Africa

Kenya’s National carrier, Kenya Airways has demonstrated the future of sustainable aviation by flying an environmentally sustainable B787-800 Dreamliner flight from Nairobi to Amsterdam.

Angola’s TAAG has signed an ACMI agreement with HiFly reinforcing its operation with an Airbus A330 for three months.

Emirates and Airlink have officially activated their codeshare partnership.

South African airline Comair had all its aircraft grounded on Sunday by South Africa's civil aviation regulator over unresolved safety issues.

South Africa’s Comair has announced that it to suspend all British Airways (operated by Comair) and kulula.com flights from Tuesday 31 May pending successfully securing additional funding.

IATA has reported that the IATA Ground Operations Manual (IGOM) Portal and IATA's Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) are successfully driving greater standardisation of ground handling processes around the world.

Ethiopian Airlines has commenced thrice-weekly passenger service to Washington DC via Lomé, Togo as of 01 June 2022.

The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has made the decision to suspend RwandAir flights following diplomatic tensions.

Ethiopian Airlines is set to start thrice weekly operations to Chennai, India as of July 2, 2022.

Helicopters are being used to fight both poaching and car hijacking in South Africa.

Botswana, Malawi and Zambia are some of the few countries in the world which still regulate the price of aviation fuel. This has led to a fuel supply monopoly, which raises concerns that the sole supplier may be taking advantage of their position to overcharge – and perhaps under-supply.

Start-up airline ValueJet has taken delivery of its first two aircraft - CRJ900 jets.

Ethiopian Airlines is further expanding its all-Boeing freighter fleet with an order for five Boeing 777 Freighters.

Positive signs of collaboration and cooperation in the aerospace and defence industry have been apparent at the Global Aerospace Summit in Abu Dhabi. The event concludes tomorrow (Thursday).

Customers opting for the latest Airbus Corporate Jet (ACJ) the ACJ Two Twenty will ease jet lag concerns thanks to a new partnership agreement with Swedish company CTT.

The global mishandled baggage rate has spiked by 24% to 4.35 bags per thousand passengers in 2021 as the industry recovers from the pandemic, according to the SITA Baggage IT Insights 2022, released today.

French uncrewed air vehicle (UAV) manufacturer, Delair, has become a household name in Africa following a string of successful sales in the past decade.

Mubadala’s MRO subsidiary Sanad, signed an MoU with USA’s Triumph Group, at the Global Aerospace Summit in Abu Dhabi today, with an agreement to collaborate on the provision of next-generation engine MRO capabilities in the UAE.

OneWeb has agreed a long-term distribution partnership agreement with Gogo Business Aviation.

Bombardier unveiled the newest member of its business jet portfolio at the European Business Aviation Association’s annual event EBACE today, with the introduction of the Global 8000 aircraft claiming it as the world’s fastest and longest-range purpose-built business jet.

United Airlines announced it has filed an application with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for three weekly nonstop flights between Washington, D.C. and Cape Town, South Africa.

Many air forces across Africa are in the process of strengthening their helicopter fleets.

The Prince Sultan Aviation Academy (PSAA), a subsidiary of Saudi Arabia’s national airline group, Saudia, has contracted L3Harris to supply a series of simulators for its Jeddah academy.

Boeing Capital Corporation has released the 2022 Commercial Aircraft Financing Market Outlook (CAFMO) showing improving financing stability as the industry recovers from the global pandemic.

Dassault Aviation’s latest addition to its large-cabin business jet family, the ultra-long range Falcon 10X, recently won a coveted Red Dot award of distinction for interior design.