By Aljazeera The United States has warned pilots that planes operating out of Ethiopia’s main international airport – one of busiest in Africa – could be “directly or indirectly exposed to ground weapons fire and/or surface-to-air fire” if the country’s spiralling conflict nears the capital, Addis Ababa. A Federal Aviation Administration advisory cited the “ongoing clashes” between
By Derek Nseko On the 14 and 15th of November 2009, African ministers and government representatives in charge of civil aviation under the auspices of the AU (then OAU), signed up to an agreement that bound their respective states to a decision that would see the full liberalization of air transport services on the continent. African
By Andrew Curran. An Ethiopian Airlines Airbus suffered extensive wing damage after a hard landing in Johannesburg earlier this month. The incident damaged a jet just one-year-old and is the latest in a series of incidents to dog the airline. Images later posted online reveal damage to the jet’s right wingtip. ADS-B data indicates the
South African Airways (SAA), yesterday, concluded plans to resume the Lagos-Johannesburg operations beginning from December 12, 2021. The carrier, just emerging from crisis, has brought options on the lucrative route that also has Air Peace airlines. SAA has been flying to Nigeria for the past 23 years and the resumption of the service is a
Leonardo announced it has sold four AW169 light intermediate twin engine helicopters to Bestfly of Angola. This contract marks the entry of the AW169 into the African market with the first purchase from major local operator. The introduction of the 4.6/4.8 tonne AW169 is a significant boost to Bestfly’s air operations in Angola. It will be conducting
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