Africa

Air Austral and Air Madagascar have signed in Antananarivo a Memorandum of Understanding with Kenya Airways.

Dowty Propellers has announced an agreement establishing Ethiopian Airlines as an authorised repair and overhaul facility in Africa for propellers on Bombardier Q400 regional airliners.

Air Partner, a aviation services group, was recently called upon to assist in the successful relocation of a lion on behalf of the Born Free Foundation.

Bell Helicopter, a Textron company, has announced that Africair has signed a purchase agreement for the first Bell 407GXi in Africa.

Rockwell Collins has been honoured with a Customer Services Award for its avionics service by Airbus and its customer airlines at a special ceremony at the Farnborough Air Show held yesterday.

The winners of the Routes Africa 2018 Marketing Awards have been revealed, with Cape Town Air Access the overall winner through to the final at World Routes in Guangzhou.

Fifteen years since the demise of Nigeria Airways and almost six since Air Nigeria ceased trading, the country is set to get a new national carrier later this year.

Honeywell International has confirmed the first installations of its high-speed JetWave satellite communications hardware in Africa

South Africa’s private domestic airline operator Comair Limited, has signed an eight-year Rate Per Flight Hour (RPFH) agreement with CFM to support is fleet of 16 CFM56-7B engines. The agreement is valued at $160 million at list price.

Kenya’s cargo airline Astral Aviation signed a deal at the Farnborough Airshow today with Dubai-based Falcon Drones Technology for two Lucas-F250 drones with an option to purchase an additional 10 in 2019.

Uganda Airlines has signed an MoU for two A330-800neo, the new version of the best-selling A330 widebody airliner, featuring new wings, powered by Rolls-Royce’s latest-generation Trent 7000 engines , new systems and a new Airspace cabin interior.

Ethiopian Airlines Aviation Academy (EAA), ICAO TRAINAIR Plus member and IATA authorised global training center, has graduated 302 aviation professionals at a ceremony held at the Academy’s Commercial and Cabin Crew Training Building.

Emirates A380 aircraft will operate a one-off flight to Kotoka International Airport (ACC), Accra, on Tuesday 2nd October, as the global airline joins local authorities in celebrating the opening of the airport’s new Terminal 3.

Embraer and Kenya Airways announced today at the 2018 Farnborough Airshow the signing of a multi-year contract for the Embraer Collaborative Inventory Planning (ECIP) programme.

Routesonline rounds up the best tweets and images from day two of Routes Africa 2018, taking place in Accra, Ghana.

The winners of the Routes Africa 2018 Marketing Awards have been revealed, with the overall winner through to the final at World Routes in Guangzhou.

Visa reform is a priority for Africa to reach its tourism potential, a panel of experts have agreed.

African airlines continue to be left behind by their rivals around the globe when it comes to having a strong balance sheet.

African airlines need to start thinking more about the size of the aircraft they are using if they are to drive up profits, delegates at Routes Africa 2018 have been told.

IATA's vice president for Africa has called on the continent's airlines to work together in order to better compete with carriers around the world.

Ambitions to boost value to customers and reach $10bn of services revenues in commercial in the next decade

Ethiopian Airlines has secured the top prize at the 2018 World Airline Awards being named the ‘Best Airline in Africa’ for the second time.

GECAS and Boeing has announced today that they have reached an agreement for 35 additional 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighters at the 2018 Farnborough International Airshow.

Ethiopian Airlines selected the GEnx engine to power its six additional 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. This selection increases Ethiopian Airlines' GEnx-powered B787 aircraft to 19 total.

The first Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 production engine was despatched yesterday to the Airbus facility in Toulouse, in readiness to power Airbus’s latest aircraft, the A330neo, into service.