Africa

An Air Serv aircraft has departed Entebbe International Airport for South Sudan to support ongoing humanitarian relief efforts within the region.

RwandAir, the national carrier of the Republic of Rwanda announced that it will commence flights to Addis Ababa in April 2019.

Boeing delivered the first 737 MAX for Royal Air Maroc, which plans to use the longer-range version of the popular jet to expand and modernize its fleet.

Boeing delivered the first 787-9 for Royal Air Maroc, introducing a second member of the super-efficient Dreamliner family to the airline’s fleet.

Royal Air Maroc is to join oneworld, adding one of Africa’s leading and fastest growing airlines to the world’s premier airline alliance. Its election as a oneworld member designate was announced as the Chief Executives of the alliance’s 13 current member airlines gathered in New York for their year-end Governing Board meeting, just weeks before the alliance … Read more

Ethiopian Airlines has taken delivery of its 8th B777 freighter aircraft on November 10, 2018 at its home base at Bole International Airport.

Air Botswana took delivery of its first ATR 72-600 last Friday. The second is planned for delivery before the end of the year.

Namibian national airline Air Namibia announced that it has resumed its flight operations to Harare and Victoria Falls on Sunday, 28 October 2018.

As of December, Ethiopian Airlines will connect Moscow with 59 cities in Africa, with thrice a week flights operated with the ultra-modern 787 Dreamliner.

Airlink and Safair Operations have agreed not to pursue a proposed tie-up and withdrawn their joint application for a Competition Tribunal hearing.