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Ethiopian Airlines Group and the Boeing Company have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on positioning Ethiopia as an aviation hub for Africa. Building on the two parties’ seventy years of shared history in aviation, the MoU aims at positioning Ethiopia as Africa’s aviation hub – “Ethiopia for Africa”. Boeing has recognized Ethiopian as a global aviation leader in …
The Commissioner and the Chief Executive Officer of the Accident Investigation Bureau-Nigeria (AIB-N), Engr. Akin Olateru, said the bureau is finalizing plans to start digitizing accident investigation findings and reports. Engr. Olateru stated this at the 2-day ‘Industry Engagement on the review of Accident Reports’ which took place recently at the Sheraton Hotel, Abuja. Engr. Olateru said AIB-N is …
National carrier Kenya Airways PLC (KQ), has released its financial results for the six-month period ending June 2021, at a virtual investor briefing held this afternoon. During the first half of 2021, operations continued to be severely impacted by the COVID-19 crisis, resulting in depressed half-year results. The airline however recorded improved performance compared to a similar period in the …
South African Airways, one of Africa’s prestigious and biggest five airlines, has announced plans to resume flights on September 23, 2021. The airline has faced management and financial challenges further compounded by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. “The wait is finally over. In just under a month, the striking and familiar livery of SAA will once again be visible …
Ibom Air has announced that one of its wet-leased A220 aircraft which has gone for maintenance has temporarily been replaced with an aircraft from EgyptAir to ensure continuity of services to its passengers. “Ibom Air would like to inform our customers and the general public, that one of our recently wet-leased Airbus A220 aircraft has had to undergo maintenance …
In a move to support the ramp up of operations after boosting its passenger services to South Africa, Emirates has signed an interline agreement with Cemair that opens up connections to six more destinations in South Africa through the airline’s gateways of Johannesburg and Cape Town. The partnership also includes a couple of leisure points exclusively served by Cemair. …
In a bid to address recent challenges in airport operations and facilitation management systems at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja respectively, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) is installing equipment at the airports. “Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria wishes to inform airlines, passengers and other stakeholders that the equipment required for addressing …
Mr. Chris Zweigenthal is the immediate-past Chief Executive Officer of Airlines Association Of Southern Africa (AASA). In this valedictory interview with Aviation & Allied Business Journal, he relives the progression of the industry over the decades of his service, and offers insights on the way forward for the industry in Africa amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Q: You recently bowed …
Africa is hoping for sustainable restart and recovery of the economy and aviation industry on the continent. H.E. Dr. Amani Abou-Zeid, Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy of the African Union Commission (AUC), in this exclusive interview with Aviation & Allied Business explores efforts to drive Africa’s urgent objectives, including issues on vaccines and continental trade and transport liberalization. …
By Mark Tierney The Backdrop In its June 2021 update, AFRAA reported that African airlines cumulatively lost $10.21b in revenues in 2020 due to the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, adding that this”poor performance is a direct threat to the survival of the African aviation industry if the trend continues.” Alas, African airlines were struggling to make money …
