11 November 2026
OAG Puts Africa’s November 2026 Scheduled Capacity at 25.2 Million Seats, With Nigeria Growing Fastest
Airlines have scheduled 25.2 million seats across Africa in November 2026, up 6.3% year on year,…
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11 November 2026
SWISS Replaces A340 With A350 on Johannesburg–Zurich Route
SWISS has replaced the A340-300 with the A350-900 on its daily Johannesburg–Zurich service, introducing 27 additional…
5 November 2026
Air France Increases Paris to Cape Town Seasonal Flights to Five Weekly
Air France has increased its seasonal Paris to Cape Town service to five weekly direct flights…
5 November 2026
Tribunal Approves Harith’s Safair Acquisition With Competition and Employment Conditions
Harith Aviation’s proposed acquisition of Safair Holdings has received conditional approval from South Africa’s Competition Tribunal.…
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Angola and Tanzania Sign Air Transport Agreement as Direct Flight Plans Progress
Angola and Tanzania signed a bilateral air transport agreement in Dar es Salaam on 29…
IATA Reports US$24.5 Billion in Airline Payment Costs in 2025
Airlines spent US$24.5 billion processing payments in 2025, with costs rising faster than sales, according…
LIFT Wins Two Awards at 2026 World Luxury Travel Awards
LIFT has received two honours at the 2026 World Luxury Travel Awards, recognising its cabin…
The Arrival Window: Why Air Travel Can Make or Break a MICE Event
Chapman Freeborn examines how arrival windows, airport choice and complete journey costs influence whether scheduled…
African Airlines’ Passenger Traffic Rises 5.0% While Global Demand Falls
African airlines recorded a 5.0% increase in passenger traffic in September 2026 compared with September…
EgyptAir Targets 125 Aircraft as Ministry Sets Out Aviation Expansion Plans
EgyptAir aims to eliminate its accumulated losses within two years and increase its fleet to…
South African Airways Statement on Global Aviation Cost Pressures and Financial Sustainability
South African Airways has stated that cost pressures, particularly aviation fuel, led to the staggered…
Qatar Airways Partners with African Chef Dieuveil Malonga
Qatar Airways has partnered with Chef Dieuveil Malonga to introduce signature dishes on selected routes…
EGYPTAIR Signs PMI Flight Agreement to Expand Digital Distribution
EGYPTAIR and PMI SAL, trading as PMI Flight, have signed a technology partnership agreement under…
Airbus Forecasts 1,640 New Passenger Aircraft Required for Africa by 2045, with Ethiopia’s Passenger Traffic Set to Increase Almost Sixfold
Airbus forecasts demand for 1,640 new passenger aircraft across Africa by 2045, with Ethiopian origin-and-destination…
LIFT to Introduce New Premium Onboard Menu on 22 October
LIFT will introduce its revised Premium onboard menu on 22 October 2026, featuring 15 meal…
Airlines Association of Southern Africa Identifies Five Action Items at 56th Annual General Assembly in Mauritius
The Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) identified five action items on safety, costs and…
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Parliamentary Committee Says Zimbabwe Owes South African Airways Close to R1 Billion in Ticket Revenue
Parliament’s Standing Committee on Appropriations has said Zimbabwe owes South African Airways (SAA) about R1…
Airlink NDC Content Goes Live on Aeronology
Airlink’s New Distribution Capability (NDC) content has gone live on the Aeronology travel platform as…
Jambojet Resumes Daily Nairobi–Entebbe Flights
Jambojet has resumed its daily direct Nairobi–Entebbe service, with the first flight landing at Entebbe…
OAG Schedules Put African Airline Capacity at 26.6 Million Seats for October 2026
OAG’s Schedules Analyser data puts scheduled airline capacity in Africa at 26.6 million seats for…
TAAG Angola Airlines Reports No Unplanned Cancellations on Second Day of Maintenance Technicians’ Strike
TAAG Angola Airlines recorded no unplanned cancellations on Monday, 12 October 2026, the second day…
Airlink to Launch Twice-Daily Cape Town–Lanseria Flights
Airlink will introduce twice-daily Embraer E190 flights between Cape Town and Lanseria from 4 December…
Airlink Launches Inaugural Cape Town-Mauritius Flights
Airlink inaugurated its twice-weekly Cape Town-Mauritius service on 2 October 2026, operating Embraer E195-E2 aircraft…
Congo and Mozambique Discuss Updating Air Transport Agreements and a Direct Brazzaville–Maputo Link
Congo’s Minister of Transport, Civil Aviation and Merchant Marine, Josué Rodrigue Ngouonimba, received a Mozambican…
Etihad Airways and Ibom Air Sign Interline Agreement Connecting Nigeria and Etihad’s Network
Etihad Airways and Ibom Air have signed an interline agreement that will connect Etihad passengers…
Cape Verde Passenger Traffic Rises 5.8% Year-on-Year in August
Cape Verde’s airports handled 344,501 passenger movements in August 2026, 5.8% more than in August…
African Carriers Record 4.4% Passenger Traffic Growth in August
African airlines recorded 4.4% year-on-year passenger traffic growth in August 2026, according to IATA, while…
Ethiopian Airlines to Resume Daily Durban Flights
Ethiopian Airlines will resume daily flights between Addis Ababa and Durban from 11 December 2026,…
Thales Selected by Royal Air Maroc to Digitalise Flight Operations with AvioBook Flight
Royal Air Maroc has signed a five-year agreement with Thales under which pilots across its…
Emirates Men’s Rugby World Cup 2027 A380 Livery Lands in Sydney
Emirates A380 A6-EVH has debuted a Men’s Rugby World Cup 2027 livery, which will operate…
Kenya Airways Selects Sabre for New Retailing Platform
Kenya Airways has selected Sabre to replace its core retailing platform, covering reservations, ticketing, inventory…