Africa

Nigeria is the only country in sub-Saharan Africa to operate armed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and to have used them in combat.

GKN Aerospace has signed a decade-long agreement with Safran Aircraft Engines to expand its support for the LEAP engines.

Armed with a new leader, plans for more regional services and the introduction of cargo aircraft, Nile Air is seeking its niche in a tightly-regulated market.

The first pair of six T129 ATAK helicopters for the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) arrived in the country on November 1, on board a Turkish Air Force A400M Atlas tactical transport.

Air France and Afrijet have signed a commercial cooperation agreement allowing the combination of flights operated by both airlines on a single Air France ticket.

Globally, there is a projected high demand and shortage of aviation professionals between 2024 and 2050 but flying schools in west africa are churning out professionals amidst fluctuating performance of the region’s airlines, most of which lack good economic health.

Uganda Airlines, the East African nation’s relaunched flag carrier, is only entering its fifth year of operation. Chief Executive Jenifer Bamuturaki explains how it is faring.

Ethiopian Airlines Group has been honoured with the ‘Ethiopian Institutional Achievement Award’ by the Federal Government of Ethiopia.

IATA and the Smart Freight Centre (SFC) will work to provide consistent and transparent CO2 emissions calculations for air cargo shipments.

The 380 is the largest unmanned UAV built in Africa, and could play a vital role in enhancing operational capability of the SA national defence force.

Air Peace has said it plans to launch a new route between Lagos and London Gatwick, using a Boeing 787-9 wet leased from Norse Atlantic Airways.

Ethiopian Airlines Group has celebrated International Women's Day, today, with an all women-functioned flight to London-Heathrow.

Air Mauritius is capitalising on both regional and international growth in air traffic to strengthen its market share to and from the Indian Ocean island State.

GE Aerospace has reached agreement with Ethiopian Airlines for 16 GE9X engines to power the airline’s new fleet of Boeing 777X aircraft.

IATA has released data for January 2024 global passenger demand indicating a strong start for the year.

Ethiopian Airlines Group and Boeing have signed an MoU for the purchase of the latest Boeing 777-9 widebody aircraft.

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has received a second pair of Diamond DA62 surveillance aircraft, bringing the fleet to four aircraft, and joining two aircraft delivered earlier this year, the first of them in February.

Ethiopian Airlines Group will launch a thrice weekly service between Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and Maun, Botswana as of June 10, 2024.

Two people have been confirmed dead after a mid-air plane crash involving a training aircraft and a passenger plane in Nairobi, Kenya.

IATA has released data for January 2024 global air cargo markets indicating a strong start to 2024.

Ibom Air is building maintenance capability for its own fleet and to serve third-party customers.

IATA has opened nominations for the 2024 Diversity and Inclusion Awards.

As Guinea terminates its French partnership deal, managing director Namory Camara talks about how modernisation of Conakry’s Ahmed Sékou Touré Airport can now push ahead.

Ethiopian Airlines has opened its state-of-the-art e-commerce logistics facility.

Air Botswana has appointed APG as its General Sales Agent (GSA) for markets outside Botswana.