Ceasing international flights, refocusing and developing domestic and regional flights and the implementation of the airline’s strategic plan are among many challenges facing Thierry de Bailleul - the CEO of Madagascar Airlines - as it searches for international investors.
Ethiopian Aviation University has graduated close to 800 aviation professionals including international trainees from eight African countries and one from Asia.
Rwanda is officially the 19th member of the Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar or ASECNA (L'Agence pour la Sécurité de la Navigation aérienne en Afrique et à Madagascar), since last January. It’s director general Mohamed Moussa said that this will further strengthen the agency’s footprint as it pursues its efforts to bring new solutions, enhance airworthiness and boost integration within African skies.
As head of Virunga National Park’s Air Wing programme, Anthony Caere is a pilot with a plan - to protect the park and the animals living in it one flight at a time.
New military aircraft and upgrades have been ordered or delivered to many African countries, including Tunisia, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia.
The United States Naval Air Systems Command has contracted Bell Textron a $455 million contract to supply the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) with 12 AH-1Z Viper advanced attack helicopters.
Malawi’s Vice President, Saulos Chilima, has been killed in a plane crash in the country’s Chikangawa mountain range, along with nine other passengers.
In September 2023, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) ranked Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, and Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, both in Nigeria, as the most expensive airports in the world to do business, in terms of levy and tax charges.
While Africa is one of the biggest markets for Embraer’s commercial arm, it still has challenges in the region with access to financing being a big problem.
