Africa

From tiny beginnings Trans Nation Airways (TNA), a private charter flight company based in Addis Ababa, now has ambitions to become the operator of choice throughout east Africa.

Juan Carlos Salazar, secretary general of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), met with regional stakeholders in Nairobi in December to discuss way to accelerate the recovery of African air connectivity.

The Kingdom of Eswatini Government and Airlink, the joint shareholders, have mutually agreed to dissolve their joint venture airline business, Eswatini Airlink.

After the commissioning of Lagos and Abuja airports in December 2021, French company RESA will install the same systems in Port Harcourt, Kano and Enugu in Nigeria in 2022.

With the recent purchase of three Diamond Aircraft flight training devices, Ethiopian Airlines (EAL) is now operating a fleet of five state-of-the art simulators.

Gulfstream Aerospace has delivered the first Gulfstream G600 to be outfitted at its Dallas, Texas, facility.

Embraer delivered a total of 14 jets in the first quarter of 2022, of which six were commercial aircraft and eight were executive jets (six light and two large).

Kenyan low-cost carrier Jambojet has selected Laminaar Aviation Infotech’s ARMS Flight Planning System for its flight operations.

Air Austral will resume flights to Chennai, India, on May 6 2022 with two weekly frequencies on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Bombardiers’ newest business jet, the Challenger 3500 aircraft, has been honoured with the distinction “Red Dot: Best of the Best” in the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2022.

CemAir, the Johannesburg based airline, has chosen APG as its offline GSA in France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom, India, Australia and New Zealand.

Air Austral has announced the reopening of its route to Chennai as well as a gradual resumption of its regional network.

Ethiopian Airlines has announced the resumption of thrice weekly passenger flights to Bengaluru, India as of 27 March 2022.

GE Aviation has recently joined the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) to further advance its ambition to be a net-zero company by 2050 and help the aviation industry decarbonise.

Bestfly is expanding its fleet of Leonardo helicopters configured for offshore transport missions in Angola.

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is partnering with Africa’s largest aviation group, Ethiopian Airlines, to establish a second national airline – Air Congo.

Liebherr-Aerospace has signed a long-term collaboration agreement with Airbus to work jointly on the key design features of the landing gear that will meet Airbus’ future requirements.

SriLankan Airlines will boost the number of scheduled flights by 40% following the pandemic.

Air Seychelles made a big presence at the 28th edition of the International Mediterranean Tourism Market (IMTM) in Tel Aviv to strengthen its market in Israel.

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IATA has said that air travel posted a strong rebound in February 2022 compared to January 2022, as Omicron-related impacts moderated outside of Asia.

Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), and the start-up AIKO S.r.l. have signed MoU to jointly develop advanced software for space systems.

Kenya Airways CEO Allan Kilavuka believes that the “future of aviation in Africa lies in consolidation.”

Airlink’s Embraer ERJ135 Regional Jet was welcomed with a water salute as it touched down at King Shaka International Airport in Durban on Tuesday.

RwandAir is celebrating five years of flying between Kigali and the Zimbabwean capital of Harare.