Africa

IATA has released data for March 2025 global passenger demand for air travel.

Ascend Airways UK, a subsidiary airline of Avia Solutions Group, has successfully operated the inaugural flight from London Gatwick to Freetown, Sierra Leone.

Following her re-election for a second term as the secretary general of the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC), Adefunke Adeyemi talks about the commission’s work, and especially the slow progress towards a single African market.

AviaPro Consulting is expanding its footprint in the Middle East and Africa.

Embraer has reported a US$26.4 billion backlog in the first quarter of 2025. The result surpassed the previous quarter.

Boeing has expanded its presence in Africa with the opening of a new office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to serve as the company’s administrative hub in the region.

The African Space Agency became operational on April 20.

Etihad Airways is significantly expanding its African network as it doubles its services to Nairobi, Kenya.

Ethiopian Airlines has entered a partnership with Bucher Aircraft Interior Solutions, a provider in lightweight aircraft interior solutions.

IATA has emphasised the vital role of air cargo in maintaining global supply chain resilience.

AJW Group has been awarded the long-term Power-By-the-Hour (PBH) support programme for South African operator FlySafair’s B737 New Generation fleet.

Ethiopian Airlines took home two awards after events taking place in Hamburg, Germany.

Flight Safety Foundation and Kenya Airways have called on African stakeholders to prioritize investments in African safety management systems.

Ethiopian Airlines has signed an MoU with Safran for the provision of Z400 economy class seats for eight Boeing 777-9 aircraft.

Intelligent power management company Eaton signed an agreement with Air Support to provide local repair and overhaul of Eaton’s engine fuel components for large commercial aircraft.

Satair and Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, have signed a four-year extension of their cabin interior parts distribution agreement, continuing a 50-year relationship.

Embraer and Kenya Airways today signed an agreement for the Embraer Collaborative Inventory Planning (ECIP) programme.

Panasonic Avionics has unveiled ConverixTM, an open and neutral application hosting platform that the company said will transform commercial aviation.

Kenya Airways has started deploying its New Distribution Capability sourced content to travel seller customers in Kenya, South Africa and the United Kingdom, via the Amadeus Travel Platform.

Ethiopian Airlines will launch a new passenger flight service to Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, effective June 1, 2025.

SITA and NEC Corporation (NEC) have signed an agreement to accelerate the adoption of digital identity technology in the travel industry.

Embraer and South Africa’s Denel have signed an MoU outlining the framework for a potential future collaboration on the KC-390 Millennium aircraft.

Nigerian carrier Green Africa has suspended operations after its fleet of ATR 72s was repossessed by their lessor.

The top five registered countries for this years’ Arabian Travel Market (ATM) to date include the UAE, India, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UK.

Aviation AFRICA Summit and Exhibition returns to Kigali, Rwanda in September after three years with DAR Al-Handasah confirmed as platinum sponsor.