Africa

A newly-revived Madagascar Airlines is focused on regaining confidence by achieving a reliable and profitable domestic operation, explains CEO Thierry de Bailleul.

Hi-Fly Marketing and Plane Talking have established an alliance to provide an expanded set of offerings to support Africa’s growing civil aviation industry.

Cape Town International Airport (CTIA) was honoured with the Airport Experience Award at the Airport Honours Award ceremony in Amsterdam last week.

Congo Airways has added a second leased Boeing 737 aircraft for its domestic operation from KlasJet, a provider in private and corporate jet charters.

TAAG Angola Airlines will begin the modernisation of its long-haul fleet in February 2025 with the arrival of its first Boeing 787-9.

Free route airspace is where users can freely plan a route between a defined entry point and a defined exit point, subject to airspace availability.

Ethiopian Airlines has received Four-Star Global Airline award at the 2025 APEX Passenger Choice Awards.

The north African countries skirting the Mediterranean Sea include some of the wealthiest countries on the continent, but unfortunately all have enemies whether it be the neighbours or terrorists. Alan Warnes looks at some of the recent modernisation efforts they have been through.

Uganda Airlines is looking to lease two Airbus A320neos from June 2025.

Alcinda Pereira, the first woman to lead AfBAA, wants to change the mentality of business aviation in Africa by filling the region’s connectivity gap.

Boeing forecasts continued long-term growth, saying air cargo traffic will increase by an average of 4% per year through 2043.

A new regional start-up airline is hoping to fill the aviation gap in service routes within the Cabo Verde islands.

Bell Textron has announced Tim Evans as the new managing director for the Middle East and Africa.

SITA has announced the formal integration of IPS Intelligent Passenger Solutions into its airport portfolio.

South African Airways Technical eyes regional jet capabilities and new training strategy.

Thales is to equip Ethiopian Airlines first A350-1000 aircraft with its state-of-the-art AVANT Up inflight entertainment (IFE) system.

Emirates has opened its Emirates World store in Nairobi, Kenya – the airline’s refreshed retail store concept to Africa for the first time.

Ethiopian Airlines is supplying two Boeing 737-800s for the early December launch of new Congolese carrier Air Congo.

Ethiopian to bolster fleet with leased types and plans 100-seater and freighter orders.

Ethiopian Airlines has taken delivery of the first of four 395-seat Airbus A350-1000s.

Ethiopian Airlines has commenced new passenger service to Dhaka, Bangladesh on November 2, 2024.

Gulfstream Aerospace has successfully completed ground emissions testing of 100% neat sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) containing zero sulfur on the all-new Gulfstream G700.

IATA has released data for September 2024 global passenger demand.

Ethiopian Airlines has won ‘Best Overall in Africa’ at the 2025 APEX Passenger Choice Awards.

Emirates has introduced additional flights to Entebbe, Uganda; Addis Abba in Ethiopia; and Johannesburg, South Africa.