Africa

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets in July 2016, showing decline in African cargo traffic.

Members of the African Business Aviation Association (AfBAA) have voted in Nuno Pereira, MD of Angola-based BestFly, as the Association's vice-chairman.

Five years after launching operations, Asky Airlines made history last year by recording its first profit. Now the airline is unveiling exciting future plans. Kaleyesus Bekele met CEO, Henok Tefera, to find out more.

Ethiopian Airlines will add a thrice weekly service, on top of its daily flights, to Guangzhou as of October 8, 2016. The airline will operate eleven weekly flights to/from Guangzhou.

Express Air Cargo has outlined its proposed launch network, due to come online during the last quarter of this year, reports ch-aviation.

Air Annobon is seeking a suitable partner to assist it in rel-aunching its operations as a Low Cost Carrier (LCC), reports ch-aviation.

The founder of a group committed to creating a gateway for young people to enter aviation has been recognised in his native Ghana.

The AACO 49th AGM will now be held between 28-29 November, 2016.

The ASR-NG system (Airport Surveillance Radar - Next Generation) newly developed by Airbus Defence and Space has displayed globally unique detection capabilities for air traffic control radars in a series of flight tests and calibration measurements.

Boeing has released a statement supporting the ICAO aircraft CO2 emissions standard.

Industry and environmental groups met at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to finalise the design of the first global certification standard for CO2 emissions from new aircraft.

Rwanda's new international airport at Bugesera has taken a major step forward with the contract signing yesterday for the construction of the first phase.

Air Namibia will increase its flight frequencies and capacity on a number of its domestic routes from September 4, 2016,

On September 3rd 1981 the first BAe 146 regional jetliner took to the skies from the British Aerospace airfield at Hatfield, Hertfordshire. The aircraft – and its later-build successor, the Avro RJ – was destined to become Britain's most successful jet airliner.

Nigerian airline Aero Contractors is to suspend flight operations from today, 1 September 2016.

Nigeria's Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has seized and sealed off the premises of Skyjet Aviation Services in the Northwest Nigerian city of Kaduna citing unpaid back taxes, reports ch-aviation.

FlightSafety International has announced that Ted Bowlds has been named chief information officer and Joe Warakomski has been promoted to deputy CIO.

Advent Aircraft Systems has launched certification on the Pilatus PC-12 of its proven, advanced technology, light weight anti-skid braking system (Advent eABS).

EquaJet will shortly add a maiden ERJ-145 to its fleet following the recent acquisition of LX-LGI, reports ch-aviation.

Ethiopian Airlines will commence services to Windhoek, Namibia, via Gaborone, starting from October 6, 2016.

Eritrean Airlines is to add an A320-200 on wet-lease from Armenian scheduled operator Atlantis European Airway, reports ch-aviation.

Libya's Afriqiyah is planning to enter the dedicated freighter market, reports ch-aviation.

Ethiopian Airlines has finalised preparations to launch flights to Moroni, Comoros with the latest B737-800 New Generation with Sky Interior.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Egyptian authorities are working together to find a practical solution to release, for repatriation foreign exchange funds due international airlines operating to Egypt.

Another E190-E2, serial number 20.003, took off on its maiden flight last Saturday, August 27, from the company's facility in São José dos Campos. The new E-Jet is the third of four prototypes to join the E190-E2 certification programme.