Cabo Verde Airlines Reduces Flights Following ATR 72-500 Grounding
The two ATR 72-500s assigned to Cabo Verde Airlines’ (TACV) domestic network have been grounded since Sunday, August 31, 2025. As a result, the Cape Verdean national carrier is struggling to connect the country’s islands.
Maputo Undertakes the Repayment of LAM Mozambique’s Guaranteed Debt
On September 2, 2025, the Mozambican government, during the 30th Ordinary Session of the Council of Ministers, approved a resolution authorizing LAM to settle its outstanding debt through annual installments. The repayment will be guaranteed by the State in coordination with commercial banks.
Kenya Airways Seeks New Partners to Keep Pan-African Airline Vision Alive After SAA Exit
Kenya Airways (KQ) is seeking new partners to establish a pan-African airline following South African Airways' (SAA) withdrawal from the project, according to CEO Allan Kilavuka in an interview with The Africa Report on September 2, 2025.
Nigeria’s Gateway Air Secures First Aircraft, a CRJ900
Nigeria’s skies are set to welcome a new entrant with the arrival of Gateway Air
South African Airways to Launch Gaborone in November
South African Airways (SAA) announced on September 1, 2025, the introduction of a new twice-daily service between Johannesburg and Gaborone, Botswana, starting November 4, 2025.
TAAG Angola Launches Luanda–Nairobi Passenger Flights
TAAG Angola Airlines has officially inaugurated direct passenger flights between Luanda and Nairobi, strengthening its presence in East Africa. The first service departed Luanda’s Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport on September 1, 2025, and touched down at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).
Namibia Moves Ahead with Plans for New National Airline
Namibia is pushing forward with plans to establish a new national airline, a move aimed at reviving the country’s aviation sector after the collapse of Air Namibia in February 2021.
South Africa’s CemAir Receives Its 8th CRJ900
CemAir continues to expand its regional jet fleet. The South African carrier took delivery of a Bombardier CRJ900 on 1 September 2025, arriving from the United States, from where it had departed just four days earlier.
World Bank Ties Continuation of $65M Madagascar Airlines Funding to Key Steps
Madagascar Airlines is pursuing its Phenix 2030 recovery plan, suppo
Kenya’s Mombasa Air Takes Delivery of First Dash8-100
Mombasa Air Safari marks a major milestone with the arrival of its first Dash8-100, the