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Data files from crashed EgyptAir plane sent back to Egypt
Data files from crashed EgyptAir flight MS804 were sent to Egypt on Tuesday after one of the plane’s black box flight recorders was repaired in France, bringing investigators closer to […]
Fastjet investors block attempt to remove chairman
Fastjet Plc investors voted to retain Chairman Colin Child, defeating a move by the African budget carrier’s second-largest shareholder to force out a second top executive within three months. The […]
Ethiopian Airlines takes delivery of continent’s first A350
Ethiopian Airlines, the fastest growing and largest African airline, has become the first African airline to take delivery of an Airbus A350XWB, named the Simien Mountains, today in Toulouse, Paris, […]
How to propel African aviation
Transport World Africa speaks to a panel of international aviation experts to understand the challenges and opportunities facing the African aviation industry today. For Kieran Glyn, sales and marketing executive, […]
Mano River Union wins Albert Taylor award
Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) has announced Mano River Union (MRU) as recipients of the 2016 ATNS Albert Taylor Award. The Sierra Leonean Minister of Transport and Aviation, Mr […]
Second EgyptAir flight recorder found
A second flight recorder with information on crashed EgyptAir Flight MS804 has been retrieved, Egyptian investigators said on Friday. An Egyptian committee investigating last month’s crash into the eastern Mediterranean […]
Air Madagascar off EU safety blacklist
Air Madagascar has been removed from the European Union’s safety blacklist, senior government officials have said. The lift means the state-run airline is allowed to fly within the 28-nation EU […]
African airlines need customer focus, strong customer base
African airlines carry just 18% of all inbound and outbound air traffic on the continent. Tristan Wiggill asked Abel Alemu, regional manager for Southern Africa at Ethiopian Airlines, what African […]
Second solar airport sees light of day
Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has launched its second solar powered airport, this time in Kimberley in the Northern Cape. The opening ceremony was attended and officiated by Minister of […]