Africa

Nigeria has announced plans to significantly increase airport facilities throughout the country. Alan Dron reports.

Gulf Air will return to Alexandria and Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt, this summer.

SITA’s Air Transport IT Insights reveals a sharper focus on safety, automation, and efficiency.

Flydubai has resumed flights to Eritrea’s capital Asmara with a weekly flight service.

Wego, an online travel marketplace in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), has released its survey on travellers’ behaviours and MENA travel trends for Q1 2021.

The Cargo Agency Conference (CAC) is to give freight forwarders a stronger voice in the development of CAC resolutions.

Emirates Executive Private Jet Safari has partnered with Roar Africa, a travel specialist to curate a unique journey, with an ethos rooted in humanity, targeting sustainability and conservation to four destinations in Africa.

ASECNA, NIGCOMSAT and Thales Alenia Space are working together to accelerate the development of SBAS (Satellite-Based Augmentation System) services for aviation in Africa.

ExecuJet MRO Services, the Lanseria-based corporate and VIP aircraft maintenance and repair business, has achieved US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification.

ACIA Aero Leasing announced today that it had completed the mandate to deliver a fleet of three ATR 72-600 aircraft to support the commercial launch of Nigeria’s Green Africa, writes Vincent Chappard.

EgyptAir’s help has been enlisted to help dream become a reality. Alan Dron reports.

Etihad Airways is restarting services to Rabat on June 23, 2021.

Staff at Juba International Airport have conducted safety training as part of a programme to modernise South Sudan’s sovereign airspace.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has urged governments to make data-driven decisions to manage the risks of COVID-19 when reopening borders to international travel.

Rolls-Royce has started testing the first elements of the most powerful hybrid-electric aero power and propulsion system in aerospace at a newly-renovated testbed.

The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) has released the 2020 Africa air transport report.

Air Austral today operated a Boeing 777-300ER (F-OLRE) to deliver medical equipment that will be used to set up an emergency camp in Rwanda.

Evonik has developed a container made of pure aluminum with a 220-litre capacity for the safe transport of highly concentrated hydrogen peroxide.

Dawit Lemma, founder and CEO of Krimson Aviation, the Addis Ababa-based flight support, charter, leasing, MRO solutions and aviation consultancy, joined the International Standards for Business Aircraft Handling (IS-BAH) Board on May 17.

Ghana Airports Company Ltd (GACL) has set forth a recovery plan and created new health measures in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

Rolls-Royce has officially opened Testbed 80, the world’s largest and smartest indoor aerospace testbed, in a ceremony with the Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng, Secretary of State for the Department of Business Energy & Industrial Strategy, in Derby, UK.

International Aerospace & Defence Exhibition IADE Tunisia will take place 11-15 March, 2022, at the international airport of Djerba-Zarzis - Tunisia.

The airline will officially restart its operations on June 18th with a weekly flight on Fridays between Sal Island and Lisbon. The resumption will be gradual, connecting the archipelago through the hub in Sal.

IATA and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) have released a joint statement on International Cabin Crew Day marked on May 31.

RwandAir has become the first African airline to be awarded the top Diamond status rating for COVID-19 prevention measures - the highest attainable level.