Africa

The South African Treasury has vetoed South African Airways (SAA) board plans to change the structure of an aircraft order swap transaction with Airbus, ch-aviation reports.

Air Madagascar will be termination flight to Asia next year after a review of the carrier's operations undertaken by the new board of directors, ch-aviation reports.

South African low-cost carrier Mango will help launch a new Connecting Partner Model from global airline grouping Star Alliance as it seeks to further expand its network reach. The South African Airways (SAA) subsidiary will be the first ‘low-cost’ or ‘hybrid’ carrier to introduce its network into that of the wider grouping.

Sagem has joined with AOI-Aircraft Factory to offer its Patroller unmanned vehicle to the Egyptian armed forces.

Ethiopian Airlines has commenced three weekly flights to Durban effective December 16, 2015.

South Africa marks regional milestone as Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS), the regions Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) has signed agreement with Aireon LLC.

An Ethiopian Airlines has been grounded at the Leopold Sedar Senghor International Airport in Senegal after escaping an accident, The East African reports.

Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) can begin testing on its new PT6A-140AG turboprop engine, selected to power Air Tractor's new AT502XP aircraft.

The dates for the third Nigerian Business Aviation Conference (NBAC) have been moved to 17th and 18th March 2016, as the chairman is confirmed.

Ethiopian Airlines has won 'Africa Best Employer Brand Award' from the Employer Branding Institute at Le Meridien, Mauritius.

The Egyptian Airports Company (EAC) has announced that it has chosen SITA as its technology partner for its airport IT modernisation programme at five of the largest airports it manages across Egypt.

Bestfly, the Angola-based aviation services company has been awarded an Angolan Air Operator Certificate (AOC) by the Angolan Civil Aviation Authority (Instituto Nacional da Aviação Civil INCVI).

TAAG Angola Airlines is expected to face heavy cuts as global oil prices are impacted, ch-aviation reports.

SkyWise has been forced to suspend operations again after the Airports Company South Africa forbade the carrier from operating, ch-aviation reports.

The President of Senegal, Macky Sall, has courted Turkish Airlines as an investor for struggling carrier Senegal Airlines, ch-aviation reports.

Med-View Airline is set to lease a B737 from Slovakian ACMI/charter specialist Air Explore, ch-aviation reports.

Douala International airport in Cameroon is to close for three weeks in March of next year for runway upgrade works, ch-aviation reports.

Air Zimbabwe has been protected from creditors for the next three years by the Zimbabwean parliament, ch-aviation reports.

Botswana's Minister of transport and communications has fired the entire board of Air Botswana, and the general manager (GM) has agreed to resign, ch-aviation reports.

Air Algérie plans to have its new hybrid air-taxi/charter subsidiary launching at the end of 2016, ch-aviation reports.

Proflight Zambia marks International Civil Aviation Day by encouraging travellers to “think local” and support their domestic carrier.

Boeing and BOC Aviation have announced an order for 22 737s, building on the leasing company's original order.

Jambojet, a subsidiary of Kenya Airways, has reported a successful turnaround April to September, recording a Sh57 million (USD 550,000) profit.

Kenya Airways has leased a Boeing 737-800 Next Generation from GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the 500th aircraft of its type of the manufacturing line.

The 47th AFRAA AGA has nominated Mbuvi Ngunze, CEo of Kenya Airways, as chairman of the executive committee.