Rwandair's transition from the Bombardier Dash 8-200 to new Q400 aircraft has begun with the delivery today of a dual-class Q400 NextGen turboprop airliner to the African airline.
Ethiopian Airlines has announced the start of daily flights from London Heathrow to Addis Ababa from July 8, 2014 when a new Tuesday evening service is added to the schedule.
South African Airways (SAA), Africa's leading airline, announced that it has accepted Qantas's decision to conclude their long standing code share agreement effective 31 May 2014.
EAN, the Lagos-based fully integrated business aviation services company which is organising this year's NBAC has confirmed that this year's conference will be extended to cover a day and a half allowing time for full discussion about significant topics affecting the Nigerian Business Aviation community.
Bombardier Aerospace has announced that Learjet has obtained the first flight test permit from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the Learjet 85 aircraft Flight Test Vehicle 1 (FTV1). In addition, engine run testing and low-speed taxi testing have been successfully completed on the flight test vehicle.
Ethiopian Airlines flight ET-702 is believed to have been hijacked by its co-pilot during a flight from Addis Ababa to Rome this morning while the pilot went to the toilet, reports the BBC.
The CEO of Ethiopian Airlines Tewolde Gebremariam has warned that Gulf carriers could “eat us for their lunch” unless there is a concerted effort by African airlines to get increased market share from the fast-growing continent.
Bombardier Aerospace welcomed today Malawian Airlines of Lilongwe, Malawi, to its family of operators, following the airline's introduction to service of a Q400 NextGen turboprop last month.
Airline Services Components(ASC) has announced that Nigerian-based Discovery Air has selected ASC to provide full component support on its fleet of Boeing B737-300 aircraft.
Ethiopian Airlines has announced the completion of a Turnkey contract Agreement for construction of its cargo terminal 2 and apron, with Unitechnik Systems GmbH of Germany, and Varnero Construction. The total cost of the Cargo Terminal project is 107 million EURO.
An Algerian Hercules C130 military transporter has crashed in the mountainous area of Oum al-Bouaghi close to the Tunisian border. All 103 on board were killed according to local media.