Africa’s most successful airline, Ethiopian Airlines, is building on the legacy of success by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) as it positions Ethiopia as an aviation hub for Africa. Building on the two parties’ seventy years shared history in…
It looks as though electric air taxis and small planes could arrive in the near future, subject to regulatory approval. However, the African continent, which is most times the last to embrace new technology or shift towards new innovation, is…
The Government of Kenya is moving towards the nationalization of one of Africa’s biggest airlines, Kenya Airways. The success of that venture would make the carrier fully owned by the government just like many carriers in the continent like Ethiopian…
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has lamented the failure of governments to repatriate nearly $1 billion of airlines’ revenues trapped in their countries. The association, which represents 290 global airlines or 82 percent of global traffic, has however urged…
Dubai-based Emirates airline said its flights to and from Nigeria will remain suspended until coming Friday, August 20. There is no certainty that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Nigeria’s frosty relationship over the modalities for COVID-19 tests will be resolved…
Air travel in Kenya is back at fifty percent of 2019 levels, with over 400 aircraft movements per day. Especially domestic services are seeing a quick recovery, whereas international traffic is lagging behind as has been seen in a worldwide…