Rhetoric on the need for cooperation between airlines in Africa has never been in short supply, but action had been less forthcoming. In the current aviation landscape, filled by the emergence of new markets, two of Africa’s biggest airlines, Kenya Airways…
Nigeria is showing tremendous signs of recovery
After more than one year of inactivity, one of Africa’s biggest airlines, South African Airways (SAA) has concluded plans to resume the lucrative Johannesburg-Lagos route. The carrier plans to re-start the service on December 12. This has brought smiles to…
Franco-Italian aircraft manufacturer ATR has finalized the sale of three ATR 72-600 aircraft to the Gabon-based Afrijet who will use the aircraft to replace part of its ATR 72-500 fleet. From the second aircraft onwards, these ATR 72-600 would be equipped…
Nigeria’s fastest-growing airline, Ibom Air is very close to inking a deal with European aircraft maker Airbus to buy 10 A220 jets. This was disclosed on Sunday at the Dubai Airshow. The official announcement of the order, according to a…
IATA singled out Airport Company of South Africa and Ethiopia’s Air Navigation Service Providers a examples of infrastructure service providers looking to hike fees