South African Airways plunges in world aviation rankings
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Airways (SAA), which has been battered by years of financial woes, continues to slide down the ranks [...] Full text...
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The following are the results of international friendly football matches played by African countries on Tuesday
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Ghana aviation body cautions Delta Airlines against temporarily using aircraft number N-195DN for Accra flights
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Civil Association Authority (GCAA) has cautioned Delta Airlines against temporarily using its aircraft with registration number N-195DN for flights [...] Full text...
EgyptAir announces special Tripoli - Sharm el-Sheikh flights from Tuesday
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - EgyptAir has announced that it will start operating special flights between the airport of Maitigua, in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, and [...] Full text...
Ethiopian Airlines includes four new Airbus 350-1000 series in new fleet
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Airlines has upgraded its existing orders for Airbus A350-900 aircraft to the A350-1000, becoming the first African carrier to [...] Full text...
US-Tanzania Open Skies Air Transport agreement goes into force
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The U.S.-Tanzania Air Transport Agreement, which establishes a modern civil aviation relationship with Tanzania consistent with U.S. Open Skies international aviation [...] Full text...
Libya, Tunisia agree to increase frequency of flights to Tunisia from 3 Libyan airports
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya and Tunisia have agreed to increase the number of flights to Tunisia from three Libyan airports - Misrata (West), Sebha [...] Full text...
Tunisair Express to resume Djerba-Tripoli flights on 2 June
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian airline, Tunisair Express, has announced the resumption of its regular flights between Djerba in Tunisia and the Libyan capital, Tripoli, [...] Full text...
Facilitating return of Turkish airline to Libya discussed in Tripoli
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the National Unity Government (GNU), Najla al-Mangouch, on Sunday met in [...] Full text...
EgyptAir plane lands in Benghazi, eastern Libya, after seven years suspension of flights to Libyan city
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A plane of the Egyptian airline, EgyptAir, landed on Monday in Benina International Airport in Benghazi, from the Egyptian capital, Cairo, [...] Full text...
Ethiopian Airlines CEO quits after overseeing four-fold growth in a decade
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Airlines Chief Executive Tewolde GebreMariam has stepped down from the company to focus on his health after serving the [...] Full text...
Domestic flights resume in Libya after more than two weeks of suspension
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Domestic flights resumed on Tuesday in Libya to serve cities in the eastern region after more than two weeks of suspension.
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UN SG adviser calls for rapid resumption of civilian flights between Tripoli and Benghazi in eastern Libya
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Libya, Stephanie Williams, has urged the relevant authorities in Libya to quickly resume civilian flights [...] Full text...
South African airlines cleared to fly again
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – British Airways and Kulula flights are allowed to start operating with immediate effect after the South African Civil Aviation [...] Full text...
Officials discuss 2022 budget allocations to Libya's airports
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Transport of the Government of National Unity discussed the financial allocations for airports for the year 2022, [...] Full text...
Greek delegation in Libya to explore ways to establish air links
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Greek delegation on Wednesday visited Benina International Airport in Benghazi, Libya's second largest city, to study the airport's flight operation [...] Full text...
Ethiopian Airlines returns B737 fleet back to the skies
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Airlines flew the B737 MAX aicraft back to the skies on Tuesday on an inaugural flight from Addis [...] Full text...
Libyan authorities discuss resumption of international flights
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - An expanded meeting was held on Wednesday at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tripoli, focusing on ways [...] Full text...
TunisAir suspends all flights to Burkina Faso
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian airline, TunisAir, decided on Monday evening to suspend all its flights to Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, until further notice, following [...] Full text...
Air Burkina suspends flights to Mali following ECOWAS sanctions
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
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
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Emirates Airlines on Monday announced it was extending its South African travel ban until at least 10 January.
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Ethiopian Airlines named 'Best African Airline' for fourth time in a row
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...