Africa

Boeing has received an order from UPS for eight more 767 Freighters.

Rwanda will host Aviation Africa Summit and Exhibition which will be co-located with the first ever SMIESA (Salon Mondial des Infrastructures Equipments et Services Aéroportuaires) Event 2022.

Ethiopian Airlines will add Amman, Jordan to its route network from September 19.

Kenya Airways has released its Half Year financial results for the six months ending June 2022.

Ethiopian Airlines, a CHAMP customer for 30 years, has extended its partnership agreement with the cargo IT solutions provider for an additional five years.

Fahari Aviation, a subsidiary of Kenya Airways, has signed a service agreement with Kipkebe, a subsidiary of Sasini, to offer precision agricultural services.

A look at some of the major defence stories throughout Africa with Chinese UAV exports finding plenty of new targets.

IATA has announced that the 2022 World Financial Symposium (WFS) will focus on reshaping airline resilience.

As Nigeria continues the withholding of foreign airlines’ revenues, Emirates has said it has been prompted to stop flying to Nigeria.

Mesfin Tasew, the new Ethiopian Airlines CEO, is determined to continue registering robust growth and profit.

IATA has said that the IATA World Cargo Symposium (WCS) will focus on building resilience to further strengthen air cargo’s post-pandemic prospects.

The Bell 505 has made its mark in the Middle East and Africa region, performing a wide variety of missions. Now Bell Textron has announced the 400th Bell 505 delivery to European customer.

IATA has launched AVSEC Insight, an online platform that identifies potential security risks and threats to their operations.

Cape Verde and VINCI Airports have signed a concession contract for seven airports across the country.

Boeing will represent the aviation sector in a global alliance, jointly established by the US Government and World Economic Forum to accelerate clean technologies and reduce carbon emissions.

Starlite Aviation, which delivers a broad spectrum of Africa centric aviation services, including aircrew training, is working closely with UK and Czech based training specialists to launch a tactical mission training facility.

Is South Africa’s Rooivalk attack helicopter heading for Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province? Sam Basch reports.

IATA has announced passenger data for June 2022 showing that the recovery in air travel remains strong.

Ethiopian Airlines has partnered with the online booking platform GetYourGuide to offer passengers an unforgettable travel experience.

Global communications company, Viasat, has launched its first real-time Earth (RTE) facility in Africa, located in Accra, Ghana.

L3Harris Commercial Aviation Solutions look to the future with its broad range of next-generation avionics, flight data analytics, full-flight simulators, pilot training and regional-based inventory and logistics services.

Emirates is reducing the number of weekly flights to Lagos, Nigeria from 11 to seven.

IATA has released data for global air cargo markets showing healthy and stable performance.

The Aviation Africa Summit returns to Kigali in September. But what’s in store for the continent’s premier aviation event?

African carriers generate most of their revenues in weaker home currencies but incur their input costs, often including fuel, in US dollars and euros. Kamil Alawadhi, IATA’s regional vice president, Africa & Middle East offers his opinion.