Senegal’s national airline – Air Senegal – began 2020 with a well-defined strategy and now, despite the ravages of Covid-19, it’s looking to revive its fortunes.
Kenya Airways has started operating direct freighter services across southern African out of South Africa Airways (SAA) hub at Johannesburg O.R. Tambo International Airport.
Construction of a new terminal at Tamale Airport in northern Ghana, is under way, while the country's main hub at Accra has become a critical hub for supplies to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.
IATA has released October data for global air freight markets showing that air cargo demand continued to improve but at a slower pace than the previous month and remains below previous year levels, although African airlines saw an increase in demand.
Following the news that Bombardier is planning to cut 600 jobs at its Belfast facility manufacturing A220 wings. Nicolas Jouan, Aerospace and Defence Analyst at GlobalData offers his view on Bombardier’s decision.
Embraer has delivered a total of 14 jets in the first quarter of 2020, of which five were commercial aircraft and nine were executive jets (five light and four large).
The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC), which represents the interests of business aviation worldwide, recently added two new supporting members, MedAire and the DuPont flight operation, to its new Industry Partner and Operator Affiliate membership types.
Teams across the world are providing Rolls-Royce customers with the individual support they need to protect their aircraft engines in readiness for a return to the skies.
There are indications that stakeholders are considering a merger between Arik Air and Aero Contractors, both of which are under the management of Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON).
Ethiopian Airlines has partnered with Cainiao Smart Logistics Network to launch a special cold chain air freight for the transportation of temperature-controlled medicines from Shenzhen Airport, China's first medical cross-border cold chain facility.
Efforts to allow unmanned aircraft to fly safely in unsegregated airspace have taken a step forward with the aid of South African company S-Plane Automation.
Customs offers at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport arrested 21 Kenyans on November 26 travelling to the UAE accusing them of attempting to use fake Covid-free certificates.
Wrenelle Stander has today to stepped down as CEO of South Africa’s Comair, which operates low-cost airline kulula.com as well as British Airways domestically.
Africa is now steeling itself for a second wave of Covid-19 while it is still responding to the first wave. Aviation advisory service Osprey monitors the effect on different countries and today issue a stark analysis of the current situation.
The Worldwide Airport Slot Board (WASB), comprising Airports Council International (ACI World), the International Air Transport Association (IATA), and the Worldwide Airport Coordinators Group (WWACG) released a joint recommendation for airport slot use relief for the northern summer 2021 season.
Astral Aviation, a member of The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) and Pharma.Aero, has announced that it is ready to support the distribution of the recently discovered COVID-19 vaccines across its scheduled network of 15 Destinations within Africa and a further 50 destinations.
Airlink will reconnect Tanzania with South Africa when it launches its first scheduled passenger flights between Dar es Salaam and Johannesburg on 01 December 2020.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on governments worldwide to support the development of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) as a critical step to achieving its target to cut net emissions to half 2005 levels by 2050.
