Africa

Chapman Freeborn has appointed Linas Dovydenas, President, India, Middle East & Africa (IMEA) as it continues to expand its presence in the region.
Maintenance & Training

IATA has released data for October 2024 global passenger demand with Africa showing an increase, but the Middle East suffered falls.
Air Transport

South African Airways (SAA) has been forced to cancel flights as a result of a pilot strike on Thursday.
Air Transport

By Kaleyesus Bekele
The Ethiopian Aviation University was established as a small aviation training centre in 1956 in the premise of the headquarters of Ethiopian Airlines in Addis Ababa.
Maintenance & Training

Brussels Airlines has announced its largest-ever capacity to sub-Saharan Africa for the summer of 2025.
Air Transport

IATA has released data for October 2024 global air cargo markets showing demand up 9.8%.
Air Transport

IndiGo Kolkata-Phuket will commence direct flights between Kolkata-Phuket from December 27, 2024.
Airports & Networks

Ethiopian Airlines has resumed passenger flights to Liberia’s capital, Monrovia.
Airports & Networks

By Kaleyesus Bekele
The Austria-based light aircraft manufacture, Diamond Aircraft Industries, is striving to expand its market share in Africa.
Aerospace

The Gulfstream G800 dedicated to testing the cabin interior has taken its first flight.
Business Aviation

By Alan Dron
Etihad Airways is to double its African routes in 2025 as rival carriers in the Middle East region look to increase their penetration of the continent.
Airlines & Lessors

Etihad Airways is set to double its routes to the African continent over the next year.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
To what extent will Boeing’s problems affect African airlines? Alan Dron visited the manufacturer’s Seattle home as it outlined how it is trying to solve quality conundrums in its supply chain and on its assembly lines.
Air Transport

In conjunction with a major South African conservation and relocation company, aircraft charter specialist, Air Charter Service, has helped the transportation of 39 white rhinoceroses from Namibia to Dallas.
Aerospace

Business aviation company VistaJet has significantly enhanced its business in Africa.
Business Aviation

By Chloe Greenbank
A new era takes flight – how Ghana is rising through the ranks as a West African aviation hotspot.
Airports & Networks

Menzies Aviation has made a series of appointments in Central and East Africa to support the company’s strategic growth plans across the region.
Airports & Networks

Kenya Airways has been awarded Africa's Best Airline Website 2024 and Africa's Best Airline App 2024 at the 4th Annual World Travel Tech Awards.
Aerospace

Fastjet has been using Maxamation’s Aviator RM system since 2017 in order to maxamise its flight revenue for its route networks.
Emerging Technologies

Gulfstream Aerospace has made its 300th customer delivery in the Gulfstream G500 and Gulfstream G600 fleet.
Business Aviation

South African Airways (SAA) has achieved its first net profit in over a decade, signalling a major milestone in the airline’s recovery journey.
Aerospace

By Mark Pilling
Privately-owned Fly Angola is steadily re-opening a handful of international routes, in addition to a single domestic service, following the cessation of all scheduled operations in August 2023.
Air Transport

Ethiopian Airlines has been awarded “Airline of the Year - Global Operations” at the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) 56th Annual General Assembly & Summit.
Aerospace

By Guy Leitch
The South African coalfields are destroying the once verdant landscape east of Johannesburg. They are hidden from the roads and thus the only way to see the damage caused by their vast pits is to survey them from the air - with the help of a group of volunteer pilots.
Aerospace

By Victoria Moores
The African Union and the African Export-Import Bank have created a platform to help airlines move funds between African countries in their local currency.
Safety, Ops & Regulation