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EgyptAir On the Rebound
The oldest airline in Africa plans to take its second A220 on October 1. → Read More
Ethiopian to Review Max Independently Before Return to Service
Ethiopian Airlines CEO says his airline will be the last to return the Max to service. → Read More
Ethiopian Max Pilots Followed Boeing Emergency Procedures
Investigative authorities deny that a foreign object caused AOA sensor damage. → Read More
Ethiopia To Fast Track Report into 737 Max Crash
The Accident Investigation Bureau in Addis Ababa has agreed to “expedite” the preliminary report into Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302. → Read More
Recorders Show 'Similarities' between 737 Max Crashes
French investigators have extracted virtually all the data from Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302’s FDR, CVR. → Read More
Blocked Airline Funds in Africa Total $670 Million
African airlines lose an average of $1.25 per passenger carried. → Read More
Aviation Leaders Despair of African Open Skies Failures
African aviation experts vented their frustration at the slow pace at which African countries are implementing the African open skies agreement during a recent “White Paper” presentation in Toulouse. Launched by 23 African states in January at the African Union (AU) headquarters in Addis Ababa, the African Single Air Transport Market (SAATM) aims to liberalize African skies by eschewing… → Read More
Comac, HNA Pitch ARJ21 for African Market
Chinese companies consider establishing aircraft leasing company on the continent → Read More
Nigeria Reconsiders Plan To Launch a Flag Carrier
Private operators say the country does not need a national airline → Read More
Striking Ethiopian Air Traffic Controllers Return to Work
Most striking air traffic controllers at the Addis Ababa Bole International Airport and some domestic airports in Ethiopia have returned to work after union leaders agreed to some concessions with the country’s civil aviation authority (ECAA) on Wednesday. According to the Flight Service Bureau’s OpsGroup, qualified controllers again staff the Addis area control center and tower, thereby… → Read More
Ethiopian Airlines Sets Sights on Stakes in Nigeria, Ghana
Africa’s largest airline on a mission to take market share from non-African carriers → Read More
Ethiopian Defers A220 Decision Following Airbus Acquisition
Africa’s largest airline now considering extending the mission profile of its Boeing 737 Max 8s → Read More
African Airlines Eye New Aircraft
It may not have received much attention over recent years, but African airlines are poised to grow and order aircraft. → Read More
Ethiopian To Partner With OEMs On Manufacturing Base
Airline aims to tap MRO business, wire harness operation as basis for developing country’s aerospace industry → Read More
South African Airways Prepares To Execute Turnaround Plans
Anticipates selling equity stake, farming out excess crew → Read More
Government To Cede Minority Stake in Ethiopian Airlines
Africa’s most profitable airline up for partial privatization → Read More
Qatar Lobbies for Free Airspace as Blockade Enters Second Year
IATA calls for “free connectivity” during annual general meeting → Read More
IATA Warns of Trade War’s Effects on Airlines
Association DG De Juniac calls on governments to resist impulse toward protectionism → Read More
Astral Aviation To Launch Africa’s First Cargo Drone Operation
Freight hauler targeting oil and gas, agricultural industries → Read More
Egypt Boosts Airport Security, but UK Flight Restrictions Persist
Country spends $76 million on security upgrades to counter terrorism threats → Read More