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SAA Appoints Prof. Lamola as Permanent Group CEO of SAA
South African Airways has announced the appointment of Professor John Lamola as the Group Chief ...

African Airlines Record Impressive 14.9% Year-On-Year Increase In Demand For Passenger Travel
The International Air Transport Association (IATA)’s data for January 2025 global passenger demand shows that ...

African Airlines See 3.4% Decrease In Cargo Demand for January 2025
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released its “data for January 2025 global air ...

Qatar Airways Cargo Launches AEROSPACE Product
“Mechanical failures, equipment malfunctions or technical issues discovered during scheduled maintenance, can all result in ...

Jet2 Expands with the Launch of Two New Routes in Morocco
United Kingdom airline, Jet2 and travel brand Jet2holidays say they have “expanded their Winter 25/26 programme once ...

Africa’s All-Accident Rate Rises From 8.36 per million sectors in 2023 to 10.59 in 2024, Industry Records Zero Fatality Risk in 2024
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released its 2024 Annual Safety Report. The report ...

ACI World projects 22.3 billion passengers by 2053
Airports Council International (ACI) World has unveiled its “Airport Traffic Forecasts 2024–2053, projecting significant long-term ...

Qatar Airways Reinvents Travel Bookings with Sama at Web Summit Qatar 2025
For the second consecutive year, Qatar Airways has sponsored “Web Summit Qatar debuting revolutionary travel ...

African Airports Focus on Passenger Processing and Digital Transformation, While Facing Funding Challenges
SITA has released its findings of the 2024 Air Transport IT Insights survey conducted with ...

ExecuJet South Africa Completes First Gearbox Replacement on Challenger 604
ExecuJet MRO Services South Africa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dassault Aviation has “completed its ...

Emirates SkyCargo and Astral Aviation sign MoU to Boost Global Trade to and from Africa
Emirates SkyCargo has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Astral Aviation, the leading air ...

Dr. Ismaila Danjuma Adamu Appointed as NCAT’s Rector
The Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria says it has received with gratitude “Mr ...