Africa

Kenya Airways will participate in the inaugural SkyTeam Airline Alliance The Sustainable Flight Challenge (TSFC).

South Africa’s state-owned airlines – SAA, Mango and SA Express – have three things in common. They are all victims of a competitive trading market, mismanagement, and the Covid pandemic.

Emirates and the South African Tourism Board have signed an MoU to jointly promote tourism and boost visitor arrivals and inbound traffic to South Africa from key markets across the Emirates network.

IATA has said the 2022 Cabin Ops Safety Conference (COSC) will take place in Lisbon, Portugal, 14-16 June, focusing on crew fatigue.

IATA has welcomed new guidance from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) removing its recommendation that masks should be required in-flight.

Regional turboprop manufacturer, ATR, has entered an agreement for the acquisition of two ATR 72-500 freighters from its asset management portfolio to GIG Aviation.

An Alsim ALSR20 simulator will be heading to Cirrus South Africa, based at Lanseria, following a deal done at this week’s Aero Friedrichshafen general aviation show in Germany

Newly appointed Minister of Industry and Commerce, Ryad Mezzour, met representatives of the Group of Aeronautics and Space Industries of Morocco (GIMAS) to give new impetus to the sector.

Cape Verde is preparing an infrastructure boost as part of its post-pandemic plans to air transport recovery with modernisation plans for its international airport, and for improvements across the country’s secondary island airports.

Eswatini Air– the new national carrier of Eswatini – is on schedule to begin operations in June following the cessation of operations by the country’s joint venture Eswatini Airlink, led by South Africa’s Airlink.

Boeing and Airbus have both given African aviation a vote of confidence with presentations showing increases in demand for new aircraft over the next 20 years.

The recent purchase of four Airbus Helicopters H125 aircraft has reinvigorated the Lesotho Defence Force Air Wing’s capabilities.

Siemens Logistics will present its high-performance solutions for the airport sector at this year’s Airport Show Dubai taking place from May 17-19.

The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) Secretary General, Abdérahmane Berthé, met the new Ethiopian Airlines Group chief executive officer, Mesfin Tasew Bekele in Addis for the second edition of “AFRAA Member Airline CEOs Leadership Dialogues” session.

WTM Africa 2022 was a huge success with preliminary numbers indicating 2022 exceeded the number of appointments booked at the show in 2019.

ACC Aviation, the global aviation services group, has successfully transacted a Boeing B737-300 from South Africa’s Star Air Cargo to a Middle East-based investor.

Ibom Air chief operating officer, George Uriesi, talks about how his airline is taking the Nigerian air transport market by storm.

Private aviation needs a digital revolution if operators and brokers want to respond to rising demand, this is according to the CEO of a new live bidding platform - AeroBid.

These Q1 results reflect a solid performance across its commercial aircraft, helicopter and defence businesses.

STP Airways - the national airline of São Tomé and Príncipe has signed a wet lease contract with Portugal’s regional operator Sevenair to operate flights between the country’s islands.

Bombardier has announced solid financial results for the first quarter of 2022.

The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) Secretary General, Abdérahmane Berthé, met Royal Air Maroc CEO; Abdelhamid Addou, for the AFRAA launch edition of “AFRAA Member Airline CEOs Leadership Dialogues” session.

IATA has released March 2022 data for global air cargo markets showing a drop in demand.

AviAssist, which supports aviation safety and promotion in African, has revealed a new seven-part series of its Focus Sessions.

Burkina Faso is again relying on international carriers for its air transport following an engine fire on Air Burkina’s only operational Embraer E195 aircraft last week.