Africa

A Nigerian government body has proposed merging two of the country’s ailing airlines into a new national carrier, according to media reports from the country.

More MROs in Africa are seeking out opportunities to increase their third-party business.

Efforts are growing to develop Africa’s MRO capabilities, but cost pressures across the continent are slowing progress.

Vallair will cooperate with the Cameroon Civil Aviation Authority on aircraft maintenance, disassembly and training development.

Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe are planning to allow entry to all five countries under a single short-stay visa.

However, the airline is continuing to develop its multi-hub strategy in Africa.

More African countries are being encouraged to join forces under their local regional safety oversight organization (RSOO).

Ibom Air is building maintenance capability for its own fleet and to serve third-party customers.

Niger’s airspace had previously been closed for a month following the military coup that took place in the West African country.

African airlines appear to be rapidly growing their regional jet and turboprop operations, with narrowbody flown hours also on the increase.

Menzies Aviation says it is working toward achieving the IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations certification or re-certification at 16 African airports.

AFCAC said Qatar will support African countries with “targeted technical assistance and capacity building” for their aviation sectors.

Several airlines are currently completely or partially grounded and operations of others are strained.

Africa’s 54 nations have been talking about liberalizing their air links since 1988.

Flights have been suspended at the Libyan capital Tripoli’s Mitiga International Airport after violent clashes between two armed groups.

Air Algerie CEO Yacine Benslimane has told Aviation Daily he is considering setting up new airlines within Algeria and in other African countries.

Together with other African airlines, Ethiopian is facing increasing competition from external carriers, notably Emirates, Qatar Airways and Turkish Airlines.

RwandAir is studying the future replacement of its widebody fleet and the opportunity of electric flying on short-haul routes.

Whenever analysis is published of global business-aviation traffic patterns, Africa tends to be described as an area of future growth and considerable promise.

About $1 billion of foreign currency funds is being blocked by governments in Africa, according to IATA estimates.

According to the African Airlines Association, relaxed COVID-19 entry rules should lead to growing air traffic this summer.

The carrier returned to two African capitals over the weekend.

Kenya Airways CEO Allan Kilavuka believes that the “future of aviation in Africa lies in consolidation.”

As CEO Tewolde GebreMariam steps down, Routes looks at the East African carrier’s network growth during his time in charge.

Routes gets an update on the progress being made in Zambia after $1 billion was invested in new airport facilities.