Africa

Air Mauritius is capitalising on both regional and international growth in air traffic to strengthen its market share to and from the Indian Ocean island State.

Air Peace has said it plans to launch a new route between Lagos and London Gatwick, using a Boeing 787-9 wet leased from Norse Atlantic Airways.

Ethiopian Airlines Group has celebrated International Women's Day, today, with an all women-functioned flight to London-Heathrow.

GE Aerospace has reached agreement with Ethiopian Airlines for 16 GE9X engines to power the airline’s new fleet of Boeing 777X aircraft.

IATA has released data for January 2024 global passenger demand indicating a strong start for the year.

Ethiopian Airlines Group and Boeing have signed an MoU for the purchase of the latest Boeing 777-9 widebody aircraft.

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has received a second pair of Diamond DA62 surveillance aircraft, bringing the fleet to four aircraft, and joining two aircraft delivered earlier this year, the first of them in February.

Ethiopian Airlines Group will launch a thrice weekly service between Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and Maun, Botswana as of June 10, 2024.

IATA has released data for January 2024 global air cargo markets indicating a strong start to 2024.

Two people have been confirmed dead after a mid-air plane crash involving a training aircraft and a passenger plane in Nairobi, Kenya.

Ibom Air is building maintenance capability for its own fleet and to serve third-party customers.

As Guinea terminates its French partnership deal, managing director Namory Camara talks about how modernisation of Conakry’s Ahmed Sékou Touré Airport can now push ahead.

IATA has opened nominations for the 2024 Diversity and Inclusion Awards.

Ethiopian Airlines has opened its state-of-the-art e-commerce logistics facility.

Air Botswana has appointed APG as its General Sales Agent (GSA) for markets outside Botswana.

IATA has said aviation continues to make progress on safety with several 2023 parameters showing “best-ever” results.

Nova Systems International has selected FreeFlight Systems Dual-Band ADS-B receiver as part of an upgrade programme to provide more efficient and better decision-making systems during flight.

Ethiopian Airlines Group has expanded its domestic services to South-Western Ethiopia with a thrice weekly passenger service to Dembi Dollo.

TAAG Angola Airlines and Network Airline Management have renewed their long-term freighter aircraft contract.

Airbus and TotalEnergies have signed a strategic partnership to address the challenges of decarbonising aviation through sustainable aviation fuels.

Ethiopian Airlines has launched a thrice weekly passenger services to Freetown, Sierra Leone via Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso starting from May 31.

IATA is expanding the transmission of its Turbulance Aware data for use within industry-leading aviation solutions by The Weather Company.

Comlux has successfully completed the second ACJ TwoTwenty cabin at its completion centre in Indianapolis.

Embraer has said its Phenom 300 series has maintained its status as the world's best-selling light jet for 12 consecutive years.

Kenya Airways has reintroduced nonstop flights to Mogadishu, Somalia, signalling a landmark achievement in regional connectivity and development.