The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says more jobs could be generated and additional economic growth achieved in Namibia if intra-African markets were opened up to permit greater airline transport connectivity.
Nigerian carrier Arik Airlines has been hit by “an indefinite strike” by members of three trades unions over disputes over salary arrears and contracts according to the Reuters news agency.
Ethiopian Airlines has expanded its training fleet with five new Diamond DA40 NG aircraft. The airline now operates 18 training airplanes from Diamond Aircraft, 16 single-engine DA40 and two DA42 twins as well as two Diamond Aircraft simulators for the preparation of their pilots.
Air Senegal was formally launched in Paris today as the new Senegalese national airline, signed a contract for a firm order of two ATR 72-600s at the Paris Air Show.
Embraer Defense & Security and its partner Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) were awarded a contract to deliver 12 A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft to the Nigerian Air Force.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released performance figures for 2018 showing that global air connectivity continues to become more accessible and more efficient.
Turkish Airlines has announced it will increase its services from Marrakesh (RAK) to Istanbul from five flights to seven flights per week as of December 16, 2019.
Ethiopian Airlines' controversial decision to continue operations to its Chinese destinations has been criticised by some other African airlines. Today the Addis-based carrier responded to explain why it has made this decision.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) supports the wearing of face coverings for passengers and masks for crew while on board aircraft as a critical part of a layered approach to biosecurity to be implemented temporarily when people return to traveling by air.
Europe’s leading medical diagnostic services provider, SYNLAB, with its network of facilities in Nigeria, Ghana, Morocco and Egypt is partnering with IATA to incorporate SYNLAB’s extensive lab network into IATA Travel Pass.
Satellogic, a specialist in sub-meter resolution satellite imagery collection, has entered a new partnership with GeoTerraImage, the geospatial solutions provider in southern Africa, to provide high-resolution satellite imagery to the African Space industry.
IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG), has announced that it has now transported over 10 million COVID vaccines, supporting global efforts in the fight against COVID-19.
South African based defence solutions provider, Denel, yesterday announced a series of far reaching steps it intends to take to ensure the company's sustainability.
AFRAA has released African airlines’ performance updates showing the African continent continues to witness a significant increase in number of Covid 19 cases.
Embraer’s “start-up” business dedicated to accelerating the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) ecosystem, Eve, has signed an MoU with Kenya Airways through its subsidiary Fahari Aviation.
National Aviation Services has signed an agreement to partner with global healthcare company, Abbott, to drive the implementation of Covid-19 rapid testing solutions at major airports and trans border lounges across the African continent and the Middle East.
