Africa

Nigerian airline Arik Air is resuming flight services to Cotonou, Benin Republic and Douala, Cameroon from Monday, January 19, 2015.

Ethiopian Airlines announced that it has finalized preparations to start new services to Tokyo Narita International Airport in April 20, 2015, in codeshare partnership with fellow Star Alliance member, All Nippon Airways. The thrice weekly flight, the only direct connection between Africa and Japan, will be operated through Hong Kong with the ultra-modern Boeing 787 … Read more

Boeing and Royal Air Maroc this weekend celebrated the arrival into Morocco of its first 787 Dreamliner. The airline will be the first carrier in the Mediterranean region to operate the 787. The airplane, delivered to the airline on Dec. 31, 2014 from Boeing’s Everett, Wash. Delivery Center, flew a 4,788 nautical mile (8,867 kilometer) nonstop flight to Royal Air Maroc’s … Read more

The hand-over ceremony of the first new ATR 72-600 to Air Algerie comes along with another important milestone for ATR celebrating its 200th ATR -600 aircraft delivery. The delivery marks the start of a new exciting chapter for Air Algerie, as it upgrades its fleet and expands operations. The ATR 72-600, with its unique combination of … Read more

Ethiopian Airlines announced that it has started three weekly flights to Doha as of 2nd December 2014. Ethiopian flights to Doha will bring the total number of Ethiopian international destinations across five continents to 84. The city will mark the 10th Ethiopian destination to the Middle East. With this new flight, travelers to and from Doha will … Read more

Arik Air, West and Central Africa’s largest carrier has released its 2014 winter schedule with increased capacity in key domestic route.

Kenya Airways has boosted the frequency of its flights to Luanda in Angola, Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and Dar-es-Salaam in Tanzania.