SA Express was grounded for one day after the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) suspended its Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) for safety reasons. However, the suspension was lifted the f...
Embraer Commercial Aviation has released, during the Marrakech Air Show, in Morocco, its market outlook for Africa, which forecasts that the region will take delivery of 240 new jets in the 70 to 130-...
Air Côte D’Ivoire, the national airline of Ivory Coast based in Abidjan, has signed a firm order for two A320neo and two A320 aircraft. The agreement makes Air Côte D’Ivoire the first African airline ...
Another Middle Eastern carrier has indicated that it is seeking to expand its fleet. Saudi Arabia’s Flynas has stated that it will acquire a total of 100 narrowbody aircraft and is in talks with Airbu...
Kenya Airways and the Kenya Airlines Pilots Association (KALPA) have reached an agreement to avert a strike planned for today. The strike has been deferred to June 1 to give time for negotiations. The...
Qatar Airways group chief executive Akbar Al Baker has indicated this week that the airline’s financial results would be published by June after its audit has been completed. As a state-owned company,...
Emirates’ chief commercial officer Thierry Antinori has confirmed to reporters that he declined an offer to be chief executive at Air France-KLM Group. “I’ve been contacted but I’m not interested," he...
Jet Midwest Group has announced that the US Federal Aviation Administration and the European Aviation Safety Authority have approved joint-venture partner Taby Air Maintenance's Saab 340B aircraft car...
Colt Aviation has ordered two converted A321 freighters with options for one more for its Colt Cargo unit US aircraft conversion specialist PacAvi Group. “The PACAVI A321 freighters are the perfect ad...
Arik Air has been hit with industrial action from the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) and the Nigerian Union...
Saudi Arabian Airlines has confirmed it is planning an initial public offering (IPO) but has not yet indicated how much of the airline it plans to list or when. Director general Saleh Al Jasser commen...
Qatar Airways has jumped on the issues with the A320neo reported last week to open negotiations about the possible replacement of its A320neo order with 737s. ...
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