Africa

WATCH exclusive content from this year's World Routes Strategy Summit. Here we highlight a discussion on Open Skies in Africa and how work is progressing towards opening Africa's skies for Africa's airlines from the 'State of the Industry' panel session.

Astra Aviation, the African flight support company, has signed a new Ground Handling Agreement with airport services provider, National Aviation Services (NAS), at Felix Houphouet Boigny Airport, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. Under the terms of the agreement (NAS), part of the Agility group, will provide the physical ground handling, whilst Astra, via its local company and offices, will handle and coordinate the customers' requests, along with managing the administration of payments for airport, handling, navigation and crew costs.

WATCH the World Routes Strategy Summit keynote address from Angela Gittens, Director General, Airports Council International.

Fastjet has released its unaudited interim results for the six months ending 30th June 2015 along with operational highlights of 2015.

Fastjet has taken delivery of its first owned aircraft last week, after announcing intent to purchase in August.

Libyan Wings launched its flights to Istanbul last week, ch-aviation reports.

Overland Airways has leased an ERJ-145 from the Bauchi state government, ch-aviation reports.

Proflight has announced plans to retire its four Jetstream 32s by the end of next year, ch-aviation reports.

Skywise has announced plans to add B737-800's to the carrier's fleet, following similar announcement by competitor FlySafair earlier this year.

Congo Airways is to take delivery of its second A320-200 a month after creditors seized the aircraft at Dublin International, ch-aviation reports.

Tunis Airport is to close 14th-16th October in order to repair works of the airport's intersecting runways.

Comair has announced it will be acquiring two pre-owned B737-400's in order to retire its existing fleet of two B737-300's.

Aspen Medical International (AMI) will this week begin operating a Beechcraft Corporation 1900C (B1900C) from James Spriggs Payne Airport, Monrovia, Liberia.

Boeing's new military tanker developed alongside the U.S. Air Force has successfully completed its first flight. of The KC-46A tanker aircraft took off from Paine Field at 1:24 p.m. (PST) in Seattle and landed four hours later at the nearby Boeing Field

Airbus has started the assembly of its first A350-100 with the fuselage as the first component to be built.

The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has announced the launch of its new centralised online information area for aircraft tracking developments.

Durban will be Turkish Airlines’ third destination in South Africa after Johannesburg and Cape Town. The airline first introduced flights into the country with a three times weekly joint operation to Johannesburg and onward to Cape Town from its Istanbul Ataturk International Airport hub in September 2007 but has grown to offer a daily service on the route, currently flown using an Airbus A330.

In partnership with Eastern Airways, Bristow Africa is in the final stages of launching a new jet charter service between Lagos and the Port Harcourt Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Base using Bristow-branded Embraer 135 aircraft.

EgyptAir Cargo reported 150 per cent profits this year when compared to 2014, and honoured cargo agents and exporters after they achieved the highest aircraft sales.

Africa is to get its own business aircraft show following a deal signed today by the continent's business aviation association, AfBAA and Times Aerospace publisher of African Aerospace.

Durban will be Turkish Airlines’ third destination in South Africa after Johannesburg and Cape Town. The airline first introduced flights into the country with a three times weekly joint operation to Johannesburg and onward to Cape Town from its Istanbul Ataturk International Airport hub in September 2007 but has grown to offer a daily service on the route, currently flown using an Airbus A330.

Airports Council International (ACI) and Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO) have partnered up in a new initiative to help reduce aviation noise.

South African Airways (SAA) has entered into a partnership with Samsung Electronics South Africa to upgrade the in-flight entertainment offered to business class customers travelling on regional flights.

Air Seychelles has officially welcomed a new Airbus A320 aircraft into its international fleet.

Emirates is expecting more than 300,000 passengers to travel out of the UAE in September and the upcoming Eid Al Adha period as travellers head home or abroad for short holidays.