Air Burkina suspends flights to Mali following ECOWAS sanctions

11 january 2022 - 11:29:08

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's national carrier, Air Burkina, announced on Monday that it has suspended flights to Mali, in conformity with sanctions [...] Full text...

Libyan officials discuss ways to lift ban on Libyan airlines

11 january 2022 - 11:21:28

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Senior officials of the Libyan foreign ministry and Civil Aviation Authority on Monday met to discuss the coordination of efforts to [...] Full text...

South Africa: Emirates extends South African travel ban

03 january 2022 - 13:35:45

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Emirates Airlines on Monday announced it was extending its South African travel ban until at least 10 January. This is [...] Full text...

Ethiopian Airlines named 'Best African Airline' for fourth time in a row

24 december 2021 - 16:51:35

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Airlines has again been named winner of the "Best African Airline Award" from Skytrax, which many describe as “the [...] Full text...

South Africa's national carrier announces flight changes

24 november 2021 - 19:20:26

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Airways has announced that it will stop flying to Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, from 1 December [...] Full text...

Moroccan delegation visits Tripoli's Maitigua airport

12 november 2021 - 12:05:33

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation of the Moroccan Civil Aviation Authority has visited Maitigua International Airport, in the eastern suburbs of Tripoli, to enquire [...] Full text...

Virgin Atlantic to resume Cape Town flights

15 october 2021 - 17:02:07

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Virgin Atlantic on Friday announced Friday it would resume direct flights from Heathrow to Cape Town's International Airport much [...] Full text...

Tunisair pilots seek greener pastures at Air Senegal

07 october 2021 - 19:19:18

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Due to a difficult financial situation, a number of Tunisair pilots are obliged to leave the country and head for foreign [...] Full text...

Maltese Airline flight marks resumption of air service with Libya

20 september 2021 - 18:07:14

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Maltese Airlines landed Monday at Maitigua Airport in Tripoli, marking the resumption of direct flights between the Libyan capital and [...] Full text...

Libya and Egypt agree resumption of regular flights from 30 September

19 september 2021 - 16:33:38

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Civil Aviation Authority  and its counterpart in Egypt have agreed to take the necessary steps to resume flights between the [...] Full text...

Libyan airlines to resume services to Cairo

18 september 2021 - 10:34:12

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Transport Mohamed al-Shhoubi have agreed with Egyptian Minister of Aviation Mohamed Manar on the resumption by Libyan airlines [...] Full text...

Maltese airline to launch first Valletta-Tripoli flight on Monday

17 september 2021 - 10:28:44

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Maltese airline, Medavia, will launch its first direct flight between Valletta and Maitigua airports in Tripoli on Monday, Libyan government [...] Full text...

Ethiopian Airlines, Boeing sign landmark agreement on aviation collaboration

30 august 2021 - 20:04:05

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Airlines and US commercial aircraft manufacturer, Boeing, have signed an agreement to create an aviation hub in Africa, [...] Full text...

Libyan officials discuss mechanisms to lift EU ban on its airspace

05 august 2021 - 11:56:45

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Deputy Foreign Minister Omar Katti reviewed with the aviation authority the mechanisms for lifting the ban on its airspace imposed [...] Full text...

Libya and Malta agree to resume flights

02 july 2021 - 10:17:58

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya and Malta have agreed to resume flights between the two countries, after establishing safety and executive arrangements, in accordance with [...] Full text...

Libya and Malta agree to resume flights

02 july 2021 - 10:17:58

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya and Malta have agreed to resume flights between the two countries, after establishing safety and executive arrangements, in accordance with [...] Full text...

Egyptian civil aviation delegation visits Tripoli

31 may 2021 - 10:26:23

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - An Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority delegation on Sunday paid a visit to Maitigua International Airport, an eastern suburb of Tripoli, to [...] Full text...

Tunisair flight arrives at Maitigua airport in Tripoli after seven years of interruption

17 may 2021 - 21:03:28

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Tunisian airline, Tunisair, Monday landed at the international Maitigua airport, eastern suburb of the capital, the first flight of the [...] Full text...

Tunisair to resume flights to Libya from Monday

17 may 2021 - 10:13:46

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Othman Jarandi, has announced the resumption from Monday of flights of the Tunisian national carrier, [...] Full text...

TunisAir postpones resumption of Libya flights until 15 May

27 april 2021 - 11:45:33

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian national carrier, TunisAir, announced on Monday that it has postponed to May 15 the resumption of services to Tripoli [...] Full text...

Kenyan Air Force boosts military fleet

21 april 2021 - 11:40:05

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -  Kenya's Air Force has launched its fleet of newly acquired C-145 Skytruck aircraft, supplied in a purchase deal entered with the [...] Full text...

Kenyan Air Force boosts military fleet

21 april 2021 - 11:40:05

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -  Kenya's Air Force has launched its fleet of newly acquired C-145 Skytruck aircraft, supplied in a purchase deal entered with the [...] Full text...

Open skies air transport agreement between US and Congo enters into force

20 april 2021 - 07:13:33

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Air Transport Agreement between the United States of America and Republic of the Congo entered into force on Monday, [...] Full text...

Ethiopian Airlines agrees to pilot global aviation travel pass

26 march 2021 - 15:06:38

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Airlines has agreed to pilot a global vaccines travel verification pass introduced by the International Air Transport Association (AITA), [...] Full text...

Business plan to revive Air Burkina presented to Prime Minister

26 march 2021 - 09:22:26

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A US company on Thursday presented a business plan to revive Burkina Faso's national carrier, Air Burkina, to Prime Minister [...] Full text...

Kenya Airways joins AU vaccine tamper proof plan to curb fake coronavirus test certificates

08 march 2021 - 12:32:57

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya Airways has partnered with the African Union and the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to implement [...] Full text...

Kenyan airports win Airports Council International Africa Best Awards

04 march 2021 - 13:04:34

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Airports Council International (ACI), a global trade representative of the world's airport authorities, has awarded two Kenyan airports the Best Airport by [...] Full text...

Kenyan airports win Airports Council International Africa Best Awards

04 march 2021 - 13:04:34

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Airports Council International (ACI), a global trade representative of the world's airport authorities, has awarded two Kenyan airports the Best Airport by [...] Full text...

Seven Nigerian Air Force officers killed in plane crash buried

26 february 2021 - 10:02:36

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Thursday buried the remains of seven young officers who died on 21 February when their [...] Full text...

Kenya Airports Authority gets International Airport Council recognition

19 february 2021 - 18:34:00

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Airports Council International (ACI) has recognized Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) in its World's Voice of the Customer Initiative.   KAA is the [...] Full text...

Kenya Airways to resume bi-weekly flights to Rome in June

16 february 2021 - 17:44:56

Kenya, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya Airways has announced the return of flights to Italy’s capital, Rome, following a near one-year hiatus triggered by the coronavirus [...] Full text...

Global airline passenger traffic falls by 67% - Report

06 february 2021 - 15:24:42

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The year 2020 was one of the most challenging years for the aviation industry which saw passenger traffic fall by 67 [...] Full text...

Sky Mali makes maiden flight from Bamako to Timbuktu

03 february 2021 - 10:37:31

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A new airline in Mali, Sky Mali, made its maiden commercial flight on Monday on the Bamako-Timbuktu route. The airline, which will [...] Full text...

Air travel down 60 per cent, as industry losses top $370 billion: ICAO

16 january 2021 - 08:55:37

Montreal, Canada (PANA) - A new report from the UN’s air transportation agency confirms there was a “dramatic” fall in international air travel due to coronavirus [...] Full text...

Misrata-Tunis flights resume after several months of interruption

02 january 2021 - 11:36:55

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -After an interruption of several months, flights between Misrata airport, 220 km east of Tripoli, and Tunis, Tunisia, resumed on Friday from [...] Full text...

Morocco, Israel to re-establish regular flights

25 december 2020 - 15:59:00

Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Moroccan Minister of Tourism, Handicrafts, Air Transport and Social Economy, Nadia Fettah Alaoui, has announced the commencement of regular  flights between [...] Full text...

Tunisia suspends air links with UK, South Africa and Australia

21 december 2020 - 13:54:13

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has suspended air links with the United Kingdom, South Africa and Australia from Monday until further notice, the Ministry of [...] Full text...

Kenya creates air services wing to improve airspace safety

17 december 2020 - 16:36:49

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya has created a new air support department with a fleet of 36 aircraft, manned by a personnel force of 273, [...] Full text...

Ethiopian Crisis: Ethiopian Airlines resumes flights to capital of Tigray state

16 december 2020 - 10:22:12

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian carrier, Ethiopian Airlines, has resumed flights to Mekelle, the capital of the troubled Tigray state, following the reopening of [...] Full text...

Flights between Tripoli and Sfax resume after 10-year stoppage

16 december 2020 - 08:55:11

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Flights from Libya's Tripoli-Maatiga International Airport to the Tunisian city of Sfax resumed on Tuesday after a stoppage that lasted nearly [...] Full text...

Direct flights resume between Tripoli and Sfax in southern Tunisia

12 december 2020 - 10:06:47

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Direct flights between Tripoli and Sfax in southern Tunisia will resume on 15 December, the management of Maitigua International Airport in [...] Full text...

Guterres spotlights ‘critical role’ of aviation in pandemic recovery

07 december 2020 - 12:30:28

New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General has called for critical support for the aviation sector, badly hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, to [...] Full text...

US Aviation Administration gives order for Boeing 737 MAX to fly again

18 november 2020 - 15:55:41

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator, Steve Dickson, on Tuesday signed an order that paves the way for the Boeing [...] Full text...

Libyan airline company resumes flights to Tunisia

17 november 2020 - 05:36:55

Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - The Libyan air transport company made its first flight on Monday from Tripoli International Airport, Maatig, to Tunis Carthage International Airport, [...] Full text...

American group to take over Air Burkina

21 october 2020 - 17:25:02

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government and an American Group, African Global Development, are putting final touches to a final agreement under which [...] Full text...

Afriqiyah Airways flight linking Tripoli and Benghazi arrives after months of suspension

16 october 2020 - 21:42:21

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A plane of Libya’s state-owned Afriqiyah Airways arrived Friday at the international airport of Benina (Benghazi) from the international Maitiga airport [...] Full text...

Emirates resumes weekly flights to Entebbe, Muscat

02 october 2020 - 11:16:20

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Emirates has resumed weekly flights to Entebbe and Muscat, the airline announced on Friday. In a press statement in Nairobi the airline [...] Full text...

Libya, Tunisia airspace to open next month

28 september 2020 - 10:52:51

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The reopening of the airspace between Libya and Tunisia is scheduled to start in early October, Libyan airline Afriqiyah Airways announced [...] Full text...

Jambojet opens campaign to encourage domestic travel

24 september 2020 - 22:50:13

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Regional low-cost carrier Jambojet has partnered with various players in the travel industry to launch a campaign to encourage domestic travel, [...] Full text...

Tanzania lifts suspension of Kenyan flights

16 september 2020 - 14:52:59

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania has lifted the suspension of all Kenyan flights into the country with immediate effect. The move follows Kenya’s decision [...] Full text...