Africa

The international aviation industry will gather in Tenerife this weekend for the 11th annual Routes Africa air service development forum (26-28 June).

Jari Williams has taken over as CEO for Bi-Courtney Aviation Services, succeeding Christophe Penninck.

RwandAir is offering a 15% discount to delegates attending the African Union Summit in Kigali.

Ethiopian Airlines has acquired Africa's first A350 XWB, and the carrier's first Airbus aircraft.

South African Airways has launched an internal investigation into the carrier's relationship with its subsidiary, Mango Airlines.

Daher has appointed 208 Aviation as its TBM Service Centre for the Southern Africa region.

TACV - Cabo Verde Airlines is planning to pull out of the South American market later in the summer.

Royal Air Maroc will wet-lease two all-economy configured A320-200s from Tunisair for the summer season.

Skywise will reveal the details of its 'comeback plan' next month, with hope to be operating again before the end of the year.

Ethiopian Airlines Aviation Academy has graduated 347 aviation professionals in a ceremony held last week at the academy.

Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) has announced that Mano River Union (MRU) will receive the 2016 ATNS Albert Taylor Award.

Corsair confirms its ambition to increase its presence and develop regional flights in the Indian Ocean.

Air Cairo has signed an agreement with Amadeus Altéa for IT and distribution services in hope of increasing air traffic.

The flight data recorder (FDR) from the EgyptAir Airbus A320 that crashed into the Mediterranean Sea in May has been recovered, Egyptian officials say.

Zambian airlines have seen the ban placed on them by the EU lifted today as the latest list of airlines the European Commission considered not meeting international safety standards has been released.

The Safety Commission (ACS) of EASA based in Brussels officially notified Air Madagascar of this decision.

Fastjet has asked its shareholders to reject Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou's calls to remove Colin Child from the board.

The first of the “black boxes” from the crashed EgyptAir flight 804 has been recovered, Egyptian officials said tonight.

South African authorities have reported substantial progress in the investigation into complaints against Emirates.

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft has announced that its CS100 aircraft has been awarded Type Validation by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Investigators looking into the missing EgyptAir flight have received further radar data of the aircrafts manoeuvres, but have said the cockpit voice recorder will only emit a signal until June 24.

Airports Council International (ACI) has announced that global passenger traffic has seen moderate growth, and air freight volumes are slowly increasing.

Bell Helicopter has announced the successful demonstration of the Bell 412EPI across Nepal, showing its suitability for the higher areas of Africa such as Kenya and Ethiopia.

Canada's businesses and government have been urged to invest in Africa, as the continent's potential continues to grow.

Ghana looks towards establishing a new national carrier with help from a strategic partner.