International support for air safety drive and better traffic growth reported for Africa

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) will be "totally supporting" the implementation of the Abuja Declaration on African aviation safety, IATA regional VP: Africa Mike Higgins said recently in Sandton, north of Johannesburg. He was...

African aviation growth accelerating – Boeing

US aerospace group Boeing has reported that the rate of growth in airline traffic in Africa has been better than it forecast last year."There's growth in demand, growth in point-to-point [traffic] in passengers," Boeing VP sales (Africa, Latin...

Ethiopian Airlines takes the lead in Africa with its first Boeing 787

Ethiopian Airlines took delivery on Tuesday of its – and Africa’s – first Boeing 787 Dreamliner, at the US planemaker’s main base at Seattle in Washington state in the US. The airline has a further nine 787s on order. “Today begins the...

Company Announcement: Ethiopian Receives its First 737 Boeing Sky Interior

Ethiopian Airlines is pleased to announce that it has received its first next-generation Boeing 737-800 with the new Boeing Sky Interior on 22 November 2011. This is the first 737-800 with Boeing Sky Interior of ten to be delivered over the next...

Company Announcement: Ethiopian Airlines announces order of four 777 Boeing Freighters

Ethiopian becomes the first African carrier to order Boeing's 777 Freighter - Ethiopian will use new freighters to replace existing freighter fleet with more efficient and capable airplanes to meet increased cargo demand throughout Africa