Africa

By David Casey
Routesonline provides an update on the operations of the Airbus A380. We also reveal the network size of each operator and the top destinations served by the aircraft type.
Airports & Networks

Ethiopian Airlines and Boeing are partnering to deliver much-needed aid supplies to organizations across Ethiopia.
Air Transport

South African Airways (SAA) last week operated its first Airbus A350-900 aircraft for the first time commercially in the domestic market.
Air Transport

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced changes to its Strategic Leadership Team and corporate structure. The changes will enable IATA to better serve its customers and stakeholders as the association implements a strategy focusing on its core competencies of standard-setting and adoption, advocacy, and services and products.
Maintenance & Training

Etihad Airways will operate its seasonal routes from Abu Dhabi to Alexandria, Egypt, between 25 June to 15 September 2020.
Airports & Networks

Thales's integrated touchscreen has become the first product of its kind in the world to achieve certification by the European Union Air Safety Agency (EASA) for use in commercial aviation.
Maintenance & Training

RwandAir customers could now save from their ticket purchases due to a new partnership with Optiontown.
Airports & Networks

Embraer has delivered its first Praetor 500 business jet to the market, just over one year after its announcement at the 2018 National Business Aviation Association’s Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (NBAA-BACE).
Business Aviation

Boeing today announced that its Board of Directors has named current chairman, David L. Calhoun, as chief executive officer and President, effective January 13, 2020.
Maintenance & Training

Over the past decade Tunisia has continued to build a solid, recognised and sustainable aeronautical industry and the leaders of the Tunisian Aeronautics and Space Industries Group – GITAS – have been explaining some of what’s behind the success story.
Aerospace

In just 10 years, Davenport Aviation has developed into a global supplier of aircraft parts, supplies, and equipment. It has a special interest in Africa because, as Chuck Grieve finds out, that’s where it all started.
MRO

Rolls-Royce’s ambitions to build the world’s fastest all-electric aircraft have taken a step forward with the unveiling of the plane at Gloucestershire Airport, UK.
Air Transport

With soaring global tourism driving unprecedented demand for aircraft Bureau Veritas has revealed that demonstrating the highest standards of quality, health and safety is now a distinct competitive advantage for aerospace firms looking to capitalise on this.
Air Transport

Kenya Airways and TAL Aviation cargo divisions have signed an agreement making it the first time TAL Aviation will be providing cargo and logistics services for the airline.
Air Transport

Ethiopian Airlines is marking its one-year anniversary of flights from the North of the UK by donating a rose bush featuring the nation’s famous flowers to four botanical gardens across the North of England.
Airports & Networks

By James Pozzi
The aviation aftermarket is booming and businesses in the sector have been hot commodities in the eyes of the financial world for several years. This showed no signs of changing in 2019--a year that saw a raft of buyouts and mergers.
MRO

South African Airways (SAA) has been selected by the readers of Global Traveler as the “Best Airline in Africa” for the 16th consecutive year in the magazine’s annual reader survey.
Aerospace

The first Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Gaborone, Botswana, touched down at Sir Seretse Khama International Airport on Sunday 15 December.
Airports & Networks

United Airlines inaugurated its nonstop three-times weekly service between Cape Town and New York/Newark, its first ever South African route and the first direct air service between the two cities.
Airports & Networks

Boeing has confirmed it will be suspending its 737 MAX production in January due to certification moving into 2020.
Air Transport

Gulfstream Aerospace has announced its Savannah-based fleet has flown more than 1 million nautical miles/1.85 million kilometers on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Business Aviation

EgyptAir will increase its flights to several destinations in Europe, Asia, Africa, North America and the Middle East in summer 2020.
Airports & Networks

Ethiopian Airlines has marked its one-year anniversary of flying from Manchester Airport to Addis Ababa.
Airports & Networks

The International Air Transport Association (IATA), in partnership with the Global Shippers Forum (GSF), the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) and the International Air Cargo Association (TIACA), are amplifying their efforts to ensure the safe air transport of lithium batteries.
Air Transport

The booming use of unmanned aerial vehicles has now spread to security, with one South African company using the devices to protect residential estates. Alan Dron reports.
Aerospace