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2.1 Billion Litres of Leverage: Inside AFRAA’s Fuel Project to Bring Down African Airline Fuel Costs

11 August 2026
Lycoming Engines Introduces Extended 2600 Hour TBO
Lycoming Engines has extended operating-hour TBO intervals to 2,600 hours for selected factory-new and factory-rebuilt piston…

11 August 2026
Diamond Aircraft Expands Footprint in Africa with First DA50 RG Sale
Diamond Aircraft has sold a DA50 RG to Kenya’s Air Wilderness, the first AOC in Africa…

11 August 2026
Enstrom Helicopter Delivers New 480B to Safomar Aviation, Strengthening Longstanding African Partnership
Enstrom Helicopter Corporation has delivered a new 480B turbine helicopter to Safomar Aviation, marking its first…

11 August 2026
Ethiopian Airlines Expands Boeing Landing Gear Exchange Agreement to 787-9 Fleet
Ethiopian Airlines has extended its Boeing 787 Landing Gear Exchange agreement to cover 10 Boeing 787-9…
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African Pilot Magazine is published weekly. This combination of regular updates and in-depth features makes it the place where Africa’s aviation story is told and where its future is being shaped.
Çelebi Begins Turkish Airlines Ground Handling Operations in Nairobi
Çelebi Aviation has begun providing passenger, ramp, baggage and turnaround services for seven weekly Turkish…
Air Canada Plans Lagos Service for 2027 Under Expanded Nigeria–Canada Agreement
Air Canada intends to introduce scheduled service to Lagos in 2027 after Nigeria and Canada…
Africa CDC and WHO Call for Urgent, Community-Led Action to Contain Ebola in the DRC
Africa CDC and WHO have called for an urgent expansion of the community-led Ebola response…
Continental Aerospace Technologies™ Advances New IO-370 STC for Piper Archer Aircraft
Continental Aerospace Technologies™ is advancing an IO-370 engine STC for model year 2018 and newer…
Strong El Niño Could Heighten Operational Risks for African Aviation
A strong El Niño developing during 2026 could expose African aviation to operational risks ranging…
NCAA Warns Funding Cuts Could Undermine Nigeria’s Aviation Safety Oversight
Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority Director-General Capt. Chris Najomo has warned that reducing the regulator’s statutory…


















