Africa

Air Seychelles has transformed its net asset position from negative to positive since 2022. The national flag’s USD 7 million profit for 2023 reflects its commitment to sustainable growth and operational excellence, says CEO Sandy Benoiton proudly.

Airbus’ high-altitude pseudo-satellite spinoff company Aalto has completed its first flight from its new base in Kenya. Tony Osborne reports.

Boeing has delivered the first of four 787 Dreamliner airplanes to TAAG Angola Airlines, debuting the airline’s new livery.

“2024 made it absolutely clear that people want to travel,” said Willie Walsh, IATA’s Director General, on IATA’s releases passenger market performance figures.

European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) has said it will not feature an outdoor static aircraft display for the first time since the show began in 2001.

The Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) has announced its concern and frustration of the recent incidents that disrupted airline operations over the summer peak travel season.

The European consortium, Airbus, has rolled out ACJ TwoTwenty “Xtra Large Bizjet” (XLB) as a promising business jet. Kaleyesus Bekele reports.

Henok Teferra Shawl, Boeing Africa managing director, offers his insight of the liberalisation of Africa’s air transport market.

Lufthansa Cargo is set to transport around one million roses daily from Nairobi to Frankfurt in a Boeing 777 freighter in time for Valentine’s Day.

Transport ministers from the ECOWAS region have approved a regional strategy to make air travel more affordable across West Africa.

A place where people enjoy learning about aviation safety and get equipped to champion it: in Rwanda, the AviAssist Foundation and its partners are creating such a space for Africa’s aviation safety community.

IATA released data for full year 2024 and December 2024 global air cargo market performance.

Ethiopian Airlines has celebrated the Chinese New Year 2025 as it continues to foster strong connections with Chinese communities worldwide.

Maureva, a provider of innovative airline software and service solutions, and the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) have signed strategic partnership advance the aviation industry in Africa.

A major milestone has been reached in the history of air transport in the Central African country of Gabon as the new national airline, Fly Gabon, began operations on 31 August.

As interest grows globally in seaplane and amphibious aviation, the Future Opportunities for Seaplanes and Amphibious Aviation conference is seeing strong interest from delegates and exhibitors.

Benin and Tunisia are the latest African nations to upgrade their border and interior surveillance capabilities with new aircraft.

The 24th edition of the Airport Show is gearing up to take place May 6 –8, 2025 at DWTC, Dubai.

Under the theme “Embracing innovation and technology for safe and efficient operations,” a key focus at the 2024 IATA World Safety and Operations Conference (WSOC) was the transformative impact of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and data-driven technologies on aviation safety, efficiency and resilience.

ATR is introducing Starlink high-speed internet connectivity onboard its aircraft.

South African Airways (SAA) has added two aircraft to its fleet in the last two weeks -growing its fleet size to 20 aircraft.

Ethiopian Airlines has received its IATA CEIV Pharma (Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics) accreditation as an Airline and ground handling agent.

Regional airport upgradation, expansion, and new developments will be under the spotlight for three days at the Airport Show, May 6 to 8, in Dubai.

Airbus delivered 766 commercial aircraft to 86 customers around the world in 2024.

November was another month of strong growth in the demand for air travel with an overall expansion of 8.1%, reports IATA.