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.
Fatima Beyina-Moussa, CEO of ECAir and president of AFRAA, spoke at the AFRAA AGA and summit to highlight ECAir's commitment to encouraging stronger collaboration with other African airlines.
Boeing projects a demand for 38,050 new airplanes over the next 20 years, an increase of 3.5 percent from last year's forecast. Boeing released its annual Current Market Outlook (CMO) today, estimating the total value of those new airplanes at $5.6 trillion.
Etihad Airways has appointed Toyin Alaran as its new general manager for Uganda, following the launch of its new services between Entebbe and Abu Dhabi on 1 May 2015.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced global passenger traffic results for October showing continued strong demand growth for both domestic and international traffic compared to the year-ago period with African airlines' traffic climbing 6.7% in October.
Tecnam has reinforced its commitment to environmentally friendly General Aviation by confirming that EASA has approved the use of MOGAS for all Tecnam P2010 aircraft.
EDM announced today that the second Cabin Emergency Evacuation Trainer (CEET) it has manufactured for Ethiopian Airlines passed its Factory Acceptance Test (FAT).
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released data for global air freight markets showing that air cargo volumes measured by freight tonne kilometers rose just 0.5% in October compared to a year ago.
IATA projects that passenger numbers are expected to reach seven billion by 2034 with a 3.8 per cent average annual growth in demand (2014 baseline year). That is more than double the 3.3 billion who flew in 2014 and exactly twice as many as the 3.5 billion expected in 2015.
The new fastJet service will not only support local demand to/from Dar es Salaam but also provide new connection opportunities to the low-cost carrier’s international flights into Tanzania, significantly offering an alternate link to Johannesburg to support growing leisure demand from South African holidaymakers.
The Airports Company South Africa and Aviation Co-ordination Services (ACS) have renewed SITA, the global air transport IT company, as the common-use technology provider for Airports Company South Africa, extending the coverage to nine airports.
Gabon led the way and now Tanzania is following suit, using specially trained dogs to sniff out the bad guys in the fight against illegal wildlife poaching. Steven Knight reports.
South African Airways has retracted a statement that announced the suspension of its chief commercial office, Sylvian Bosc, as he had not been informed of an impending disciplinary enquiry, ch-aviation reports.
Skywise has been subpoenaed by the Air Services Licensing Council of South Africa (ASLC) for a hearing next month in order to explain delays and cancellations, ch-aviation reports.
Libyan start-up Free Falcon Air, owned by businessman Fathi Faraj Omar, is planning to commence domestic and regional operations out of Beida, ch-aviation reports.
