Africa

French-based precision engineering company, Mecachrome, has continued its transformation plan with the acquisition of Techni Protec Metal (TPM) in Sousse, Tunisia.

On the last day of IATA AGM in Istanbul, one session concentrated on IATA’s “Focus Africa” incentive.

ANA and WestJet have joined its Turbulence Aware Platform on the sidelines of the 79th IATA Annual General Meeting.

RwandAir CEO Yvonne Manzi Makolo has assumed her duties as Chair of the IATA Board of Governors (BoG) for a one-year term.

Lufthansa Systems has entered a new partnership with Airlink and its entry into a new market: Southern Africa.

IATA has unveiled a series of roadmaps aimed at providing step-by-step detailing of critical actions and dependencies for aviation to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Although airlines are currently moving toward a profitable, safe, efficient and sustainable future after the rigours of the pandemic years, the industry is being hit by governments and airports who are taking unilateral decisions that threaten the financial recovery of the air transport industry.

Military pilot training across the African continent is, in general, poorly resourced and in relatively sad shape.

IATA today announced the winners of the 2023 edition of the IATA Diversity & Inclusion Awards.

IATA has released a new analysis showing that reported unruly passenger incidents increased in 2022 compared to 2021.

The escalation of the withholding of funds by African countries to airlines is reaching a critical point warned Kamil Alawadhi IATA’s Vice President, Africa and the Middle East, speaking at the Association’s annual general meeting today.

IndiGo is taking a ‘massive step’ in its international expansion strategy with the addition of six new destinations across Asia, and Africa.

IATA has announced that leaders of the global aviation industry are gathering in Istanbul, Türkiye, for the 79th IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM).

The Ghanaian Government has named the successful bidders to create a new national airline, but doubts remain in some quarters over the plans.

Boeing and the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) will conduct a joint study to scale sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production in Southeast Asia.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced continued strong passenger traffic demand in April.

IATA has released data for April 2023 global air cargo markets, showing a continued, but slower, decline against the previous year’s demand performance.

For the past decade, Kenya’s Mercy Makau has been helping to prepare the next generation of African aviation and aerospace professionals.

The 55th African Airlines Association (AFRAA) Annual General Assembly (AGA) and is to be held from 19-21 November 2023 at the Speke Resort in Entebbe, Uganda – The Pearl of Africa.

Africa’s immense potential to become a global powerhouse is undeniable. It has all of the ingredients including a market of 1.2 billion consumers (rising to 1.7bn by 2030) and a combined GDP worth US$2.5 trillion. So what is holding it back? - Jeremy Springall, senior vice-president, SITA at Borders, gives his analysis.

Harriet Nakazwe Angetile, the first female elected vice president of the safety and technical committee at Airports Council International (ACI) Africa, speaks about building safety standards for certification of the continent’s airports.

Slovenian-based electric aircraft manufacturer Pipistrel, now part of Textron, has appointed Absolute Aviation in South Africa, as its distributor to 11 countries across southern and central Africa.

Lufthansa Technik has pre-launched its state-of-the-art VIP cabin design for the BBJ 777-9.

Having recently emerged from the shadow of financial administration and an alliance with Etihad, how is Air Seychelles preparing for the future?

Kenya Airways has become the first African airline to fly possibly the most sustainable commercial long-haul flight from Africa to Europe.