Africa

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.

Skywise Airlines has announced that its flight schedule has been reduced from eight flights daily, to six, effective immediately.

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.

Skywise has resumed operations after being grounded by the Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA).

Madagasikara Airways is to begin operations at the end of this month, Jacques Ulrich Andriantiana, the Malagasy Minister of Transport and Tourism has told ch-aviation.

Aspen Medical International has based a Beech 1900C in Liberia as part of plans to provide general aviation and medevac services to West Africa.

ch-Aviation has reported that Ethiopian Airlines is going for the Boeing B777X to cover its future longhaul needs.

Congo Airways commenced operations earlier this month with VIP flights from Kinshasa N'Djili to Lubumbashi and Goma using the airlines two A320-200s, ch-aviation reports.

The West African Development Bank (BOAD) is to increase its share in Air Côte d'Ivoire with an investment of XOF3 billion (USD5.19 million) in the airline, ch-aviation reports.

Bestfly has been awarded by Chevron with a ground handling and flight support services contract for its entire aviation related operations in Angola.

Tristar Air has been forced to suspend operations after losing its only aircraft in a crash in Somalia.

CEO Mohamed Frikha has placed Syphax Airlines in judicial administration just before its relaunch October 17.

Air Austral is to wet-lease a B737-300 from ASL Airlines France with effect from November, ch-aviation reports.

Dassault Falcon Service has begun work on a new maintenance facility to expand its Falcon overhaul capability.

ATR has obtained European Aviation Safety Agency certification for passenger-cargo “combi” ATR 72-600, which allows passengers and cargo to be transported simultaneously.

The granting of the ASL clears the way for fastjet Kenya to commence the application process for an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) which, once received, will allow the airline to operate domestic flights within Kenya. However, it will remain a long, and arduous journey before the budget airline begins flights.

Airlink, the largest independent regional airline in Southern Africa, has become the first BAE Systems Regional Aircraft customer to sign up for the new remodelled JetSpares Rate-Per- Flying-Hour (RPFH) programme.

After a rigorous selection process Air Madagascar has appointed a new CEO with some 20 years experience of airline recovery.

Air Seychelles has officially welcomed the newest member of its domestic fleet, a DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 400 aircraft, to Seychelles.

CEIBA Intercontinental's B777-200 has been released after founder of Commercial Bank Guinea Ecuatorial (CBGE), Yves-Michel Fotso lost a bid to retain the aircraft, ch-aviation reports.

Astral Aviation has released its revised fleet renewal plans, planning to replace a DC-9-30(F) and B727-200(F) with B737-300(F)s.

International Aero Development Corp. (IADC), a subsidiary of Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), plans to progress in its African expansion.

Congo Airways commenced operations last week, with the inaugural route likely to be Kinshasa N'Djili – Lubumbashi, ch-aviation reports.

Comair has warned Boeing that the US congress's decision to defund South Africa's Export Import Bank (ExIm Bank) has jeopardised outstanding aircraft orders, ch-aviation reports.