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• Hilka Birns
President John Dramani Mahama has met Boeing officials to discuss plans to revive Ghana’s national airline. Preliminary studies have confirmed the project’s viability, though the reported talks do not specify Boeing’s role, any aircraft selection or a launch timeline.
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President John Dramani Mahama has met Boeing officials to discuss plans to revive Ghana’s national airline. Preliminary studies have confirmed the project’s viability, though the reported talks do not specify Boeing’s role, any aircraft selection or a launch timeline.
Abderahmane Berthe, head of the African Airlines Association, says airlines in Africa face greater difficulty than carriers in other regions in recovering rising fuel expenses through higher ticket prices. He identifies high fuel costs and a lack of market liberalization as constraints on the region’s airlines.
Solenta Mozambique has begun scheduled domestic flight operations, adding a new operator to the country’s air transport market. The available report provides no details on routes, fleet, capacity or launch timing, limiting assessment of the service’s scale and competitive impact.
Enugu Air is targeting a start to international operations in late fourth-quarter 2026, according to a report in Commercial Aviation News. The available report does not identify destinations, aircraft, or the scale of the planned service.
Libyan carrier Buraq Air has exited operations with the Boeing 737-800, according to the available report. The article provides no details on the number of aircraft involved, the timing of the exit or whether the airline plans to replace the type, leaving the operational and fleet implications unclear.
The Algiers-based charter operator has added two Cessna 408 SkyCourier twin turboprops, bringing its in-house aircraft fleet to three. The deliveries mark the operator’s first use of the SkyCourier, a new type in its fleet.
The Namibian government has begun operating air ambulance services with a Learjet 31A and plans to add helicopter evacuations through cooperation with the Namibian Police Force and Namibia Defence Force. The arrangement combines fixed-wing and rotary-wing assets in a government-led medical evacuation capability.
Royal Air Maroc is targeting a fleet of 80 aircraft by early in the fourth quarter of 2027. The available report does not specify the carrier’s current fleet size or how it plans to reach that target.
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