Airline News

On June 3, 2026, Brussels Airlines touched down at Kilimanjaro International Airport for the first time, carrying 248 European passengers and receiving a ceremonial water salute. The landing marked more …

Morocco is writing Africa’s boldest airport modernisation story, and it is doing so with public money, development finance, and a clear deadline.  North Africa Post reports that the European Bank …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …