Africa

Boeing has delivered a 777-300ER (Extended Range) jet to GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) for lease to Ethiopian Airlines. The 777-300ER is now the largest airplane in the Ethiopian flag-carrier's fleet and will provide it with increased capacity and improved operating economics on key routes from its base in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.

Ethiopian Airlines has announced that its chief executive officer Tewolde Gebremariam, has won the 2013 Planet Africa Professional Excellence Award during a ceremony held last week at the International Centre in Toronto, Canada.

The global market for international airline seats will increase significantly in November, while domestic seat capacity will fare less well, according

Thales has announced the appointment of Dominique Giannoni as the new CEO of its in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) business.

Emirates has announced that it will commence a daily Airbus A380 service from Dubai to Mauritius from 16 December 2013.

RUAG Aviation has successfully completed its first Dassault EASy II flight deck upgrade.

Fly540 Kenya has announced the expansion of its flight network with the signing of its first international interline agreement with Qatar Airways, an award-winning global airline based in Doha, Qatar.

Nigerian airline Arik Air has increased the size of its fleet to 23 aircraft and boosted its London to Lagos route, with the introduction of a new Airbus A330-200 twin-engine aircraft.

For the International Forum for Investments in Côte d'Ivoire, Air France will operate a special flight to Abidjan by Airbus A380 on 28 January 2014.

Travelport has continued to expand its footprint across Africa with the launch of business operations in Somalia.

South African Airways (SAA) and RwandAir have signed a bilateral code share agreement for operations between Johannesburg and Kigali.

Pilot Tracey Curtis-Taylor has taken off on a 7,000-mile (11,000-kilometer) solo journey, with support from Boeing, in a reconditioned Boeing Stearman open-cockpit biplane, to retrace Lady Mary Heath's historic 1928 flight between South Africa and the United Kingdom.

Kenyan private charter and safari airline Fly-SAX, has launched a new international route to the Union of the Comoros.

Ethiopian Airlines colorfully celebrated 55 years of uninterrupted service to Frankfurt, Germany on October 24, 2013.

Etihad Airways has temporarily suspended its three weekly passenger flights and two weekly cargo flights to the Libyan capital, Tripoli, effective immediately.

Deborah Feldman recalls the recent visit by Kenya Airways CEO Dr Titus Naikuni to Boeing's facility at Everett, Washington, where he accepted a brand new 777-300ER in his company's livery.

At the end of the summer schedules this past weekend Asian carrier Singapore Airlines (SIA) closed its non-stop services between Singapore and the US

This article has been updated for January 2014 Read Here Although the Airbus A380 has now been in passenger service for six years there remains a lot

This article has been updated for January 2014 Read Here With an increasing number of airlines now operating the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, every month

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced global passenger traffic results for September showing a continuation of the strong demand trend despite a slight slowdown from August.

Ethiopian Airlines will take delivery of the first of its four Boeing 777-300ERs on 7 November 2013.

Air Seychelles has announced the purchase of three Viking Air DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 400 aircraft, in a deal which will see the carrier renew its

Air France flight AF1596 operated by Airbus A320 sporting the Company's 80th anniversary logo made an anniversary flight to Casablanca yesterday.

ExecuJet Africa has been awarded the Flight Safety Foundation Basic Aviation Risk Standard (BARS) accreditation and the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) Safety 1st Ground rating.

International airlines, emerging destinations and niche technology providers are among the 225 new exhibitors confirmed for World Travel Market 2013, the leading global event for the industry.