The UK-Nigeria market is currently served on a daily basis by Arik Air, British Airways and Virgin Atlantic Airways. There is an O&D demand of an estimated 2,500 passengers a day between the UK and Nigeria before you even start looking at connection options, and this has grown at an average annual rate of 9.2 per cent since 2010.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for further action on three vital aspects of the air cargo business: transitioning to paperless freight processes, a focus on global handling standards for pharmaceutical freight, and tough action to ensure the continued safe transportation of lithium batteries by air.
Libya's post-revolution civil war has crippled the country's aviation sector, with airports and aircraft damaged by fighting and all international carriers forced to withdraw from the Libyan market. A year after intense clashes destroyed Tripoli International Airport, the Airports Authority is planning to build a semi-permanent terminal and get international flights back up and running. Tom Westcott reports from Tripoli.
Switzerland-based ExecuJet has come a long way since it started out in South Africa in the 90s. Yet its heart is still in Africa, as Ettori Poggi told Ian Sheppard.
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), designed for environmental research and surveying, will become the first hydrogen fuel cell-powered aircraft fully developed in South Africa, Allafrica reports.
Solenta Aviation plans to acquire B737s, as it begins commercial passenger operations after expanding its Gabonese Air Operators Certificate beyond cargo operations, ch-aviation reports.
Fastjet Zimbabwe commenced revenue operations last week with passenger flights between Harare International and Victoria Falls, ch-aviation has reported.
CAMRA Regional Airlines, a Canadian-backed start-up, is looking to offer passenger and cargo flights throughout Cameroon and West Africa, ch-aviation has reported.
Muneer Bankole, chief executive of Nigeria's Med-View Airline, tells Martin Rivers he is on a mission to grow market share and boost the company's image abroad.
This week saw the ATNS Avi Afrique Aviation Inovation Summit, where ATNS CEO Thabani Mthiyane opened the event with a speech discussing the importance of innovation to African aviation.
The US Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im), a vital part in the financing of aircraft and other assets in Africa and the Middle East, has been reauthorised by the US House of Representatives.
Tellumat Air Traffic Management has won a contract for the supply, installation and maintenance of navigation aids at Kilimanjaro International Airport.
