Africa

More MROs in Africa are seeking out opportunities to increase their third-party business.

The FAA’s recent directive requiring inspections of Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft is expected to potentially impact more than 18 million seats across 64,000 flights worldwide.

Navigating South Africa’s airline scene has never been more complex. The market has changed massively in the past four years, with many of the old-established carriers no longer in existence and newcomers keen to take their places.

Nigerian airline Azman Air has closed down operations claiming delays in maintenance checks have left them without aircraft.

Two of Africa’s top aviation, aerospace and defence events are set to take place close to Johannesburg in September.

Qatar Airways Group has acquired a 25% stake in Southern Africa’s premier independent regional carrier, Airlink.

Qatar Airways has launched additional flights to London, UK; Male, the Maldives; Miami, USA; and Tokyo, Japan for the 2024-2025 season.

The Insight Theatre series of special presentations and panels will make its first appearance at the Aviation AFRICA 2024 this year.

Ethiopian Airlines has inaugurated its Silver Lounge, an exclusive facility dedicated to ShebaMiles Silver members.

Cape Winelands Airport is poised to play a pivotal role in South Africa’s aviation landscape.

EgyptAir has disposed of its Airbus A220-300s, after having experienced significant problems with the fleet’s Pratt & Whitney PW1000G geared-turbofan (GTF) powerplants.

AviAssist and Airlink will deliver a Human Factors in Aviation course.

Gulfstream’s G400 has successfully completed its first flight, officially launching the flight test programme.

Veteran African aviation journalist, event organiser and consultant, Nick Fadugba has died suddenly aged 69.

The South African Air Force (SAAF) has been subject to increasingly heavy budget cuts. It is therefore having to do a lot with a little, particularly in terms of its responsibilities to its broader African peacekeeping responsibilities.

AirExplore has signed a contract with Nigeria-based Air Peace to lease four aircraft from November 2024 through March 2025.

Ethiopian Airlines Group has signed a technical advisory and consultancy contract with Dar Al-Handasah Consultants to embark on the design and supervision of a Mega Airport City at Abusera in Bishoftu city.

Top executives and officials from across the airline and air transport world will assemble at the 8th Aviation AFRICA Summit & Exhibition.

Africa's aviation industry continues to perform strongly, with increased passenger traffic and improved operational efficiency.

Efforts are growing to develop Africa’s MRO capabilities, but cost pressures across the continent are slowing progress.

Ethiopian Airlines has been honoured with the US President's Lifetime Achievement Award recognising the contributions and dedicated service to the United States.

Etihad Airways will resume flights to Nairobi, Kenya, starting December,15, 2024.

SITA is launching a new version of its wireless solution, SITA Mobile Data Access (MDA) 2.0.

Ethiopian Airlines Group has entered a partnership with the United States (US) Transport Security Administration (TSA) PreCheck programme.

Ethiopian Airlines Group has signed an MoU with Satarem America to partner on production and use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in Ethiopia.