5 November 2026
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 October…
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5 November 2026
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 to…
5 November 2026
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 crew…
5 November 2026
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 flights…
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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,…
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Oman and Angola Sign Open-Skies Air Transport Agreement
Oman and Angola have signed an open-skies Air Transport Agreement allowing designated airlines to operate…
Botswana Air Passenger Traffic Falls 19.8% in First Quarter of 2026
Statistics Botswana has reported 189,845 air passenger movements in the first quarter of 2026, down…
Oman and Botswana Sign Open-Skies Air Services Agreement in Gaborone
Oman and Botswana signed an air services agreement in Gaborone on 17 September 2026, during…
Zambia CAA Encourages Zambia Airways to Consider Kasama Service
Zambia’s Civil Aviation Authority has encouraged Zambia Airways to consider flights to Kasama, in a…
Enugu Air Operates First International Flight from Enugu to Douala
Enugu Air has operated its first international flight, from Akanu Ibiam International Airport to Douala,…
UAE Eases Ebola Entry Measures for Ugandan Nationals
The UAE authorities NCEMA, MoHAP and ICP have announced that they are easing the precautionary…
Air Algérie Launches Weekly Berlin–Algiers Service
Air Algérie has commenced weekly scheduled passenger flights between Berlin Brandenburg Airport and Algiers, restoring…
Emirates and the Kenya Tourism Board Sign Partnership Agreement to Drive Inbound Tourism
Emirates and the Kenya Tourism Board have signed a partnership agreement at the 2026 Arabian…
Emirates Puts A350s on Nairobi and Mauritius and Adds Second Daily Accra Service
Emirates will deploy the A350 to Nairobi from late October and Mauritius from November and…
Flightlink Adds Four New Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX Aircraft to Connect East Africa’s Premier Safari Destinations
Flightlink is adding four Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX aircraft through 2027 as it expands…
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ValueJet Begins Boeing 737 Expansion With First Aircraft Delivered in Lagos
ValueJet has taken delivery of Boeing 737-800 5N-CFZ, the first of three 737NG aircraft planned…
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Boeing: Africa’s Airplane Fleet Will More than Double by 2045 to Meet Rising Air Travel Demand
Boeing forecasts Africa’s commercial aircraft fleet will more than double by 2045, requiring 1,165 new…
KlasJet Sets Out Case for ACMI Capacity in Egyptian Fleet Expansion
Egypt’s tourism growth targets and planned airline fleet expansion are increasing pressure on carriers to…
Etihad Airways Schedules Daily Abu Dhabi to Lagos Service for 18 March 2027
Etihad Airways is scheduled to resume daily Abu Dhabi to Lagos services on 18 March…
Ethiopian Airlines Reports US$9.1 Billion Operating Revenue for 2025/26
Ethiopian Airlines Group generated US$9.1 billion in operating revenue during 2025/26 after transporting 20.7 million…