Africa

Brussels Airlines has developed an ambitious strategic plan to further grow its Cargo business, including commercialisation of its freight capacity out of Africa.
Air Transport

Sudan Airways is to make three direct flights per week between Abu Dhabi International Airport and Khartoum International Airport, Sudan.
Airports & Networks

Proflight Zambia has launched its new service to Kafue National Park, making the country's largest park more accessible for local and international tourists.
Airports & Networks

FlightPath International will launch a full service Commercial Aviation Training Centre in the city of Johannesburg, South Africa. Training services will be offered for the full cadre of aviation professionals: Airline Pilot (Including MPL), maintenance engineers, cabin crew, and flight dispatch.
Maintenance & Training

By Vincent Chappard
With effect from the winter season (October 2015 to March 2016), Air France will offer its customers three weekly flights to Luanda on departure from Paris-Charles de Gaulle.
Airports & Networks

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that US Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx will deliver a keynote address at the 71st IATA Annual General Meeting and World Air Transport Summit on 8 June 2015. Up to 1,000 delegates are expected to attend the global event hosted in Miami by American Airlines, FedEx, UPS and Airlines for America.
Aerospace

Congo Airways has acquired two A320-200s from Alitalia, reports CH-Aviation.
Air Transport

Travelport, a Travel Commerce Platform providing distribution, technology, payment and other solutions for the global travel and tourism industry, and Nile Air announce the signing of a multi-year, global full content agreement.
Airports & Networks

South African Airways and Air Mauritius have concluded an agreement that will see a broadening of its codeshare agreement to enhance greater connectivity between the continent, South Africa, Mauritius and other inter-continental routes.
Airports & Networks

Kenya Airways has announced that from July 2 2015, the government of Kenya introduced electronic visa applications.
Airports & Networks

South African Airways (SAA) this week celebrated ten years of service to Washington D.C. Dulles International Airport.
Airports & Networks

By Poppy Marello
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has said it will continue to work with the Republic of Chad to enhance its air transport system.
Airports & Networks

ExecuJet Aviation Group has completed refurbishment of a Beechcraft King Air B200 for the South African Air Force (SAAF) and handed the aircraft over during a ceremony held at Waterkloof Air Force Base, near Pretoria.
Business Aviation

Air Seychelles' first non-stop service between Seychelles and Paris landed at Charles de Gaulle Airport early this morning after an overnight flight.
Airports & Networks

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that growth continued to slow in May.
Aerospace

By Richard Maslen
The tour operator who - as sister brand Corsican Places - has been working with Titan for six years, will begin cooperation with the carrier on the Banjul route for the first time in mid October. The direct flights from Gatwick will operate up to three times weekly through the winter 2015/2016 schedule until the end of April next year.
Airports & Networks

On 11 April 2015, an aircraft with registration HB-JJE belonging to ECAir was seized at Roissy Charles de Gaulle Airport and in a ruling dated 25 June 2015, the Paris Court of Appeal has upheld the judgment of the Bobigny Court of First Instance, issued on 22 April, which established that the 11 April seizure of ECAir's B757-200, was illegal.
Air Transport

West Africa specialist The Gambia Experience has chosen Titan Airways to operate its winter 2015/16 charter flight series from London Gatwick to Banjul.
Air Transport

West Africa specialist The Gambia Experience has chosen Titan Airways to operate its winter 2015/16 charter flight series from Gatwick to Banjul.
Airports & Networks

By Routes Content Team
Routesonline provides an update on the current schedules of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. We also reveal the network size of each operator and the top destinations served.
Airports & Networks

By Thomas Atkinson
Discover more about the spectacular Province of KwaZulu-Natal, and what you can enjoy during your visit to World Routes 2015.
Airports & Networks

Eurocontrol and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have signed an agreement to support African States that are part of ICAO AFI Region and their Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) in improving Aeronautical Information Services (AIS), including transition from AIS to Aeronautical Information Management (AIM).
Air Transport

fastjet Tanzania has announced that flights on its newest and sixth international route will commence on July 27 2015 between Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Lilongwe, Malawi.
Airports & Networks

Ahead of the new EU Regulation 376/2014 in November 2015, CAA International (CAAi) has launched two, online e-Learning courses.
Emerging Technologies

Eurocontrol and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have today signed an agreement to support African States that are part of ICAO AFI Region and their Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) in improving Aeronautical Information Services (AIS), including transition from AIS to Aeronautical Information Management (AIM).
Safety, Ops & Regulation