Africa

The South African Treasury has ordered South African Airways (SAA) to conclude a swap transaction with Airbus Industrie wherein the state-backed carrier will swap the purchase of ten A320-200s for five A330-300s leased directly from the European manufacturer, reports ch-aviation.

At least seven people have been killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo after an Airbus A310 freighter overshot the runway and struck a number of homes.

Fastjet Tanzania has been granted permission by the Kenyan government to operate flights between Kenya and Tanzania under the Bilateral Air Services Agreement.

Egypt has hired global consultancy company Control Risks to assess security in its airports, following the crash of a plane over the Sinai Peninsula, which killed all on board.

Embraer will roll out the first jet of the second generation of the E-Jets family of commercial aircraft, the E-Jets E2, on February 25, 2016.

Fastjet Tanzania is to operate flights between Kenya and Tanzania from January 11, 2016.

Air Seychelles has announced that it will add a fifth weekly service between Seychelles and Mumbai starting from January 28 , 2016 and a fifth weekly service between Seychelles and Mauritius starting from February 4,2016.

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.

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.