The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released a statement in support of the changes made to South Africa's visa and immigration regulations.
Alan Dron spoke to Ralf Nagel, who aims to blend German efficiency with Middle East hospitality as he switches FlyEgypt from a charter operator to a hybrid carrier.
Air Algerie is hoping to draw a line in the sand with the appointment of new chief executive Mohamed Bouderbala. Martin Rivers and Vincent Chappard look at the challenges facing Algeria's flag-carrier.
Air Seychelles passengers will be enjoying connectivity in the air following the arrival of Airbus 'Aldabra', - the third aircraft and first Airbus A330 of the national airline to be registered on the Seychelles civil aircraft register, over the last five months.
Boeing predicts considerable African demand for new aircraft over the next 20 years. Keith Mwanalushi talks to the aircraft manufacturer about the opportunities and challenges.
Fatima Beyina-Moussa, CEO of ECAir, Equatorial Congo Airlines and president of AFRAA, the African Airlines Association, since November 2014, is coming to the end of her term in office.
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries(MHI) have pushed back the first flight of the MRJ (Mitsubishi Regional Jet). In a joint statement the companies said the delay was due to a repair of its rudder pedal.
Another step in the ambitious plan to make Djibouti the logistics hub of northeast Africa has been taken with the launch of a new airline in the tiny nation. Alan Dron reports.
Norwegian is known to be studying a number of new markets for growth as it starts planning for the arrival of its new 787-9s. Although further growth in the US is among the scenarios under consideration, a number of other markets are also under evaluation, including São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Delhi, Mumbai, Cape Town and Durban.
It has taken just three years for Air Cote d'Ivoire to become a market leader in West Africa. Chief executive Rene Decurey talks to Martin Rivers about the Ivorian flag-carrier's next steps.
Embraer Commercial Aviation hosted the 2015 global edition of the Embraer Operators Conference (EOC) that showcased the prototypes for the E-Jets E2, an E2-E190 model.
Ethiopian Airlines won “The Rising Star Carrier of the Year Award” on Payload Asia Awards 2015 on a gala dinner attended by more than 250 members of the air cargo fraternity from around the globe on October 15, in Singapore.
Air transport IT specialist, SITA has been named the 'Best Airport IT Service Provider' at the Emerging Markets Airports Awards (EMAA), held in Kuwait. This is the fourth time SITA has won this award.
The return of Africa’s largest carrier to the southern city, its third destination in South Africa, can be directly linked to recent World Routes forums, and of course, the hosting of this year’s event in Durban.
