Amsterdam Schiphol Airport saw cargo volumes reach record levels in 2016, with demand to Asia and e-commerce volumes leading the way. The airport, which is the third busiest in Europe by cargo volumes, saw demand increase by 2.5% on 2015 levels to reach 1.7m tonnes. In December, demand improved by 10.4% on a year earlier […]

  Conakry is the capital of The Republic of Guinea and a port city on the Atlantic Ocean serving as the country’s economic, financial and cultural center. Guinea is a major producer of bauxite and has rich deposits of diamonds and gold. Group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam said, “We are delighted to have […]

  In July 2012, aviation experts and diplomats from across the African continent met in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, to figure out how to fix Africa’s disastrous aviation safety record. The numbers weren’t good. Flying in sub-Saharan Africa was more dangerous than anywhere else in the world. Air safety is measured by the “jet hull loss […]

  Tassili Airlines (SF, Algiers) will make its continental African debut during the first half of this year airline chief executive officer Belkacem Harchaoui has announced. Speaking in Algiers during an end of year press conference, Harchaoui said the carrier had come under increasing pressure from Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal to operate more African routes. Since […]

  African low-cost carrier FastJet PLC on Thursday tabled plans to raise at least USD48.0 million via a placing and an equity injection by Solenta Aviation Holdings Ltd which will make the latter a major shareholder in the AIM-listed firm. FastJet said African aviation group Solenta has agreed to provide and operate three wet-leased aircraft […]

  An African airline reported Friday that one of its planes collided with a drone while approaching the airport in Tete, Mozambique. Linhas Aereas de Mozambique (LAM) said on its Facebook page that the Boeing 737-700 was approaching Tete from Maputo on Thursday about 5:15 p.m. local time with 86 people aboard when the incident happened. The […]

  Africa’s largest airline group, Ethiopian Airlines, on Wednesday announced its plans start scheduled flight services to Jakarta, the Indonesian, in June 2017. According to a statement released on behalf of Ethiopian Airlines by Jedidah Promotions, a travel consulting group, the African aviation giant, will be using the ultra-modern Boeing 787-800 to link up its […]

  Aviation staff have launched an indefinite strike targeting Arik Airlines, Nigeria’s largest carrier, amid a dispute over salary arrears and contracts, three trade unions said. Nigeria is in its first recession in 25 years and earlier this year two other local carriers, Aero Contractors and First Nation, suspended operations amid financial difficulties. In a […]

  The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reports progress in its efforts to convince African governments to release airline funds they have blocked due to a foreign currency crunch, but more work remains to ensure the situation does not result in a disruption of service. Speaking with AIN about the state of the African airline industry, newly […]

  The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a financing package of USD 159 million to partly finance Ethiopian Airlines‘ expansion plan and fleet modernization program. The package comprises two tranches, with the first tranche (85% of the financing) being covered by African Trade Insurance, Africa’s export credit agency, which will be providing […]