Africa

Strategically located close to Africa – one of their biggest trade partners – Tenerife is the perfect choice to host Routes Africa 2016. The Government of the island are dedicated to promoting connectivity within Africa.

Routes Africa, the only route development forum for the African region, will be hosted by Tenerife Tourism Corporation with the support of the Canary Islands Government this summer (26-28 June 2016).

Proflight has announced its new route to Mbala, as an alternative to the current Lusaka - Kasama route.

The founder of EasyJet, Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, a major stakeholder in Fastjet, has demanded that the LCC's directors be sacked.

Rwandair and Ethiopia sign a fifth freedom agreement granting each carrier the right to operate in the other's airspace.

After the leaked memo alluding to an al-Shabaab attack on Kenyan airports, the Kenya Airport Authority has announced that there is no immediate threat, and that passengers should continue as normal.

Tony Griffin, SVP consulting and product development at ASM, reveals how an airport can develop a strong route development team.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has started to seize assets belonging to officials at the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA).

Security has been increased at Kenyan airports following reports that Al-Shabaab militants have planned to stage attacks.

Executive Sky Flight Support (ESFS) has announced a new partnership with Smart Aviation FBO at Cairo International Airport.

TACV – Cabo Verde Airlines has been grounded in Amsterdam, after being seized by the Dutch court.

TAAG Angola Airlines has confirmed Boeing purchase rights for two B777-300(ER)s.

Swazi Airways has taken delivery of its first aircraft, a B737-30.

Pretoria is beginning consultations over the merger of South African Express and South African Airways, its two loss making entities.

Naysa Aerotaxis has won an ATR72-500 contract with Braathens Regional Airlines, on the route linking Ronneby with Stockholm Bromma.

Med-View Airline is to lease a B747 from Air Atlanta Icelandic for use on its London Gatwick and Jeddah routes, ch-aviation has reported.

A sum of XAF 30 billion (USD 49.8 million) has been designated to rehabilitating the runway at Douala International Airport, in an agreement between AFD and Aéroports du Cameroun (ADC).

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has been ordered by the House of Representatives to follow the principles of federal character in its 2016 staff recruitment.

Oman Air has agreed a three-year wet leasing deal for two Kenya Airways Boeing 787-8s as part of an investment that gives the Muscat airline a second daily service to London Heathrow by using the Kenyan slots.

Cape Town Air Access was launched on Thursday, to promote air routes out of Cape Town International Airport.

ATR has tested a prototype of its ATR 72, which aimed to test an all electrical energy management system, and optimise the electrical power distribution.

Several issues were discussed namely, the Bilateral Services Agreement between Mauritius and the Kingdom of Swaziland as well as the possibility for Swaziland to join the Africa-Asia 'Air Corridor' through Mauritius and Singapore.

Africa's first solar powered airport is to be established in South Africa, which will be fully functional without the country's electrical grid.

Embraer has presented the E190-E2, the first E2 jet – Embraer´s second generation of the E-Jets family of commercial aircraft.

British aviation artist, David Bent, has designed a chair as contribution to Bonhams' charity chair auction in aid of CHIVA Africa.