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In a significant move that
signals the growing ambition of West African carriers, Nigerian airline
ValueJet has secured a landmark charter
agreement with Angolan operator Heli
Malongo, marking the Lagos-based company's first
substantial commercial footprint outside West Africa. Under the terms of
the… read more
Uganda Airlines is navigating one
of the most challenging chapters in its brief history, with its
interim Chief Executive Officer Girma Wake
openly attributing the recent grounding of several aircraft to serious
maintenance shortcomings identified soon after he assumed leadership in
February. The revelations she… read more
Nigeria's
position as one of Africa's most influential aviation markets is set to
receive a substantial lift as Etihad
Airways intensifies its preparations for a return to
Lagos. The United Arab Emirates flag carrier has taken a decisive
commercial step by appointing APG Nigeria
as its General Sales … read more
African airlines have emerged as one of the
strongest performers in global aviation for June 2026,
even as the wider industry recorded an overall contraction in passenger
demand. Fresh figures released by the International Air
Transport Association (IATA) reveal that carriers on the
continent posted a … read more
Operations
have returned to normal at Cape Town International
Airport (CPT), one of Southern Africa's busiest aviation
gateways, following a temporary shutdown caused by an aircraft incident
on the main runway. The Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) confirmed
that flight activities have resumed, although travellers s… read more
West
African aviation has just gained a fresh, strategic corridor as
Air Peace officially launched scheduled
flights on the Lagos–Conakry–Bamako route, a
bold step that deepens intra-African connectivity and reinforces
Nigeria's role as a rising aviation hub. The inaugural flight departed
from Termin… read more
Southern
Africa's regional aviation network is set for another welcome boost as
Airlink, South Africa's leading regional
airline, prepares to launch a brand-new scheduled service between
Lanseria International Airport (HLA) and
Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport
(HRE) in Har… read more
West
Africa's biggest carrier, Air Peace, has
widened its footprint across the continent with the launch of a
brand-new Lagos–Douala–Libreville service,
coming barely twenty-four hours after the airline began operations on
its Lagos–Conakry–Bamako corridor. The back-to-back rollouts signal a
bold new… read more
Nigeria's regional
aviation landscape is entering an exciting new chapter as the government
of Sokoto State, in the country's
northwestern corner, has taken delivery of the first two of three
Embraer E145 aircraft destined for its
airline start-up, Caliphate Air. The
carrier is curre… read more
Regional
connectivity within South Africa is set to receive a welcome lift as
CemAir, the country's growing regional
carrier, prepares to expand its schedule out of
Bloemfontein. From 4 August
2026, the airline will roll out two additional weekly
return services, giving passengers mo… read more
ValueJet Expands Into Angola With Strategic CRJ900 Charter Deal Serving Offshore Oil Industry
Uganda Airlines Interim CEO Blames Fleet Groundings on Maintenance Gaps, Charts Recovery Path
Etihad Airways Names APG Nigeria as GSA Ahead of Daily Lagos Launch in March 2027
IATA Figures For June
Cape Town International Airport resumes runway operations after Kenya Airways tyre burst
Air Peace Opens New Lagos–Conakry–Bamako Corridor, Boosting West African Skies
Airlink Launches First-Ever Lanseria to Harare Scheduled Flights, Opening New Zimbabwe Gateway
Sokoto State Welcomes First Embraer Jets as Caliphate Air Prepares for Nigerian Skies
CemAir Boosts Bloemfontein Links with Extra Weekly Flights to Durban and George from August
