Uganda recruits Ethiopian 787 for long-haul routes after MRO ties up A330neos
Uganda Airlines is wet-leasing Boeing 787 aircraft from Ethiopian Airlines to restore long-haul routes after its two Airbus A330-800s had to undergo unscheduled maintenance.
Operations restored at Lagos after fire damages terminal building
Operations have been restored at Lagos’s Murtala Muhammed airport after a 23 February fire caused substantial damage to Terminal 1.
United Nigeria to open New York charters with wet-leased Air Anka A330s
United Nigeria Airlines is intending to open transatlantic services this summer, with Turkish carrier Air Anka poised to offer capacity for the proposed routes.
Evidence of fin damage after Arik 737-700 suffers in-flight engine failure
Nigerian investigators are probing a serious Boeing 737-700 engine incident in which the powerplant’s nacelle was destroyed, with evidence indicating damage to the jet’s vertical fin as well.
Somalian Fokker 50 badly damaged after overrunning onto Mogadishu beach
Somalia’s civil aviation regulator states that all those on board a Fokker 50 have survived after the aircraft was badly damaged in an overrun at Mogadishu.
Harith buy-out ends ASL Aviation interest in South Africa’s FlySafair
An investment fund part-owned by the South African government is to acquire low-cost carrier FlySafair from its current shareholders, closing the chapter on a long-running row around foreign ownership of the airline.
EgyptAir starts taking delivery of 16 ordered A350s
Egyptian flag-carrier EgyptAir has received the first of 16 Airbus A350-900s ordered by the airline.
South African Airways edges back into ‘modest’ full-year profit
South African Airways Group has edged back into profitability with a net surplus of R155 million ($9.7 million), with the flag-carrier itself achieving a profit of R30 million.
Air Algerie increases firm commitment to A330-900
Algerian flag-carrier Air Algerie has ordered another Airbus A330-900, the airframer’s latest backlog figures reveal.
Uganda Airlines seeks new chief executive to ‘turn around’ profitability
Uganda Airlines is seeking a new chief executive officer, although circumstances surrounding the current leader, Jenifer Bamuturaki, have yet to be clarified.