All Africa Articles
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NewsDHL Global Forwarding appoints Maier to lead in the Middle East and Africa
DHL Global Forwarding has appointed Tobias Maier as chief executive for the Middle East & Africa region, effective 1 December, succeeding Amadou Diallo
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NewsDHL targets Sub-Sahara Africa with €300m investment
DHL will deploy €300m across Sub-Saharan Africa targeting express, forwarding and supply chain capabilities as the region posts 10% trade value growth in H1
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NewsObituary: Air Ghana founder Marwan Traboulsi
The air cargo industry mourns the loss of Marwan Traboulsi, founder of Air Ghana, who passed away peacefully in London on 30 September, surrounded by family
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NewsScan Global Logistics continues expansion with Egypt office
Freight forwarder Scan Global Logistics has opened a new office in Cairo as part of its strategic expansion across the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey region
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NewsAstral Aviation launches China-South Africa cargo route
Kenyan cargo carrier Astral Aviation has commenced operations on a new China-South Africa route, connecting Haikou with Johannesburg using its Boeing 767-300F
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NewsCargo included in Kenya Airways-Air Tanzania MoU
Kenya Airways and Air Tanzania have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to boost strategic cooperation and enhance connectivity, including cargo operations
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NewsWindracers establishes Malawi hub for humanitarian air cargo missions
Windracer is establishing an operational hub in Malawi to demonstrate how its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) can help in humanitarian air cargo missions
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NewsEthiopian launches first direct cargo flight from China's Xinjiang to Africa
Ethiopian Airlines has launched a new route between northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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NewsAdvantage Air buys De Havilland freighter conversion kits
Kenya-based Advantage Air has purchased two Dash 8-400 Package Freighter Conversion Kits from De Havilland Aircraft of Canada
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NewsAfrica’s Air Bonanza Express shifts IL-76 freighter base
African charter service provider Air Bonanza Express is shifting the base of its IL-76 freighter aircraft to cater for demand out of Chad and the Ivory Coast
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NewsEmbraer looks to African air connectivity potential
Brazil-headquartered aircraft manufacturer Embraer has produced a report that assesses the “untapped potential to enhance intra-African air connectivity”
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NewsEthiopian takes delivery of its last Boeing 777F
Ethiopian Cargo has received its 12th Boeing 777 production freighter as it continues to build its fleet
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NewsAstral Aviation adds 767F
Astral Aviation has added a Boeing 767-300 freighter as part of plans to renew its fleet, expand its capacity and fly longer distances
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NewsTAAG launches freighter route to Nairobi
TAAG Angola Airlines has launched a new freighter route from Luanda in Angola to Nairobi in Kenya in a bid to capitalise on demand for flowers
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NewsTAAG Angola and Avianca share cargo networks
TAAG Angola Airlines and Avianca Airlines have formed a strategic partnership in the air cargo transport sector by establishing a Special Prorate Agreement (SPA)
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NewsOpinion: unlocking African trade through the power of air cargo
When most people think about aviation, they imagine passengers boarding planes, business travellers in transit, or families reunited. What they rarely consider is what lies beneath – the tonnes of goods that move in the belly of aircraft, silently powering global trade and driving economic transformation
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NewsAfrican airfreight costs remain high
The cost of aircraft fuel remains high in Africa compared to other regions of the world and geopolitical issues heighten the risk of further rises, while cargo handling delays are increasing storage costs at airports
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InsightsAfrican carriers rise above trade barriers
African air cargo carriers face ongoing political and economic challenges, but they equally have promising growth opportunities
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NewsEthiopian begins China-Spain cargo route
Ethiopian Airlines has begun operating a cargo charter route from Macao International in China to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport in Spain
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NewsAstral postpones European AOC plans
Kenyan freighter operator Astral Aviation has postponed plans to acquire an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) for Europe to focus more on its operations in Africa and Asia