Global air transport body moves to inject artificial intelligence into air cargo operations

12 march 2026 - 10:56:02

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A new mobile phone application, rooted in artificial intelligence, has been launched, to assist air cargo operators to enhance efficiency in [...] Full text...

Ghana Airport renamed Accra International Airport

23 february 2026 - 19:28:03

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghanaian authorities have renamed the Kotoka International Airport as Accra International Airport.According to a statement issued by the Ministry of [...] Full text...

Flights between South Africa and St Helena suspended

11 february 2026 - 09:11:08

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – All commercial flights between South Africa and St Helena have been suspended, abruptly severing the island’s primary air connection [...] Full text...

Qantas launches new Perth/Johannesburg route

22 december 2025 - 11:48:41

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Qantas, flag carrier of Austrialia, has launched a new direct service that connects Johannesburg and Perth, Western Australia. Flights QF65 [...] Full text...

Sudan's Civil Aviation Authority announces opening of two air routes

07 december 2025 - 17:37:01

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Civil Aviation Authority has announced the re-opening of two new air routes for air transport, as part of [...] Full text...

AU Commissioner outlines $30 billion infrastructure investment plan for aviation

30 october 2025 - 13:19:12

Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The African Union Commissioner for Infrastrcuture and Energy, Lerato D. Mataboge, African Union Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, has announced an [...] Full text...

First flight lands at Khartoum airport despite two drone strikes in 24 hours

23 october 2025 - 04:35:40

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A civilian aircraft landed at Khartoum Airport on Wednesday in the first flight marking the return of civil aviation at the [...] Full text...

Technical and operational cooperation between the aeronautical authorities in Libya and Tunisia on the agenda of a meeting

14 october 2025 - 16:04:02

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Transport of the national unity government, Mohamed Al-Chahoubi, Monday discussed with the Director General of Tunisian civil [...] Full text...

Air France extends its Paris/Cape Town season

10 october 2025 - 05:49:00

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Air France on Thursday confirmed that it has extended its seasonal route between Cape Town and Paris due to [...] Full text...

Emirati delegation inspects facilities at Libya's Benghazi Airport

08 october 2025 - 13:26:59

Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - A delegation from the United Arab Emirates has toured the Benghazi International Airport in eastern Libya in anticipation of operating direct [...] Full text...

South African Airways launches new route to Gaborone

04 september 2025 - 07:27:05

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Airways (SAA) on Wednesday confirmed that it will launch a new international route between Johannesburg and Gaborone, [...] Full text...

Turkish Airlines resumes flights to Libya after 10 years

03 september 2025 - 17:06:14

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Turkish Airlines has resumed flights to Libya, making its first flight to Misrata International Airport, 220 km east of Tripoli, after [...] Full text...

South African Airways launches direct flights from Cape Town to Mauritius

07 august 2025 - 09:00:11

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Airways (SAA) has announced that it will launch its first-ever direct service between Cape Town and Mauritius [...] Full text...

Libya signs contracts on air sector infrastructure with Turkish company

21 july 2025 - 12:08:16

Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The Director General of the Libya's eastern-based Development and Reconstruction Fund, Belgacem Khalifa Haftar, has signed several contracts with Turkish Company [...] Full text...

Libya signs contracts on air sector infrastructure with Turkish company

21 july 2025 - 12:08:16

Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The Director General of the Libya's eastern-based Development and Reconstruction Fund, Belgacem Khalifa Haftar, has signed several contracts with Turkish Company [...] Full text...

AU satellite partner enhances aviation safety through climate prediction

03 july 2025 - 17:34:23

Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) has appointed a Swiss-based satellite firm, Tecnavia, as its technical partner to make satellite data available to [...] Full text...

Kenya Airways secures three-year grace period on US$200 million state bailout repayment

30 june 2025 - 13:31:10

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Kenyan government has granted its national carrier, the Kenya Airways, known by its code KQ, a three-year grace period before [...] Full text...

Alitalia makes first flight to Benghazi since 2011

25 june 2025 - 10:38:05

Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - Benina international airport in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi has welcomed the first flight by Italian airline Alitalia from Rome, since [...] Full text...

Major new Cape Town airport on the cards

03 june 2025 - 07:36:52

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Construction on the new Cape Winelands Airport, 20 kilometres north of Cape Town, is officially scheduled to begin this [...] Full text...

Quantas launches Johannesburg/Perth route

02 june 2025 - 08:27:03

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Qantas will reintroduce its route between Johannesburg and Perth with direct flights taking off in December.Australia’s national airline said [...] Full text...

United Airlines increases flights to South Africa

11 april 2025 - 07:41:21

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – United Airlines is expanding its African network. It launched a new long-haul service from Washington Dulles Airport to Cape [...] Full text...

Italian civil aviation delegation arrives in Tripoli to assess aviation standards

03 march 2025 - 12:49:19

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Director General of the Italian Civil Aviation Authority arrived in the Libyan capital Tripoli to examine and assess the results [...] Full text...

Italian civil aviation delegation arrives in Tripoli to assess aviation standards

03 march 2025 - 12:49:19

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Director General of the Italian Civil Aviation Authority arrived in the Libyan capital Tripoli to examine and assess the results [...] Full text...

Kenya, Ethiopia take great leap in air transport of flowers

18 february 2025 - 14:57:21

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan and Ethiopian airlines have had a significant impact on the growth of the global aviation business and specifically the transportation [...] Full text...

South African Airways launches Tanzania route

21 january 2025 - 10:37:51

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  South African Airways (SAA) on Monday launched its new direct flight to Tanzania’s commercial capital, Dar es Salaam.The carrier said [...] Full text...

Flights between Italy and Libya resume after break of more than 10 years

13 january 2025 - 12:17:21

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Italian airline Alitalia has resumed direct flights between Rome and Tripoli after a break of more than 10 years, in a [...] Full text...

South African airline suspends flights to Mozambique

08 january 2025 - 09:43:05

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African airline, Airlink, has cancelled flights to Nampula in Mozambique with immediate effect.This follows an interim order by [...] Full text...

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...