Tag: Africa

In the event of intensified competition in the air transportation business in East Africa’s airspace, aviation experts and other stakeholders say the time could be ripe for localising flights across the region. Generally, domestication of flights in this context means that a flight from any of the six-member nations of the East African Community (EAC) would not be considered as […]

Massive Chinese investment pouring into Africa has led to the rapid expansion of air traffic between the east Asian country and the continent. There are currently eight direct flights operating on an average day between China and African nations. That is a huge increase from less than a decade ago when airlines averaged less than one flight a day. At […]

Governments from Kenya to South Africa are struggling to turn around loss-making state-owned airlines through restructuring or by bringing on board private partners. Ethiopian Airlines has bucked the trend, providing a model that Kenya hopes to emulate by renationalising its flag carrier. Following is a summary of the financial position of major African airlines and selected nationalised carriers globally: AIR […]

Africa is an important market for Gulf airlines, but they face some security, safety and infrastructure challenges. Earlier this month, a delegation from the Arab Civil Aviation Organisation (ACAO) met with their African counterparts from the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) during a meeting in Abu Dhabi. The gathering was attended by Saif Mohammed Al Suwaidi, Director-General of the UAE […]