On 22 August, Egyptian Holding Company for Airports and Air Navigation reported a surge in passenger numbers for July 2024 compared to July 2023. According to the report passenger numbers were up 7.7% this July to reach 4.7 million passengers compared to 4.35 million passengers last July. The highest increase was witnessed at Cairo International…
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Air Cairo to Commence Direct Flights from Cairo to Cologne this October
Air Cairo has announced that it will commence new direct flights from Cairo to Cologne starting from October 27th with 2 weekly flights every Sunday & Thursday. In mid August Air Cairo launched weekly Luxor – Kuwait service to be operated using an Airbus A320. The announcements made earlier this month comes hours after receiving…
Ibom Air Boosts Fleet With Additional Airbus A220-300
Ibom Air has received an additional Airbus A220-300 to its fleet. The airline’s acquisition of this new aircraft on 10th August at Lagos Murtala Muhammed Airport is a strategic move to boost its capacity and meet growing demand for its product. In October 2021, Ibom Air put in a firm order for 10 Airbus A220-300…
Qatar Airways Invests in Airlink to Boost African Network
Qatar Airways Group has acquired a 25% stake in Southern Africa’s premier independent regional carrier, Airlink. The announcement is a continuation of the multi award-winning airline’s ambition to further develop its operations across the African continent. The investment in Airlink – which flies to more than 45 destinations in 15 African countries – will enhance…
Astral Aviation Launches Freighter Flight from Guangzhou, China to Africa
Astral Aviation Limited has announced the launch of its inaugural flight from the People’s Republic of China. This landmark flight, departing from the bustling city of Guangzhou to Nairobi with an onward connection to Maputo, the capital of the Republic of Mozambique, marking a significant milestone in the airline’s expansion into the Asian market. The…
GE Aerospace Commits $1 Billion to Its MRO Network to Support Unprecedented Aftermarket Ramp-Up
It’s been a pretty good year for airline travel so far. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) recently reported that, as of May, total global air travel had increased 10.7% year over year. What’s more, IATA estimates that the world will set a new record for the total number of air travelers in 2024 (4.96 billion), and air cargo…
Airline Industry will Spend $291 Billion on Fuel in 2024, $100 Billion More than Five Years Ago
After a significant drop caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, global airline fuel spending has been continually rising and is on the brink of setting a new record this year. According to data presented by Stocklytics, the global airline industry is forecasted to spend a whopping $291 billion on fuel in 2024, or $100 billion more than…
Uganda Airlines to Commence flights to Abuja, Lusaka and Harare in September
Uganda Airlines has announced the introduction of scheduled services to three new international destinations namely Abuja, Harare, and Lusaka commencing in September 2024. Speaking at the route announcement Uganda Airlines Chief Executive Officer Ms. Jenifer Bamuturaki noted that these additions to the network will increase Uganda’s connectivity to the rest of Africa and bring more…
Ethiopian Airlines Signs a Contract with Dar Al-Handasah to Develop a Mega Airport City
Ethiopian Airlines Group has signed a technical advisory and consultancy contract with Dar Al-Handasah Consultants (Shair and Partners), a partner with the world-renowned signature architects Zaha Hadid Architects, to embark on the design and supervision of a Mega Airport City at Abusera in Bishoftu city. This state-of-the-art airport city, located just 40km from Addis Ababa…
Kenya Airways Posts First Profit in 10 Years Fuelled by High Passenger Numbers
Kenya Airways PLC has announced a significant milestone in its journey towards profitability, marking the first time the airline has reported a profit after tax since 2013. For the first half of the financial year ending June 30, 2024, the airline achieved a profit after tax of Kshs 513 million, from the Kshs 21.7 billion…