As of June 2017, Ethiopian Airlines will start a direct and non-stop services to Singapore, utilising Boeings ultra-modern 787 model
Aviation
Major airport projects planned across Africa
South Africa to get airport expansion while Ethiopia set to become the next regional hub with US$4bn investment
British Airways launches flights between Cape Town and Gatwick, London
British Airways (BA) are launching flights from Londons second airport, Gatwick, from November 2016
Kenya Airways upgrades global connectivity with SITA
Global air transport communications provider SITA is launching new-generation connectivity across Kenya Airways’ global network as an infrastructure investment that is aimed to support the airline’s focus on cost optimisation and airline modernisation
Africa’s first green commercial aircraft takes flight
Boeing, South African Airways (SAA) and low-cost carrier Mango has successfully launched Africa’s first passenger flights using sustainable aviation biofuel produced in South Africa