“Let’s accelerate it, and let's finish the job” of creating the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM), demanded Adefunke Adeyemi, Secretary General of the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC), addressing delegates at the Aviation Africa 2025 Summit, being held in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda in September.
Rwanda hosted Aviation Africa for the third time, as the event showcased not only the continent’s immense potential for aviation development, but how it is advancing on many fronts today.
How is Boeing going about regaining sales momentum in Africa and rebuilding the firm’s reputation? Anbessie Yitbarek, Boeing’s head of sales in Africa, talks to African Aerospace’s Mark Pilling.
Leaders at the African Drone Forum (ADF) in early September had a clear message to share: Africa is no longer a passive consumer of drone technology—it is positioning itself as an emerging global force.
South Africa’s state-owned Denel Group has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Brazil’s Embraer to cooperate on the C-390 Millennium aircraft, possibly signalling a future airlifter acquisition.
The Namibian branch of Italian-based international aviation services provider Westair Helicopters has contracted Airbus Helicopters to provide multi H-Care-In-Services for its new fleet of three Airbus H225 helicopters working on offshore energy projects in Namibia.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Air Traffic Management (ATM) holds the promise of addressing many of the structural problems in the provision of ATM across Africa.
After 30 years at the helm, Airlink’s founding CEO Rodger Foster retired at the end of March, passing the baton to his chief financial officer, de Villiers Engelbrecht.
Hugues Marchessaux, new chairman of the board of Air Austral, shared the latest news on the airline during the opening of the business lounge at La Réunion–Roland Garros Airport in April.
Rwanda’s civil aviation players are strongly aligned behind the country’s bold vision to achieve social and economic progress. It puts airline, airport and aviation services development at the heart of the mission.
Despite its relatively large size and strategically important location in northern Africa, the Tunisian Republic Air Force (TRAF) is one of the smallest air arms in the region.
The Gabonese authorities have officially launched the construction of the new Andem International Airport and “Libreville 2”, a modern eco-urban administrative city.
Nigeria’s airline scene has traditionally been difficult for smaller companies to navigate. Now, new backers are appearing in an attempt to stabilise the situation.
China’s aerospace industry is attempting to spread its tentacles all over Africa, even if money for most governments is tight. That’s not a problem though for Beijing, because underwriting deals by taking a share of the customer’s natural minerals instead can always be an option. Alan Warnes reports.
Having overseen Kenya Airways’ first profit for a decade, chief executive Allan Kilavuka is turning his attention to securing long-term financial sustainability. Graham Dunn reports from Nairobi.
The South African government has launched a new border surveillance project which uses drones to detect criminal activities and coordinate security responses.
