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Inside the Strategy Summit - Key Quotes
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Yesterday’s Routes Africa Strategy Summit highlighted some of the most interesting aspects of aviation in Africa today. More than a dozen...
Binter Canarias to launch domestic operations in Cape Verde
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Binter made its debut in Cape Verde in 2012 and its planned expansion will mark its first intra-African operation. The growth is being facilitated...
Uganda gives green light to new national carrier launch
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The launch of a new national carrier for Uganda has been on the table for the last few years and was first reported by Routesonline back in July...
Nile Air launches into Egypt’s domestic market
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Nile Air will become the first private Egyptian carrier to introduce domestic services within the country when it launches the new three times...
African carriers are “getting cheated” by codeshare agreements
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In a presentation during the Routes Africa Strategy Summit in Tenerife, Canary Islands on the subject of how African carriers can capitalise on...
African Governments urged to stop using airlines as personal play things
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An open skies arrangement is unlikely to be introduced in Africa until governments on the continent see their airlines as businesses, not personal...
Small is not beautiful for Africa's airlines
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African airlines are too small to survive alone and need to work together more if they are to continue doing business in an increasingly global...
SibNIA pitches An-2 turboprop conversion for African missions
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The Siberian Aeronautical Research Institute, named after S. A. Chaplygin (SibNIA), believes its TVS-2MS turboprop conversion of the classic...
Perspectives on the continent of Africa have to change
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The second panel session of the Routes Africa Strategy Summit saw esteemed professionals from the aviation industry discuss the impact of tourism...
Plans in place to get Africa online
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According to 2011 estimates, about 12.5 percent of the African population has internet access. While Africa accounts for 15.0 percent of the...