Africa

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.

The Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority and Cairo Airport have successfully passed the ICAO audit.

Proflight Zambia is gearing up for its busiest festive season ever with special fares for local travellers that are fixed until mid-January.

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).

Oscara Nkala and Jon Lake look at the rise and rise of the Força Aérea Nacional de Angola (FANA) – the Angolan Air Force.

Agreement has been reached at the World Radiocommunication Conference in Geneva on the allocation of radiofrequency spectrum for global flight tracking in civil aviation.

Nouvelair has taken redelivery of its two A320-200s as the conclusion of a Hajj charter contract with Flynas.

Emirates SkyCargo has wet-leased an MD-11 from Global African Aviation, to use for flights to Vietnam, ch-aviation has reported.

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.

The first Airbus A350-900 for Ethiopian Airlines is taking shape on the Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Toulouse, France. Ethiopian Airlines will be the first African A350 XWB operator when it takes delivery of the aircraft next year.

RwandAir will become the fourth African airline to choose SITAONAIR as its connectivity provider.

Fly540 is eyeing a Boeing B757 twinjet to its fleet, CEO Don Smith has told ch-aviation.

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.

A number of African countries have turned their attention to the Embraer EMB-314 A29 SuperTucano aircraft. Jon Lake looks at the reasons why.

When Daallo Airlines called in Dubai-based consultancy Aerotask for a bit of business advice, neither side realised the job would culminate in the merger of the airline with local rival Jubba Airways fewer than six months later. Victoria Moores reports.

Ethiopian Airlines has moved its cargo operations from Brussels National, to Maastricht, Netherlands earlier this month, ch-aviation has reported.

East African Aviation has taken delivery of its first Beech KingAir 350i, managing director Captain Mulat Lemlemayehu has told ch-aviation.

EDM, a provider of training simulators to the civil aviation and defence sectors, has announced that the A350 and B767 door trainers it supplied to Ethiopian Airlines have passed their Site Acceptance Test (SAT).

Air Peace Chairman Allen Onyema has The Nation his airline has been granted regional and international traffic rights by the Nigerian government.

Embraer's new super light jet – the Legacy 450 - has been certificated by the Brazilian authorities.

African Airlines Association (AFRAA) secretary general, Dr Elijah Chingosho, tells Victoria Moores about state of the industry ahead of this month's Annual General Assembly (AGA) in Brazzaville, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Veling Ltd. has announced it is entering into partnership with Flexpoint Ford, LLC, which will provide Veling with support in the purchase of future aircraft.