Africa

Paramount Group it has appointed Steve Griessel as its group chief executive officer.

EgyptAir is planning to operate a flight from Cairo to Paris with environment-friendly services and products on January 22nd.

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is rapidly increasing its pilot training capabilities.

AJW Group, an independent aircraft component parts, repair and supply chain solutions provider, and Honeywell, have announced a worldwide sole distributor agreement.

ALSIM has announced the sale of an ALX to AFRICAT Group, based in the Ivory Coast.

Air Seychelles fleet of seven aircraft has been ranked as the third youngest fleet in Africa by ch- aviation.

Benin is set to begin construction of its flagship Glo-Djigbé International Airport project.

IATA has appointed Frederic Leger as the association’s senior vice president for commercial products and services.

Tanzania’s Auric Air, for many years a specialist Cessna Grand Caravan operator, is taking a step up with its first full-size airliner.

Gulfstream customer support is marking a successful year of expansion.

IATA has released data for global air cargo markets showing slower growth in November 2021.

Former South African international cricketer, Boeta Dippenaar, is the new chief executive officer of South African helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) operator, Rocket.

Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics Services has launched a new feature that enables customers to make online reservations for their cargo.

Etihad Airways has announced its June - August 2022 schedule has made changes across its network due to its updates and ongoing travel restrictions.

Qatar Airways is boosting its service to Nigeria with the launch of four weekly flights to Kano on 02 March 2022, and three weekly flights to Port Harcourt on 03 March 2022.

Airport and airline CIOs are betting on technology to support their recovery from COVID-19, this is according to new findings from SITA's 2021 Air Transport IT Insights.

Airlink CEO Rodger Foster has been admitted to the “Ordem Nacional do Cruzeiro do Sul” (National Order of the Southern Cross), in the class of Commander.

The JF-17N Thunder fighter aircraft has now entered service with the Nigerian Air Force. Jon Lake looks at what this could mean for the future.

GKN Aerospace has been selected as a supplier on Gulfstream’s new Gulfstream G800 and Gulfstream G400 business jets.

The January 2022 edition of AFRAA Sky-Connect will host Barry Kashambo - ICAO regional director - Eastern and Southern African Office.

The first export cargo flight out of Kisumu International Airport in Kenya over the weekend carried fresh produce from the lake region.

Ethiopian Airlines Group has established a centre – said to be the first of its kind in Africa – to convert B-767-300 ER passenger aircraft to dedicated freighter services in a partnership agreement with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).

Tough business decisions often have to be made on flights. For Phyl Durdey, founder of Flightline Training Services, there was one he got “absolutely right”.

Air Mauritius is resuming its passenger commercial flights from Johannesburg as from Sunday 9 January 2022.

Ethiopian Airlines plans to be back in the air with the Boeing 737 Max on February 1 just short of three years since the fatal accident that led to the global grounding of the type.