Africa

Ethiopian Airlines is to operate a four-times-a-week service from Addis Ababa to Manchester Airport at a time when capacity between the UK and Africa is increasing.

An agreement has been signed designed to enhance cooperation and aviation infrastructure development in Africa.

A ceremony to celebrate the forthcoming Routes Africa route development forum has been held in Accra.

An Angolan consortium has signed a firm purchase agreement for six new Bombardier Q400s to be used on regional routes where larger aircraft are not economically viable.

Ghana Airports Company Limited MD John Attafuah outlines the country's ambitious network development plans.

Tewolde GebreMariam is the latest industry heavyweight to join the line-up for the Routes Africa 2018 Conference Programme.

Tunisia’s airports are hoping to develop new air services in anticipation of a return in the market next year.

African airports must develop non-aeronautical revenue streams alongside capacity and network growth plans, a high-level conference has heard.

Airports and governments across Africa must work together to ensure the continent can access new markets, ACI World director general Angela Gittens has said.

A closer look at the facts and figures shaping the host country of Routes Africa 2018.

The location for Routes Africa 2018 is set to be revealed in the next few weeks.

Michael Yohannes from Ethiopian Airlines explains more about the carrier's strategy from the UK to help achieve its long-term ambitions.

The much-delayed Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) will be formally established in the coming days, but can it achieve its aims of creating a unified air transport market in Africa?

Ethiopian Airlines has finalised a shareholder agreement with the Zambian government to relaunch the southern African country’s national carrier.

ASM is hosting two of its flagship courses, The Fundamentals of Route Development and Route Traffic Forecasting Data Tools & Techniques in London this spring.

ASM offers the world’s most comprehensive route development training program, specifically tailored for Europe, Middle East and Africa.

ASM is hosting two of its flagship courses in December, set against the backdrop of the world-famous Manchester Christmas markets.

Introducing the world’s most comprehensive air service development training programme, specifically tailored for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Rwanda, a small landlocked country in east-central Africa, has put its troubled past behind it and is now looking to enhance transport links in the region, helped by its national carrier, RwandAir.

African governments need to work together to stimulate trade and improve connectivity.

Bombardier has forecast strong global growth for 60- to 150-seat range over the next 20 years, with the manufacturer’s Imed Ben Abdallah explaining why the turboprop aircraft could become a critical tool to develop domestic networks in Africa.

RwandAir has opened a new hub in Cotonou at the same time as the governments of Benin and Rwanda revealed plans to launch a joint venture airline.

Routesonline analyses the African aviation industry, taking a monthly look at the top routes served and revealing the airlines that are dominating the market. We also rank the top ten airports by available seat capacity and examine the most common aircraft used.

While its rivals Emirates Airlines and Etihad Airways are looking closely at the sustainability of their business models, Qatar Airways shows no signs of slowing its incredible network growth and surprised guests at this year’s Arabian Travel Market in Dubai this week by revealing an additional 12 new markets that should see the airline service in 2018.

Long-haul arrivals in Western Europe are on the increase – showing its resilience in the face of last year’s terror attacks. It has taken over a year to recover, but long-haul arrivals are starting to surge again, reaching visitor numbers higher than those seen before the Paris attack in November 2015, reports ForwardKeys.