Africa

Flydubai will restart flights to Hargeisa in Somaliland from 18 December, following a temporary suspension of flights for operational reasons.

AviaDev Africa, the leading route development event for Africa will head to Antananarivo, Madagascar on 8-10 June 2022 for its sixth edition.

We hear from Embraer’s Ramón Vahed about cost-effective maintenance for African operators following the strengthening of ties between Kenya Airways and Congo Airways.

The African Aviation Industry Group (AAIG) held its annual Aeropolitical Forum on 18 November 2021.

The giant order for Rafale fighter jets for the UAE heads the TATV Newsround programme this week as Jon Lake explains how the signals were all there at the Dubai Airshow and what this latest contract means for French-UAE relations … as well as the prospects for the delayed F-35 purchase.

Gulfstream Aerospace has announced performance accomplishments for its next-generation Gulfstream G500 and Gulfstream G600.

The Zimbabwean government has allocated USD4.1 million for the recapitalisation of Air Zimbabwe.

Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado Province, the setting of an ongoing jihadist insurgency since 2017, has seen a wide range of private and government forces carrying out air operations. Now the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) is weighing in as well.

AFRAA Secretary General, Abdérahmane Berthé said the Omicron variant is now detected in several regions of the world, yet the travel bans seem to be targeted at Africa.

Ethiopian Airlines has partnered with CarTrawler launching car hire and transfer services for its passengers globally.

APOC, a aircraft, engines and landing gears trading, leasing, company has appointed Pete Allwood as new vice president, business development – EMEA.

Taking on an emergency airline contract abroad and modernising its helicopter fleet at home has seen Angolan operator, Bestfly, expanding its roles.

In the heart of the equatorial forest of Central Africa, Simb Airlines is taking its first tentative steps in the business aviation market.

Zela Aviation is in cooperation with leading Kenyan low-cost airline, Jambojet, operating a fleet of De Havilland Canada Dash 8-Q400 aircraft.

Diamond Aircraft has achieved two major EASA and FAA certification milestones.

Zela Aviation has entered a strategic partnership with Tanzania’s Precision Air.

ExecuJet MRO Services Malaysia, that has facilities across Asia, Africa and the Middle East, is developing a purpose- built MRO facility at Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang.

Inmarsat is celebrating the fifth anniversary of GX Aviation, its most successful passenger inflight broadband service to date.

IATA has released October 2021 data for global air cargo markets showing that demand continued to be well above pre-crisis levels.

Ethiopian Airlines has won ‘Best African Airline’ at the 2021 Business Traveller Awards.

Emirates will resume its passenger operations between Dubai and Nigeria from 5 December 2021.

AJW Group, which has offices across, Africa, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East, has appointed Tony Whitty as director of aircraft and engine procurement.

Captain Sandy Benoiton has taken over as Air Seychelles acting CEO at one of the most difficult times in history. He talked to Anuradha Deenapanray Chappard about the airline’s development strategy and its fight against Covid-19.

Initial findings from a world-first study of the impact of 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on both engines of a commercial jet have provided promising early results.

Qatar’s joint Hawk Training Squadron with the UK’s RAF has been formally stood up and TATV’s Defence Editor Jon Lake was at RAF Leeming to meet the architects of this new partnership between the Royal Air Force and the Qatari Emiri Air Force.