African airlines expect better gains in operating profits in 2025, demand rises seen

11 december 2024 - 13:38:43

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Demand for air travel in Africa is focused to increase in 2025 as airlines increase seats available on their routes, the [...] Full text...

ICAO, ‘a powerful example of multilateralism in action,’ says UN chief

06 december 2024 - 05:21:41

New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres marked the 80th anniversary of the signing of the convention that opened the way to mass [...] Full text...

African air passenger demand increases 10.4%

05 december 2024 - 14:38:40

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African airlines saw a 10.4% year-on-year increase in demand, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA) data released on Wednesday.The capacity, [...] Full text...

Global airlines chief urges continental carriers to exploit Africa's growth potential

19 november 2024 - 14:00:28

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - African airlines should take advantage of the existence of a massive population within the continent to grow the aviation footprint, a [...] Full text...

South African Airways launches new direct flight to DRC's Lubumbashi

05 november 2024 - 10:43:58

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The inaugural South African Airways’ (SAA) direct flight between Johannesburg and Lubumbashi in the DRC, took off from OR Tambo [...] Full text...

US, Angola sign Open Skies agreement

22 october 2024 - 04:44:20

Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The US and Angola have signed an Open Skies Air Transport Agreement in Luanda to advance their bilateral aviation cooperation, the [...] Full text...

United Airlines to begin Washington-Dakar direct flights in May 2025

11 october 2024 - 16:14:05

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - United Airlines  plans to fly into the Senegalese capital, Dakar, from May 2025, from its hub in Washington, DC, the airline [...] Full text...

Single sky reform: EC adopts first reading position on efficiency of air space management in EU

26 september 2024 - 11:45:26

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - With a view to improving the overall efficiency of the way in which European airspace is organised and managed, on Thursday [...] Full text...

Lufthansa launches new flight to South Africa

16 september 2024 - 11:08:31

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  Lufthansa has launched flights between Johannesburg and Munich after a 19-year hiatus.Lufthansa’s CEO, Jens Ritter, said Munich is a convenient [...] Full text...

Kenya Airways returns to profitability after a decade

20 august 2024 - 15:09:55

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya Airways has returned to the profit-making territory for the first time in 10 years, marking a significant milestone in its [...] Full text...

Kenya Airways returns to profitability after a decade

20 august 2024 - 15:09:55

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya Airways has returned to the profit-making territory for the first time in 10 years, marking a significant milestone in its [...] Full text...

Algerian civil aviation delegation in Tripoli ahead of resumption of Libyan flights

25 july 2024 - 13:08:55

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation from the Algerian Civil Aviation Authority has visited Maitigua International Airport, in the eastern suburbs of Tripoli, to audit [...] Full text...

Cape Town International Airport ranked second in global survey

16 july 2024 - 10:04:19

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Cape Town International Airport has been ranked second-best worldwide, according to a new global passenger survey. The Airhelp survey, which [...] Full text...

Mali attends 73rd session of the ASECNA Committee of Ministers in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

11 july 2024 - 17:01:55

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali will be taking part in the 73rd Session of the Committee of Ministers of the Agency for the Safety of [...] Full text...

Jordanian delegation arrives in Tripoli ahead of resumption of Royal Jordanian Airlines flights

08 july 2024 - 11:59:23

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation from the Jordanian Civil Aviation Authority and Royal Jordanian Airlines has arrived at Maitigua International Airport, on the eastern [...] Full text...

Libya, EU hold talks to lift the ban on Libyan aircraft from European airspace

16 may 2024 - 10:06:07

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al-Dbaiba, and the European Commissioner for Transport, Adina-Ioana Vălean, on Wednesday met to discuss progress of [...] Full text...

Libya, EU hold talks to lift the ban on Libyan aircraft from European airspace

16 may 2024 - 10:06:07

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al-Dbaiba, and the European Commissioner for Transport, Adina-Ioana Vălean, on Wednesday met to discuss progress of [...] Full text...

Senegal's Blaise Diagne Airport closed after aircraft runs off runway

09 may 2024 - 16:05:19

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Blaise Diagne International Airport (AIBD) in Diass, Senegal, was closed on Thursday after a TransAir plane chartered by Air Sénégal [...] Full text...

Jordanian and Qatari airlines to resume flights to Libya this month

06 may 2024 - 13:15:11

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Transport, Mohamed al-Chahoubi, has announced the return of Royal Jordanian and Qatar Airways flights to and from [...] Full text...

Italian aviation delegation visits Misrata airport to check safety standards

24 april 2024 - 18:14:10

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation from the Italian Civil Aviation Authority has visited Misrata International Airport, 220 km east of Tripoli, to assess the [...] Full text...

Libya,Turkey,Britain sign MOU to finance new Tripoli airport project

04 april 2024 - 13:19:30

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Libyan Airports Authority, Mohamed Beit Al-Mal, Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Turkish company [...] Full text...

'South Africa’s commercial airlines sector has zero fatal accident rate for four decades'

06 march 2024 - 09:15:24

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga says the country's commercial airlines sector has maintained a zero fatal accident rate for [...] Full text...

Two killed in mid-air collision at Nairobi's Wilson airport

05 march 2024 - 13:59:14

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two people were killed in a mid-air collision involving a training and passenger aircraft after take off from Wilson airport in [...] Full text...

UN agency: Air traffic operating above pre-COVID levels

29 february 2024 - 05:58:57

Montreal, Canada (PANA) - The UN aviation agency on Wednesday announced that air traffic levels are operating at around two per cent above their high in [...] Full text...

Royal Air Maroc delegation visits Tripoli's Maitigua airport in preparation for its new service

15 february 2024 - 14:27:16

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation from the Moroccan airline, Royal Air Maroc, has visited Maitigua International Airport, in the eastern suburbs of Tripoli, to [...] Full text...

Ethiopian air cargo to serve Casablanca route

09 january 2024 - 15:04:31

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics Services, the largest air cargo network operator in Africa, has commenced a freighter service to Casablanca, [...] Full text...

Libya, Italy sign air transport agreement

18 december 2023 - 12:48:01

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - An air transport agreement was signed on Sunday between Libya and Italy. The two countries also signed a memorandum of technical cooperation [...] Full text...

Libyan, Italian officials discuss implementation of Tripoli international airport project

12 december 2023 - 14:36:30

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Transport of the Government of National Unity, Mohamed Al-Chahoubi, discussed with the Italian Ambassador to Libya, Giuseppe [...] Full text...

Saudi Airlines resumes direct flights to South Africa

05 december 2023 - 07:59:59

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Tourism on Monday confirmed the return of the Saudi Airlines direct flight between Jeddah and Johannesburg starting [...] Full text...

Libya at the 70th meeting of the ACI Africa Board and Committees in Dakar

16 october 2023 - 21:52:53

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Airports Authority, part of the Libyan Ministry of Transport in the Government of National Unity, is taking part in [...] Full text...

Mali maintains suspension of Air France flights

12 october 2023 - 14:11:25

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian authorities on Wednesday cancelled the authorisation given to the French airline, Air France, to resume flights to Mali from [...] Full text...

Libyan Prime Minister announces opening of Tripoli airport in mid-2024

09 october 2023 - 18:43:33

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's prime minister in the government of national unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, has announced that great progress has been made in [...] Full text...

Italy explains reasons for lifting ban on Libyan aircraft from its airspace

09 july 2023 - 14:09:50

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Ambassador of the Republic of Italy to Libya, Gianluca Alberini, informed the committee set up by the prime minister to [...] Full text...

Italy lifts its airspace ban on Libyan aviation

09 july 2023 - 11:38:25

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The prime minister of the government of national unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, has announced that the Italian government has informed him of [...] Full text...

Libyan, Austrian officials discuss resumption of flights

23 may 2023 - 16:57:15

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan and Austrial officials have discussed the resumption of flights between the two countries at a rate of three flights per [...] Full text...

Italian Civil Aviation delegation visits Tripoli's Maitigua Airport

18 may 2023 - 13:17:50

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation of the Italian Civil Aviation Authority on Wednesday concluded a two-day inspection of Maitigua International Airport, in the eastern [...] Full text...

Kenya: Bird strike stalls Singapore Airlines cargo aircraft take off, flights diverted

17 april 2023 - 12:09:05

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A bird strike on a Singapore Airlines cargo plane, taking off from the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, caused the [...] Full text...

Libyan PM discusses suspension of Libyan aviation ban with ICAO

06 april 2023 - 14:43:52

Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- Libyan Prime Minister of the National Unity Government Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba discussed Wednesday with the Regional Director of the International Civil Aviation Organization [...] Full text...

Libya presents roadmap to lift embargo imposed by Italy on Libyan carriers

20 march 2023 - 16:46:58

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Civil Aviation Authority has presented a roadmap for the lifting of an embargo imposed by the Italian government on [...] Full text...

Towards the lifting of ban imposed on Libyan airlines in European space

02 march 2023 - 15:42:48

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A commission mandated by the Libyan government of national unity held its first meeting to develop an action plan and fast-track [...] Full text...

Botswana aspires to be regional transporter

25 january 2023 - 15:50:02

Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi Wednesday commissioned the refurbished airport in the resort town of Maun, saying the country aspires to be [...] Full text...

Kenya to end US$300 million bailouto Kenya Airways in 2023

20 january 2023 - 18:07:04

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya will end the US$300 million annual bailout of its national airline, Kenya Airways (KQ) in favour of a new business [...] Full text...

Libyan company signs service contract with Air Cairo

13 january 2023 - 18:22:52

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Li,byan ground services company has signed a contract to provide ground and handling services to the Egyptian company, Air Cairo, [...] Full text...

Kenya Airways facing persistent flight disruptions over spare parts shortage

10 january 2023 - 09:32:16

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya Airways said on Tuesday that persistent shortage of crucial aircraft spare parts could lead to travel disruption within its network [...] Full text...

South Africa's OR Tambo International Airport confirms flight delays following refuelling challenges

29 december 2022 - 09:55:27

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA) on Thursday said challenges with the refuelling of aircraft has impacted 41 [...] Full text...

TunisAir acquires new Airbus A320neo aircraft

04 december 2022 - 20:21:39

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian airline, TunisAir, received on Saturday, as part of its programme of new acquisitions, a fourth Airbus A320neo to strengthen [...] Full text...

Libya and Tunisia agree to increase frequency of flights between them

01 december 2022 - 12:30:42

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Communications, Mohamed al-Chahoubi, and the Tunisian Minister of Transport, Rabi Majidi, on Wednesday signed an agreement to [...] Full text...

Air Mauritius gets new CEO

19 november 2022 - 07:59:34

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian airline, Air Mauritius, should have a new general manager, in the person of the Croatian, Krešimir Kučko, as from [...] Full text...

Air Mauritius gets new CEO

19 november 2022 - 07:59:34

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian airline, Air Mauritius, should have a new general manager, in the person of the Croatian, Krešimir Kučko, as from [...] Full text...

More than 30 Libyan airport officials in training in Tunisia on airport management

11 november 2022 - 18:33:22

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 32 Libyan airport employees have been sent to Tunisia for a seven-day training programme in Airport Management Policies [...] Full text...