The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and The African Union Commission (AU) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to expand strategic cooperation to further the continent’s economic and social development […]
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Another slow month for air cargo
In line with most of the views on our industry for the year 2016, the month of May was another disappointment. Air cargo can hardly be expected to grow when […]
Ethiopian Airlines sets Guinness World Record
Ethiopian Airlines has broken a Guinness World Record for making the largest human image of an airplane. The event was part of the continent’s first Airbus A350 XWB delivery celebration. […]
fastjet wins Transport Africa’s Innovation Award
fastjet has been awarded the Transport Innovator Award for a second consecutive year, which was awarded at the 9th Transport Africa Awards 2016 held in Johannesburg this week. The Transport […]
Data files from crashed EgyptAir plane sent back to Egypt
Data files from crashed EgyptAir flight MS804 were sent to Egypt on Tuesday after one of the plane’s black box flight recorders was repaired in France, bringing investigators closer to […]
Fastjet investors block attempt to remove chairman
Fastjet Plc investors voted to retain Chairman Colin Child, defeating a move by the African budget carrier’s second-largest shareholder to force out a second top executive within three months. The […]
Ethiopian Airlines takes delivery of continent’s first A350
Ethiopian Airlines, the fastest growing and largest African airline, has become the first African airline to take delivery of an Airbus A350XWB, named the Simien Mountains, today in Toulouse, Paris, […]
How to propel African aviation
Transport World Africa speaks to a panel of international aviation experts to understand the challenges and opportunities facing the African aviation industry today. For Kieran Glyn, sales and marketing executive, […]
Mano River Union wins Albert Taylor award
Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) has announced Mano River Union (MRU) as recipients of the 2016 ATNS Albert Taylor Award. The Sierra Leonean Minister of Transport and Aviation, Mr […]
Second EgyptAir flight recorder found
A second flight recorder with information on crashed EgyptAir Flight MS804 has been retrieved, Egyptian investigators said on Friday. An Egyptian committee investigating last month’s crash into the eastern Mediterranean […]