The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) released its 2020 Air Transport Report . The report gives an in-depth analysis of Africa’s air transport industry performance for 2020 covering: financial performance, passenger and cargo traffic evolution, airport ranking, intra-Africa connectivity, and openness.…
Africa’s most profitable airline, Ethiopian Airlines offered to assist Nigeria set up its much-awaited national airline. The carrier’s representatives led by its Traffic and Sales Manager, Senait Ataklet met with the Chairman, the House Committee on Aviation of Nigeria’s lower…
Efforts by African countries to revive defunct national airlines appear ready to bear fruit amid dwindling revenue and depletion of traffic occasioned by COVID-19. Amid the challenges, African nations are undaunted and have continued to make investments in new national…
Covid-19 is the biggest single blow to the bottom line of the airline industry. In Africa, the hope for quick vaccine deliveries could be a game-changer to repositioning the continent’s ailing aviation industry. The disruption affected even virus-free African countries.…
A huge relief came the way of many airlines, particularly those in Africa following the re-certification of 737 MAX by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) more than a year after the aircraft was grounded around the globe. For Africa’s largest…
African airlines are in dire straits and the carriers on the continent are small, weak, and fragmented. Many African countries restrict their airspaces to prop up state-owned air carriers. That’s why it is notoriously difficult for private airlines to succeed…