Africa

AeroCRS has implemented BAR Aviation Uganda, licensed by the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority offering domestic scheduled flights, regional and international charter services.

ACI EUROPE and IATA have called for all remaining COVID restrictions applying to intra-EU and Schengen area travel to be dropped.

The Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) welcomes the appointment of South Africa’s new air services councils and calls on them to move swiftly to clear the 12 months backlog of licence applications.

Routes gets an update on the progress being made in Zambia after $1 billion was invested in new airport facilities.

IATA announced that the recovery in air travel slowed for both domestic and international in January 2022 compared to December 2021.

Gulfstream Aerospace is continuing to invest in its super-midsize Gulfstream G280 with the addition of an even lower cabin altitude and new LED exterior lights.

Dassault Aviation now offers a new HEPA air filtration option for the Falcon 2000EX Series (EX EASy-DX-LX-LXS and S models).

Ethiopian Airlines has signed a strategic partnership agreement to jointly commence sea-air multimodal transportation with International Djibouti Industrial Park Operation (IDIPO) and Air Djibouti.

The scale of mental health problems in aviation is unknown, according to the International Civil Aviation Organization ICAO.

TATV's Day Three video highlights from the World Defense Show focuses on the “World” element of the show.

Embraer today entered the air freight market with the launch of the E190F and E195F Passenger to Freight Conversions (P2F).

Kenya Airways plans a route network review programme that will affect a few of the routes in its network.

Textron Aviation has been awarded a contract by ATI Engineering Services, LLC for four Cessna Grand Caravan EX aircraft for the Tunisian Air Force.

As the World Defense Show opens its doors, TATV is there to host this week's rapid run around the region's aerospace high spots.

Ethiopian Airlines has added another five 777 freighters to its existing nine strong fleet with an MoU signed with Boeing. The deal for the five 777-8 variants will enable Ethiopian to meet expanding global cargo demand from its hub in Addis Ababa and position the carrier for long-term sustainable growth, the OEM said.

New airline, FlyWestaf, is hoping to bring much-needed competition to the domestic Algerian market.

Airlink has said it is ‘disappointed’ by Madagascar’s decision to ban all flights between South Africa and the Indian Ocean island for up to three months.

Airlines based in sub-Saharan Africa experienced four accidents in 2021, all with turboprop aircraft, three of which resulted in 18 fatalities.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expects overall traveller numbers to reach 4.0 billion in 2024.

Kenya Airways has announced its partnership with Kenya Open Golf Limited (KOGL) as the official airline partner during this year’s edition of the Magical Kenya Open Championship.

With live shows dominating the activities in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia region this week, our weekly TATV newsround focuses on the unmanned shows in Abu Dhabi and the MRO and Aircraft Interiors event in Dubai.

Airlink will launch scheduled direct services between Durban and Harare from April 5, 2022.

Boeing and Kenya Airways have signed an MoU for landing gear exchange services.

Embraer has signed a comprehensive long-term services agreement with Air Peace, Nigeria and West Africa’s largest airline, to support the airline’s E195-E2 and ERJ 145 fleets.

Before the pandemic, there were plans for Air Algérie to spend $2 billion on new aircraft. Now, as Vincent Chappard reports, the carrier is struggling for its very survival.