18 August 2026
AFRAA Calls for Coordinated Action on Airline Blocked Funds in Africa
AFRAA is calling for coordinated government and central bank action on blocked airline funds, after finding…
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18 August 2026
Ghana’s New Bolgatanga Airport to Be Completed in 24 Months
President John Dramani Mahama has inspected the site of a new regional airport near Bolgatanga, set…
18 August 2026
Angola’s National Civil Aviation Authority Validates Appointment of Iuri Neto as TAAG Accountable Manager
Angola’s National Civil Aviation Authority has formally accepted the appointment of TAAG Angola Airlines Chief Operating…
18 August 2026
Africa Finance Corporation Leads Catalytic Infrastructure Investment into Nigeria with Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE USD$2.5 billion Private Placement
Africa Finance Corporation has led strategic investors into Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE’s US$2.5bn private…
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Reliance Industries and Rolls-Royce Announce Strategic Intent to Partner on India’s Indigenous AMCA Combat Engine
Reliance Industries and Rolls-Royce have announced strategic intent to partner on developing India’s indigenous combat…
Lycoming Engines Introduces Extended 2600 Hour TBO
Lycoming Engines has extended operating-hour TBO intervals to 2,600 hours for selected factory-new and factory-rebuilt…
Diamond Aircraft Expands Footprint in Africa with First DA50 RG Sale
Diamond Aircraft has sold a DA50 RG to Kenya’s Air Wilderness, the first AOC in…
Enstrom Helicopter Delivers New 480B to Safomar Aviation, Strengthening Longstanding African Partnership
Enstrom Helicopter Corporation has delivered a new 480B turbine helicopter to Safomar Aviation, marking its…
Rwanda’s Five-Year Shift to Risk-Based Aviation Oversight
Rwanda is replacing fixed aviation inspection cycles with a risk-based oversight model that will use…
Ethiopian Airlines Expands Boeing Landing Gear Exchange Agreement to 787-9 Fleet
Ethiopian Airlines has extended its Boeing 787 Landing Gear Exchange agreement to cover 10 Boeing…
Africa CDC and WHO Call for Urgent, Community-Led Action to Contain Ebola in the DRC
Africa CDC and WHO have called for an urgent expansion of the community-led Ebola response…
Continental Aerospace Technologies™ Advances New IO-370 STC for Piper Archer Aircraft
Continental Aerospace Technologies™ is advancing an IO-370 engine STC for model year 2018 and newer…
Strong El Niño Could Heighten Operational Risks for African Aviation
A strong El Niño developing during 2026 could expose African aviation to operational risks ranging…
SAM AIRWAYS Development and Addition of a Falcon 8X to Its Fleet Under ANACIM Supervision
SAM AIRWAYS has begun the ANACIM-supervised process to add a Falcon 8X to its fleet,…
NCAA Warns Funding Cuts Could Undermine Nigeria’s Aviation Safety Oversight
Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority Director-General Capt. Chris Najomo has warned that reducing the regulator’s statutory…
Kenya Reviews Bill to Establish Independent Transportation Safety Board
Kenya is considering legislation to establish an independent Transportation Safety Board responsible for investigating accidents…
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Catalina Aircraft Company Announces Engineering and Technology Center in Vero Beach
Catalina Aircraft Company plans a multi-tenant Engineering and Technology Center in Vero Beach, bringing the…
Turkish Airlines Balances Regional Headwinds Through Agile Capacity Management; Delivers R3.6 Billion Net Profit in Q2 2026
Turkish Airlines recorded a USD 197 million (approximately R3.6 billion) net profit in Q2 2026…
Wave 1 Projects Under Simandou 2040’s Infrastructure, Transport and Technology Pillar
Guinea’s Ministry of Transport has presented the main structural projects being implemented under Wave 1…
Namibia Air Plans US$36 Million Fleet Purchase
Namibia Air plans to acquire seven Embraer aircraft worth an estimated US$36 million as it…
IATA Board Appoints Saadia Zahidi as Director General
Saadia Zahidi will become IATA’s ninth Director General on 1 November 2026 and the first…
100 Aircraft, 44 Months and 4.4 Million Man Hours: Emirates’ Retrofit Programme Marks Major Milestone
Emirates has completed the 100th aircraft in its US$5 billion retrofit programme, covering 47 Airbus…
From Cloud Base to Flight Levels: Ventusky Brings Aviation-Focused Forecasts to Its Weather App
Ventusky’s mobile app update introduces an Aviation forecast view with flight-level wind, temperature, visibility, cloud…
From Doha to the World: Qatar Airways Takes Off to Over 160 Global Destinations This Summer
Qatar Airways is restoring connectivity to more than 160 global destinations this summer, including Kigali,…
Angola’s Push to Turn Aviation Ambitions Into Real African Connectivity
Angola’s Minister of Transport, Ricardo Viegas D’Abreu, has placed aviation within the wider corridor logic…
Obasanjo Calls for African Aviation to Move From Commitment to Implementation
Former Nigerian President H.E. Chief Olusegun Obasanjo used his remarks at the first African Air…
Zambia Announced as Host for AviaDev Africa 2027
Zambia Airports Corporation Limited will host AviaDev Africa 2027 as the country advances Airlift Zambia…
IATA Launches “Save a Life, Not a Bag” Passenger Safety Campaign
IATA has launched the “Save a Life, Not a Bag” campaign to urge passengers to…
Egypt Set for Africa’s First Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production Facility
Axens and Green Sky Capital are collaborating on a planned 200,000 tonnes per annum sustainable…
DHL Express Expands Global Portfolio with New Heavy Weight Express Service for Shipments Up to 3,000 kg
DHL Express has introduced Heavy Weight Express, an express air solution for shipments of up…
United Airlines Marks Five Years of Non-Stop Flights Between Accra and Washington DC
United Airlines marks five years of non-stop service between Accra and Washington DC, having carried…