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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for May showing that demand (measured in revenue passenger kilometers, or RPKs) rose 4.5% compared to the same month in 2018. Significantly, IATA states that African airlines posted a 2.1% traffic rise in May compared to the year-ago period, which was up from just 1.1% growth in April. It …
Kenya Airways has selected GE Aviation for the Flight Operations suite of digital products across the airline’s fleet of Boeing 737, 787 and Embraer E190 airplanes. Kenya Airway’s fleet adds to the 15,468 unique aircraft assets that are connected to GE Aviation’s digital solutions. Implementation is currently underway with completion this year. “Kenya Airways was looking for a way to …
By Chaitan Jai, former Assistant Director External Affairs, IATA Aviation’s ability to contribute to social and economic development is clear. In 2016, the industry supported nearly 66 million jobs and US$2.7 trillion dollars of economic activity. In the next 20 years, those figures could rise to 98 million jobs and US$5.7 trillion of economic activity. In Africa, aviation supports 6.2 …
By Roland Ohaeri Lingering Challenge Africa’s major challenge over the years has been the paucity of funding and lack of conducive operating environment for aviation development, though other challenges persist. There are efforts to create a friendlier operating environment in Africa which appear to be slowly gaining traction currently. These steps mainly include the establishment of the Single African Air …
Several big and small African airlines have come and gone over the last five decades due to the challenging operating environment in Africa. But interestingly, Air Mauritius has continued to push forward in providing vital flight services connecting the Indian Ocean and mainland Africa, as well as other continents. Air Mauritius was created in 1967 with the primary aim “to …
On the occasion of the 38th Ordinary Session of the Pan African Postal Union (PAPU) Governing Council held in Ouagadougou recently, the Association of African Airlines (AFRAA) joined other key continental stakeholders to support PAPU’s initiatives to promote the development of postal activities in Africa. AFRAA and PAPU recently signed a revised MoU to strengthen their collaboration in order to …
By Kayode Oyero Overland Airways, one of Nigeria’s leading scheduled and charter airlines, has been commended by aviation industry observers for promoting routes development in Nigeria and West Africa. Overland Airways has over its past 16 years of uninterrupted operations opened services to various remote airports thereby giving vital access to the ambient economies. In several of these routes, Overland …
Bestfly, an Angolan airline, will take delivery of two ATR 72-600s from lessor Acia Aero to operate corporate and charter services throughout the country. ATR will also provide maintenance and training services to Bestfly. Burning 40% less fuel than regional jets as well as benefitting from on outstanding dispatch reliability and airport accessibility, the flexibility of the ATR -600 series …
Air Senegal and AFI KLM E&M recently signed an agreement covering component support for the Senegalese carrier’s fleet of two A330neo aircraft. The terms of the contract include flight hour repairs, access to the spares pool, and local provision of a Main Base Kit (MBK). Air Senegal had already previously chosen AFI KLM E&M to support its ATR 72-600 fleet …
Mango Airlines, the Johannesburg based low-cost carrier, has once again selected Acro’s Series 3 Ultra Economy Class seat for two B737-800 aircraft. Acro has a long-standing relationship with the airline and this latest order results in the delivery of fourteen shipsets in total since Mango first selected the seat in 2014. Alan McInnes, SVP Sales said: “By selecting Series 3 …
