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Ethiopian Airlines is set to sign an agreement with Boeing for 10 freighter aircraft on Wednesday, according to a banner at the signing ceremony venue. The aircraft type, delivery schedule and financial terms were not disclosed.
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Ethiopian Airlines is set to sign an agreement with Boeing for 10 freighter aircraft on Wednesday, according to a banner at the signing ceremony venue. The aircraft type, delivery schedule and financial terms were not disclosed.
euroAtlantic Airways is reportedly considering taking stakes in carriers in Cabo Verde, according to ch-aviation. The report points to a potential ownership or investment move involving airlines in the West African market, though available details do not specify targets, transaction structure or timing.
The FAA proposed civil penalties of $87,000 against Comfylife for an alleged hazardous-materials violation and $260,868 against ExcelAire for allegedly unauthorized charter operations. Separately, Nigerian ground handlers withdrew services from XEJET over an estimated N300 million ($218,000) debt, disrupting the airline’s ground operations.
Côte d’Ivoire has signed NASA’s Artemis Accords, becoming the ninth African country to join the framework for cooperation in lunar exploration and space activities. The accession expands African participation as NASA works to build broader continental support for the Artemis program.
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The Paris Criminal Court convicted Spanish operator Swiftair of involuntary manslaughter on Sept. 28, 2026, over the July 2014 crash of Air Algérie flight AH5017 in Mali. All 116 people aboard the McDonnell Douglas MD-83 were killed in the accident.
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A TRACEP-Congo Aviation Let L-410 crashed in Kenge, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Sept. 25 while flying from Kikwit to Kinshasa. Congolese military officials said at least 14 people died, including two senior military officials; other reports gave differing casualty totals.
South African aerospace firm Paramount has launched the V-Raven, a vertical-takeoff-and-landing uncrewed aircraft optimized for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. The company cites eight hours of endurance for its baseline ISR configuration and plans to introduce a light-attack variant.
Ethiopian Airlines has suspended scheduled flights from Addis Ababa to Mekelle, Axum and Shire in northern Ethiopia’s Tigray region after Tigrayan forces reportedly took control of Mekelle airport. The disruption underscores renewed security risks and threatens air access to a region already facing instability and constrained essential services.
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