Africa

Med-View Airline has announced its plans to use its B737-800 for flights to Saudi Arabia, ch-aviation reports.

EgyptAir has signed a five-year contract with SITA, for the implementation, management and modernisation of the airline's communications network.

Westair Bénin will resume passenger operations next year after the renewal of its air operators certificate has been delayed by the Beninoise civil aviation authority, ch-aviation reports.

Tunisair Express is to be merged into Tunisair to improve operational efficiency, ch-aviation reports.

Star Alliance has announced Mango Airlines as the launch airline for it Connecting Partner Model (CPM), ch-aviation reports.

Fly SAX will shortly acquire its maiden Dash 8-100, ch-aviation reports.

Congo Airways has suspended flights travelling to Mbuji Mayi after concerns about the airfield's primary runway, ch-aviation reports.

Air France confirms that the items found on board AF463 from Mauritius to Paris Charles-de-Gaulle were not explosive devices. It was a “false alert” confirms the CEO of Air France.

Etihad currently operates five 787-9s serving the markets of Brisbane, Washington, Singapore and Zurich from its Abu Dhabi International Airport hub. The type will become the UAE national carrier’s flagship long-haul aircraft in the coming years with a further 66 aircraft due to be delivered.

Air Namibia's Air Operator Certificate has been renewed by the directorate of civil aviation after months of auditing, New Era reports.

Two women have died after a Cessna 182 crashed into the Outeniqua mountains in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, ENCA reports.

Captain Ayman Al Mokadem, Egyptian chief investigator of the Russian Metrojet accident, said that the preliminary report of the Accident released yesterday states that “the committee did not receive up till now any information indicating unlawful interference, consequently the committee is continuing its work regarding the technical investigation.”

Turkish Airlines has added Port Louis, Mauritius and Antananarivo, Madagascar, as the 281st and 282nd destinations in 113 nations served across the globe.

Qatar Airways will launch new services between Doha and Durban on Thursday, December 17, 2015.

Emirates is to begin three new weekly flights between Dubai and Cairo, commencing on January 1, 2016.

Fly SAX will begin scheduled flights from Nairobi Wilson to Lake Baringo, ch-aviation reports.

SkyWise launched an attempt to raise ZAR150 million (USD10.44 million) by selling a 50% stake in the airline, ch-aviation reports.

Aéroport Montpellier Méditerranée (AMM) has said the planned launch of direct flights to Dakar has been delayed until next year, ch-aviation reports.

Tunisia has banned all Libyan carriers from serving Tunis Carthage International Airport, ch-aviation reports.

flyCAA is set to acquire its maiden A321-200, ch-aviation reports.

EgyptAir is to finalise a deal with Singaporean BOC Aviation for eight B737-800s the Egyptian Minister of Civil Aviation, Hossam Kamal, has revealed to ch-aviation.

An A340-200 belonging to Libya's Executive Authority for Air Cargo and Special Flights (EACS) has been released from a seizure order by a French court in Perpignan, ch-aviation reports.

Etihad Airways has helped renovate two schools in Kenya as part of the airline's annual charity fundraising in cooperation with the UAE Red Crescent.

Camair-Co will commence commercial MA-60 operations, Cameroonian minister of transport, Edgard Alain Mebe Ngo'o, told a local parliamentary committee on finance and budget.

Bestfly has secured its Air Operators Certificate (AOC) from the Angolan civil aviation authority after two years.