In a major step forward for gender equality and gender action in international air transport, ICAO and South Africa’s Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) were joined by over 500 leaders and experts from around the world in Cape Town for the opening of the first-ever Global Aviation Gender Summit. SACAA was supported by the Government of the Republic of […]

  Ethiopian Airlines saw cargo volumes rapidly improve during the fiscal year 2017/18 in line with its fleet expansion. Cargo volumes increased by 18% year on year during the last fiscal year to 400,339 tons. This improvement comes as the airline has added to its passenger fleet, enabling it to expand its network. In total, […]

  In its efforts to revive the national carrier, Uganda will revert to a company that never took off since it was registered nearly 20 years ago. However, the manner in which the Cabinet, parliament and bureaucrats asserted that Uganda Airlines had been privately registered betrays a government in confusion. Our investigations reveal that all […]

  African governments have announced plans to revive their airlines amid stiff competition in the African skies between the continent’s leading African airlines companies and Middle East-registered air carriers. Except for Kenya Airways, Ethiopian Airlines, and South African Airways which are currently dominating a big part of the African skies, the rest of the air […]

  Amid multiple designation rows, foreign airlines’ frequency to Nigeria is increasing by the day, New Telegraph has learnt. In a data released by African Aviation Services Limited and made available to our correspondent, foreign airlines operate over 300 frequencies weekly into

  Solenta Aviation (SET, Lanseria) has taken delivery of its first ATR72-600 with ZS-ESS (msn 1057) having been handed over and delivered to the South African capacity provider/charter specialist earlier this month. According to the ch-aviation fleets module, Solenta is due to add a second of the type, msn 1076, which is currently undergoing maintenance at Toulouse Francazal. […]

  Since 2015, the air cargo carrier has transported over 800,000 units of malaria tester kits and other associated equipment from South Korea to countries including Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Nigeria. South Korea boasts a world-class health system in terms of access and quality and is a leading exporter of medical and healthcare equipment. […]

  Uganda Airlines has agreed to acquire six new aircraft from Airbus and Bombardier, as it plans its return to service after 17 years. Uganda Airlines has got one step closer to returning to service, after agreeing to acquire six new aircraft, two from Airbus and four from Bombardier. The airline was shut down by the government in 2001 […]

  CemAir (5Z, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) has announced it has had to delay the start of scheduled international flights after failing to secure the go-ahead from authorities in Botswana. The South African carrier had planned to start a 3x weekly Cape Town-Gaborone service on August 2 using CRJ-100 equipment. However, it said in a statement issued just prior to the proposed […]

  Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace, Mr. Allen Onyema has said the carrier is championing seamless air connectivity in Africa to ensure the economic growth of the continent and ease the travel challenges of the people. Onyema spoke during the launch of Air Peace’s flights from Abuja, Lagos and Accra to Monrovia, Liberia and […]