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Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi and Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed attend the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding agreement, that allows Ethiopia to use a Somaliland port, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1 January 2024. Reuters/Tiksa Negeri

Landlocked Ethiopia signs pact to use Somaliland's Red Sea port

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Overcoming barriers: Iata addresses key challenges in African aviation

Overcoming barriers: Iata addresses key challenges in African aviation

20 Nov 2023

British Airways A380 over Cape Town

British Airways starts African and Indian Ocean Islands expansion

20 Sep 2017

Does Africa only have three facilities to repair aircraft?

Does Africa only have three facilities to repair aircraft?

David Ajikobi 15 Sep 2017

Kenya Airways becomes official sports ministry carrier

Kenya Airways becomes official sports ministry carrier

Timothy Olobulu 11 Sep 2017

Abdul Khaliq Saeed

Abdul Khaliq Saeed new CEO of Etihad Airways Engineering

8 Sep 2017

African airlines record largest year-on-year increase in demand for air cargo

African airlines record largest year-on-year increase in demand for air cargo

7 Sep 2017

Dana Air recruits, trains more Nigerian pilots in South Africa, Spain

Dana Air recruits, trains more Nigerian pilots in South Africa, Spain

Abdullateef Aliyu 6 Sep 2017

Bruno Gutierres, Head of Airbus BizLabs

Aerospace accelerator Airbus Bizlab launches #Africa4Future challenge in Southern Africa

25 Aug 2017

Airlines spend N50bn annually on aircraft maintenance overseas

Airlines spend N50bn annually on aircraft maintenance overseas

Chinedu Eze 21 Aug 2017

Image by joyfull (Supplied)

Nairobi sees 22% boost in domestic air travel capacity

Josephine Wawira 18 Aug 2017

Africa's travel market experiencing healthy growth, Lagos falls short

Africa's travel market experiencing healthy growth, Lagos falls short

16 Aug 2017

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African airlines fly high with cargo on the back of a strong economy

Allan Olingo 15 Aug 2017

Airbus Little Engineers initiative comes to Africa

Airbus Little Engineers initiative comes to Africa

7 Aug 2017

How to use blockchain to reinvent asset management

Bas de Vos 1 Aug 2017

Photo by Andrey Larin via Unsplash

Why aviation is unprofitable

Chinedu Eze 31 Jul 2017

Photo by Andrew Branch via Unsplash

Rwanda concludes agreement for new Bugesera Airport

27 Jul 2017

Radisson Blu Hotel & Convention Centre, Kigali. (Image Source: )

AHIF, AviaDev and WTA Africa are all happening at the same time, in the same place

26 Jul 2017

BA introduces refurbished Boeing 747-400s to Lagos

BA introduces refurbished Boeing 747-400s to Lagos

24 Jul 2017

IATA, A4A launches year-long campaign to improve baggage tracking

IATA, A4A launches year-long campaign to improve baggage tracking

21 Jul 2017

Etihad adds year-round flights to Egypt, Nigeria

Etihad adds year-round flights to Egypt, Nigeria

17 Jul 2017

Air Seychelles introduces state-of-the-art passenger handling technology at home airport

Air Seychelles speeds up passenger processing with new state-of-the-art technology

14 Jul 2017

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High demand sees Fastjet bulk up Zimbabwean capacity

12 Jul 2017

EasyJet new member of international airline association in Germany

EasyJet new member of international airline association in Germany

10 Jul 2017

Swissport to invest Sh6.2bn in equipment, training

Swissport to invest Sh6.2bn in equipment, training

7 Jul 2017

Africa to launch single air transport market in 2018

Africa to launch single air transport market in 2018

6 Jul 2017

Drones could offer multi-faceted support in disaster relief

Drones could offer multi-faceted support in disaster relief

5 Jul 2017

Trent XWB engine

Rolls-Royce to provide Ethiopian Airlines with 20 Trent XWB engines

28 Jun 2017

Longer wait for Kenyans to fly drones

Longer wait for Kenyans to fly drones

22 Jun 2017

10 benefits of using drones for business

10 benefits of using drones for business

22 Jun 2017

Fastjet takes 'Best African Low-Cost Airline' title

Fastjet takes 'Best African Low-Cost Airline' title

21 Jun 2017

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flydubai increases frequency to Tanzania with flights to Kilimanjaro

19 Jun 2017

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British Airways A380 over Cape Town

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Does Africa only have three facilities to repair aircraft?

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Kenya Airways becomes official sports ministry carrier

Kenya Airways becomes official sports ministry carrier

Timothy Olobulu 11 Sep 2017

Abdul Khaliq Saeed

Abdul Khaliq Saeed new CEO of Etihad Airways Engineering

8 Sep 2017

African airlines record largest year-on-year increase in demand for air cargo

African airlines record largest year-on-year increase in demand for air cargo

7 Sep 2017

Dana Air recruits, trains more Nigerian pilots in South Africa, Spain

Dana Air recruits, trains more Nigerian pilots in South Africa, Spain

Abdullateef Aliyu 6 Sep 2017

Bruno Gutierres, Head of Airbus BizLabs

Aerospace accelerator Airbus Bizlab launches #Africa4Future challenge in Southern Africa

25 Aug 2017

Airlines spend N50bn annually on aircraft maintenance overseas

Airlines spend N50bn annually on aircraft maintenance overseas

Chinedu Eze 21 Aug 2017

Image by joyfull (Supplied)

Nairobi sees 22% boost in domestic air travel capacity

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Africa's travel market experiencing healthy growth, Lagos falls short

Africa's travel market experiencing healthy growth, Lagos falls short

16 Aug 2017

Konstantin von Wedelstaedt via

African airlines fly high with cargo on the back of a strong economy

Allan Olingo 15 Aug 2017

Airbus Little Engineers initiative comes to Africa

Airbus Little Engineers initiative comes to Africa

7 Aug 2017

How to use blockchain to reinvent asset management

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Photo by Andrey Larin via Unsplash

Why aviation is unprofitable

Chinedu Eze 31 Jul 2017

Photo by Andrew Branch via Unsplash

Rwanda concludes agreement for new Bugesera Airport

27 Jul 2017

Radisson Blu Hotel & Convention Centre, Kigali. (Image Source: )

AHIF, AviaDev and WTA Africa are all happening at the same time, in the same place

26 Jul 2017

BA introduces refurbished Boeing 747-400s to Lagos

BA introduces refurbished Boeing 747-400s to Lagos

24 Jul 2017

IATA, A4A launches year-long campaign to improve baggage tracking

IATA, A4A launches year-long campaign to improve baggage tracking

21 Jul 2017

Etihad adds year-round flights to Egypt, Nigeria

Etihad adds year-round flights to Egypt, Nigeria

17 Jul 2017

Air Seychelles introduces state-of-the-art passenger handling technology at home airport

Air Seychelles speeds up passenger processing with new state-of-the-art technology

14 Jul 2017

Gordon Zammit via

High demand sees Fastjet bulk up Zimbabwean capacity

12 Jul 2017

EasyJet new member of international airline association in Germany

EasyJet new member of international airline association in Germany

10 Jul 2017

Swissport to invest Sh6.2bn in equipment, training

Swissport to invest Sh6.2bn in equipment, training

7 Jul 2017

Africa to launch single air transport market in 2018

Africa to launch single air transport market in 2018

6 Jul 2017

Drones could offer multi-faceted support in disaster relief

Drones could offer multi-faceted support in disaster relief

5 Jul 2017

Trent XWB engine

Rolls-Royce to provide Ethiopian Airlines with 20 Trent XWB engines

28 Jun 2017

Longer wait for Kenyans to fly drones

Longer wait for Kenyans to fly drones

22 Jun 2017

10 benefits of using drones for business

10 benefits of using drones for business

22 Jun 2017

Fastjet takes 'Best African Low-Cost Airline' title

Fastjet takes 'Best African Low-Cost Airline' title

21 Jun 2017

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flydubai increases frequency to Tanzania with flights to Kilimanjaro

19 Jun 2017

26 airlines fail to complete NCAA certification process

26 airlines fail to complete NCAA certification process

Abdullateef Aliyu 13 Jun 2017

‘African Airline of the Year' goes to Ethiopian Airlines

‘African Airline of the Year' goes to Ethiopian Airlines

9 Jun 2017

African initiatives fall short of global aviation standards

African initiatives fall short of global aviation standards

Dianna Games 6 Jun 2017

Egypt to suspend air links with Qatar from today

Egypt to suspend air links with Qatar from today

6 Jun 2017

New flight management system to boost air safety - CAA

New flight management system to boost air safety - CAA

Paul Adude 5 Jun 2017

#AfricaMonth: Improving civil aviation safety can boost African air travel

#AfricaMonth: Improving civil aviation safety can boost African air travel

Bennie Langenhoven 31 May 2017

RwandAir launches flights to London

RwandAir launches flights to London

Peterson Tumwebaze 26 May 2017

Flights resume as NCAA certifies Abuja airport

Flights resume as NCAA certifies Abuja airport

19 Apr 2017

Kenya Airways, GE, Boeing donation to boost aviation training

Kenya Airways, GE, Boeing donation to boost aviation training

10 Apr 2017

Fastjet taking you places with its new campaign

Fastjet taking you places with its new campaign

7 Apr 2017