Middle East & Africa

On day one of the Paris Airshow at Le Bourget, Saudi Arabian low-cost carrier Flynas has firmed up orders for up to 30 additional Airbus A320neo family aircraft. The airline now has … [read more]

Mauritanian flag carrier, Air Mauritius has announced its commitment to purchase three additional Airbus A350-900 aircraft, increasing its fleet size to seven of the type. The airline currently operates four A350-900s and … [read more]

Algerian flag carrier, Air Algérie has placed an order for five Airbus A330-900neo and two A350-1000 airliners. The airline’s widebody fleet currently consists of eight previous-generation Airbus A330-200, five of which were … [read more]

Clashes between the Sudanese military and a local rebel group throughout the Sudanese capital city of Khartoum have led to the destruction of at least two commercial aircraft at the city‘s airport … [read more]

State owned Saudi Arabian Airlines and newly founded sister airline Riyadh Air have announced orders for up to 121 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. Saudia, as it is more commonly known, has signed … [read more]

A Precision Air ATR42-500 turboprop aircraft registered as 5H-PWF, operating a domestic flight in Tanzania from Dar-es-Salaam to Bukoba in the country‘s northwest, has crash landed into Lake Victoria. Initial reports say … [read more]

Africa‘s largest airline and Ethiopian flag carrier, Ethiopian Airlines, has announced a deal with Airbus to convert four existing orders for the planemaker‘s A350 aircraft. Under this new deal, Ethiopian Airlines converts … [read more]

Qatar Airways and Boeing have announced that the Middle-Eastern carrier has ordered 25 Boeing 737 Max 10 aircraft with options for a further 25. The story started at the tail end of … [read more]