Africa

Ethiopian Airlines has finalised preparations for the launch of Zambia’s National Carrier in a joint venture with Industrial Development Corporation Limited (IDC).

CTT Systems, which specialises in absolute humidity control products for aircraft, has said it has seen more interest in dehumidification systems as sustainability becomes paramount.

The Indian government has allowed regular international flights, except 14 countries - including the UK.

Nigeria’s Air Peace has added two A320-200s damp-leased from SmartLynx Airlines Malta.

The Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) has urged the UK Government to reconsider its decision to place several African nations on to the ‘red list’.

Russian Helicopters will present a wide range of military and civil helicopters at the international defence exhibition EDEX-2021.

EgyptAir Training Academy signed three new contracts during the Dubai Airshow aiming to expand the academy's training services.

AFM.aero together with Emirates Flight Training Academy (EFTA), hosted over 50 leaders of the pilot training industry at the Dubai Airshow.

Kenya Airways has signed a Strategic Partnership Framework today with South African Airways (SAA).

The agreement is also with Emirates Leisure Retail and SEGAP, a joint venture between airport infrastructure and operations specialists Egis, and private equity fund manager AIIM.

SITA is celebrating the 30th anniversary of WorldTracer, a solution that has helped over 200 million passengers trace their mishandled bags over the decades.

IATA has called on governments to adopt simple, predictable and practical measures to safely and efficiently facilitate the ramping-up of international travel as borders re-open.

IATA is focusing on standards, digitalisation and addressing the skilled labour shortage to build resilience for ground handling activities.

Jambojet has partnered with Cellulant, a Pan-African payments company, to reward Jambojet customers with discount vouchers as they book flights.

Boeing’s lawyers have filed a joint court motion with the lawyers for the families of the 157 people who died in the 737 Max crash in Ethiopia.

EgyptAir and Saudi Ground Services (SGS) have signed a contract by which SGS will serve the Egyptian flag-carrier in all the kingdom’s main airports, as well as Abha and Qassim.

Emirates SkyCargo has signed an MoU at the show to work together to develop an e-commerce end-to-end global logistics platform.

Day 4 of the show and it was all about emerging markets as Boeing comes bouncing back with a 737 Max order for a new Indian carrier.

EgyptAir Training Academy and Airbus have signed an agreement to provide the academy with the latest techniques for training maintenance engineers on Airbus A320.

Boeing announced a partnership with Kenya Airways to support its recently launched, Fahari Innovation Hub.

Jetex and Eve Urban Air Mobility, an Embraer company, have signed an MoU aimed at developing the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) ecosystem.

Air Tanzania has made orders for a 787-8 Dreamliner, a 767-300 Freighter, and two 737 MAX jets at the show.

The penultimate day of the show saw Nigeria’s Ibom Air purchase 10 A220s. The deal marks Airbus’ 4th announcement during the event.

Boeing has signed an MoU with Ethiopian Airlines that will help the airline to bring cost savings to its maintenance operations with Boeing's 787 landing gear exchange programme.

Airbus has revealed that Dubai-based FIVE Holdings is the purchaser of the first ACJ TwoTwenty, through the Comlux Group in Switzerland.