Africa

Boeing is forecasting strong demand for air cargo services through 2041, with traffic doubling and the world’s freighter fleet expanding by more than 60%.

United Airlines has launched its new nonstop three-times weekly year-round service between its Washington/Dulles hub and Cape Town International Airport.

For the seventh consecutive year, Cape Town International Airport has been awarded the Skytrax Best Airport in Africa award. Regional general manager, Mark Maclean, explained how the team did it.

Kenya Airways (KQ) will start operating non-stop flights from the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa to Dubai on December 15, 2022.

Rolls-Royce has successfully entered the final phase of testing its ALECSys (Advanced Low Emissions Combustion System) demonstrator engine, this time at altitude.

Qatar Airways has boosted its network with increased flight frequencies to multiple popular destinations in the Middle East, Europe and Americas that will benefit its customers’ business globally to meet growing demand this winter season.

IATA has launched the IATA Environmental Assessment for Airports and Ground Service Providers (IEnvA for Airports and GSPs).

Amidst surging jet fuel prices more frequent aircraft exterior cleaning could help reduce fuel consumption, said Jo Alex Tanem, CEO of Nordic Dino Robotics, an aircraft exterior cleaning robot.

Etihad Airways and Garuda Indonesia are strengthening their partnership between Abu Dhabi and Jakarta and beyond their respective hubs.

Maureva, a Mauritius-based company specialising in global Airline Software & Service Solutions, has acquired XLM Aero.

How are global supply chain pressures affecting Africa’s MRO services? Keith Mwanalushi caught up with Aymeric Mechin, AFI KLM E&M vice president sales Middle East & Africa, to find out.

Mohamed Moussa, the director general at the agency for aerial navigation safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA), has called for the continent’s aviation authorities to join forces to create new training opportunities.

The Saudi Airport Exhibition has opened in Riyadh with 150-plus exhibitors from 50 countries.

IATA has released data for September 2022 global air cargo markets showing that air cargo demand softened.

RwandAir’s first direct flights between London and Kigali landed into Heathrow on Monday.

Ethiopian Airlines Group has signed a renewed agreement with Travelport International Operations. to distribute Travelport+ and other related products of Travelport in Ethiopia.

Embraer delivered 33 jets in the third quarter of 2022, of which 10 were commercial and 23 were executive jets (15 light and eight midsize).

IATA has announced passenger data for September 2022 showing that the recovery in air travel continues to be strong.

A Precision Air flight crash-landed in bad weather on Sunday in Lake Victoria on Sunday, killing 19 people.

A single regional jet destined for Congo Airways sitting under unusually grey skies at Embraer’s Sao Jose dos Campos facility may not have seemed particularly significant, but it exemplified the Brazilian manufacturer’s ambitions in Africa.

More than $1 billion owed to airlines is being blocked, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Now, the guilty parties are being named and shamed.

Airlink is increasing its Latin American marketing and sales presence to include Ecuador, Panama and Peru.

Ethiopian Airlines has been applauded during the Africa Accelerating 2022 Conference, opened by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Business aviation has an excellent opportunity to showcase its value, flexibility and convenience to familiar and new clients during FIFA World Cup 2022 this month.

Air Austral and Kenya Airways have signed a codeshare agreement aimed at facilitating travel between Africa and the Indian Ocean.