Airline News Qatar Airways Africa Expansion: Daily Flights to Cape Town, Lusaka, Durban and More From June 2026 by Oluwafemi Kehinde 3 months ago by Oluwafemi Kehinde 3 months ago 1.5K views Qatar Airways is going all in on Southern Africa. From 16 June 2026, the Doha-based carrier will roll out sweeping increases in frequency across five cities: Cape Town, Durban, Maputo, … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Airline News Binani Air Takes Off as Nigeria’s First Female-Founded Airline by Oluwafemi Kehinde 3 months ago by Oluwafemi Kehinde 3 months ago 1.4K views Nigeria welcomed a landmark new carrier on May 11, 2026, when Binani Air launched scheduled commercial operations on the Abuja-Lagos corridor, flying Embraer E170 regional jets. The launch adds capacity … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Airline News Africa Aviation Growth in 2026: Why Airlines Are Expanding by Oluwafemi Kehinde 3 months ago by Oluwafemi Kehinde 3 months ago 1.2K views When the Middle East erupted in renewed conflict in late February 2026, airlines scrambled. Airspace closed. Fuel costs spiked. Insurance premiums climbed. Yet something unexpected followed: Africa’s skies stayed open … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Airline News Air Peace International Routes: Expanding Across Africa by Familugba Victor 3 months ago by Familugba Victor 3 months ago 1.3K views Nigeria’s aviation sector has seen plenty of ambition and plenty of wreckage. Airlines launch, struggle, and fold with grim regularity. Yet Air Peace, founded in 2013 by Allen Onyema, has … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Airline News Africa World Airlines and West Africa’s Aviation Growth by Familugba Victor 3 months ago by Familugba Victor 3 months ago 794 views Regional aviation in West Africa has never attracted more attention or more money. Carriers are adding routes, airports are expanding terminals, and passengers are choosing the plane over the road … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Africa Tourism NewsAirline NewsNews and InsightsVisas, Policy & Infrastructure Ethiopian Airlines Visa Partnership Redraws How Africa Pays to Fly by Oluwafemi Kehinde 3 months ago by Oluwafemi Kehinde 3 months ago 447 views On April 29, 2026, Ethiopian Airlines and Visa inked an expanded agreement to grow co-branded payment card products across Africa and beyond. The Ethiopian Airlines-Visa partnership builds on a long-standing … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Africa Tourism NewsAirline NewsNews and Insights RwandAir vs Kenya Airways: Which African Carrier Is Better for Continent-Wide Travel? by Familugba Victor 3 months ago by Familugba Victor 3 months ago 558 views The Rwanda Air vs Kenya Airways debate is one of African aviation’s most consequential right now. Two carriers. Two hub cities. Two very different strategies for capturing the continent’s fast-growing … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Airline News African Airline Fuel Crisis Threatens Smaller Carriers by Oluwafemi Kehinde 3 months ago by Oluwafemi Kehinde 3 months ago 551 views Africa’s airline sector is fighting for its survival. At the IATA Focus Africa 2026 Conference, held in Addis Ababa on April 29–30 and hosted by Ethiopian Airlines, Mesfin Tasew, Group … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Airline News Inside Ethiopia’s $12.5 Billion Bishoftu International Airport Project by Oluwafemi Kehinde 3 months ago by Oluwafemi Kehinde 3 months ago 687 views Ethiopia is rewriting the African aviation story as construction crews broke ground on Bishoftu International Airport in January 2026, launching what Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali called the largest … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail
Airline News Ethiopian Airlines Expands African Routes in 2026 by Familugba Victor 3 months ago by Familugba Victor 3 months ago 764 views African aviation is moving fast. Ethiopian Airlines, the continent’s largest and most profitable carrier, announced a significant expansion of its African routes in early 2026, adding new destinations, increasing flight … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTelegramEmail