Africa

Air Arabia has launched new non-stop flights to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

IATA has released data for November 2024 global air cargo markets.

Embraer delivered 75 aircraft in 4Q24 – or 27% higher than in the previous quarter when 59 aircraft were delivered.

Trading in shares of Kenya Airways has resumed after being suspended for more than four years, the Nairobi stock exchange has revealed.

Ethiopian Airlines Group has inaugurated the newly built Wako Gutu Airport Terminal at Bale Robe.

The announcement indicates either a third African operator for the A-29 or top-up orders by Mauritania or Nigeria.

Embraer has signed a contract for the sale of four A-29 Super Tucano light attack and advanced trainer aircraft to an undisclosed customer in Africa.

IATA has launched the IATA Air Cargo Device Assessment Program to validate air cargo tracking devices, data loggers and sensor-equipped devices.

In February 2024, the U.S. Space Force set up a pilot program called Tactical Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Tracking (TacSRT).

Etihad Airways plans for a significant community development initiative in Nairobi, coinciding with the launch of its new Abu Dhabi-Nairobi service.

Ethiopian Airlines has partnered with the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for the establishment of Air Congo.

TAAG Angola Airlines and Lufthansa Technik have signed a long-term agreement on aircraft component services for airline’s fleet of new Boeing 787 long-range aircraft.

Boeing and JA Africa have recognised an all-girls team from Ghana with an Sustainable Innovation Award.

An emergency rescue plan to save Congo Airways, the flag-carrier of the Democratic Republic of the Congo – at serious risk of losing its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) and IATA approval in September this year – has been instigated.

FlyAngola will launch its first international route from Benguela (Catumbela airport) to Windhoek, Namibia, from December 21, 2024.

IATA has launched the IATA Air Cargo Device Assessment Program to validate air cargo tracking devices, data loggers and sensor-equipped devices.

As lack of investment in MRO forces African airlines to ground aircraft, there are encouraging signs in North Africa of ways around the impasse.

IATA has released new estimates for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production showing that there is ‘disappointingly’ slow growth.

Airbus Helicopters is to set up a new subsidiary in Morocco. The upcoming site will develop into an MRO centre with new dedicated facilities and will create a regional hub for West Africa.

Nigerian carrier Ibom Air is planning to add two or three new Central African destinations in 2025.

Ethiopian Aviation University has graduated more than 460 aviation professionals, including international trainees from 10 African countries.

Two African nations have received useful boosts to their air arms following donations of surplus equipment by the US.

Angolan operator BestFly this year handled 125 flights between cargo planes, VIP Flights commuter flights, and the helicopter flights.

Rolls-Royce has announced that the Enhanced Performance (EP) standard of its Trent XWB-84 engine has been officially certified by EASA.

In August the Qatar Airways Group announced that it had acquired a 25 per cent stake in Southern African regional carrier, Airlink.