Africa

EgyptAir and Air Cairo have initialised their first step of cooperation through signing a codeshare agreement extending both airlines’ networks to further destinations domestically and beyond Cairo Airport.
Air Transport

Qatar Airways will resume three-weekly flights to Mogadishu, Somalia from 06 September 2020.
Airports & Networks

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), decreased by 1.1% in November 2019, compared to the same period in 2018. Though, African freight carriers posted the fastest growth of any region.
Aerospace

East Africa has been witnessing significant growth in its helicopter industry. Githae Mwaniki takes a look at the sector.
MRO

Ethiopian Airlines and Boeing have partnered up to deliver much-needed aid supplies to organisations across Ethiopia.
Aerospace

We take a look at the West African market which has made aviation a major focus of its strategy.
Airports & Networks

OneWeb, a communications company, announced today that the company and certain of its controlled affiliates have voluntarily filed for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
Aerospace

UPS, in collaboration with UNHCR, has delivered close to 100 tons of relief items to bring critical supplies to victims of the recent flooding in Somalia which has affected half a million people and uprooted 400,000 from homes.
Aerospace

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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