Africa

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

Having ordered Africa’s largest batch of Cessna Grand Caravans, Botswana’s Mack Air is ready for a post-pandemic upswing in traffic.

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.

Thabile Mathe has joined ACI Africa as director for facilitation, technology and innovation, on secondment from Airports Company South Africa (ACSA).

Moment has signed an agreement with Air Côte d'Ivoire to provide a premium cabin experience, relying on the deployment of the portable entertainment system (W-IFE), Flymingo Box.

A further demonstration of Africa’s position in the vanguard of new-technology aerial solutions has come with plans for an urban air mobility scheme in Kenya.

EgyptAir Training Academy (ETA) has renewed its approval of training Sudanese pilots, cabin crew, engineers and dispatchers at ETA premises.

Emirates has said it progressed in its recovery path in 2021, rebuilding its passenger network to 128 cities by December including a new route to Miami launched in July.

A wholly-owned Airbus subsidiary, Airbus Atlantic, a global player in the aerostructures field, was officially established on 1st January 2022.

Ghana’s Ministry of Defence has suspended negotiations with Czech aircraft builder Aero Vodochody for the acquisition of six L-39 NG light attack/trainer aircraft while a rival US bid was evaluated.

The final Newsround on the year focuses on the future with CFM chief executive Gael Méheust giving his outlook for the airline world in 2022.

OneWeb, the low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, has confirmed its successful deployment of 36 satellites by Arianespace from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.