Africa

Qatar Airways will provide UK holidaymakers with greater access to the Seychelles with daily flights via Doha starting on December 12, 2016.

With the handover last week of an A350-900 to Singapore Airlines it underscored the company’s growth that has transformed a European upstart in the 1970s to a global performer now offering a modern and comprehensive product line ranging from 100 to more than 600 seats.

Air passengers are demanding better access to technology to improve their travel experience according to a new survey from the International Air Transport Association (IATA)

The world's top ten fastest-growing air passenger markets in percentage terms will be in Africa, according to the latest figures released today by IATA.

SKA Air has secured its Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) from the Ugandan Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA), reports ch-aviation.

Afriqiyah has acquired a 20% stake in the Aviation Training Center of Tunisia (ATCT), reports ch-aviation.

Ethiopian Airlines has started thrice weekly services to Dembi-Dolo and Kebri-Dahar.

Companies that provide air navigation services across Africa have committed to a joint initiative to improve aviation safety across the continent.

After months of testing among the thousand hills of Rwanda, a partnership involving a humanitarian healthcare shipper, a robotics company, the Rwandan government, and delivery and logistics group UPS has formally launched the world's first national drone delivery service.

During the third quarter of 2016 Embraer delivered 29 jets to the commercial aviation market, 38% more than the same period of 2015.

FlightSafety International, which operates in South Africa, has announced that the FlightSafety Academy in Vero Beach, Florida will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its founding on October 17, 2016.

Gulfstream Aerospace has appointed Robert Glasscock vice president and lead Organizational Designation Authorization (ODA) administrator.

Airbus has appointed Patrick de Castelbajac as company secretary and chief of staff; effective from November 1.

Technical work is continuing at St Helena Airport to mitigate the challenges of wind shear.

The UK's Thomas Cook and German airline Condor has commenced direct services between London Gatwick Airport and Frankfurt to Cape Town, to cope with growing demand.

Ethiopian Airlines has announced that it will add a fifth weekly flight to Seychelles as of December 16, 2016.

The Secretary General of the African Airlines Associations, Dr. Elijah Chingosho, welcomed the agreement to control carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from international aviation that was reached at the 39th Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Montreal, Canada.

Ethiopian Airlines has won the Rising Star Carrier of the Year Award, for the second year in a row, at the 5th Payload Asia Awards 2016 held in Hong Kong on 29th September 2016.

Express Air Congo has secured its Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) from the Tunisian Ministry of Transportation ahead of plans to commence operations later next month, reports ch-aviation.

Tanzania's As Salaam Air has added a maiden EMB-120 to its fleet, ch-aviation reports.

Fleet renewal projects at major operators across Europe mean that numerous BAe 146 and Avro RJ regional jetliners are now starting to come out of mainland European airline service, but manufacturer BAE Systems says these aircraft are steadily finding new operators, markets and applications.

Emirates, the lead partner of the Emirates FA Cup competition in England, has taken the famous trophy on its first-ever tour to Africa.

Cessna Aircraft Company has announced the successful first flight of its Citation Longitude super-midsize jet.

Camair-Co terminated scheduled passenger flights to Paris CDG, France, on Friday, September 30 citing a network restructuring exercise, reports ch-aviation.

ECAIR Congo has resumed scheduled domestic flights following a three-month break, reports ch-aviation.