Africa

Both new and existing African airlines are showing that it is possible to operate successfully and exploit new openings, despite longstanding difficulties including high visa costs, patchy infrastructure and poor regional connectivity.

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

Kenya Airways is to receive a USD173.9 million bailout after the Kenyan National Assembly approved a USD1.2 billion supplementary budget for 2021/22, reports Bloomberg.

EgyptAir will resume its direct flights to Mumbai next May.

Kenya Airways and South African Airways (SAA) have announced a new lounge access agreement for their customers as part of the Strategic Framework Agreement (SPF) signed in November 2021.

GE Aviation recently achieved 400 million flight hours and 37 years of on time delivery of their navigation database to airlines globally.

Air Austral, the flag-carrier of the French region of Réunion, and France-based Corsair have begun talks to conclude a commercial cooperation agreement on their routes between France and the Indian Ocean. The question is what might the effect be on the Vanilla Alliance regional cooperation in the region?

VistaJet and Bombardier are celebrating the milestone delivery of Global 7500 aircraft.

Maggie Kaunda, acting managing director at the Zambia Airports Corporation, talks to Keith Mwanalushi about the opening of new airport infrastructure in the capital, Lusaka, and Ndola in the Copperbelt.

EgyptAir has added Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to its route network.

Air Peace has received its fourth International Air Transport Association Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certification.

Nigeria has one of the largest private jet markets in the world but, does the country have the right policies to maximise the benefit?

IATA has launched the IATA Recommended Practice Per-Passenger CO2 Calculation Methodology.

Namibian regional operator, FlyWestair, is seeking to take on national carrier’s mantle.

Bell Textron announced a signed purchase agreement with BAR Aviation for a Bell 412EPi to support 24/7 medical evacuation missions and the new development of oil and gas projects in Uganda.

An up-and-coming international aircraft asset manager with roots in Morocco is making a name for itself with innovation and a can-do attitude.

As CEO Tewolde GebreMariam steps down, Routes looks at the East African carrier’s network growth during his time in charge.

The former Ethiopian CEO and aviation industry doyen, Girma Wake, has been named in a key role as the Addis Ababa carrier reels from the sad resignation of its CEO Tewolde Gabremariam.

Tewolde GebreMariam, the long-serving CEO of Africa’s leading airline – Ethiopian Airlines – has stepped down from his post after more than 35 years with the airline.

Even though the Covid-19 pandemic has strongly affected the industry, it has also opened up immense opportunities for airports to rethink current models, enhance capacity building, and transform their businesses.

Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has joined the oneworld Alliance.

bp is to supply DHL Express with sustainable aviation fuel until 2026 as part of a new strategic collaboration with the global logistics company.

The Liberia Airport Authority has awarded an exclusive ten-year ground handling management contract to National Aviation Services (NAS).

As Morocco places an emphasis on unmanned systems, Egypt’s Air Force is also embracing new weapons capabilities.

Comair, its British Airways licensed fleet and low cost carrier are operating normally after being grounded by the South African regulator last week. The regulator confirmed that were no safety and security findings. It had halted operations for the three associated brands following concerns over safety and quality procedures.