Africa

The plan to construct a $560 million terminal at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport has been stopped by transport secretary James Macharia.

The Egyptian Airports Company has rejected the terms established by Russian security experts for the resumption of passenger flights to Egypt.

An aircraft was forced to land in Plettenberg Bay, causing the NSRI Plettenberg Bay duty crew to be activated.

Mid Africa Aviation has filed plans tp begin scheduled passenger services out of Banjul, Gambia.

Stakeholder Stelios Haji-Ioannou's feud with Fastjet has continued, as he gives the carrier until Thursday to address outstanding queries or risk the end of the commercial partnership.

The hostage crisis on the hijacked EgyptAir flight MS181 is over, The hijacker has been arrested.

Cabot Aviation, a division of Air Partner plc and an aircraft remarketing agent, announced that the second former Kenya Airways B777-200ER has been delivered to Omni Air International, a US based airline providing global passenger ACMI, wet lease and charter programmes.

EgyptAir Holding Company chairman, Sharif Fathi, has said the company has eighteen aircraft that are surplus and will be sold off in the following months.

A Camair-Co B737-700 was temporarily grounded at Charles De Gaulle Airport after French authorities carried out a Safety Assessment of Foreign Aircraft (SAFA) inspection.

Air Madagascar has asked aviation consultancy company Aerotask to find wet-lease contracts for one of its A340-300.

The aircraft will be the fourth 777 dedicated to its Gatwick operation that is configured in a three-class arrangement. Cape Town will be one of four long-haul destinations BA is launching from Gatwick this year, with flights to Costa Rica starting on April 27, 2016 daily flights to New York’s JFK beginning on May 1, 2016 and flights to Lima, Peru commencing on May 4, 2016.

The second African Ground Handling International Stakeholders' Conference has been organised to take place in June.

Ethiopian Airlines has been chosen as the Best Airline in Nigeria by the National Association of Nigerian Travel Agents (NANTA).

South African Airways (SAA) will be rolling out the offer of Samsung tablets on board as a way of improving in-flight entertainment to business class customers travelling on selected short haul regional flights.

Panasonic Avionics (Panasonic) has been selected to supply the Cabin Services System (CSS) on the new family of Boeing 777X aircraft.

Four British plane spotters have been fined for trespassing at Wilson airport in Nairobi.

Astra Aviation has opened a new flight support location at Harare International Airport, to become operational in January.

Bombardier Business Aircraft has announced that its WAVE (Wireless Access Virtually Everywhere) connectivity solution has been awarded a supplemental type certificate (STC) from Transport Canada (TC).

Addressing the on-going challenges facing the global aviation industry, the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority is hosting the World Aviation Safety Summit (WASS), returning to Dubai this year in its fourth edition.

Another piece of debris suspected to belong to MH370 has been found in South Africa.

South African Airways has resumed flights to Douala International Airport, following the airport reopening yesterday.

EgyptAir Cargo has launched its first flight to N'Djamena, Chad carrying 40 tons of cargo as part of the company's strategy aiming at operating new air routes and boosting its position in the African market.

The debris found in Mozambique that could belong to missing aircraft MH370 has been sent to Australia for testing.

The Guinean government plans to resurrect national carrier Air Guinée in attempt to enhance domestic connectivity in West Africa.

FL Technics has won a contract with the Ethiopian Air Force to supply spare parts and components for training, transport and multi-purpose aircraft.