Africa

Ethiopian Airlines has celebrated its ten years of continuous service to Guangzhou, the third largest Chinese city.

United Arab Emirates (UAE) carrier Emirates Airline celebrated the delivery of two more Airbus A380s earlier this month at it grew its fleet of the

Egypt Air training center participated at the Regional Symposium on the Next Generation of Aviation Professionals (NGAP) and TRAINAIR PLUS – Africa.

A British Airways 747 flight has clipped an office building while preparing to take off at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg on Sunday evening, reports BBC News.

ADPI , a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aéroports de Paris, has been chosen to take part in the resumption of the upgrade of Abeid Amani Karume International Airport in Zanzibar.

National Airports Corporation Limited (NACL), of Zambia, has picked ADB to help upgrade its four international airports to meet International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards.

Defence and security company Saab has received steady state support contract for South African Gripen.

Jetlink Express has had its Air Services Licence reinstated by the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA), reports ch-aviation.

Abidjan-based airline, Air Cote d'Ivoire, has firmed up on the orders for two Bombardier Q400 that were announced at the Dubai Air Show last month.

South African Airways (SAA)has announced its existing code share agreement with stable mate low cost airline Mango, will be extended to also include further coastal cities in South Africa, as well as Bloemfontein.

Commsoft has added the Nigerian airline, Arik Air, to its growing list of OASES users in a five year, 30 concurrent users deal.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has appointed Kevin Hiatt as senior vice president, safety and flight operations.

Air Mauritius has signed an enhanced commercial agreement with Dubai-based Emirates Airline which will see the African airline codesharing with the Gulf carrier allowing the tourism hotspot to extend its route opportunities.

Ethiopian Airlines will this weekend introduce domestic flights from its Bole International Airport hub in Addis Ababa and the city of Semera, the

British Airways is introducing more choice and benefits for passengers as it extends the number of routes operated by its new aircraft and increases

Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic) and Lufthansa Technik have won the right to retro-fit all in-service A380s with Panasonic's advanced Global Communications Services.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) Airline Industry Forecast 2013-2017 shows that international freight volumes are expected to grow 17% over the next five years.

Airbus Military has completed a second round of tests of its prototype C295 firefighting aircraft which will provide detailed data on the performance of its water dropping system.

Proflight Zambia has introduced a new ground and cabin crew uniform that reinforces the airline's flair for staying at the forefront of customer service.

JETS, a business aviation maintenance and technical support organisation has announced it has become an authorised service centre for Dassault Aviation.

South African Airways (SAA) will provide air transport service to ferry mourners who will attend the funeral of world icon and former president Nelson Mandela in the Eastern Cape.

PATS Aircraft Systems has announced that it has redelivered a 737‐900ER Boeing Business Jet (BBJ3) interior completion project, the fourteenth such turn‐key interior completion performed by PATS at its facility in Georgetown, Delaware.

Work started today collecting DNA samples from families to aid with the formal identification of people who perished in the crash of a LAM Embraer passenger jet in Namibia last week.

Proflight Zambia and Airtel Networks Zambia have signed a partnership agreement that will enable customers to purchase air tickets countrywide.

Flights were suspended at the Nigerian capital's airport, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, following an incident with a Saudia cargo aircraft yesterday.