Prosecutors in Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea, are seeking an 18-year prison sentence and a fine of 500 million Central African francs ($850,000) for Ruslan Obiang Nsue, son of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. The defendant is accused of selling an unauthorized aircraft in 2020, news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported. Obiang Nsue’s trial […]

The government of Zanzibar plans to purchase an aircraft and is placing emphasis on improving the airport infrastructure, said Khalid Mohamed Salum, transport minister of the semi-autonomous region in Tanzania. Salum said the Zanzibar government is focusing on improving infrastructure at Zanzibar and Pemba Wawi airports. According to the region’s five-year development plan, seen by […]

Malaysia’s Supreme Court has ordered defunct airline MYAirline (MYM, Kuala Lumpur Subang) to pay two airport operators 17.7 million ringgit (US$4.04 million) in overdue airport fees, Malaysia’s Buletin TV3 reported. Judicial Commissioner Gan Techiong on August 16 ordered the airline to pay MYR9,111,402.94 (USD2,081,000) to Malaysia Airports (Sepang) Sdn Bhd and MYR8,636,150.08 (USD1,972,000) to Malaysia […]

The Irish liquidators of GTLK Europe, a former subsidiary of the Russian state-owned company GTLK – State Transport Leasing, have offered another of their A319-100s for sale. JY-AYC (MSN 2762) is an 18.3-year-old aircraft last operated by Royal Jordanian and previously by East Star Airlines, Chengdu Airlines and Germania. The aircraft has been parked at […]

Ethiopian Airlines (ET, Addis Ababa International) has signed a technical consultancy contract with an international multidisciplinary consulting firm to design a new “mega airport” that will handle 110 million passengers annually, more than four times the current capacity of Addis Ababa International. The project will reportedly cost US$6 billion over five years. As the Ethiopian […]