Kenya’s Renegade Air Adds First CRJ200
Renegade Air is currently completing the final phases of operational testing for the introduction of its first CRJ200. The aircraft, serial number MSN 8033, was delivered in December 2024 to Wilson Airport in Nairobi. With 19 years of service, the
Ghana’s Relax Airlines hopeful about AOC issuance in 1Q25, Begins Dash8-400 Pilot Recruitment
Relax Airlines is moving closer to obtaining its Air Operator Certificate (AOC). According to the airline's CEO, Samuel Wesley-Kirkman, speaking to NewsAero, the company expects to secure the crucial certification by the end of Q1 2025, with a target of February.
Libya's Fly Oya Considers Helicopter Division as Part of Expansion Plans
Founded in mid-2017, Libyan private airline Fly Oya officially commenced operations on April 24, 2022. Since its launch, the company has b
South Africa's Airlink Suspends Flights to Nampula in Mozambique as Court Threatens to Seize Aircraft
Airlink has suspended its operations in Nampula, Mozambique, effective January 7, 2024, in response to an interim court order from Mozambiq
Abuja Revives the Nigeria Air Project
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has tasked Dr. Ibrahim Abubakar Kana, the newly appointed permanent secretary of Nigeria’s Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, with revitalizing the creation of Nigeria Air. Dr. Kana made this announcement during his assumption of office on Monday, January 6, 2025, in Abu
Shanghai Airlines Makes Its Debut in Africa via Casablanca
Shanghai Airlines is enhancing connectivity between China and North Africa with the launch of a new one-stop route to Morocco later this month.
Air Arabia Expands Network with New Flights to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Air Arabia announced on January 7, 2025,
Conakry Estimates $20 Million to Relaunch Air Guinée with a PPP Model
On December 27, 2024, Ousmane Gaoual Diallo, Guinea's Minister of Transport, revealed during his appearance on the public TV show "On fait le point"
Air Cairo Begins Phasing Out Its Oldest A320s
On Monday, January 6, 2025, Air Cairo began the process of retiring its oldest aircraft from its fleet. The first, an 18-year-old Airbus A320, departed Cairo for Teesside in northern England, where it will be dismantled. Three other aircraft are expected to follow in the coming
Kenya Airways Readmitted to Nairobi Stock Exchange After 4-Year Suspension
The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) announced the lifting of the suspension on Kenya Airways (KQ) shares, effective January 5, 2025. The Kenyan airline, which has been suspended from trading since July 2020, will now allow investors to once again buy and sell its stocks on the exchange.