Africa

Fastjet and Emirates Airline have entered into an agreement which allows Emirates passengers to buy tickets on Fastjet's network across east and southern Africa, The National reports.

Ethiopian Airlines has won CAPA Airline of the Year Award, one of the top airline awards, at the 2015 CAPA Aviation Awards for Excellence.

The Southern African airline industry is facing a crisis as demand for flights decreases and profits drop.

Skywise has announced the appointment of Faizal Motlekar as co-chairperson and Tabassum Qadir as president of the airline.

Thabani Mthiyane, chief executive officer of Air Traffic Navigation Services (ATNS), has spoken out about airspace safety and delayed flights at OR Tambo International Airport.

French professional pilot training centre Airways Formation aims to meet international market as airlines face pilot shortage.

Air Seychelles Cargo has launched Fast-Track, a priority air freight service for sending consignments quicker and more efficiently.

Fastjet has been granted an Air Operator Certificate by the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe.

AJW Engines is to provide engine shop visit management services for Cameroon Airlines Corporation (Camair-Co).

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On Air Dining, a UK based culinary concierge company, has created a new dessert for its private jet clients that costs between £360 and £600. Called Wild Kopi Luwak Coffee Coconut and Gold Dessert, it's made of the world's rarest coffee beans that cost between £1,000 and £32,500 per kilogram.

Associated Air Center (AAC) has signed a new, green Airbus A320CJ VVIP narrow-body completion project contract with an undisclosed Middle-Eastern customer on June 5.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released details of a new mobile app for passengers to monitor their health and wellbeing before, during, and after a flight.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released preliminary first quarter 2015 (January 1-March 31) commercial aviation safety performance data.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA), has announced a new initiative to optimise the accommodation of carry-on bags given differing carry-on bag sizes and airline policies.

Day one of a two day Regional Safety Air Traffic Management Safety Improvement interactive workshop has come to an end in Benoni.

Avtrade has added to its aircraft acquisition programme from the Middle East and Africa with the purchase of ex Flynas Embraer E190LR aircraft (MSN 19000232). Purchased from the lessor; the serviceable aircraft, manufactured in December 2008 with just over 11,000 flight hours, the deal is for the complete airframe minus core engines

Airbus Helicopters has announced it is introducing new H145 Mercedes-Benz Style, with four orders being received so far.

Nigeria's Arik Air has resumed flights from Lagos to the Liberian capital Monrovia, having suspended the connection in response to the Ebola outbreak in July 2014.

Rolls-Royce has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with AerCap and South African Airways for TotalCare Flex.

Fast jet has announced a change of directorate as Nick Caine, chief financial officer, leave the company.

Guinean start-up WawJet plans to acquire B737 Classics for regional operations, ch-aviation reports.

Nile Air plans to link Europe to Sharm el Sheikh and Hurghada as part of a plan that sees the airline acquiring widebodies by 2020.

Golden Wings Aviation South Africa has added its first Dash Q300 to its fleet, the first of its type in the airlines fleet.

The launches of Fastjet Zimbabwe and Fastjet Zambia have been delayed until later this year, ch-aviation reports.