Africa

A novel aircraft maintenance project management app, eWork, has reduced maintenance completion and turnaround times by a quarter.

RwandAir has celebrated five years of flying between Kigali and Brussels.

Ethiopian Airlines Group and Boeing have signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MoU) enabling them to transform Ethiopia as an aviation hub.

Kenya Airways In-Flight catering facility, in collaboration with NAS Servair (NAS), has won Best Partnership as part of The Sustainable Flight Challenge (TSFC).

The long-expected pilot shortage has now begun to hit home, with airlines around the world cancelling flights due to a lack of crews, particularly in those countries experiencing a strong bounce-back in air travel demand after Covid-19.

Boeing has said it will fly the newest and largest members of its 737 MAX and 777X aircraft families at the Farnborough International Airshow this month.

IATA has released May 2022 data for global air cargo markets showing that the easing of Omicron restrictions in China helped to alleviate supply chain constraints and contributed a performance improvement in May.

IATA has announced passenger data for May 2022 showing that the recovery in air travel accelerated heading into the busy Northern Hemisphere summer travel season.

Kenya Airways has held its 46th Annual General Meeting (AGM) attended by its shareholders virtually.

ExecuJet Africa, part of the Luxaviation Group, is expanding its charter fleet with a new Beechcraft King Air 260.

Emirates said it expects a busy summer and is set to operate as scheduled over the peak travel season.

Innovative air-conditioning (PCA) technology for aircraft at the gate has been introduced by ITW GSE, a leading global supplier of power, air, cable and hoses.

Boeing has released its annual Sustainability Report, which includes employee safety and well-being; global aerospace safety; equity, diversity and inclusion.

SITA’s 2022 Passenger IT Insights research highlights pent-up demand for both business and leisure travel emerging from the pandemic.

A new report, produced for the World Travel Market (WTM) by ForwardKeys, reveals that in Q3 of the year, global air travel is set to reach 65% of where it was before the pandemic in 2019.

Following the earthquake in Afghanistan on 22 June, humanitarian support flights are continuing to operate from multiple different countries.

The Gulfstream G800 has successfully completed its first flight.

Ethiopian Airlines has won “Air Cargo Industry Customer Care Award” for the second time in a row, in recognition of its excellence across a wide range of activities.

AJW Group, a producer of aircraft component parts, repair, and supply chain solutions provider, has appointed Rachael Caston as CEO of AJW Aviation.

IBA, an aviation market intelligence and consultancy company, has launched IBA NetZero.

IATA has called for governments to urgently put in place large-scale incentives to rapidly expand the use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Qatar Airways and Airlink have signed a comprehensive codeshare offering greater connectivity between 45 destinations in 13 countries across southern Africa and the rest of the world.

Seasoned aviation professional Richard Nuttall has had his role as chief executive confirmed by SriLankan Airlines.

After a decade at the head of Reunionese airline Air Austral, Marie-Joseph Malé has announced that he's leaving.

Kenya Airways has entered a partnership with the M Sport Ford World Rally Team as the official travel partner for the most demanding rally of the season, the Safari Rally.