Africa

Astral Aviation has entered into a Global Sales Partnership Agreement (GSP)Take Off Aviation in South Africa.

Network Airline Services has been appointed General Sales and Services Agent (GSSA) for Air Mauritius in Denmark which became effective from August 1, 2023.

Gulf carriers featured high in the rankings for top on-time performers among the world’s airlines in tables published by Cirium today.

SunExpress on how it prepared for maintenance of Boeing 737-800s damp-leased to South African Airways.

RwandAir and its partner, Qatar Airways, believe that the African airline’s new cargo hub will help improve trade throughout the continent.

Qatar Airways has announced its 2024 network expansion with new destinations as well as resumptions, bookable ahead of the New Year.

Emirates has celebrated the tenth anniversary of its daily A380 service to Mauritius.

The Cape Winelands’ Airport in South Africa is firming up its vision for the future …. and its vision is big and bold. The emerging ‘new’ airport sees itself as a key alternate airport for the Western Cape.

Ethiopian Airlines has announced a landmark USD $450 million loan agreement that will finance five new Boeing aircraft: three Boeing 737-8 and two Boeing 777F (Cargo).

Etihad Airways and Maldivian have signed a strategic bilateral interline partnership, unlocking access to 16 dream holiday destinations in the Maldives beyond the main island of Malé.

Angola’s flag carrier TAAG may gone into the black for the first time in its history in 2022, but it is struggling to expand and update its fleet, Eduardo Fairen Soria, chief executive of TAAG Angola Airlines told African Aerospace on the sidelines of the IATA AGM in Istanbul in early June.

The Airbus A220 – previously known as the Bombardier CSeries – is now making an impact and has African airlines in its sights.

Deutsche Aircraft has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with an undisclosed customer for the purchase of up to four state-of-the-art D328eco aircraft.

Technology company SITA has researched the shifting trends that have emerged in the last year and the updated innovation outlook for the next decade.

The CEO of Royal Air Maroc, Abdelhamid Addou, has signed an historic 25-year ‘future development’ agreement with the North African kingdom’s government intending to result in a quadrupling of the airline’s fleet by the end of the next decade.

Idemia has been selected by Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) to implement its Passenger Flow Facilitation (PFF) solution in nine South African airports.

Ethiopian Aviation University has graduated 627 aviation professionals at a ceremony held at the newly upgraded Ethiopian Aviation University.

The poor performance of Russian hardware, especially tanks and heavy weapons in Ukraine, has hit demand for Russian equipment. But Russian imports in Africa continue to grow.

Boeing has appointed Stephanie Pope as executive vice president and chief operating officer (COO) of The Boeing Company.

Gabonese hybrid airline Afrijet signed a financing agreement with BGFIBank Gabon and BDEAC last February to modernise its fleet while strengthening its foothold and expanding its network in Africa.

The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) says the ‘Dubai Global Framework’ for sustainable aviation fuel represents a strong push at reducing carbon emissions in the aviation sector.

IATA has reported that the ongoing recovery in passenger demand continued in October.

In 2023, SAF volumes reached over 600 million liters (0.5Mt), double the 300 million liters (0.25 Mt) produced in 2022.

ADS Group has released data showing year to date aircraft orders and deliveries are significantly ahead of 2022.

Boeing has appointed Henok Teferra Shawl as the new managing director for Boeing Africa to strengthen the company's operations and relationships across Africa.