Africa

Air Côte D'Ivoire, the national airline of Ivory Coast based in Abidjan, has signed a firm order for two A320neo and two A320 aircraft, becoming the first African airline to order the A320neo.

Embraer Commercial Aviation released today, during the Marrakech Air Show, in Morocco, its market outlook for Africa, which forecasts that the region will take delivery of 240 new jets in the 70 to 130-seat segment over the next 20 years.

All Kenya Airways flights will be grounded tomorrow as pilots plan to stage an industrial strike to force out the airline's chief executive, Mbuvi Ngunze.

Satcom Direct (SD) has introduced the SD WiFi Hub, which acts as both a router and a wireless access point in a small package.

Air Mauritius expands its network by opening direct routes to Maputo and Dar es Salaam as from May 4 and 6 2016 respectively.

South African Airways is celebrating a decade as a Star Alliance member, having joined the network in 2006.

Astral Aviation's CEO, Sanjeev Gadhia, has advocated the use of commercial UAV's and discusses the new air service regulations for drones.

Ethiopian Airlines has been voted as Best Cargo Airline of the Year from Africa at the Air Cargo News awards.

Strata Manufacturing is showcasing the UAE's aerospace ambitions at Hannover Messe this week.

Emirates has extended its individual global marketing agreements with Mauritius and the Seychelles, continuing to promote both countries' tourist markets.

EgyptAir is showcasing at the three-day Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2016 exhibition, at Dubai World Trade Centre.

Airports Council International (ACI) has announced the findings of a white paper analysing the influence of customer service quality on airports' non-aeronautical revenue.

Fastjet is celebrating flying two million passengers across Africa, 15 months after reaching the carrier's first million passengers last January.

Proflight Zambia's Secretary, Chitalu Kabalika, has said investment and innovation in the tourism sector is key to competitiveness and putting Zambia on the tourism map.

Skywise Airline is considering selling off a stake, after six companies expressed interest.

The airline industry is celebrating its best ever performance for successfully handling baggage according to a report issued by SITA this morning.

Air Peace plans to become the first Nigerian carrier to begin international operations out of Enugu.

Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) has signed an Aeronautical Information Services and Management (AIS/AIM) contract with Avitech.

SmartLynx Airlines has postponed the launch of SmartLynx Airlines Cabo Verde until the end of the year.

Afriqiyah Airways has wet-leased an A320-200 from Nouvelair.

The Senegalese government has announced new national carrier Air Sénégal, replacing Senegal Airlines.

Med-View Airline plans to open a regional scissors hub in Accra, taking advantage of Ghana's liberal air traffic policy.

The weekly flight from Toulouse to Oujda will operate every Monday for a three month period from late June until late September and will be scheduled around the daytime period an aircraft would otherwise be sat idle at the southern French airfield after fulfilling its morning Airbus staff shuttle commitment.

Thirteen private airlines in Ethiopia have formed the 'Ethiopian Private Airlines Association' (EPAA) to work with the Ministry of Transport, Ethiopian Civil Authority and Ethiopian Airports Enterprise.

The Middle East and North Africa Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) will bring its popular MEBAA Conference to Saudi Arabia once again, with the latest edition taking place in Jeddah on 1 and 2 May 2016 under the patronage of the Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA).