SmileAir has dropped plans to lease a pair of B747-400s from Mahan Air following a managerial decision to focus on regional West African flying, ch-aviation reports.
Fly SAX is retiring the world's oldest remaining DC-9-10 at the end of this month before it is transferred to the Finnish Aviation Museum, ch-aviation reports.
Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) and SOC Limited Aviation Training Academy (ATA) recently held an international aviation graduation ceremony in Johannesburg.
The introduction of the two additional return flights increases to nearly 4,200 the total number of seats available to passengers travelling by Etihad between the UAE and Morocco each week and comes as the carrier prepares to celebrate ten years of operations into the North African country.
Royal Air Maroc has selected GE Aviation for a five-year exclusive OnPointSM solution agreement for the time and material to maintain, repair and overhaul its CF6-80C2 engines that power its four Boeing 767 aircraft.
Fatima Beyina-Moussa, CEO of ECAir, Equatorial Congo Airlines, chaired the proceedings of the 47th General Assembly of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) held this week.
Air Zimbabwe is to host the next African Airline Association (AFRAA) annual general assembly (AGA), which will take place on 20-22 November 2016, writes Victoria Moores.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced its airline industry outlook for 2016, which shows a successful year for Middle Eastern carriers.
ExecuJet Aviation Group's facility in Lanseria, South Africa, has become the first FBO in Africa to be awarded International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling (IS-BAH) accreditation by the International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) and the National Air Transportation Association (NATA).
Agreement has been reached at the World Radiocommunication Conference in Geneva on the allocation of radiofrequency spectrum for global flight tracking in civil aviation.
Flyafrica is rapidly spreading its wings across the continent, picking up some high-profile backers – and opponents – along the way. Martin Rivers checked in with chief executive Adrian Hamilton-Manns for an update.
With 4.9% average gross domestic product (GDP) growth over the past two years in the sub-Saharan region, it is no surprise that Africa is forecast to become one of the fastest growing areas for aviation. David Adebiyi explains how aviation infrastructure is a key enabler.
