The government of the Gabonese Republic has acquired a 56% majority shareholding in the private airline Afrijet - via its new holding company Fly Air Gabon – so it becomes. in effect, the Central African country’s national airline.
In the past year, Emirates has doubled the number of cities it offers beyond its own network, offering travel opportunities to nearly 1,700 additional cities.
Carrying the Creole spirit, Air Seychelles has been deftly and steadily building a solid and sustainable growth strategy by capitalising on a niche market: ecotourism.
Boeing and the Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development of Nigeria signed an MoU to strengthen the West African country’s aviation sector.
A Nigerian government body has proposed merging two of the country’s ailing airlines into a new national carrier, according to media reports from the country.
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.
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.
EgyptAir has disposed of its Airbus A220-300s, after having experienced significant problems with the fleet’s Pratt & Whitney PW1000G geared-turbofan (GTF) powerplants.
