Boeing 737 Sleeping Flight Crew of Ethiopian Airlines Has Been Suspended
The two Ethiopian Airlines pilots who were asleep at the controls of a Boeing 737-800 when they were supposed to be landing have been suspended by the airline. The incident,…
Ethiopian Airlines to operate Africa’s first A350-1000
Ethiopian Airlines (EA) has upgraded four of its A350-900 orders to the largest model of the A350 Family, becoming the continent’s first airline to do so, according to a press…
Jubba Airways Fokker 50 flips over after crashing in Somalia
A Jubba Airways Fokker 50 aircraft crashed at Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) in Somalia on July 18, 2022. The airline confirmed the accident and announced that all passengers and…
Egyptair Warns Customers About Flight Cancellations To And From Heathrow Airport
As Heathrow airport working on reducing capacity of number of passengers due to the lack of labour, the Egyptian national carrier – Egyptair – issued a statement to announce the…
BREAKING | Gomair Boeing 737 has been damaged at Kananga Airport
A Gomair Boeing 737 freighter sustained damage when its left main gear collapsed after landing at Kananga Airport, Democratic Republic of Congo. The Boeing 737-300F, with registration 9S-ABJ, was a…
RwandAir CEO Yvonne Makolo to serve as the first female Chair of IATA Board
IATA has announced that RwandAir CEO, Yvonne Manzi Makolo, will serve as Chair of the association’s Board of Governors (BoG) from June 2023 – the first female ever appointed to…
Kenya Airways, Delta expand codeshare partnership adding 44 destination options
Kenya Airways (KQ) and Delta Air Lines have expanded their codeshare partnership to offer additional travel options within the U.S. and increased flights within Africa. The new agreement increases customers’…
Nigeria’s Ibom Air expects to launch regional flights by the end of 2022
Nigeria’s domestic airline Ibom Air expects to commence regional operations outside Nigeria by the end of 2022. According to a press statement posted on twitter, the news was announced by…
Emirates, Airlink activate partnership amid high demand for domestic capacity
Emirates and South Africa-based regional carrier Airlink have officially activated their codeshare partnership. In a statement released on June 6, 2022, Emirates said the partnership will make it easier for…
After years of waiting, a new Ghanaian flag carrier could be on the horizon
Ghana is moving closer to establishing a new national carrier as the government prepares to reveal the name of its new partner at the end of July 2022, a source…