Aviation

UN prepared a resolution in Mali

UN prepared a resolution in Mali

The UN Security Council is about to implement draft resolution paving the way for the military involvement in Mali on Friday. The resolution seeks for...
Nigeria army killed 30 civilians

Nigeria army killed 30 civilians

Report says 30 civilians have been killed following a disciplinary attack by Nigeria's military after opening fire and burning down buildings in the north-eastern...
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African Union Force incarcerate part of kismayo

The African Union force soldiers have successfully entered the port city of Kismayo on Friday and have been surrender the area after a serious...
NIGERIA MUSLIM WOMEN DEPORTED ON THEIR WAY TO MECCA RETURNED  HOME

NIGERIA MUSLIM WOMEN DEPORTED ON THEIR WAY TO MECCA RETURNED HOME

After spending five days at the airport of Jeddah and Medina Nigerian Muslim women expected to go on pilgrimage to mecca finally returned...
Morocco: Bombardier Aerospace   implanted in Nouaceur

Morocco: Bombardier Aerospace implanted in Nouaceur

The president of Bombardier Aerospace Guy Hachey was received Tuesday by King Mohammed VI in Rabat palace. The Canadian group in Morocco ...
U.S. – Africa flights “tripled in size in three years”

U.S. – Africa flights “tripled in size in three years”

With air traffic between the United States and Africa growing at more than 5 percent annually, the United States air carrier Delta Air Lines...
Crisis hits Air Zimbabwe

Crisis hits Air Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's struggling airline, Air Zimbabwe operations have grounded to a halt after 60 pilots embarked on an indefinite work stoppage Wednesday demanding payment of...
Ethiopia Insurance Corporation struggling to compensate Ethiopian Airlines

Ethiopia Insurance Corporation struggling to compensate Ethiopian Airlines

Ethiopian Airlines has made an overwhelming insurance claim from the state owned Ethiopian Insurance Corporation (EIC) for the crash of one of its aircraft...
Air Arabia: Low-cost revolution in Middle East and North Africa

Air Arabia: Low-cost revolution in Middle East and North Africa

Air Arabia, the UAE carrier, has for the past seven years continued to gain more wind beneath its wings in the Middle Eastern, North...
Cameroon DR Congo plane crash victims found

Cameroon DR Congo plane crash victims found

A private jet that went missing while transporting a group of investors from Yaounde, Cameroon, to Yangadou, a small mining town in Congo was...
Ethiopia accuses Lebanon of hampering plane crash investigation

Ethiopia accuses Lebanon of hampering plane crash investigation

Ethiopia accused the Lebanese government, saying it has been deterring the investigation process of the crashed B-737 aircraft by hiding essential information. Preliminary report of...
Ethiopia: $39m for crashed aircraft, victims’ compensation unclear

Ethiopia: $39m for crashed aircraft, victims’ compensation unclear

ACE Global Markets, a British insurance company, is expected to pay 39 million dollars in compensation for the crash of Ethiopian airlines flight 409,...
Ethiopian PM consoles families of Airline crash victims as list confirms 90

Ethiopian PM consoles families of Airline crash victims as list confirms 90

Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and Girma Wake, CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, have announced their condolences to the families of victims of Ethiopian Airline crash in...
Ethiopia: New Ethiopian Airlines-Boeing deal silences Airbus rumours

Ethiopia: New Ethiopian Airlines-Boeing deal silences Airbus rumours

An agreement reached several months ago between the Ethiopian national carrier, Ethiopian Airlines, and Airbus for the supply of 12 A350 aircraft was rumoured...
Nigerian U.S. plane terrorist a reminder of al-Qaeda sleeper cells in northern Nigeria

Nigerian U.S. plane terrorist a reminder of al-Qaeda sleeper cells in northern Nigeria

A Nigerian suspected of acting on behalf of al-Qaeda, has been detained in America for attempting to blow up a Northwest Airlines Flight 253...
Zimbabwe air-space a danger to Europe-Southern Africa flights

Zimbabwe air-space a danger to Europe-Southern Africa flights

The safety of Zimbabwe’s airspace is in doubt as the southern African country’s meteorological service is incapable of supplying weather information they need. This...
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Aviation: Lufthansa, Brussels, Swiss together in the African skies

Lufthansa, Swiss and Brussels Airlines have merged forces to provide a seamless travel, otherwise known as a ‘free-from-disturbance', product towards Africa. With 200 flights...
Uganda blames South Sudan officials for President’s plane crash scare

Uganda blames South Sudan officials for President’s plane crash scare

The President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir, has finally returned home several hours after the plane he was traveling in narrowly escaped...
Southern Sudan: No sabotage involved in President’s plane crash

Southern Sudan: No sabotage involved in President’s plane crash

Salva Kiir, President of Southern Sudan, has this morning survived a plane crash at the Gulu airfiled in northern Uganda. The accident occured when...
Ethiopian Airlines set to upgrade training academy with French assistance

Ethiopian Airlines set to upgrade training academy with French assistance

The French Development Bank (Agence Francaise de Developement -- AFD) has agreed to issue a loan of up to 30 million euros to the...
Air travel security: African airline companies constitute 45% of European aviation blacklist

Air travel security: African airline companies constitute 45% of European aviation blacklist

The tragic crash of flight A310 Yemenia in June 2009, off the Comoros coast has revived debates over air transport safety. Tuesday, July 14,...
Ethiopian Airlines: Long-term benefits of Dreamliner fleet outweigh delay related inconvenience

Ethiopian Airlines: Long-term benefits of Dreamliner fleet outweigh delay related inconvenience

Following in the footsteps of other international carriers, after they sought compensation for delayed Dreamliners (787) orders, Ethiopian Airlines is rumoured to order Boeing...
Ethiopian Airlines records profits, orders more planes

Ethiopian Airlines records profits, orders more planes

Speaking at the Ethiopian parliament on Wednesday, as he presented the airlines' eight-month performance report, Girma Wake, CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, said that after...
French chopper crash in Gabon not blamed on weather

French chopper crash in Gabon not blamed on weather

A military training session between Gabonese and French troops in Gabon struck disaster struck as a military helicopter carrying about eleven French soldiers crashed...
Kenya signs deal with Qatar to make airport African hub

Kenya signs deal with Qatar to make airport African hub

The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) has signed a Shs 27.3 billion (US$ 350 million) deal with Qatar's Afro-Asia Investment Corporation (AAIC) for the development...
Ethiopian aviation giant snubs East Africa goes to West Africa

Ethiopian aviation giant snubs East Africa goes to West Africa

The Ethiopian Airlines has signed a five-year-long management contract with ASKY, Africa's newest international airline, that is set to provide an air transport link...
African airlines encouraged to work together

African airlines encouraged to work together

Small African airlines have once again been urged to merge or join African alliance groups to withstand stiff competition from across the globe. "We now...
Nigerian bail out of African airlines to reduce unjust EU competition

Nigerian bail out of African airlines to reduce unjust EU competition

Nigerian commercial banks have offered to finance African airlines, whose cash needs for fleet modernization and route expansion is currently estimated at US$60 billion,...
Ethiopian Airlines’ growth to soar despite financial crisis

Ethiopian Airlines’ growth to soar despite financial crisis

The Ethiopian Airlines' projects its earnings will soar to US$ 1.2 billion in the current financial year with a profit margin of more than...
Air Mauritius’ heavy losses highlight global financial crisis

Air Mauritius’ heavy losses highlight global financial crisis

Air Mauritius has announced a loss of 11 million euros for the half year ending 30 September 2008, compared to a profit of 2...