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Nigerian airline, Air Peace has launched direct flight services between Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital and London Heathrow Airport, marking the beginning of a new chapter in the airline’s history. The inaugural ceremony which was held at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport was witnessed by the Honourable Minister of Aviation, Barrister. Festus Keyamo, who reaffirmed the Nigerian government’s support for local …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released “the updated 2026 editions of key industry manuals for cargo and ground operations, which incorporate close to 100 major changes and revisions to align with evolving global standards”. IATA’s Senior Vice President of Products and Services, Frederic Leger said:, “Global standards have made flying safe and reliable. For eight decades, IATA’s member …
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 …
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… …
By Monday Ukoha In September 2025, the government of Burkina Faso announced that it would waive visa fees for African visitors; it stopped short of offering no visa free entry to all African citizens, else it would have joined the four countries namely Benin, Seychelles, The Gambia and Rwanda as countries with no visa requirements for African citizens. Ghana has …
Embraer has announced that it “registered a US$31.3 billion backlog in the third quarter (3Q25) – an unprecedented high for the company.” Embraer says it “delivered 62 aircraft in 3Q25 across all its business units. The result reflects a 5% increase compared to the 59 deliveries in the third quarter of last year (3Q24), and slightly higher than the 61 …
Elysian, a pioneer in next-generation battery-electric aircraft, and TrueNoord, a specialist regional aircraft lessor have signed a collaboration agreement “to bring together aircraft innovation and leasing expertise in support of the E9X, Elysian’s flagship programme for emission-free short-haul aviation”. The partnership agreement was signed during the European Regions Airline Association (ERA) General Assembly in Estoril. TrueNoord said the partnership would …
The Chief Executive Officer of Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA), Mr. Aaron Munetsi has articulated measures to improve the aviation sector in Africa. At the Annual General Assembly of AASA hosted by Proflight Zambia in Lusaka, Zambia. Munetsi said “airlines, airports, air navigation services, regulators and equipment suppliers all had a part to play in rewriting Africa’s aviation negative …
Madagascar Airlines has confirmed that “Mr. Thierry de Bailleul, Chief Executive Officer of Madagascar Airlines, has informed the Chairman of the Board of Directors of his decision to step down from the exercise of his duties.” With this development, the airline says “Mr. Mahery Andriamamonjy, previously Deputy Chief Executive Officer, has been appointed Interim Chief Executive Officer. He is assisted …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has launched the Integrated Sustainability Program (ISP) “a certification program offering airlines a comprehensive sustainability management and assessment framework, is designed specifically for airlines and built upon the successful IATA Environmental Assessment (IEnvA).” IATA says in addition to the certification, the ISP “includes training, consulting, assessments, guidance, and tools in four critical modules: (1) …
