The Ladoke Akintola Airport, Ibadan has received “its first aircraft since being closed down in March 2025 for upgrade to international standards.” According to Dr. Sulaimon Olanrewaju, the Special Adviser (Media) to Oyo State Governor, the aircraft “is an advanced member of the presidential flight” and “the successful landing underscores the readiness and capabilities of the airport’s infrastructure to handle …
Ethiopian Hosts A Two-Day Bishoftu Airport Project Showcase
In a bid to actualize the USD7.8 Billion Bishoftu Airport Project, “Ethiopian Airlines Group in partnership with African Development Bank (AfDB), Dar AlHandasah Consultants (DAR), and KPMG brought together a diverse group of stakeholders in a project showcase”. The two-day showcase, according to the airline, was attended by “Ethiopia’s Finance Minister His Excellency Ahmed Shide, Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO Mr. …
Solving Manpower Shortage in Africa: EAU Graduates Over a Thousand Aviation Professionals
Boeing’s 2025 Pilot and Technician Outlook (PTO) predicted that Africa will require 23,000 new pilots, 24,000 new technicians, 27,000 new cabin crews and 74,000 total new personnel through 2044. To meet this demand, it is crucial to focus on aviation training programs. To bridge this gap, Ethiopian Aviation University (EAU) has graduated “1053 professionals in various aviation fields including international …
TACV Cabo Verde Airlines Receives two ATR72-600s From TrueNoord
TrueNoord, regional aircraft leasing company, has “delivered two ATR72-600’s to TACV Cabo Verde Airlines.” TrueNoord said “provided on long-term operating leases, the turboprops will be based at Praia International Airport on Santiago Island and mark the first ATR72-600s to join the operator’s fleet”. Maarten Grift, TrueNoord Sales Director said: “Intra-island connectivity is a geographic necessity and vital for the economy …
SAA Launches New Route To Gaborone, Leases A330-300 To Aid Increased Flight Frequency
South African Airways (SAA) is launching “a twice-daily service between Johannesburg and Gaborone, Botswana” from November 2025. This further extends SAA’s “regional reach and connectivity, thus continuing to provide both business and leisure travellers with convenience and connectivity.” According to SAA, the new schedule “designed to meet demand for direct travel between Johannesburg and Gaborone, includes two daily return flights, …
SITA Launches AeroCost Manager
It is known that controlling costs is key in any industry. But while “the direct price of operating aircraft, with multiple partners, represents more than half of airline expenditure, many accounting systems are still hamstrung by inefficient manual components. Manual processes that are open to error, and worse, intentional third-party fraud”. SITA says it has “launched AeroCost Manager, a new …
EgyptAir To Receive 1st Boeing 737-MAX Aircraft In January 2026
According to media reports, “EgyptAir is expected to receive the first Boeing 737-MAX aircraft in January 2026 under the deal for leasing 18 of the model through US-based Air Lease Corporation.” It was reported that Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced during a meeting with Brendan Nelson, President of Boeing Global. It can be recalled that in 2023, the airline leased …
GCAA Partners Korea Transportation Safety Authority on Drone Training
Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has partnered with the Korea Transportation Safety Authority (TS), the Korean agency responsible for safety across aviation, railways, and road transport systems to organize “a three-day drone capacity-building programme” at the GCAA headquarters in Accra, Ghana. Mr. Cho Ju Yong of the TS explained that the training session aimed to share knowledge on drone technology, …
Rethinking Aviation Training In Africa
By Seton Serge Hodonou How can Africa ensure that aviation training becomes a catalyst – not a constraint – for sustainable air transport development? Air Traffic Control Officers, safety inspectors, engineers, pilots, and airport operators all rely on one critical enabler: quality aviation training. And yet, across the African continent, training remains a structural weakness in the aviation system. …
TAAG Angola Airlines Leases Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner From Avolon
Avolon has announced the “agreement of a sale and leaseback for one new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft to TAAG Angola Airlines (‘TAAG’), the national carrier of Angola.” Avolon says this is its first aircraft on lease to TAAG and it was delivered at the end of September. The aircraft, according to the lessor, is “Powered by General Electric GEnx engines… …