NRT Gabon recertifies, plans fleet expansion

Gabon's NRT Nationale Régionale Transport (NRT Gabon) appears to be making a comeback, having recertified with the Gabonese civil aviation authority (Agence Nationale de l'Aviation Civile - ANAC). The authority announced that the airline had re-secured an air operator's certificate (AOC) on March 28, allowing it to resume commercial air services within the country and [...]

By | April 3rd, 2025|Financial|0 Comments

Air Mauritius secures $176mn loan-to-equity conversion

Air Mauritius (MK, Mauritius) has announced that its state-owned parent Airport Holding Ltd (AHL) converted a shareholders' loan of MUR8.05 billion Mauritian rupees (USD176 million) into equity, providing the airline with "a firm and binding commitment for financial support as and when required". In a statement on March 31, the airline said it had "taken [...]

By | April 3rd, 2025|Financial|0 Comments

First E195-E2 bound for Mongolia's Hunnu Air

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By | April 3rd, 2025|Financial|0 Comments

Nigeria's Green Africa Airways suspends ops, acquires ATR72

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By | April 2nd, 2025|Financial|0 Comments

Tanzania's Precision Air showing signs of recovery

Precision Air (PW, Dar es Salaam) is now on an upward trajectory following a steady decline in operating losses post-COVID-19, according to CEO Patrick Mwanri. In an interview with Tanzania's The Citizen newspaper, Mwanri expressed optimism about the regional airline's future, citing improvements in operational efficiency, cost optimisation, and customer service. He said Precision Air [...]

By | April 2nd, 2025|Financial|0 Comments

Tunisia's Express Air Cargo rebrands, to enter pax market

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By | April 2nd, 2025|Financial|0 Comments

Brussels Airlines bets on airport efficiency to grow hub ops

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By | April 2nd, 2025|Financial|0 Comments

New Namibian flag carrier mooted by YE26 – report

Namibia's new president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, plans to relaunch a new national carrier between June and December 2026 as a public-private partnership (PPP), The Namibian newspaper reported citing presidential spokesman Alfredo Hengari. Hengari said that a market study would be completed by June 2025, and expressions of interest for the PPP would be finalised by August [...]

By | April 2nd, 2025|Financial|0 Comments

Saudi Arabia’s flynas gets IPO green light

flynas (XY, Riyadh) can list 30% of its shares on the Saudi Exchange, as planned, after the kingdom’s Capital Market Authority (CMA) approved a request for the move. The carrier will offer 51,255,568 shares of its capital, the CMA said in an announcement, adding that a prospectus will be published “within sufficient time prior to [...]

By | April 2nd, 2025|Financial|0 Comments

Virgin Australia eyeing mid-2025 IPO – report

The new CEO of Virgin Australia (VA, Brisbane International) has begun a series of investor meetings to advertise the airline's impending IPO which, according to a bullish timeline, could be held as soon as mid-2025. Dave Emerson, who replaced Jayne Hrdlicka as CEO this month, was in Sydney kicking off a non-deal roadshow with potential [...]

By | April 1st, 2025|Financial|0 Comments