Africa Expansion

Uganda Airlines returns its Airbus A330-800neo to service after maintenance, restoring direct flights from Entebbe to London Gatwick starting May 2026

easyJet launches a new Marrakech base with three aircraft, boosting Morocco capacity, jobs, and new routes across Europe. "We couldn’t be happier to launch our base in Morocco for our 20th year of operations in the country"

EGYPTAIR will begin nonstop service between Chicago O’Hare and Cairo on June 21, operating three weekly flights with an Airbus A350-900. "This route will provide travelers with seamless connectivity between Egypt and one of America's most important aviation hubs"

Group companies Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines are expanding intercontinental routes, including routes from Munich to Singapore and Vienna to Bangkok

The Egyptian airline's new aircraft will be used to expand long-haul flight operations from Cairo, including direct routes to new destinations in the western United States and northern Asia

A new bilateral interline agreement between Emirates and Air Peace will allow passengers to single-ticket flights, direct baggage transfers throughout selected routes, and connections to additional destinations in West Africa via Dubai and London

Africa's largest airline to strengthen international route network with new 787-9 aircraft, while completing the purchase of 11 737 MAX aircraft

Ethiopian Airlines has inaugurated a new 5,500-square-meter lounge at its home port in Addis Ababa, showing "unwavering commitment to deliver an end-to-end, world-class hospitality". The company is also running a year-end sale to a variety of global destinations

Quarterly Air Transport Chartbook: IATA reports modest passenger gains, stronger cargo demand, and widening regional differences, with Asia Pacific and Africa leading the quarter

Etihad has announced the launch of four new flights in three days, strengthening Abu Dhabi's status as a global hub and expanding the network to 85+ destinations