February

• AFCAC President, Nigerian Minister Call For Check On AVSEC Insider Threats
  The President of the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC), Mr.Ceubah Guelpinah, wants African States to ratify treaties on aviation security especially the Beijing ...
• AFRAA Targets Helping Airlines Mitigate Cost
  The Secretary General of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA), Dr. Elijah Chingosho, says the group is making efforts to help reduce cost ...
• Djibo Heads ICAO Transport Bureau, As Sosina Takes Over At AFCAC Secretariat
  Dr. Boubacar Djibo is now leading activities as the Director of Transport Bureau at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). He was ...
• Precision Air Gets Listed On Dar’s Stock Exchange
  With the recent conclusion of its Initial Public Offering (IPO), Precision Air Plc. says it has been listed on the Dar es ...
• South African Airways Begins Non-Stop Flights To Beijing
  South African Airways (SAA) says it is commencing non-stop flights to Beijing, China, for the first time in the history of the ...
• Ethiopian MRO Gets EASA Part 145 Approval
  Ethiopian Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO), the Maintenance Division of Ethiopian Airlines, has received the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Part 145 Approval. ...
• Air Nigeria Gets Recertified On IOSA
  For the third time running, Air Nigeria says it has been registered on the International Air Transport Association (IATA)'s Operational Safety Audit ...
• EgyptAir Adds Frequencies On Juba-Cairo Route
  EgyptAir says it is increasing its frequencies between Juba and Cairo to daily flights  starting January 2012. The airline announced in December 2011, ...
• Air Mauritius Selects Wirecard For e-Payment
  Air Mauritius says it recently deployed the Wirecard payment platform for processing all of its online payment transactions. According to the airline, ...
• Arik Air Opens Non-stop Flight Services On Lagos-Luanda
  Arik Air has commenced scheduled flights from its hub in Lagos to the Angolan capital, Luanda, thus becoming the first and only ...
• Air Seychelles To Halt Services To Paris, London, Italy
  Following the airline's plans to undergo restructuring and repositioning that will turn it into a regional airline, Air Seychelles says it is ...
• United, Continental Airlines To Function As One Airline Q1 2012
  The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has given the nod for a single operating certificate to be issued to the duo ...
• Royal Jordanian Gets Recertified On IOSA, ISAGO
  Royal Jordanian says it has successfully fulfilled the requirements for renewing the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) and ...
• Air France Awards navAero Contract For Multi-Fleet EFB Program
  NavAero says it has received a contract from Air France for the  supply of the t'BagC22 Electronic Flight Bag computer and display ...
• Gulf Air Resumes Flight Services To Entebbe
  Gulf Air, in December 2011, announced the re-launch of scheduled flights between Entebbe and Bahrain with four frequencies a week. The Bahrain-based airline ...
• Airports Upgrade & Expansion Vs New Airports: Meeting Africa's Emerging Needs
  By Roland Ohaeri In The Beginning The springing up of several airports in various parts of Africa to support air travel, which was fast becoming a popular ...
• Emirates To Firm Up Grip In Africa With Lusaka-Harare Flights
  Emirates Sky Cargo, the freight division of Emirates, one of the fastest growing international airlines, says it has bolstered its operations on ...
• Adapting African Airports To New Security Challenges
  By Richard Ngovi In the 1960s it was a common thing to pack your bags, get to the airport and eventually to the aircraft without ...
• Ethiopian Airlines Strikes Double
  By Monday Ukoha It is not often that an airline achieves two remarkable feats within a day. But so it was in late 2011 when ...
• EU Emissions Trading Scheme: What Else Can Be Done?
  By Roland Ohaeri Late December 2011, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) approved European Union (EU) plans to include international aviation in ...
• Bold Initiatives To Save African Airlines
  New challenges facing African airlines - including the European Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) which kicked off January 1, and recurrent high ...
• Raising The Tempo On Groundhandling In Africa
  The sustained growth in the traffic in the air transport industry in Africa entails that increasing demand readily comes on groundhandling companies ...
• Waiting On LAM’s Change Strategy
  Chief Executive Officer of LAM Mozambique, Marlene Manave, appointed about 7 months ago, has been with the airline since 1986. Her main ...
• AFRAA: How Can Airlines Change The Status Quo?
  By Michael Adeh The airline landscape on the African continent in 2011 was full of activities that perhaps indicate that the airline industry on the ...
• Emerging Security Threats: Defending From The Inside
  By Roland Ohaeri "If the rat at home did not invite the outside rat or bush rat, there is no way the outside rat would ...
• Star Alliance Gets New Head
  The Star Alliance has announced the appointment of Mr. Mark Schwab as the new Chief Executive of Star Alliance Central Organisation based ...
• Boeing 787 Dreamliner: KQ’s Dream Comes Alive
  By Roland Ohaeri For Prime Minister Raila Odinga, the steady transformation of Kenya Airways has become even more remarkable as the airline's management continues to ...
• Implementing Yamoussoukro Decision Is Africa’s Best Choice
  By Monday Ukoha The CEO of South African Airways (SAA), Ms. Siza Mzimela, has reiterated that the best thing that will happen to the air ...
• Air Burkina: Embracing New Life
  By Michael Adeh The complex operating environment on the African continent makes it difficult for most airlines to continue on their own for too long ...
• Aircraft Manufacturers' 2011 Performance Shows Continuing Growth
  At the close of year 2011, aircraft manufacturers' records of orders and deliveries showed what may be rightly described as resilience in ...
• EgyptAir Adds Frequencies On Juba – Cairo Route
  EgyptAir says it is increasing its frequencies between Juba and Cairo to daily flights starting January 2012. The airline announced in December ...
• Africa’s Air Transport And The National Flag Carrier Question
  By Monday Ukoha New Entrants Late September, the Republic of Congo floated a new national flag carrier under the guidance of Lufthansa Consulting. The President of ...

November

• Partnerships: Creating Assured Future For African Airlines
  By Roland Ohaeri Small Weak Airlines The issue of fragmented and weak airlines pervading the African aviation industry has long been a major barrier to airline industry ...
• African States To Work With ICAO On Aviation Security
  At a follow-up ICAO Regional Security conference held in Dakar, Senegal recently which is sequel to the Africa Security Roadmap meeting in ...
• Republic Of South Sudan Becomes ICAO Member
  Republic Of South Sudan Becomes ICAO Member The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) says it has inducted the Republic of South Sudan as ...
• Industry Calls For Improved Approach To Aviation Safety Advancement
  Industry Calls For Improved Approach To Aviation Safety Advancement The contributions of aviation to economic growth have been restated by industry partners at ...
• IATA Tasks Airports, Airlines On Cooperation
  IATA Tasks Airports, Airlines On Cooperation The Director General/CEO of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Mr. Tony Tyler, wants innovation and a renewed ...
• Firstnation Airways Debuts In Nigeria’s Skies
  Firstnation Airways Debuts In Nigeria's Skies A new carrier, FirstNation Airways, has started operations in Nigeria with an inaugural flight carrying over 200 passengers ...
• Ethiopian Awaits 787 Early 2012, To Join Star Alliance
  Ethiopian Awaits 787 Early 2012, To Join Star Alliance Ethiopian is enthusiastic about taking delivery of its first 787 in the first quarter ...
• Air Seychelles Receives First Boeing 767 In New Livery
  Air Seychelles Receives First Boeing 767 In New Livery Air Seychelles says it has taken delivery of its first Boeing 767 aircraft painted ...
• Air Nigeria Introduces Flights To Abidjan Via Accra
  Air Nigeria says it is starting thrice weekly flight services to Abidjan via its regional hub in Accra, Ghana, to further ...
• Kenya Airways Inks Deal For 2 Boeing 777-300 ER Aircraft
  Kenya Airways has taken a step further in its fleet modernisation and expansion programme with the signing of an agreement with General ...
• Arik Air Becomes IATA Member
  Arik Air says it has been formally announced as the International Air Transport Association's (IATA) latest member. According to the airline, the ...
• RwandAir Plans Lagos Flights, Receives Second Boeing 737-800NG
  Rwandair plans to add Lagos to its network before the end of the year. This is part of the airline's on-going route ...
• United Offers Double Miles On Lagos-Houston Route
  United Continental Holdings, Inc. says it is offering double MileagePlus miles to customers making bookings on United's daily, non-stop service from Lagos, ...
• Claus Becker Replaces Herbert Reichle As MD, Lufthansa West Africa
  The operations of Lufthansa in West Africa is to be driven by a new Managing Director, Mr. Claus Becker, with effect ...
• Qatar Airways Grows Network With Daily Flights To Uganda
  Qatar Airways says it has expanded its operations in Africa with the commencement of daily scheduled flights to Uganda, its 16th destination ...
• Regional Connectivity As The Backbone Of Economic Growth
  Mr. Steven R. Aliment is Vice President Sales - Europe, Russia & CIS, Africa for Bombardier Commercial Aircraft. In this exclusive interview ...
• Regional Air Transport For African Carriers: The Key To Strengthen Sustainable Market Leadership
  By Othman Chaoui Air transportation is in growth mode in Africa. More than 150 million passengers transited through African airports in 2010, up 9.5% from ...
• Addressing Weak Links In Africa’s Air Transport System Amidst Emerging Threats
  By Fadhili Manongi Introduction Air transport system faces a number of threats. This is due to the fact there are political and economic frictions within and ...
• Ensuring Improved Safety At Small Airports
  By Kenneth Hörhammer Executive Summary Small airports open a door to the world, increasing opportunities for both business and tourism in neighboring communities. Despite the positive impact ...
• GACL, SITA Sign Airport Supports Agreement
  Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL) has entered into an agreement with airport IT specialist, SITA, for the provision of new integrated airport ...
• EgyptAir Awaits Go-Ahead To Restart Libya Flights
  Following an earlier announcement to restore operations to Libya starting 1st of November, 2011, after the suspension of flights to the route ...
• Nigeria’s Transformational Agenda And Mainstream Of Africa’s Aviation Industry
  By Roland Ohaeri The strong push by the Nigerian Minister  of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah, to revive air transport system  in Nigeria indicates a new ...

October

• Royal Air Maroc Receives First ATR 72-600s Aircraft In Africa
  Moroccan flag carrier, Royal Air Maroc, took delivery of its first two ATR 72-600s making it the first operator of this aircraft ...
• Ghana, Cape Verde, Jo’Burg Lend Support For IATA’s iFlex Programme
  The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says it has successfully completed its first iFlex trial between Johannesburg and Atlanta. IATA notes that ...
• Uganda Plans To Host November 2011 APIRG Meeting
  Uganda has indicated interest to be the host of the 18th Africa-Indian Ocean (AFI) Regional Planning and Implementation Group (APIRG) Meeting in ...
• Kulula Extends Support To Somalia
  Kulula.com, in partnership with Interactive Africa, says it flew 10.5 tons of aid to Somalia in a Boeing 737-200 recently. The airline ...
• African Aviation Groupings Call For Greater Political Support To Air Transport
  Air transport organizations and partners in the industry in Africa says there is urgent need for improved political support to air transport ...
• Royal Jordanian Unfolds Plans To Launch Lagos, Other African Routes
  Royal Jordanian has revealed plans to open four new destinations in Africa. The airline states that it will at the end ...
• Gulf Air Opens Flight Services To Juba, Entebbe
  Bahrain's national carrier, Gulf Air, says it has commenced flight operations to three new destinations - Entebbe, the hub of Uganda's commercial ...
• Emirates Launches Operations To Zambia, Zimbabwe
  Emirates says it is continuing its network campaign with the launch of two new destinations - Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, and ...
• 17th Aviation & Allied Business Leadership Conference: The Reality Of Regional Integration, Liberalization In Africa
  By Roland Ohaeri In Dar es Salaam last August, government representatives from African countries and the United States together with private sector air transport development experts ...
• Women Can Stem The Braindrain Crisis
  By Chloe Grant It's been said before and I have no qualms to say it again.  African aviation is loosing its manpower to those who ...
• Air Cargo – An Untapped Potential For African Airlines
  By Alexander Manakos Apart from a few exceptions, African Airlines are still playing a minor role when it comes to air cargo. While the most ...
• Creating Room For Private Sector To Take Charge In Uganda
  Dr. Stephen Chebrot is State Minister of Transport of Uganda. An accomplished top government functionary, Dr Chebrot has served as Member of ...
• Hope For African Customers As Boeing Delivers First 787 Dreamliner
  Boeing and ANA have signed the formal documents completing the contractual delivery of the first 787 Dreamliner, Boeing says. Celebrations to mark ...
• The Republic of the Congo launches new national flag carrier ECAir
  ECAir (Equatorial Congo Airlines), the new national flag carrier of the Republic of the Congo, entered into service and took-off on 24 ...
• SAA Opens Flight Services To Ndola, Zambia
  Starting October 2011, South African Airways (SAA) says it has concluded plans to launch flight operations to Ndola in Zambia. According to ...
• Ghana’s Starbow Airlines Acquires Two Bae 146-300s
  Start-up airline, Starbow, has purchased two BAe 146-300 aircraft from Falko, an aircraft lease and finance company. According to Falko, the selection ...
• Kenya Airways To Launch Flights To Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  Kenya Airways says it will begin flight services to the Middle Eastern city of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia starting October 2011. The ...
• SA Airlink Inks Marketing Deal With Falko
  South African Airlink has signed a deal with Falko, an aircraft lease and finance company for the international marketing of its Jetstream ...
• Air Nigeria Targets Freetown, Kinshasa Routes
  As part of plans to further increase its footprint in the African market, Air Nigeria says it is set to extend its ...
• Arik Air Expands Regional Network With 3 New African Destinations
  Nigerian carrier, Arik Air says it is boosting its regional network expansion with the launch of scheduled flight services between Lagos and ...
• African Ministers, US Govt. Seek Cooperative Action On Aviation Development In Africa
  African Ministers responsible at the 17th Aviation & Allied Business Leadership Conference held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel - The Kilimanjaro, Dar ...
• Ghana Readies For FAA Technical Review In December
  Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) says plans are in top gear to undergo a technical review by the United States Federal Aviation ...
• Tanzania President Calls For Aviation Revival In Africa
  The President of the United Republic of Tanzania, His Excellency Jakaya Kikwete, wants government, the private sector and other partners in air ...
• Improving Political Support To Aviation Development In Africa: The Odds, The Benefits, The Future
  By Roland Ohaeri Aviation & Economy Three kilometers of road in Nouakchott can at best take someone up to same three kilometers of travel distance within ...

August

• Making Africa's Air Transport Industry More Conducive To Investors
  By Roland Ohaeri Investment Rising In Africa? The level of investments has steadily increased in various sectors of Africa's economy, including air transport, and growth more marked ...
• Nigeria: New Minister Targets Industry Transformation
  Following the new political administration in Nigeria, a new Minister of Aviation, Mrs. Stella Oduah-Ogiemwonyi, was recently appointed for Nigeria. The Minister who ...
• ICAO Adopts Code of Conduct For Sharing of Safety Information
  The International Civil Aviation Authority (ICAO) Council has adopted a code of conduct to oversee the collection, sharing and use of aviation ...
• CAA Invites Airlines To Botswana’s Liberalised Market
  The Civil Aviation Authority of Botswana (CAAB) says air operators and interested parties who want to participate in the fully liberalised air ...
• ECOWAS Seeks Renewed Synergy To Boost Aviation In West Africa
  The Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission has pledged its renewed commitment towards encouraging collaborative efforts among West African airlines, stating ...
• SACAA Introduces Hotline To Cub Corruption
  In its move to forestall corrupt practices in the sector, the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) has introduced a national tip-offs ...
• Kenya Airways Doubles Capacity To Juba
  In a bid to cater to the rising demand for travel to Southern Sudanese, Kenya Airways says it has doubled the number ...
• EgyptAir Begins Daily Non-Stop on Alexandria-Dubai Route
  In efforts to effectively link-up the UAE with Egypt's major cities, EgyptAir says it is launching daily non-stop flights between Dubai and ...
• Air Namibia Selects Lufthansa System’s myIDTravel For Staff Travel Management
  Air Namibia has picked 'myIDTravel', the integrated ID travel management solution from Lufthansa Systems for its staff travel coordination. According to Lufthansa Systems, with ...
• Ethiopian Begins Operations To Malakal
  Starting mid-2011, Ethiopian Airlines says it is launching new flight services to Malakal, South Sudan.  According to ET, the new flight service ...
• Velvet Sky Balances In The South African Sky
  South African low-cost airline, Velvet Sky, says it achieved a reliability factor of over 99% just two months after commencement of operations. With ...
• Air Seychelles, Air France Renew Agreement To Boost Tourism In Seychelles
  Air Seychelles says its recent signing of a new joint air services agreement with Air France will greatly contribute to tourism development ...
• United Posts Second Quarter 2011 Results
  United Continental Holdings recently released the second-quarter 2011 financial results in which it recorded a net profit of $577 million or $1.49 ...
• IAG Reports Increase In Traffic For June 2011
  International Airlines Group (IAG), the holding company for British Airways and Iberia, states that its June, 2011 traffic measured in Revenue Passenger ...
• Emirates Augments Flight Operations To Sudan
  In a bid to meet strong passenger demand in Sudan, Emirates says it is launching an extra weekly flight to Khartoum, thus, ...
• Qatar Airways Places Order For Six Boeing 777s
  Qatar Airways says it has placed order for six Boeing 777-300 Extended Range aircraft. Qatar Airways notes that the order was valued ...
• Delta Air Lines Completes Full Flat-bed Installations On B777, 767-400 Aircraft (1)
  Delta Air Lines says it has finished the installation of full flat-bed seats in the BusinessElite cabin of all Boeing 777 and ...
• Tanzania: The Quest For Air Transport Revival
  In the midst of opportunities encased within Tanzania, one of the world's most astounding wildlife regions, a master-plan is now being evolved ...
• Dar es Salaam Prepares To Host The 17th Aviation & Allied Business Leadership Conference
  From the 28-30, August 2011, about 250 stakeholders in the African aviation industry are expected to converge at the Kilimanjaro Hotel Kempinski, ...
• Airline Revenue Management In An Emerging Market: Getting It Right For African Airlines
  By Michael R. Mankowski Despite the global economic recovery over the past few years, airlines continue to face external forces, such as escalating fuel prices, unpredictable natural ...
• Providing Effective Support For Aircraft Acquisition In Africa
  By Henry Page and Mohamed El-Boraï The world's airlines, including those based in Africa face particular challenges, both legal and commercial when considering aircraft acquisition and international operation. Aircraft Acquisition The basic ...
• Aircraft Acquisition In Africa: Building Local Underwriting Capacity
  By George Etomi Overview The increase in the volume of commercial air traffic on the African continent has occasioned the upsurge in the acquisition of aircraft ...
• Tackling Wildlife Hazards In Africa
  By Monday Ukoha On June 30, 2011, major networks were awash with news of flight disruption at the JF Kennedy Airport in New York, United ...
• Embraer Creates More Benefits For Africa
  Embraer, Brazil-based aircraft manufacturer, has demonstrated its recognition that the air transport industry in Africa is an important and growing market that ...
• Tasking IATA’s New Leadership On Africa
  If not for the reason of dynamism and continuity in the industry, many would have preferred that Mr. Giovanni Bisignani, immediate-past DG/CEO ...
• Eurocopter Officially Hands Over Its 1,000th Ec135 Helicopter To The ADAC
  Eurocopter says it has delivered the 1,000th EC135 to its new owner. Fifteen years after the first of these helicopters rolled off ...
• Embraer Joins Fuselage Of Maiden Midsize Legacy 500 Executive Jet
  Embraer says it has achieved another milestone in the development of its new Legacy 500midsize executive jet with the joining of the ...

June

• ASKY: Reviving Regional Connectivity
  ASKY is Africa's regional airline currently focused on spreading interconnectivity in the West and Central Africa regions. Now in its 16 months ...
• International Aviation College Ilorin: Just On Time
  By Michael Adeh There may not be an agreement among aviation professionals as to the number of personnel the Nigerian aviation industry needs now and ...
• The Honeymoon Continues On The A380
  By Roland Ohaeri In a remarkable ceremony in Toulouse, France, last May 25, Korean Air joined the list of five customers in a typical honeymoon ...
• YD To Be Born Again?
  By Roland Ohaeri A number of insufficient reasons have been adduced to extenuate the poor implementation of the Yamoussoukro Decision, fondly called the YD, by ...
• Capacity Buiding: Implications For The African Air Transport Industry
  By Sheryl Walters-Malcolm Introduction The air transport industry plays a critical role in economic development and in supporting long-term economic growth. It facilitates a country's integration ...
• Nigerian President Commits To Aviation Capacity Building
  President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria has commissioned a new state-of-the-art air transport training institution, the International Aviation College, situated in Ilorin, Kwara State, ...
• ICAO Calls For Change, Industry Advancement
  The Secretary General of ICAO, Mr. Raymond Benjamin, says sustained growth of air travel in the coming years will exert tremendous pressure ...
• ACI To Strengthen Ties With ICAO
  The Director General of Airports Council International (ACI), Ms. Angela Gittens, wants the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) to pay more attention towards ...
• Kenya Airways Involves Passengers In Carbon Cut Initiatives
  Kenya Airways has achieved a milestone by launching a new voluntary Carbon offsetting tool aimed at providing a channel for its customers ...
• Ethiopian Code-Shares With Mozambique Airlines
  Ethiopian says it has entered into a code-share agreement with Mozambique Airlines providing customers of both carriers more flexible and convenient flight ...
• AFRAA Canvasses Support For African Airlines
  African Airlines Association (AFRAA) wants closer cooperation among African carriers to address some of the major challenges they face and together ensure ...
• AJW In PBH Tie-Up With Turkish Technik
  Turkish Technic says it selected world leading spares support specialist A J Walter Aviation to provide full PBH and leased stock services ...
• Tunisair To Boost Tourism With Partnership Deal
  To further give a boost to tourist activities in Tunisia, Tunisair says it signed a 3 years partnership with French tour operator, ...
• RwandAir, Amadeus Ink Deal To Support Travel Agents In Rwanda
  Rwandan national carrier, RwandAir, and Amadeus, a leading travel technology partner and transaction processor for the global travel and tourism industry, say ...
• Air Nigeria Introduces Mobile Ticketing Option
  Air Nigeria says it has formally unveiled its mobile ticketing service known as 'My Airmobile'. According to the airline, the service aims to ...
• United Continental Holdings Takes Stock On April 2011 Traffic
  United Continental Holdings, the holding company for United Airlines and Continental Airlines reports that in April 2011, United and Continental's combined consolidated traffic ...
• Oman Air To Re-Launch Dubai, Zanzibar Operations
  Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, says it will be resuming services between Salalah and Dubai, and between ...
• Emirates To Launch A380 To Johannesburg, Adds Frequencies To Tunis
  Emirates says that plans are in top gear to make Johannesburg, the industrial and economic capital of South Africa, the next destination ...
• Delta Airlines Posts April 2011 Results
  Delta Air Lines has reported traffic results for April 2011, noting that traffic in April 2011 increased 2.6 percent compared to April ...
• Precision Air Launches Online Payment Platform
  Precision Air says it has introduced a new and convenient method of booking and paying online for its customers. Also, as ...
• NAC Helicopter Moves Operations To Grand Central Airport
  NAC Helicopter says its Operations division now operates out of Grand Central Airport. The company notes that its clients will now be ...
• Singapore Airlines Records $1.09 Billion Full-Year Profit Impacted By Global Recession
  The SIA Group reports that it achieved a net profit attributable to equity holders of $1,092 million for the 2010-11 financial year, ...
• Managing The Transition To Single African Sky-Regional Challenges And Prospects
  By Jimmy Timothy Kibakaya Introduction A single African sky as a common vision of AFI air navigation service providers started way back in 2002, in Senegal ...
• IFALPA Gets New Executives
  The International Federation of Airline Pilots' Associations  (IFALPA) says it elected Capt. Don Wykoff of the United States as IFALPA's 17th President during ...
• Creating & Sustaining Harmonized Aviation Training Framework For Africa: Review Of On-Going Efforts
  The available traffic forecast shows that the volume of air traffic worldwide is expected to double between now and 2030. There is ...
• Airbus Tones Up Business/VIP Aircraft
  Airbus says it unveiled an updated branding, colours and nomenclature for its line of corporate jets, at the Annual European Business Aviation ...
• Hawker Beechcraft Launches Hawker 750 Winglet Retrofit Kit
  Hawker Beechcraft Global Customer Support (GCS) says it has developed an aftermarket retrofit kit for the installation of genuine Hawker winglets on ...
• HondaJet Achieves Maximum Operating Altitude
  Honda Aircraft Company says it successfully completed additional milestone flight tests with its FAA-conforming HondaJet, including the achievement of a maximum operating altitude ...
• ATM & Safer Skies For Africa: The Task For AFI ANSPs
  By Roland Ohaeri Safety In Africa: The Key Priority In the mix of efforts to drive up aviation safety in Africa, air traffic services occupies a ...
• Delta, Air France KLM & Alitalia To Cut Trans-Atlantic Capacity
  Owing to the significant rise in jet fuel prices and fluctuating seasonal demand, members of the trans-Atlantic joint venture - Delta Air ...

April

• Aircraft & Environment: Fitting Increased Efficiency Into Africa’s Response Strategy
  By Roland Ohaeri New Technology Aircraft RwandAir is expected to take delivery of two Boeing 737-800s in July and September 2011. The prospect of this makes the ...
• Air Seychelles Reaches For New Sources of Resources
  Dr. Rajeev Bisasau, Chief Executive Officer of Air Seychelles, has been in Air Seychelles since 1997, starting out as Manager for Strategy, ...
• SBAS For Africa
  By Matthieu Dabin SBAS is this acronym of Satellite Based Augmentation System, which currently enhances the performances of the US Global Positioning System (GPS), and ...
• CANSO, ICAO On New Carbon Emissions Initiative
  In a bid to support the global approach to calculating fuel and CO2 savings from ATM operational improvements, the Civil Air Navigation ...
• SACAA Changes Frequency Allocation For Cape Town
  Following an Aeronautical Information Circular (AIC) earlier published by the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) about the need to introduce new frequencies ...
• LAM Rewards Travel Agencies
  At a gala event held in Maputo city recently, LAM-Mozambique Airlines brought together travel, tourism and cargo agencies that work in the ...
• Ethiopian Airlines Cargo Bags Industry Award
  At the Air Cargo Africa 2011 Conference held recently in Nairobi Kenya, Ethiopian Airlines Cargo came away with "The African Cargo Airline ...
• RwandAir’s B737-800s To Be Fitted Out By IFE Services
  RwandAir has inked an agreement with in-flight entertainment specialist, IFE Services, to supply all of its onboard entertainment needs. According to IFE ...
• Air Arabia To Expand Frequency On Nairobi Route
  Air Arabia says it has expanded its service to the Kenyan capital Nairobi from the Sharjah hub. The airline states that it ...
• Etihad, Engine Alliance Firm Up GP7200 Engine, Fleet Management Deals
  Etihad Airways says it has inked agreement with Engine Alliance for the purchase of the GP7200 engines to power its fleet ...
• CANSO Members Create Indian Ocean Strategic Partnership To Reduce Emissions
  Three CANSO Members - Airports Authority of India, Airservices Australia and ATNS South Africa - have announced the creation of the Indian ...
• Lufthansa Reaches For 30 A320neo Family Aircraft
  Lufthansa's Supervisory Board says it has approved the acquisition of 30 Airbus A320neo Family aircraft worth approximately US$2.8 billion. According to Airbus, the ...
• Senegal Airlines Gives AJ Walter 5-Year Power-By-The-Hour Contract
  In its drive to optimize costs and deliver dispatch reliability from inception, start-up carrier, Senegal Airlines has awarded a five year power-by-the-hour ...
• Robert Hutchison To Serve As CANSO’s Director Of Communications, Marketing
  The Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO) says it has appointed Mr. Robert Hutchison to serve as Director of Communications and Marketing. ...
• British Airways Adjusts Schedule On Mauritius Route
  British Airways customers may have cause to cheer as the airline changing its Mauritius timetable to give customers an extra day in ...
• Sierra Leone Embraces Private Sector Investment From Nigeria
  President Ernest Bai Koroma of Sierra Leone was at the Lagos, Nigeria, headquarters of Arik Air to interface with the airline's executives ...
• Embraer’s Phenom 300 Gets Premium IFE System Endorsement
  Embraer says it has received certification for the Phenom 300 premium in-flight cabin entertainment (IFE) system. According to the aircraft company, this version ...
• Precision Air: Getting Set For Massive Growth
  Globally, many airlines wish to become profitable considering the odds that have hit the air transport industry in the last 3 years, ...
• Giving Business Aviation A Push In Africa
  By Monday Ukoha Introduction Business aviation has been defined as that part of general aviation that focuses on the business use of aircraft. This excludes regular ...
• Air Mauritius Adds Capacity, Targets Shanghai Market
  Air Mauritius says for the first time ever, it will be offering 1,850,000 seats on its network worldwide - a 6.3% increase ...
• Customer Knowledge And Performing Business Strategy
  By Frederic Lamarche Knowledge of client's profiles, segments, characteristics and expectations has become essential in an increasingly competitive business world where, due to strengthening competition, airlines ...

March

• Publisher's Note Feb - Mar 2011 edition
  The economic recovery and growth of the aviation industry which began last year 2010 following the recession of 2008/2009 are expected to ...
• Competent Weather Personnel: Contributing To Safer Skies
  By Kent Johnson and Goama Ilboudo Systematic efforts have emerged to improve meteorological services as a key safety component in the AFI region Emerging Meteorology Standards The World Meteorological Organization, along ...
• Nigeria's Aviation Market: Where Leadership Makes The Difference
  By Roland Ohaeri The leadership in Nigeria's air transport industry engages nagging development challenges, as the market grows from within and outside. Nigeria's Resilient Market The traffic flow ...
• Benin Minister Urges Perseverance To Achieve Single African Sky
    Minister of Transport & Public Works, Republic of Benin, His Excellency Nicaise K. Fagnon, says commitment is needed to attain the objectives ...
• Ethiopian Airlines Code-Shares With Air China
  Ethiopian Airlines says it has entered into a code-share agreement with Air China. According to the airline, the code-share agreement strengthens Ethiopian's ...
• Air Mauritius Receives New ATR72-500
  Air Mauritius says it recently took delivery of its new ATR72-500 in Toulouse. According to the airline, the aircraft was ferried to ...
• Etihad Elated Over Increased 2010 Revenue
  Etihad Airways says it witnessed a 29.2 per cent rise in revenues in 2010 to US$ 2,951 million, while the figure for ...
• Singapore Airlines Undergoes Restructuring
  The Chief Executive Officer of Singapore Airlines, Mr. Goh Choon Phong, says the airline is undergoing an organisational restructuring that will more ...
• Pratt & Whitney Buys Patented Technology For EcoPower Engine Wash
  Pratt & Whitney says it recently closed on an agreement with Gas Turbine Efficiency to purchase the assets of the company's aviation ...
• IATA Board Wants Tony Tyler To Succeed Bisignani
  The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says its Board of Governors in a unanimous decision has picked Mr. Tony Tyler, CEO of ...
• How Sustainable Is ANSP's Rekindled Campaign For Single African Sky?
  By Roland Ohaeri ANSPs renew spirited drive on Single African Sky objective; but can they safely overfly snags that led to past failures. How Sustainable Is ...
• Improved Gains, New Preoccupation Of African Airlines
  By Michael Adeh Achieving profitability appears to be the preoccupation of African airlines as they resolved in Addis to hang together against all odds Improved Gains, ...
• Mr. Amadou Guitteye, Director General, ASECNA
  Excerpts: New ASECNA Director General, Mr. Amodou Guitteye, plans to enhance visibility and cohesion for ASECNA in relation to its member States and other ...
• Guitteye Replaces Mahamat as ASECNA DG
  The Agency for the Regulation of Safety of Air Navigation in Africa & Madagascar (ASECNA) now has a new Director General, Mr. ...
• EgyptAir Increase Flights To Dusseldorf
  In a further drive to link European destinations with Egypt, EgyptAir says it has added a new frequency to Dusseldorf, Germany. According ...
• United Airlines Makes Lagos Second Destination In Africa
  Following an elaborate ceremony to mark the launch of its services between Lagos and Washington, the newest entrant into the Nigerian aviation ...
• AFCAC Seeks States’ Commitment To AFI Cooperative Inspectorate Scheme
  The African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) is calling for the partnership of AFI States in building up a pool of Safety Inspectors ...
• AU, AFRAA Boost Collaboration With MoU
  The African Union Commission (AUC), through its Infrastructure and Energy Department, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation with the African Airlines ...

February

• How Can African Airports Hold On To Sustainable Operations?
  By Roland Ohaeri Emerging from hard times African airports now need sustainable operations; but even with the on-going economic recovery they must strive beyond low-hanging fruits ...

December

• Exploring The Prospects Of Low-Cost Carriers In Africa
  Roland Ohaeri Why Low-Cost Carriers? Trends in the airline market over the years have produced various airline models as airlines themselves adjust to ...
• Now Is The Time To Think About EU ETS Verification
  Julien Dufuor Since January 2010, airlines affected by the European Union (EU) Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) must monitor their aircraft emissions and tonne-kilometer data according ...
• The Future Is Happening Now
  Mr. Mark Tierney In this article, I attempt to develop further the arguments made earlier this year for the creation of a commercial African aviation ...
• Publisher's Note: Dec 2010 - Jan 2011 Edition
  The economic recovery and growth of the aviation industry which began last year 2010 following the recession of 2008/2009 are expected to ...
• Girma Wake: Tale of An African Sage
  Excerpts: Many need not look past Ethiopian to name the best airline in Africa; while others simply call it one of the ...
• African States Elected To ICAO Council
  Burkina Faso, Swaziland, Uganda, Morocco, Cameroun, Nigeria and South Africa have been elected to the 36-Member ICAO Council. Their election took place ...
• TAAG Angola, Boeing Seek US Exim Bank Support For TAAG's B777- 300ER
  Boeing says TAAG Angola Airlines in conjunction with a Boeing team recently worked together to finalize the airline's Information Memorandum for assisting ...
• Delta Air Lines Records $929 Million September Quarter Profit
  Delta Air Lines says its net income for the September 2010 quarter was $929 million, representing an $878 million improvement year-over-year,  Delta's ...
• Demuren Honoured By Flight Safety Foundation
  In recognition of his leadership and commitment to raising aviation safety in Africa and his outstanding achievements in aviation, Dr. Harold Demuren, ...

November

• Africa aviation leaders are set to change the face of aviation in africa
  Monday Ukoha The aviation industry in Africa is assuming increasing importance as a means of movement for business and pleasure, and as a development ...
• Creating Leeway For Private Sector Impact In Ghana - Hon. Mike Hammah
  Hon. Mike Hammah is the Minister of Transport of the Republic of Ghana, now in his second year as Minister. In the ...
• 16th Leadership Conference: Industry Endorses Change In Leadership Thrust, Efficiency
  Roland Ohaeri For The Win-Win The reassuring clime of recovery and renewed growth post-recession is pervasive in the aviation industry. And more than ...
• In Abuja, Airports Tackle Challenges Of Technology, Security, Expansion
  When airport operators in Africa and their partners from around the globe gathered in Abuja, Nigeria's capital, mid-September, for the 19th Airports ...
• Botswana VP, African Ministers Rekindle Hopes On Increased Political Will
  The Vice President of Botswana, Lt. General Mompati Merafhe and a number of Air transport Ministers in Africa say improved government involvement ...
• ET, SAA Strengthen Ties With Extended Code-Share
  To boost cooperation between the two airlines, Ethiopian Airlines and South African Airways say they are extending their code-share partnership agreement. According ...
• Delta Spreads Through Africa, As Monrovia Comes Aboard
  From East to West, and from North to South of Africa, Delta Airlines is permeating the continent's air transport market with direct ...
• Addis Ababa Plays Host To AFRAA's 42nd AGA
  The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) announces that its 42nd Annual General Assembly (AGA) will hold in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from November 21 ...