Ethiopian Airlines recently took delivery of a 737-800BCF on lease from ICBC Leasing, marking the fiftieth 737-800BCF conversion for the Shandong Taikoo Aircraft Engineering Company Limited (STAECO) facility in Jinan (TNA). The 2007-vintage unit 35212 (ex-Air Madagascar) is the first 737-800BCF for Ethiopian and was removed from the FAA registry on May 26 after arriving […]

Aviadev is the premier route development event in Africa. Now approaching its 6th edition, it is dedicated to improving air connectivity to, from and within the African continent. This year’s edition is set to bring together the cream of the African and global aviation community as the industry forges a pathway out of the worst

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) is expected to present Nigeria Air, the country’s proposed national carrier with Air Transport Licence (ATL) on Monday. The licence will be presented to the interim management of the airline at the headquarters of the aviation regulatory body in Abuja. This was made known on the Instagram handle of

Ghana is part of a growing list of African countries hoping to cash in on the projected annual growth rate of 4.6% in passenger demand on the continent until 2037, driven by an appetite for demand for business and leisure travel. According to Aviation Ghana, Ghanaian authorities will as soon as July this year announce

Doha: With less than six months before the biggest tournament in the world, FIFA World Cup 2022 is set to start in Qatar, the state-owned flag carrier Qatar Airways announced yesterday its partnership with four GCC airlines bringing football fans a seamless travel to Doha via Match Day Shuttle flights. A total of 188 daily

Ethiopian Airlines and its longstanding partner, Boeing Inc. has announced that the carrier is further expanding its all-Boeing freighter fleet with an order for five 777 Freighters (current freighters). Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines have announced the African giant  is further expanding its all-Boeing freighter fleet with an order for five 777 Freighters. The order is currently

Exhibitors and participants at the 21st edition of Airport Show have expressed satisfaction as they received a great response from other participants and stakeholders. Smiths Detection has showcased BioFlash Biological Identifier, a breakthrough rapid, biological aerosol collection and identification system. The instrument can be installed for detecting the presence of Corona virus in enclosed areas

Airbus presented its Forecast for Africa’s aviation industry at the recently concluded AFRAA stakeholders convention in Nairobi. On the sidelines on the event Geert Lemaire, market intelligence and consulting director at Airbus, speaking to Jon Howell on the Aviadev insight podcast affirmed that intra-African connectivity is set to be the driver for passenger air traffic

For one week, aviation experts from Africa and Indian Ocean (AFI) region met in Abuja to brainstorm on how to revive air transport system in Africa, which has been devastated by huge losses incurred due to coronavirus pandemic and its attendant lockdown. The meeting was the 7th Aviation Week involving all African air transport stakeholders