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• Hilka Birns
Xiamen Airlines plans to launch its first African service with a route to Addis Ababa, expanding the Chinese carrier’s international network into the continent and adding another link between China and Ethiopia’s major aviation hub.
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Xiamen Airlines plans to launch its first African service with a route to Addis Ababa, expanding the Chinese carrier’s international network into the continent and adding another link between China and Ethiopia’s major aviation hub.
Congo has revoked the licences of 16 air operators, a significant regulatory action affecting the country’s commercial aviation market. The move could reshape the competitive and operational landscape for affected carriers, though the available report does not specify the reasons or immediate consequences.
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Ukraine is urging ICAO to prohibit commercial overflights of Russia, citing deteriorating airspace safety as it plans more drone activity near Russian airports. Airlines are already adjusting operations: Air Tanzania diverted a Moscow flight to St. Petersburg, while Flydubai continues reviewing routes, delays and diversions.
Sudan Airways has restarted operations from its headquarters in Khartoum, according to the report. The move signals a return to operating activity from Sudan’s capital, although the available information does not specify routes, fleet, schedule or the scale of the restart.
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South Africa’s Civil Aviation Authority is investigating a double flyover by Airlink Embraer jets that passed roughly 12–14 meters above Cape Town’s DHL Stadium roof. The airline withdrew a planned flypast at Johannesburg’s FNB Stadium after authorities downloaded the aircraft flight-data recorders and requested further information.
Ethiopian Airlines is nearing a deal to acquire as many as 10 long-haul Boeing freighters, according to industry sources. The potential order would support the carrier’s plans for a new African hub designed to strengthen its cargo network and compete more directly with Gulf carriers.
South African jet-fuel suppliers should maintain higher inventory levels to protect airlines from refinery disruptions, Sasol CEO Simon Baloyi said after an outage at the Natref refinery last week prompted carriers to prepare backup fuel plans. The episode exposed limited resilience in the country’s aviation-fuel supply chain.
Ghana has enacted a long-sought tax concession exempting domestic airlines from duties and taxes on imported aircraft spare parts. Africa World Airlines welcomed the measure, saying it should lower operating costs and improve the financial sustainability of the country’s commercial aviation sector.
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