Africa

Senior airline officials joined our Routes Africa host in search of endangered mountain gorillas. As we scrambled down the steep slopes of the Bwindi

Titus Naikuni, group managing director and chief executive of Kenya Airways and Etihad Airways president and chief executive James Hogan, took the top honours at last night's Airline Strategy Awards organised by Airline Business magazine, in partnership with executive search firm Spencer Stuart.

Air Charter Service's Dubai office has been busy arranging potential evacuations in case tensions in Egypt worsen further.

A senior Ugandan Government Minister revealed at the recent Routes Africa forum in Kampala that discussions have once again taken place over the

Ethiopian Airlines has become the strategic partner of the new Malawi Airlines in a deal that was formalised in the immediate aftermath of this year’s

Moroccan carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) is to provide the only scheduled link between the African mainland and Tenerife in the Spanish Canary Islands

Runways at London's Heathrow airport (LHR) have closed after an incident involving an Ethiopian Airlines Dreamliner, reports the BBC.

Fresh from announcing its new South African regional office and spares centre, Bombardier Aerospace has added further bench strength to its fast growing support network in Africa today by naming one of the continent's leading carriers, Ethiopian Airlines of Addis Ababa, as an authorised service facility (ASF) for commercial aircraft.

Canadian manufacturer Bombardier Aerospace handed over a CSeries to European low-cost carrier Vueling during this week’s Routes Africa forum in

Alongside the work of our parent company, UBM Live, with the Events for Namuwongo project and the donation to The Gorilla Organization following a

African low-cost air service management business, fastjet, has plans to establish a pan-African network of air carriers but will explore growth into

Korongo Airlines has plans to expand its network outside of the Democratic Republic of Congo and could introduce flights to other markets across

Air Charter Service has announced that Justin Bowman has been promoted to vice chairman.

The Swaziland airport dubbed “King Mswati's vanity project” - Sikhuphe Airport - will be ready to open before the end of 2013, according to Solomon Dube, Director of the Swaziland Civil Aviation Authority (SWACAA).

The African Airport Evolution Forum will take in at the Laico Regency Hotel Nairobi, Kenya, from October 28 – 30 2013.

Nigeria's Arik Air has increased its fleet to 24 aircraft with the introduction of a new Airbus A330-200 aircraft.

Ethiopian Airlines Aviation Academy graduated 29 pilots, 49 Aviation Technicians and 43 Cabin Crew at a ceremony held at Ethiopian Airlines headquarters on Tuesday, July 9.

The Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) board today announced the appointment - with immediate effect - of Thabani Mthiyane to the position of chief executive officer, following a rigorous and thorough recruitment process and subsequent approval by the cabinet.

South African Airways (SAA) has commenced codeshare services with Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, following regulatory approval, which enables both carriers to offer codeshare and interline services to key destinations on each others' route networks.

The Nigerian Government is planning to use long-running air carrier Aero Contractors as the business model for future growth in the country’s aviation

The Ugandan Tourist Board are working to boost tourist numbers to the country and enhance the visitor experience using a growing interest in the East

The geographic location of the Canary Islands means they are well positioned to boost air connectivity between Europe and Africa and perhaps act as a

Bell Helicopter today announced an upgrade programme to one of the company's newest and most versatile helicopters – the Bell 412EPI.

OAG, is at World Routes in Las Vegas, and today launched OAG Traffic Analyser, which it describes as a powerful online analysis tool that provides access to scheduled airline passenger booking data.

Bombardier Aerospace is continuing to enhance its worldwide aftermarket support network with a new Regional Support Office (RSO) and parts depot in Johannesburg, South Africa.