Royal Air Maroc to connect Morocco to China from next January

12 september 2019 - 09:53:01

Casablanca, Morocco (PANA) - Moroccan national carrier, Royal Air Maroc (RAM), will connect Casablanca's Mohammed V airport with Beijing-Daxing International Airport from 16 January, a [...] Full text...

Libyan Interior minister denounces repeated attacks on Maitigua airport

02 september 2019 - 22:39:08

Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -  The minister of the Interior of the Libyan government of national accord, Fathi Bachagha, Monday denounced the repeated attacks on Maitigua, [...] Full text...

Burundi takes new measures to improve security in its airspace

02 september 2019 - 12:51:06

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - As part of the implementation of international aviation safety standards, new flight procedures (or air routes), based on satellite guidance and [...] Full text...

Corsair denies resumption of Senegal flights

29 august 2019 - 20:13:23

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Corsair, a subsidiary of the TUI group, on Thursday denied a publication in the Senegalese media on the possible resumption [...] Full text...

No injuries or fire reported after cargo plane force lands in Eastern DR Congo

29 august 2019 - 19:24:32

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A Cargo jet, AH-12B MOTOP 114, from Dubai was forced to land late Wednesday night after sliding off a runway due [...] Full text...

South Africa: SAA suspends flights to Hong Kong

13 august 2019 - 18:18:14

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Airways on Tuesday confirmed that its flights to and from Hong Kong international airport have been cancelled [...] Full text...

South Africa Airways announces daily flights between Accra and Washington

12 august 2019 - 09:39:30

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Airways (SAA) has announced the launch of a daily service between Ghana's capital Accra and Washington DC. It [...] Full text...

Airplane escapes attack at Tripoli international airport

07 august 2019 - 20:17:16

Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -  An airplane of the Libyan airline, ‘Libyan Arab Airlines’, has escaped a new bombardment at the international airport of Maitigua, eastern [...] Full text...

Air Senegal licensed to serve European countries

07 august 2019 - 15:41:07

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese airline, Air Sénégal, has obtained the Truth Country Operator (TCO) license which allows it to serve European countries, the Senegalese [...] Full text...

Ethiopian Airlines inaugurates flights to Bangalore in October

02 august 2019 - 14:11:50

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ethiopian Airlines has announced flights to Bangalore, India, from 27 October. The airline said its Addis Ababa-Bangalore link will have four [...] Full text...

Libya: Flights suspended after closure of Maitigua airport following rocket fall

29 july 2019 - 22:29:18

Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -  The last flights scheduled for Monday from and to Maitigua airport, eastern suburb of the Libyan capital, Tripoli, were cancelled following [...] Full text...

Heat wave at Brussels airport causes RwandAir flight delays, cancellations

26 july 2019 - 14:58:04

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The heat wave at Brussels-Zaventem international airport has caused flight delays and cancellations by Rwanda flag carrier, RwandAir in Kigali on [...] Full text...

Flights resumes at Maitigua airport in Tripoli

23 july 2019 - 11:09:45

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Flights resumed on Tuesday at Maitigua airport, in the eastern suburbs of Tripoli, the airport management has announced. The management on Monday [...] Full text...

EgyptAir to operate three weekly flights to Douala from 21 July

12 july 2019 - 12:39:03

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Egyptian national carrier, EgyptAir, has announced the launch of three weekly flights to Douala, Cameroon, from 21 July as part [...] Full text...

Zimbabwe: IATA meets President Mnangagwa over US$196 million in non-repatriated funds to foreign airlines

10 july 2019 - 15:37:55

Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) met with Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa and a high level government delegation, to discuss US$196 [...] Full text...

South African teenage heroes land in Cairo

09 july 2019 - 12:04:01

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A light aircraft built and flown by a group of South African teenagers landed safely in Cairo on Monday following [...] Full text...

Airplane changes course after new closure of Maitigua airport

07 july 2019 - 21:03:27

Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  An airplane of the Libyan private airline "Al Buraq" changed course to Misrata airport (220 km) after the closure of the [...] Full text...

Air Zimbabwe partner’s Botswana’s Mack Air to boost domestic and regional flights

04 july 2019 - 14:15:28

Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Air Zimbabwe has partnered a Botswana- based air charter airline, Mack Air, for daily and regional scheduled air services in Zimbabwe, [...] Full text...

Congo to use CCTV to protect airports, airfields

04 july 2019 - 12:54:49

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Congo is moving towards the installation of CCTV protection at the country's airports and airfields after the Council of Ministers adopted [...] Full text...

Congo to use CCTV to protect airports, airfields

04 july 2019 - 12:54:49

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Congo is moving towards the installation of CCTV protection at the country's airports and airfields after the Council of Ministers adopted [...] Full text...

ICAO welcomes Congo's efforts at achieving aviation safety targets

01 july 2019 - 23:47:09

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)   -   Experts from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) have commended the Congolese government's efforts at achieving aviation safety targets, commonly known [...] Full text...

Air traffic resumes at Tripoli's Maitigua airport after brief suspension

01 july 2019 - 10:20:33

Tripoli , Libya (PANA) - Air traffic resumed on Monday at Maitigua airport, on the eastern suburbs of Tripoli, after the repair of the runway [...] Full text...

South African dream team lands in Zanzibar

27 june 2019 - 07:50:06

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A group of South African teenagers who are flying a small aircraft they built has arrived safely in Zanzibar. As [...] Full text...

RwandAir inaugurates flights to Tel Aviv

25 june 2019 - 11:36:38

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's national carrier, RwandAir, inaugurated its flights on Monday to Tel Aviv, Israel, the airline said in a statement made available [...] Full text...

RwandAir inaugurates flights to Tel Aviv

25 june 2019 - 11:36:38

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's national carrier, RwandAir, inaugurated its flights on Monday to Tel Aviv, Israel, the airline said in a statement made available [...] Full text...

Plane diverted after shell hits Tripoli's Maitigua airport

24 june 2019 - 10:15:39

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Libyan Airlines plane from Tunis was diverted after a shell hit the plane at Maitigua airport on the eastern outskirts [...] Full text...

Plane diverted after shell hits Tripoli's Maitigua airport

24 june 2019 - 10:15:39

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Libyan Airlines plane from Tunis was diverted after a shell hit the plane at Maitigua airport on the eastern outskirts [...] Full text...

Air Mauritius takes delivery of new plane

21 june 2019 - 08:59:24

Plaisance, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian national airline, Air Mauritius, on Friday morning received a new plane, its second A330neo, named “Chagos Archipelago”, as a [...] Full text...

Air Mauritius takes delivery of new plane

21 june 2019 - 08:59:24

Plaisance, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian national airline, Air Mauritius, on Friday morning received a new plane, its second A330neo, named “Chagos Archipelago”, as a [...] Full text...

Air Mauritius slashes fares on Seychelles route

20 june 2019 - 06:58:38

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Seychelles Tourism and Travel Consultant, Alain St-Ange, has said that Air Mauritius is slashing fares on the Seychelles route, as they [...] Full text...

EgyptAir resumes Sudan flights

10 june 2019 - 09:18:53

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt's national carrier, EgyptAir, resumed its flights on Sunday evening between Cairo and Khartoum, the Sudanese capital, after a suspension of [...] Full text...

Air Mauritius starts operations on 2 July to the Seychelles

04 june 2019 - 07:42:55

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Air Mauritius will begin operations to Seychelles from 2 July 2019, the airline said in the Mauritian capital on Tuesday. In a [...] Full text...

RwandAir to open first direct flight to Tel Aviv in June 2019

29 may 2019 - 20:49:48

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's national carrier, RwandAir, announced on Wednesday that it will open its first direct flight between Rwanda and Israel in June [...] Full text...

EgyptAir resumes flights to Abidjan

29 may 2019 - 20:14:42

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Egyptian national carrier, EgyptAir, will resume flights to Abidjan, the economic capital of Côte d'Ivoire, from 20 June, the company [...] Full text...

São Tomé steps up airport security

23 may 2019 - 07:00:27

Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe (PANA) - The National Institute of Civil Aviation (INAC) of Sao Tome and Principe is implementing an airport security plan [...] Full text...

Kenya Airways struggles on recovery path, net loss down to US$75 million in 2018

30 april 2019 - 19:51:02

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya Airways (KQ's) path to balance sheet recovery has narrowed substantially from its peak full year loss of US$250 million in [...] Full text...

Air Mauritius launches new aircraft, the A330neo

19 april 2019 - 14:15:41

Plaisance, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian airline, Air Mauritius, on Friday launched a new aircraft, the A330neo, at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport in Plaisance, [...] Full text...

RwandAir inaugurates first non-stop flight to Kinshasa

17 april 2019 - 16:09:43

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The first non-stop flight to Kinshasa (DR Congo) by Rwanda's national carrier, RwandAir, was inaugurated on Wednesday, the airline said in [...] Full text...

United Airlines plans New York-Cape Town direct flight

16 april 2019 - 14:23:46

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – United Airlines has confirmed that it will launch a new route between Cape Town and New York, making it [...] Full text...

Brussels Airlines flight to Kigali returns to Brussels after closure of Sudan’s airspace

12 april 2019 - 22:43:03

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Following the military take over in Sudan and the consequent closure of the Sudanese air space, Brussels Airlines passengers heading from [...] Full text...

Activities at Maatigua airport in Tripoli suspended after bombings

08 april 2019 - 15:36:52

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Air navigation was suspended on Monday at Maatigua International Airport, an eastern suburb of Tripoli, after being the target of air [...] Full text...

RAM launches flight service linking Casablanca and Athens

05 april 2019 - 09:56:19

Athens, Greece (PANA) - Moroccan carrier, Royal Air Maroc (RAM), on Thursday launched its first direct flights between Casablanca (Morocco) and Athens in Greece. The airline [...] Full text...

Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed when pilots failed to recover the airplane from ‘nose diving’ - Report

04 april 2019 - 22:44:38

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A preliminary report released Thursday on the accident of Ethiopian Airlines jet that crashed just after taking off from Addis Ababa [...] Full text...

RwandAir's direct flight to Kinshasa postponed to 17 April

01 april 2019 - 16:24:49

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  A new direct flight by Rwanda's national carrier, RwandAir, that was set to be officially launched on 15 April to connect [...] Full text...

RwandAir to open direct flight from Kigali to Kinshasa on 15 April

21 march 2019 - 17:21:53

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's national carrier, RwandAir, is set to open direct flights between Kigali and Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

French investigators help probe Ethiopian Airlines plane crash

14 march 2019 - 12:34:28

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  French investigators have been selected to assist the investigation over the crash of Boeing 737 Max 8 jet plane from Ethiopian [...] Full text...

Boeing temporarily grounds B737 MAX operations after Ethiopia Airlines plane crash

13 march 2019 - 22:34:42

Chicago, Illinois, US (PANA) - US aircraft manufacturer Boeing on Wednesday temporarily grounded its entire 737 MAX operations. In a statement on its website, it said in [...] Full text...

Medical emergency of pregnant women forces Kenya Airways to make emergency landing in Kigali

13 march 2019 - 12:08:09

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A Kenya Airways flight from Nairobi to Bamako, Mali, has made an emergency landing in Kigali after a heavily pregnant passenger [...] Full text...

Ethiopian Airlines recovers flight data, voice recorders from plane crash site

11 march 2019 - 12:43:12

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Ethiopian Airlines on Monday confirmed it has recovered flight data and voice recorders of the ill-fated flight ET302 that crashed on [...] Full text...

Ethiopian Airlines says flight recorders of crashed plane recovered

11 march 2019 - 11:59:24

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Airlines says the flight recorders from its plane that crashed on Sunday shortly after taking off from Addis Ababa [...] Full text...