Switzerland-based Vertis Aviation has announced that a Bombardier Global 6000 will be added to its growing portfolio of marketed aircraft from 1st August 2013. The ultra-long range aircraft will be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With 2025 in the history books, the African aviation sector stands at a pivotal juncture, marked by ambitious infrastructure ...

Africa now has 55 commercially viable intra-African routes without direct flights, up from 45 a year ago, despite growing passenger demand and several new route launches, according to Embraer's 2026 ...

Boeing Africa (BA) significantly raised its long-term aircraft demand outlook for the continent, citing accelerating economic growth and rising air travel across the region. The company now projects ...

Africa presents a “dynamic landscape” for the aviation sector, according to Joep Ellers, Airbus' airline marketing director for the region. Speaking at a press briefing ahead of this year’s Aviation ...

Air Peace recorded Africa's biggest increase in scheduled airline seats in July 2026, according to OAG's latest African ...

Fresh concerns have emerged over the state of Africa’s aviation industry, with the Chief Executive Officer of the Airlines Association of Southern Africa, Aaron Munetsi, warning that airlines are ...

Regional director Somas Appavou has been sales director at Airbus from 2006 to 2017, director of Air Mauritius from 2017 to 2020 and aircraft finance consultant for leasing company Kayan Aviation. As ...

The number of aircraft in the fleet of African airlines’, including operators in Nigeria is expected to grow by about 25 per cent in the next 10 years hitting a 1,400 mark by 2034, an industry ...

Nigeria’s primary aviation gateway, Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS) in Lagos, has broken back into the ranks of Africa’s ...

The International Air Transport Association urges African governments to treat aviation as critical infrastructure for economic growth. At its Focus Africa Conference, IATA highlighted safety, cost ...

Regional hegemony on the African continent has long been contested as countries and regimes rise and fall. Over the decades, countries like Egypt and Algeria have emerged as leading military powers, ...