Global aircraft parts shortage grounds African airlines [Business Africa]

African airlines are grappling with delays and cancellations as a global shortage of aircraft spare parts grounds planes worldwide.

Smaller operators such as Uganda Airlines, Kenya Airways, Air Senegal and RwandAir have been the hardest-hit, with each airline ending the year with at least one aircraft grounded.

The crisis is expected to cost the aviation industry more than $11 billion this year, according to a study by the…