Africa

Camair-Co has taken redelivery of B737-700 just over five months after the aircraft was impounded at Johannesburg O.R. Tambo for the carrier's non-settlement of outstanding MRO debts, reports ch-aviation.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), rose 6.8% in November 2016 compared to the year-earlier period, with African carriers' seeing the largest increase.

Ethiopian Airlines is to start new flights to Chengdu, China three times weekly as of June 3, 2017.

Comlux has announced that Comlux Completion signed a VIP interior completion for an ACJ320 neo aircraft.

Bombardier is expanding its MRO capabilities to include hydraulic component maintenance and repair services across Airbus, Boeing and its own aircraft types.

EgyptAir and Kenya Airways have launched a new code-share partnership.

Cameroon's police have questioned several Camair-Co executives over their involvement in various aircraft maintenance and leasing deals, ch-aviation reports.

Plans to temporarily close Abuja Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport have been pushed back to March 8, 2017, reports ch-aviation.

AJW Technique has signed a component MRO contract with Tunisair Technics for the support of its mixed Airbus and Boeing fleet.

South African ACMI/charter specialist Solenta Aviation will acquire a 28% stake in Fastjet and its Fastjet Zimbabwe sister carrier, reports ch-aviation.

Due to strike action by flight crews, Air Austral has wet-leased several aircraft from ACMI/Charter specialists Hi Fly and Wamos Air for flights between St. Denis de la Réunion and Paris CDG, reports ch-aviation.

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For a consecutive year, more than a third of airline industry profits in 2016 are expected to come from the carriers of North America, says ICAO. Last year the

Etihad Airways and EgyptAir have announced a new codeshare partnership to be introduced in phases from 1 March 2017.

Airbus DS Electronics and Border Security (EBS), future Hensoldt has added a portable jamming system to its family of Counter-UAV products which detects illicit intrusions of small drones over critical areas and offers electronic countermeasures minimising the risk of collateral damage.

Kenya's Safarilink has added a maiden Dash 8-300 to its fleet, reports ch-aviation.

Ethiopian Airlines has released its financial results of 2016.

Nile Air has become the first private Egyptian airline to launch domestic services to the Ancient Egyptian cities of Thebes Luxor and Aswan.

TPConnects – the first dual International Air Transport Association (IATA) New Distribution Capability (NDC) Certified Travel Technology Provider has unveiled that it will be launching ihlah.com – Middle East and Africa's first Travel Search Engine, by the second quarter of 2017.

EgyptAir has reduced its intended fleet renewal and expansion plans given Egypt's continued weak economic outlook, reports ch-aviation.

Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) Police has trained 22 new police officers to step up aviation security at the airport in Malawi.

Following bilateral talks, authorities in the Comoros have relented in their bid to bar carriers from the nearby French Indian Ocean territories of Mayotte and La Réunion following the resolution of a bilateral air services dispute with France, reports ch-aviation.

Libya's Buraq Air has wet-leased a B737-500 from fellow Libyan operator, Air Libya, reports ch-aviation.

Air Leisure has acquired a maiden A330-200, reports ch-aviation.

Eritrean Airlines has wet-leased a B737-300 from Ukrainian ACMI/charter specialist YanAir, reports ch-aviation.