Africa

De Havilland Aircraft of Canada (De Havilland Canada) and the Tanzania Government Flight Agency (TGFA) have signed a purchase agreement for a DHC OEM Certified Refurbished Dash 8-400 aircraft.

Boeing has projected a three percent increase in aircraft deliveries over the next 20 years, with carriers requiring nearly 44,000 new commercial airplanes by 2043.

Vallair will cooperate with the Cameroon Civil Aviation Authority on aircraft maintenance, disassembly and training development.

Airports, airlines, as well as millions of Windows users across the world have been taken offline causing widespread disruption, after reporting a Blue Screen of Death error today.

Uganda Airlines will launch service between its Entebbe International Airport (EBB) base and Abuja, Nigeria, flown 2X-weekly with Airbus A330-800 aircraft.

Honeywell has selected Gama Aviation Engineering as an authorised channel partner to expand its aviation service network in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region.

TAAG Angola Airlines' new aircraft, namely the A220 and B787 Dreamliner ordered at Airbus and Boeing will be delivered with the new livery.

Ethiopian Airlines has been awarded the Global Recognition and Appreciation Award at the First International Post-COVID conference held in Toronto.

Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe are planning to allow entry to all five countries under a single short-stay visa.

The 12th edition of Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) will take place from 18 to 22 September 2024 at Air Force Base Waterkloof in Centurion, Gauteng.

Gulfstream has marked 100 days since its all-new G700 received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) type certification in March and entered into service.

Falko Regional Aircraft (Falko), an asset manager and aircraft lessor focused solely on the regional aircraft sector, has acquired two Embraer E190 aircraft on lease to Airlink.

Ethiopian Airlines has inaugurated its CFM Leap-1B engine test cell at Addis Ababa MRO Services facility.

SITA has announced record results for 2023 as revenues reached almost US$ 1.5 billion.

Ethiopian Airlines Group said June was an ‘outstanding’ month of growth and expansion.

APG is to expand its longstanding GSSA partnership with Air Tanzania to 13 further markets following an official RFP process by the carrier.

Total passenger demand, measured in revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs), was up 10.7% compared to May 2023.

IATA has called on South Africa to mobilise its experience, resources, and infrastructure to accelerate the development of SAF.

IATA is collaborating with the Aviation Sustainability Forum (ASF) to launch a standardised Cabin Waste Composition Audit (CWCA) platform to be launched in September 2024.

IATA has urged South Africa’s new Government of National Unity to continue prioritising the development of its aviation sector.

IATA has called on Africa’s governments to take advantage of a strengthening aviation sector to maximise its benefits for economic and social development.

IATA has released data for May 2024 global air cargo markets showing continuing strong annual growth in demand.

Eve Air Mobility, a global electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft manufacturer, has announced $94M in new equity financing from multiple investors.

Ethiopian Airlines has commenced four times-weekly new flight services to Warsaw, Poland, via Athens.

TAAG Angola Airlines will resume flights to Brazzaville, effective August 2, 2024, connecting Luanda to the Republic of Congo capital city with two weekly frequencies.