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OPEN SKIES IN AFRICA: MEETING NEW TASKS FOR AFRICAN ANSPS – By Roland Ohaeri

Rising Traffic The major challenges limiting passenger, cargo and aircraft movement in Africa are the ...

AVIATION FINANCING: WHAT RESPONSE FROM AFRICAN INSTITUTIONS? – By Roland Ohaeri

Ripe Funding Opportunities The long-running challenge of inadequate funding for the aviation industry in Africa ...

New Service …Royal Wings Opens Up Aqaba, Cairo Route

Royal Wings, a subsidiary of Royal Jordanian Airline says it has commenced twice weekly flight ...

Route Restoration …Air Malta Reconnects Europe To North Africa Via Tunisia

Air Malta says it has commenced new scheduled flight services to Tunisia, adding that the ...

Fresh Order …Delta Air To Boost Fleet With 100 A321neo Aircraft

Delta Air Lines has placed an order for 100 state-of-the-art A321neo Airbus Cabin Flex configuration ...

Exciting Times … Malawi Airlines Initiates First All-Women Operated Flight

Malawi Airlines says it has operated the airline’s maiden all-women operated and supported flight, aimed ...

New Flavour …Air Seychelles Widens Codeshare Network With Etihad

Air Seychelles says it has expanded its existing codeshare agreement with Etihad Airways to include ...

New Route …Rwandair Looks To Benefits Of Open African Skies, Kicks Off Kigali-Abuja In 2018

Rwanda national carrier, RwandAir, is warming up to add another route to its expanding destinations ...

Women’s Strides In Aviation Development For Africa – By Roland Ohaeri

Recently, the world celebrated the International Women’s Day. The aviation industry marked this day with ...

Etihad Airways Celebrates Guinness World Record-breaker, Andrew Fisher; Increases Flights On Abu Dhabi-Lagos Route

Etihad Airways has honoured its Vice President Fleet Planning, Mr. Andrew Fisher, following his unprecedented ...

Garlands …Five African Airports Clinch ACI World’s 2017 Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Awards

Five African airports have been named winners by Airport Council International (ACI) World in different ...

THE RACE TO (WILD) LIFE – By Roland Ohaeri

Michelle Owen, ROUTES Lead, explores the trends in global wildlife trafficking, giving the African  erspective ...