Dubai-based flydubai has announced the addition of Eritrea to its African network with direct flights between Dubai and Asmara
Aviation
RwandAir granted US$160mn to buy new aircraft
![RwandAir will look at scheduling more flights to Europe, to promote tourism. (Image source: AndrewWSieber/Flickr)](/images/Rwandair-AndrewWSieber-flickr.jpg)
RwandAir will look at scheduling more flights to Europe, to promote tourism. (Image source: AndrewWSieber/Flickr)
Rwanda’s commercial airline RwandAir has been granted an additional US$160mn facility from the Preferential Trade Area Bank (PTA) for the purchase of new aircraft
flydubai launches non-stop flights to Hargeisa
![From left: Ghaith Al Ghaith, CEO of flydubai; Abdirahman Abdillahi Ismail, vice-president of Somaliland; Mohamud Hashi Abdi, minister of civil aviation and air transport, Somaliland. (Image source: African Press Organization)](/images/flydubai.png)
From left: Ghaith Al Ghaith, CEO of flydubai; Abdirahman Abdillahi Ismail, vice-president of Somaliland; Mohamud Hashi Abdi, minister of civil aviation and air transport, Somaliland. (Image source: African Press Organization)
Dubai-based carrier flydubai has started direct flights to Hargeisa in Somaliland, becoming the first airline outside Africa to do so
African aviation to grow in the next decade
![The demand for business jets is related to economic growth and wealth creation, especially in Africa. (Image source: JoshuaDavisPhotography/Flickr)](/images/aviationtanzania-JoshuaDavisPhotography-flickr.jpg)
The demand for business jets is related to economic growth and wealth creation, especially in Africa. (Image source: JoshuaDavisPhotography/Flickr)
The growth of the aviation sector in Africa has been tremendous, according to industry experts, citing that it will grow more in the next decade
ECAir launches Brazzaville-Beirut route
![Based on feedback from the Lebanese community and traders in the Middle East, the route to Beirut was launched by ECAir. (Image source: SamuelDupont/ECAir)](/images/ECAirBeirut.jpg)
Based on feedback from the Lebanese community and traders in the Middle East, the route to Beirut was launched by ECAir. (Image source: SamuelDupont/ECAir)
Congo-Brazzaville’s airline ECAir has added Beirut, Lebanon to its list of destinations and will also extend its service to other cities in sub-Saharan Africa