Africa Signals Post-Pandemic Shift Away From Widebodies

Likewise, Aviation Week Network’s Tracked Aircraft Utilization tool shows that African flown hours are now 6% up on August 2019. In absolute numbers, regional jet flown hours have increased from just under 4,000 to over 12,000 hr. However, the one category that has seen a decrease in August flown utilization was widebodies, which dropped 13% to 49,000 hr. Smaller regional aircraft, like the ERJ family and ATRs, each account for around 3% of weekly seat capacity. Top 10 aircraft being used on intra-regional African routes by weekly share.