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Even though Africa is the second largest continent by size and population, its airlines account for only about 6% of the world's air traffic, as most of it is being carried out by foreign air lines. [1] This is a list of largest airlines in Africa. It is ranked by number of transported passengers.
The United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS), was created in 2003 at the request of the United Nations High-Level Committee on Management, managed by the World Food Programme (), provides common air services, including light cargo transport for the wider humanitarian community to and from areas of crisis and intervention.
Aviation columnist Patrick Smith, in a 2013 book, stated that major air carriers in Africa had far safer operations than smaller carriers. [14] By 2020 however, African aviation had improved safety to the point that flying in Africa is safer than the global average with respect to accidents per million flights. [15] [16]
As of May 2018, the flying school was undergoing renovations and a certification process to become a center of aviation excellence in the region. New technical staff have been recruited, including (a) a Director (b) a Quality Manager (c) a Safety Manager (d) a Chief Engineering Instructor (d) Flying instructors (e) Ground instructors (f ...
It is an ab initio flight training school. [6] The unit was formed as the central point of flying training after closure of all Air Force flying schools in South Africa. The unit operates a fleet of 55 aircraft and qualifies approximately 50 students and 20 instructors per annum.
In February 2019, the first of four CRJ900 aircraft that Uganda Airlines had ordered, took its first test flight with the livery of the new airline. [85] On 29 March 2019, the Ugandan parliament approved a request by the Ugandan government for USh 280 billion (approx. US$76 million), to pay for the first two CRJ900s, expected to arrive in Uganda in April 2019.
The remains of an aircraft used by Mission Aviation Fellowship missionary Nate Saint is on display at MAF-US headquarters in Nampa, Idaho. Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) is an Evangelical Christian organization that provides aviation, communications, and learning technology services to more than 1,000 Christian and humanitarian agencies, as well as thousands of isolated missionaries and ...
Aviation accidents and incidents in Africa by country (43 C) Airlines of Africa by country (55 C) Airports in Africa by country (58 C) + Aviation in Mayotte (2 C)