The Story Of The Ethiopian Airlines 767 That Landed At The Wrong Airport
Back in 2013, an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 767 flying from Addis Ababa to Tanzania’s Kilimanjaro Airport inadvertently landed…
Delta Air Lines Drops Cape Town With Nonstop Johannesburg A350 Flights
Delta Air Lines has announced its return to South Africa this August. However, the airline will only serve…
Qatar Airways Innaugurates New Abidjan Route
Qatar Airways has inaugurated its new service to Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, this week. Flight QR1423 landed in Abidjan…
The Top 10 Non-African Airlines To Serve Africa
Africa isn’t a continent that gets a huge amount of attention for aviation, which is a shame. This…
Boeing 727 Set To Be Turned Into Luxury Hotel Experience
A 54 year old Boeing 727 has taken a five-day-long trip across the north of South Africa. Unlike…
Nigeria’s Ibom Air Takes Delivery Of Two Airbus A220s
Ibom Air has taken delivery of two Airbus A220 aircraft this month. These narrowbodies are on lease from…
Kenya Airways’ Fleet In 2021
Founded in 1977, following the dissolution of East African Airways, Kenya Airways is the national flag carrier of…
The Recovery Prospects Of The African Aviation Industry
Before the global health crisis, Simple Flying looked at the growth prospects of African aviation for the 2020s.…
Nigerian Networking: A Look At The Country’s International Routes
With over 210 million people, Nigeria is overwhelmingly Africa’s most populous country and the world’s seventh-largest. It had…
From Uber To Airline: How Lift Is Embracing On Demand Travel
You might think that a mash-up between Uber and an airline would involve some sort of flight hailing…
South African Airways To Relaunch With 51% Private Ownership
On Friday morning, the South African government announced it had found a new private equity partner for South…
Heroic Air Peace Employees Foil Baby Smuggling Plot
Quick thinking Air Peace employees have foiled a pair of baby smugglers about to board a flight to…
Lufthansa May Help Sudan Relaunch Its National Carrier
Ailing national carrier Sudan Airways is reportedly in talks with Lufthansa Consulting to revive the airline’s fortunes. Stumped…
Africa’s Airlines Lost $10.21 Billion In 2020
African aviation was one of the later regions to feel the impact of the virus outbreak at the…
Embraer Sees A Lot Of Potential In Africa – Here’s Why
As the global aviation industry recovers, it is no secret that the airline industry is looking at Africa.…
Alitalia Maintenance Arm Completes C-Check On Air Senegal Airbus A330neo
Alitalia recently announced that its maintenance department had completed a C-check on one of Air Senegal’s two Airbus…
Air France 787 In Bomb Scare At Paris Charles De Gaulle
Upon landing in Paris from Chad on Thursday, an Air France Boeing 787-9 was searched after the pilot…
Ethiopian Airlines 777 Gets Stuck In Mud After Runway Overrun
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 777 found itself in a muddy situation after it skid off the runway at…
Good News For KLM: Netherlands Lifts Flight Ban From South Africa
The Netherlands has finally lifted its flight ban on South Africa after six months of travel restrictions. However,…
Qatar Airways CEO Sees Huge Potential In RwandAir Partnership
In February last year, Qatar Airways announced intentions to purchase a 49% stake in Rwanda’s national carrier, RwandAir.…
Israir Eyes Direct Flights From Tel Aviv To Marrakesh
Tel Aviv-based Israir is planning to begin flights between Israel and Morocco in July. The two countries normalized…
Cabo Verde Airlines Set To Return To The Skies This Month
In a little over two weeks, Cape Verde-based carrier Cabo Verde is set to resume operations. The carrier’s…
Air Sinai’s Airbus A220s Set To Fly For Nigeria’s Ibom Air
With Egyptair set to take over covert subsidiary Air Sinai’s Tel Aviv routes, its two Airbus A220-300s were…
What Happened To Air Malawi?
Air Malawi was the national airline of Malawi, in operation from 1964 to 2013. It was state-owned, despite…