Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The Ethiopian Airlines on Friday dismissed as â? speculativeâ?, reports that pilot error was behind the Beirut crash that killed 90 people in January, saying investigations were likely to take long to reach co n clusions into the possible reasons behind the crash. Full text...

Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenya Airways has been declared the African Business Air line of the Year, the airline announced here on Friday. Full text...

Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Presidential Sub-committee on proffering solutions t o challenges facing the airline industry in Nigeria Thursday submitted its repor t to the federal government. Full text...

Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Africa recorded the worldâ?s worst air accidents in 2009, with five major air disasters, resulting in the loss of five main jets and several deaths, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on T h ursday. Full text...

Abidjan- Cأ´te d'Ivoire (PANA) -- The Association of African Airlines (AFRAA) on Friday honoured two former execurives of the defunct Air Afrique, Fousseny Konat أ © and Aoussou Koffi, PANA reported from here. Full text...

Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- An Ethiopian Airlines executive insisted Friday t hat investigators into the Beirut air crash cannot rule out the possibility of s a botage based on the examination carried out on one of the black boxes. Full text...

Abidjan- Cأ´te d'Ivoire (PANA) -- The Association of African Airlines (AFRAA) is meeting on Friday in Abidjan, the Ivorian economic capital, to discuss the failu r e of several national airlines in West and Central African countries. Full text...

Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Ethiopian authorities and the Lebanese government officials exchanged blame on Wednesday, over the possible cause of the 25 Janua r y crash of an Ethiopian Airlines jetliner taking off from Beirut. Full text...

Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Lebanon will hand over the recovered Flight Data Recorder (Black Box) belonging to the crashed Ethiopian Airlines jetliner to the French authorities for investigations, Ethiopian Airlines Chief Executive Office r Girma Wake said Sunday. Full text...

Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Ethiopian Airlines said Sunday the recovered blac k box of the doomed flight ET409 is to be decoded in France. Full text...

New York- US (PANA) -- The United Nations on Thursday extended its heartfelt symp athy to the government and people of Ethiopia over the recent Ethiopian Airlines plane crash off the Mediterranean coast of Lebanon, The Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission of Africa (ECA), Abdoulie Janneh, conveyed the sympathy message at the opening of the 16th Ordinary Sessio n of the African Union (AU) Executive Council in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Full text...

Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- African airlines recorded a 6. Full text...

Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- President Jacob Zuma of South Africa has offere d condolences to the government and families of those who died in Monday's crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane shortly after takeoff from Beirut, Lebanon. Full text...

Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The rescue team involved in the search for surviv ors and bodies from the Ethiopian airlines plane (Boeing 737-800), which crashed into the Mediterranean Sea, has identified 16 of the 60 bodies retrieved so far. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Flag carrier Nigerian Eagle Airline on Monday consoles Ethiopian Airlines over the crash of its Boeing 737-800 plane with 90 passengers on board in the early hours of the day. Full text...

Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- About 60 of the 90 people aboard the Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed into the Mediterranean Sea are confirmed dead, according to Ethiopiaâ?s Government Communication Affairs Office (GCAO). Full text...

Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- About 60 of the 90 people aboard the Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed into the Mediterranean Sea are confirmed dead, according to Ethiopiaâ?s Government Communication Affairs Office (GCAO). Full text...

Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The US has condoled with the government and peopl e of Ethiopia over Monday's crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409, with 90 peop l e on board, shortly after taking off from Beirut, Lebanon, en route Addis Ababa. Full text...

Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- An Ethiopian Airlines' aircraft with 90 people on board crashed into the Mediterranean Sea early Monday, few minutes after depart i ng from Beirut Airport in Lebanon. Full text...

Addis Ababa-Ethiopia (PANA) -- An Ethiopian airlines plane,flying from Beirut to Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, has crashed shortly after taking off from th e Lebanese capital. Full text...

Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Brussels Airlines company has hailed Gambia Internationa l Airlines (GIA) for winning "the most passionate and improving handling company â ? award within the African Network in 2008, PANA reported Tuesday. Full text...

Kigali- Rwanda (PANA) -- The Rwandan Committee of Independent Experts, investigat ing the attack on the plane of former President Habyarimana, has accused France o f "hiding" the flight recorder of the Presidential plane which was shot down, PA N A reported from here. Full text...

Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) has called for the tightening of security in African airports. Full text...

Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria Thursday rolled out new measures aimed at enhanc ing airport security and flight safety, in the aftermath of the failed attempt by a 23-year-old Nigerian, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, to bomb a U S passenger plane on Christmas Day, and the subsequent listing of Nigeria on the US security watch list. Full text...

Praia- Cape Verde(PANA) -- The privately-owned Cape Verdian airline, Halcyonair, has announced plans to fly to several West African capitals. Full text...

Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- The new arrival and departure terminals of the Angolan I nternational Airport (4 de Fevereiro) was opened for business Tuesday, the Angol a n News Agency (ANGOP) said in a news dispatch, received by PANA. Full text...

Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- Airports in South Africa will not be equipped w ith full body scanners despite heightened security concerns, after a Nigerian man smuggled explosives on to a US-bound Northwest airline plan e. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- Ghana has acquired a full body scanner to be installed at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra, the West African countryâ?s only international airport, as it steps up security in the wake of n ews that the Christmas Day Nigerian would-be bomber was in Ghana before his abortive mission. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigerian aviation authorities said here Wednesday they w ould upgrade security system at the nation's airports to "three dimensional Tota l Body Imaging Scanner". Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- Ghanaian authorities have stepped up security at the count ry's sole international airport, Kotoka International Airport in Accra, followin g the incident in the US at the weekend, when a Nigerian attempted to blow up a D e lta Airlines plane just before it touched down in the US. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The regulatory Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) Tuesday summoned the management of Morocco's national carrier Royal Air Maroc over cases of delay ed baggage following complaints by passengers. Full text...

Brazzaville- Congo (PANA) -- The management of the airports of Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire and Ollombo, all in the Republic of Congo, has been concessioned to German group Egis Segap for 25 years Egis Segap comprises Lufthansa Consulting, Aerco and Egif Avia, according to the contract signed with the Congolese government. Full text...

Brussels- Belgium (PANA) -- The Belgian airline, Brussels Airlines, is to launch a new regional airline in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), called Korongo, the management of the Belgian airline told PANA on Wednesday. Full text...

Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- Air Zimbabwe said Wednesday it was engaged in talks wi th the South African Airways (SAA) for a partnership allowing it to fly domestic routes in South Africa during next year's World Cup finals to supplement SAA's c a pacity. Full text...

Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- The SA Airlink airline will not be grounded des pite its shaky safety record, the transport department said on Monday. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The 'Fly Nigeria Policy', which is being planned by the Nigerian government to compel government officials travelling overseas to fly lo c al airlines plying such routes, will boost the fortunes of the airlines, many of which have complained of huge challenges hampering their operations. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- The inaugural meeting of sectoral Chief Executive Officers for aviation, airports, air navigation services and airlines of West Africa ope n ed here Thursday to consider various issues relating to the sector, an ECOWAS Commission statement said. Full text...

Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) â" The Ethiopian Airl-ines has won a fourth industr y honour, â?Airline of the Year Awardâ?, totalling five awards in 12 months. Full text...

Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The African Airlines Association (AFRAA), at its 41st An nual General Assembly in Maputo, Mozambique, from 22-24 November, appointed Mr. Full text...

Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- Zimbabwe said Tuesday it planned to sell a controlling stake in Air Zimbabwe, the country's national carrier. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's largest commercial airline Arik Air has launch ed its non-stop Lagos-New York flight, the first between the two destinations by a Nigeria airline in over 10 years. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- With the last hurdle scaled, Nigeria's largest commercia l airline Arik Air is set to launch a non-stop Lagos-New York flight Sunday, the airline said in a statement here. Full text...

Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- A senior aviation official in Zimbabwe said Wednesday that British Airways would start flights to the country next year, two years after abandoning the route on viability grounds. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Air passenger traffic increased by 17. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's main gateway Murtala Muhammed Internation Airport in Lagos has complied with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) standard on aviation security, according to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), a US agency responsible for security in all modes of transportation. Full text...

Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The African aviation industry, which is among the top 10 fast growing in the world, will need nearly 930 new aircraft valued at over US$ 112 billion, aircraft manufacturer, Airbus, disclosed Friday. Full text...

Moroni- Comoros (PANA) -- A Kenyan private airline, African Express, on Wednesday started a flight linking the Comoran capital, Moroni, to the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. Full text...

Windhoek- Namibia (PANA) -- An Angola-bound light cargo plane crashed shortly aft er takeoff from Namibiaâ?s Eros Airport Sunday, killing three people including t he pilot. Full text...

Kigali- Rwanda (PANA) -- A Rwandan plane, Rwandair Express, on Thursday hit an ai rport building at the Kigali international airport on take off for a flight to E n tebbe, Uganda, killing one person and leaving several others wounded. Full text...

Brussels- Belgium (PANA) -- The Angolan Minister of Transport, Tomas Augusto Silv a, will arrive here on Friday to begin a working visit during which he will be r e ceived by the President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Durao Barroso, P A NA learnt from the Angolan diplomatic source in the Belgian capital. Full text...