Africa

Zimbabwe has run up debts to African and international airlines of close to $200 million according to IATA.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) yesterday met with Zimbabwe’s President, Emmerson Mnangagwa and a high level government delegation, to discuss the contribution of aviation to the country’s economy and development.

Ethiopian Airlines and SKYTRAX are to launch flight to Garowe, Somalia, via Bossaso, Somalia effective 15 July 2019.

Senior network planners from the region’s leading airlines will be negotiating existing and future air services in Mombasa this December.

Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics Services has connected Chongqing, the largest municipality in Southwest China with Africa and South America with a weekly cargo flight as of 26 June 2019.

South African Airways (SAA) has signed codeshare and Frequent Flyer agreements with Brazilian airline Gol - Linhas Aéreas (GOL).

Precision Air is partnering with leading GSA representative TAL Aviation, to work together on expanding the airline's presence in Brazil and Mexico.

The Senegalese airline pursues its development with two new routes in West Africa.

Boeing has announced $100 million in funds to address family and community needs of those affected by the tragic accidents of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, as well as Lion Air Flight 610.

Gulf Air has appointed Shams Al Doseri as a country manager for its Addis Ababa office.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) 75th Annual General Meeting (AGM) overwhelmingly approved a resolution calling on governments to continue important work for full implementation of the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) agreed through the UN’s International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) 75th Annual General Meeting (AGM) unanimously resolved to support the global deployment of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) for baggage tracking.

Boeing has released a new statement on the AOA disagree alert.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for May showing that demand (measured in revenue passenger kilometers, or RPKs) rose 4.5% compared to the same month in 2018.

Akagera Aviation and Nexus, a Saudi Arabian aviation training company, have signed a joint venture agreement that will upgrade Akagera’s aviation training wing to a fully-fledged academy that will operate under the name Nexus Training Academy.

Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) and South Africa’s Paramount Group, have signed a high-level defence collaboration agreement, in step with Saudi Arabia’s vision for the creation of an integrated defence industrial ecosystem.

RwandAir is partnering with Save a Child’s Heart (SACH) to provide life-saving cardiac treatment to Rwandan Children.

At the 38th Ordinary Session of the Pan African Postal Union (PAPU) Governing Council held in Ouagadougou on 17 June, the Association of African Airlines (AFRAA) joined other key continental stakeholders to support PAPU's initiatives to promote the development of postal activities in Africa.

Ethiopian Airlines has made its maiden flight to Marseille.

Sudan Airways flight 103 was en route from Cairo, Egypt to Khartoum, Sudan, on February 4, when a passenger attempted to enter the flight deck with the aim of hijacking the flight.

Kenya Airways has selected GE Aviation for the Flight Operations suite of digital products across the airline's fleet of Boeing 737, 787 and Embraer E190 aircraft.

Ethiopian Airlines is to launch flights to Garowe, Somalia, via Bossaso, Somalia effective 15 July 2019.

The first of Air Tanzania’s four weekly flights between South Africa and the East African nation took to the skies from O. R. Tambo International Airport today after more than ten years.

Ethiopian Airlines Group has signed a partnership agreement valued at $500 million with Collins Aerospace.

Boeing has issued a statement regarding the software on the 737 MAX aircraft.