South African airline SA Express has announced that it plans to acquire or lease up to 30 new aircraft by 2022
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Ethiopian Airlines to start operating flights to Singapore
Ethiopian Airlines will start operating three flights a week from Addis Ababa to Singapore from 3 December 2013
UK’s Hangar8 to add new aircraft to Africa fleet
UK charter company Hangar8 has announced that it would add a new Bombardier Challenger aircraft to its aero medical business in Africa
Lufthansa starts hunt for local partner in Nigeria
German carrier Lufthansa has announced it has started the search for a local Nigerian partner as part of its plan to increase its air coverage in the West Africa country
Mercedes-Benz to increase production in South Africa
German car maker Mercedes-Benz has announced that it will invest US$302mn in its manufacturing plant in South Africa to increase annual production to 100,000 units