African Aviation Experts Endorse Model Deal to Unlock Open Skies
Aviation experts from 19 countries across five African regional blocs have endorsed a model bilateral air services agreement, a step officials say could accelerate the continent’s decades-long push to liberalize [...]
RwandAir Expands Fleet With Two Planes, Expects a Third in Q4
RwandAir, Rwanda's national carrier, has expanded its fleet in August with two leased Boeing 737-800 aircraft, bolstering its capacity for short and medium-haul flights. “RwandAir is pleased to have resolved [...]
Kenya Airways Share Price Dips by 20% After KSh 12.15Bn Half-Year Loss
Kenya Airways shares fell sharply on Wednesday after the airline posted a KSh 12.15 billion half-year loss for the six months ended June 2025, its third-largest interim loss on record. [...]
Kenya Airways Swings Back to Losses
Kenya Airways swung to a KSh 12.15 billion half-year net loss for the period ended June 30, 2025, from a KSh 513 million profit a year earlier. Total revenue declined [...]Parliament Proposes New Use of Aviation Levy Proceeds
Parliament has introduced a bill that could change how proceeds from the country’s aviation levy, charged per passenger, are distributed, with the Cabinet Secretary retaining powers to adjust the US$ [...]COMESA to Probe Proposed Acquisition of Two Planes Leased by Kenya Airways
The COMESA Competition Commission has opened an inquiry into the proposed acquisition of two planes currently leased in Kenya, in a deal involving global lessor Azorra Aviation Holdings, LLC and [...]Kenya's Airports to Phase Out Use of Toxic Firefighting Foams
Kenya is among five countries whose major airports are set to benefit from a US$ 82.5 million project to phase out firefighting foams containing PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), hazardous [...]Keeping African Skies Affordable is a Shared Responsibility
The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) has often been asked why ticket fares in Africa have been on the rise, more than doubling from pre-COVID to date. As an aviation industry [...]AfDB to Arrange Financing for Ethiopia's US$ 10bn Mega Airport
Ethiopia has moved closer to building Africa's largest airport after signing a mandate letter with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to arrange financing for a new greenfield facility in Bishoftu. [...]AFRAA Warns Against Profit-Driven Airport Concessions, Months After Adani Deal Cancelation
An emerging trend across Africa is the increasing outsourcing of airport services and operations to private sector businesses through concessioning agreements. “These private entities are motivated by profit and often [...]Africa’s Aviation Lifts Off 113mn Flyers, JKIA Ranks Top Ten Busiest Hubs
Africa's aviation industry is poised for strong growth, with the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) projecting passenger numbers to rise to 113 million in 2025, a 15.3% increase from 2024. “African airlines are increasingly [...]Aviation Regulator Approves Konza City as First Drone Corridor to Boost Long-Range Operations
Kenya has approved the Konza technopolis as its first airspace dedicated entirely to drones, giving a green light to long-range flights that could soon deliver medicine, monitor crops, and respond [...]
