Emirates resumes passenger flights to Dar es Salaam, five other destinations

10 july 2020 - 15:11:51

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Emirates airlines plans to restore services to a further six destinations, among them Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The resumption of passenger flights [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Togo to reopen air traffic after 3-month closure

02 july 2020 - 14:59:28

Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo is preparing to reopen its air space to traffic, suspended for more than three months due to coronavirus, PANA learned [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Egypt reopens airports after three-month closure over Covid-19

02 july 2020 - 14:12:49

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt on Wednesday reopened its airports for international flights for the first time in more than three months since suspension over [...] Full text...

Jambojet retains Affrica, Middle East most reliable Dash-8 operator award

29 june 2020 - 16:45:48

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - For the second year in a row, regional low cost carrier, Jambojet, has been awarded the 2019 Dash 8-400 Africa and [...] Full text...

COVID-19: Nigeria's airports set for reopen as officials issue COVID-19 compliant guidelines

27 june 2020 - 18:23:20

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Passengers travelling abroad through Nigeria’s airport terminals are required to arrive five hours before departure in order to undergo Coronavirus (COVID-19) [...] Full text...

Congolese Senate passes air transport bills

27 june 2020 - 16:29:12

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese Senators gathered in a plenary session on Friday in Brazzaville, adopted four bills relating to air transport between Congo, Belgium, [...] Full text...

Air Mauritius to resume commercial flights on 1 September

18 june 2020 - 09:11:38

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian flag carrier, Air Mauritius, plans to resume its flights, which were suspended on 29 March due to the coronavirus pandemic [...] Full text...

Air Mauritius to resume commercial flights on 1 September

18 june 2020 - 09:11:38

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian flag carrier, Air Mauritius, plans to resume its flights, which were suspended on 29 March due to the coronavirus pandemic [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Passengers for Nigeria's domestic flights asked to report three hours before takeoff

16 june 2020 - 07:51:10

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on Monday said that passengers who would travel upon resumption of flights must be [...] Full text...

Egypt considers gradual resumption of international flights

31 may 2020 - 17:56:00

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt is considering a ‘gradual resumption’ of international flights in the second half of June or first half of July, Cabinet [...] Full text...

Egypt considers gradual resumption of international flights

31 may 2020 - 17:56:00

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt is considering a ‘gradual resumption’ of international flights in the second half of June or first half of July, Cabinet [...] Full text...

Tunisair threatened with bankruptcy

16 may 2020 - 12:11:41

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Faced for several years with acute financial difficulties due, in particular, to a plethora of employees and an aging fleet, Tunisair [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Ghana resumes domestic flights with strict health safety protocols

04 may 2020 - 07:38:14

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Domestic flights have resumed in Ghana as the country slowly eases some restrictions imposed to contain the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. The local [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: TunisAir temporarily reduces salaries of employees abroad

29 april 2020 - 17:50:26

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian flag carrier, TunisAir, has temporarily reduced by 50% salaries of its employees overseas. The airline said on Tuesday that it is [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Air Mauritius placed under voluntary administration

23 april 2020 - 07:33:38

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian national aviation company, Air Mauritius, has been placed under voluntary administration, “because of recent developments worldwide relating to the [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Air Mauritius placed under voluntary administration

23 april 2020 - 07:33:38

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian national aviation company, Air Mauritius, has been placed under voluntary administration, “because of recent developments worldwide relating to the [...] Full text...

RwandAir suspends fights to Mumbai after India border closure over coronavirus concern

13 march 2020 - 12:33:50

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's national carrier, RwandAir, has suspended all flights to Mumbai, India, after the Indian authorities announced new measures to close the [...] Full text...

RwandAir suspends fights to Mumbai after India border closure over coronavirus concern

13 march 2020 - 12:33:50

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's national carrier, RwandAir, has suspended all flights to Mumbai, India, after the Indian authorities announced new measures to close the [...] Full text...

Flights diverted from Tripoli's Maitigua airport to Misrata

04 march 2020 - 11:19:18

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Flights by the various Libyan airlines were diverted from Maitigua airport in the eastern suburbs of Tripoli on Wednesday, the target [...] Full text...

Brazilian Embraer seeks position in Gabon

24 february 2020 - 17:53:28

Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The commercial director of the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer, Gad Wavomba, plans to introduce this brand of plane in Gabon after [...] Full text...

Mali to launch a new airline before late March

17 february 2020 - 11:15:40

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali wants to launch a new airline before late March , the Director-General of the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC), Oumar [...] Full text...

Air transport in Africa contributes over US$50 billion of GDP - AFRAA

15 february 2020 - 11:07:43

Cotonou, Benin(PANA) - Air transport in Africa contributes more than US$50 billion to GDP, the  African Airlines  Association (AFRAA) said in a statement sent to [...] Full text...

Increase in passenger traffic at Cape Verdean airports

13 february 2020 - 17:10:44

Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde's airports handled nearly 2.8 million passengers in 2019, a new historical record for air traffic in Cape Verde, [...] Full text...

Niger's Zinder Airport joins ASECNA group of agencies

11 february 2020 - 15:18:02

Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Zinder airport, located 900 km east of Niamey, on Tuesday became part of the group members of the Agency for the [...] Full text...

Qatar Airways acquire 49 pct shareholding at RwandAir in first ever deal

06 february 2020 - 00:23:22

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  -  Qatar Airways is set to acquire 49 percent shares in Rwanda's national carrier, RwandAir, in a first ever deal, a statement [...] Full text...

RwandAir suspends temporarily all flights to China over coronavirus fears

31 january 2020 - 13:14:03

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's national carrier, RwandAir, announced on Friday that it would be suspending all flights to the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou [...] Full text...

RwandAir suspends temporarily all flights to China over coronavirus fears

31 january 2020 - 13:14:03

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's national carrier, RwandAir, announced on Friday that it would be suspending all flights to the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou [...] Full text...

Royal Air Maroc temporarily suspends flights to China

31 january 2020 - 09:22:49

Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan national carrier, Royal Air Maroc, has suspended flights between Casablanca and Beijing from 31 January to 29 February. The suspension [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: Air Mauritius suspends direct flights to Shanghai

29 january 2020 - 17:20:23

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) -  The Mauritian national airline, Air Mauritius, on Wednesday decided to suspend all its flights to Shanghai with effect 31 January 2020, [...] Full text...

Libyan FM calls Haftar's threats on civilian flights 'war crime'

24 january 2020 - 15:44:24

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -Libyan Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Government of National Accord (GNA), has said that the threats by General Command spokesperson, Maj-Gen. [...] Full text...

GNA announces resumption of air traffic from Maitigua airport

23 january 2020 - 18:29:39

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Council of Ministers of the National Accord Government on Thursday announced the resumption of air traffic from the Maitigua International [...] Full text...

Tripoli's Maitigua airport closed twice to flights in less than 24 hours

23 january 2020 - 10:13:00

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Flights were suspended late on Wednesday evening for the second time in less than 24 hours at Maitigua airport, at the [...] Full text...

Royal Air Maroc launches new Casablanca-Beijing line

17 january 2020 - 10:08:29

Casablanca, Morocco (PANA) - Moroccan national carrier, Royal Air Maroc (RAM), on Thursday announced the launch of a new route from Casablanca to the Chinese [...] Full text...

Khartoum airport reopened to traffic

15 january 2020 - 08:58:32

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Wednesday said Khartoum International Airport has been reopened for local and international flights as an insurgency in an area [...] Full text...

TunisAir to lay off 4,800 employees

09 january 2020 - 17:53:53

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The CEO of the Tunisian airline company, TunisAir, Iléys Mnakbi, announced at the company's general meeting on Wednesday that 4,800 employees [...] Full text...

UN expresses sincere condolences to families of victims of Sudan military plane crash

04 january 2020 - 14:26:49

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Gwi-Yeop Son, has expressed her profound sadness by the tragic loss of life [...] Full text...

Gabon removed from airline companies' blacklist

03 january 2020 - 18:31:47

Libreville, Gabon (PANA)   -  Gabon, which has been blacklisted since 2008 in the European Union (EU) airspace, was Friday removed from the black list, an [...] Full text...

Sudan military plane crashes in West Darfur killing all 18 on board

03 january 2020 - 13:09:07

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A Sudanese military Antonov An-12 plane has crashed in Western Sudan killing all 18 people on board. The Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla [...] Full text...

Flights suspended at Maitgua airport in Tripoli

03 january 2020 - 09:45:44

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Air traffic was suspended on Friday morning until further notice at Tripoli's Maitigua airport, the airport's management announced, a sign of [...] Full text...

Equatorial Guinea's Celba airline opens Malabo-Niamey route

20 december 2019 - 16:18:02

Niamey, Niger (PANA) -  Equatorial Guinean airline Ceiba Intercontinental made its maiden flight on Thursday from Malabo to Diori Hamani International Airport of  Niamey, Niger. The [...] Full text...

Cape Town welcomes first direct flight from New York

19 december 2019 - 05:51:00

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Cape Town has welcomed the inaugural United Airlines direct flight from New York with city officials saying it augers [...] Full text...

Kenya Airways blames dip in 2019 profit on increased competition

18 december 2019 - 14:23:10

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya Airways has announced that its net profit for the year ended December 2019 will decline by at least 25, on [...] Full text...

Ethiopian Airlines launches Lomé-Houston route

17 december 2019 - 12:05:15

Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Ethiopian Airlines on Monday inaugurated its new route from Lomé to Houston, the capital of Texas in the United States of [...] Full text...

Qatar airways lands in Botswana

16 december 2019 - 12:47:14

Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Qatar airways made its maiden landing in Gaborone, Botswana, on Sunday following President Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi’s assurance that Qatar Airways will [...] Full text...

Congo: Asecna committed to securing air transport in Africa

12 december 2019 - 15:25:42

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The representative in Congo of the Agency for the Safety of Air Navigation in Africa and Madagascar (Asecna), Joachim Tchissambou, said [...] Full text...

First flight takes off from Tripoli's Maitigua airport after three-month interruption

12 december 2019 - 10:00:58

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Flights resumed from Maitigua International Airport, on the eastern suburbs of Tripoli, on Thursday, after nearly three months of interruption. According to [...] Full text...

First flight takes off from Tripoli's Maitigua airport after three-month interruption

12 december 2019 - 10:00:58

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Flights resumed from Maitigua International Airport, on the eastern suburbs of Tripoli, on Thursday, after nearly three months of interruption. According to [...] Full text...

Qatar Airways gains controlling stake in Rwandan airport

10 december 2019 - 09:58:09

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Qatar Airways has signed an agreement with the government of Rwanda for a 60% stake in the Bugasera international airport, the [...] Full text...

Qatar Airways gains controlling stake in Rwandan airport

10 december 2019 - 09:58:09

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Qatar Airways has signed an agreement with the government of Rwanda for a 60% stake in the Bugasera international airport, the [...] Full text...

TunisAir plane forced to land after false alert

07 december 2019 - 12:33:05

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A TunisAir plane was forced to make a forced landing on Friday in Marseille, France, after taking off from London's Heathrow [...] Full text...