a collapse of the sector in Africa, taking with it millions of jobs.
As the national carrier, Ethiopian Airlines, is acquiring new fleet and opening new international and domestic routes, the Ethiopian Airports organisation is trying to keep up with the growth. Kaleyesus Bekele reports.
The rapid degradation of the security panorama in neighbouring Burkina Faso has served as a catalyst for a limited aircraft procurement effort by Togo. But air force modernisation can be a slow, and often uphill, journey.
Somalia’s transport minister has appealed for international help to investigate the crash of an Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia turboprop carrying aid for the fight against Cornavirus killing all six on board.
United Technology’s (UTC) and Raytheon completed their merger on April 3, forming one of the world’s largest aerospace and defence companies in a $135 billion deal.
South Africa's Comair is in "a very difficult financial position" due to coronavirus-related travel restrictions and does not anticipate being able to resume flights until October or November, the carrier has said.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic data for January 2020 showing that demand (measured in total revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) climbed 2.4% compared to January 2019.
Montasser Channoufi, founder and CEO of Carthage SKY Services, plans to launch a fixed-base operation in Tunisia this year. He told Vincent Chappard that the high-standard services provided will serve the country’s growing business aviation industry.
Airports Council International (ACI) World and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have today come together to call for governments to quickly grant financial relief to assist airport operators and airlines during the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis and support the essential connectivity the industry will provide for economic recovery.
Network Aviation Group working together with Allied Air Cargo, Scan Global Logistics and various UN organisations, have successfully delivered vital emergency supplies into Abuja to help Nigeria beat the COVID-19 pandemic crisis.
Cornwell Muleya is no stranger to African aviation, after gaining senior leadership experience at Air Botswana, Air Tanzania, Air Mauritius and Zambezi Airlines. As Victoria Moores reports, his latest challenge has been setting up Uganda Airlines, an ambitious new national carrier, which launched operations in 2019 and plans to go long-haul in 2021.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that its rescheduled 76th Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit will take place in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on 23-24 November 2020.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for March 2020 showing that demand (measured in total revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) dived 52.9% compared to the year-ago period. African airlines’ traffic fell 42.8% in March.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released data for March air cargo performance demonstrating a severe capacity shortfall. African airlines were less affected by disruptions in March.
