https://www.bizcommunity.com/410/583.html Africa Aviation news 15 Aviation news - Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/410/583.html en-us Sun, 25 Oct 2026 21:56:58 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/nigeria-eyes-certification-of-china-c919-jet-for-local-airlines-065205a Nigeria's civil aviation authority is looking into certifying China's C919 jet for the country's carriers, its director general told Reuters, as Nigerian airlines take on more aircraft and as relations warm with Beijing. 1-261817 Mon, 29 Sep 2025 11:33:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Aviation Africa https://www.bizcommunity.co.ke/article/kenya-airways-records-profit-after-more-than-a-decade-of-losses-581490a Kenya Airways said on Tuesday that it had made a pretax profit last year after more than a decade of losses, helped by foreign exchange gains. 1-256406 Wed, 26 Mar 2025 08:56:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Aviation Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/iata-and-the-weather-company-join-forces-to-enhance-turbulence-data-for-airlines-349958a The International Air Transport Association (Iata) and The Weather Company have partnered to improve flight safety and efficiency with enhanced turbulence data. Iata will be expanding the transmission of its Turbulence Aware data for use within industry-leading aviation solutions by The Weather Company, which serves a majority of North American commercial airlines and many others globally. 1-246233 Thu, 22 Feb 2024 07:55:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Aviation Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/70/586/244901.html Landlocked Ethiopia signed an initial agreement with Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland on Monday to use its Red Sea port of Berbera, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's office said. 1-244901 Tue, 02 Jan 2024 09:50:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Aviation Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/583/243923.html During his address at the 55th AFRAA Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Entebbe, Uganda, Kamil Alawadhi, regional vice-president for Africa and the Middle East at the International Air Transport Association (Iata), expressed enthusiasm for the collaboration between Iata and AFRAA spanning 55 years. He highlighted their joint efforts in supporting the development of air connectivity in Africa through both prosperous and challenging times. 1-243923 Mon, 20 Nov 2023 14:11:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Aviation Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/373/242785.html The World Travel Awards have announced its 2023 Africa & Indian Ocean winners, recognising the best travel, tourism, and hospitality brands in the region. The Maldives was named the 'Indian Ocean's Leading Destination' and 'Indian Ocean's Leading Tourist Board', while Kenya was named 'Africa's Leading Destination'. Durban, South Africa, took the title of 'Africa's Leading Meetings & Conference Destination'. 1-242785 Mon, 16 Oct 2023 07:38:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Aviation Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/747/241988.html Air Belgium will suspend all passenger flights starting 3 October 2023. The company's board of directors has decided to review Air Belgium's development strategy in light of recent external events that have weakened the company, such as the Covid-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, soaring fuel prices, inflation, and falling consumer purchasing power, as well as the current socio-economic and geopolitical instability. 1-241988 Tue, 19 Sep 2023 08:01:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Aviation Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/747/241677.html Latam Airlines has initiated the company's first Latin-American airline route connecting Brazil to several African countries. Its flights from São Paulo, Brazil to Johannesburg, South Africa have been welcomed by both countries. 1-241677 Wed, 06 Sep 2023 19:11:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Aviation Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/583/241149.html Ethiopian Airlines will start manufacturing aircraft parts in a venture with Boeing at an initial cost of $15m, the government's investment agency said on Friday, 18 August. 1-241149 Mon, 21 Aug 2023 06:46:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Aviation Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/747/240755.html FlySafair is continuing to grow its network with the addition of four new regional routes. The newest additions include Harare, Livingstone, Victoria Falls, and Maputo. "Plans for these routes have been in the pipeline for several months now," says Kirby Gordon, chief marketing officer at FlySafair. "We are so pleased to finally be able to announce the addition of these routes and more importantly begin operations just in time for the festive season." 1-240755 Fri, 04 Aug 2023 12:13:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Aviation Africa