Sustainability

The board and management of South African Airways has issued a statement to say it is taking urgent steps to address issues raised by the Auditor-General’s office in its 2016-17 audit report, and remains optimistic about the airline’s future.
Aerospace

Etihad Airways has officially opened its Etihad Eco Residence, Abu Dhabi’s first purpose-built, sustainable Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum rated cabin crew accommodation.
Air Transport

Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) has announced a year-long programme of activities and humanitarian initiatives to mark 2018 as the Year of Zayed.
Aerospace

Pratt & Whitney Canada have announced that a new variant of its ground-breaking PurePower PW800 turbofan engine has been selected to power the new Dassault Falcon 6X business jet, unveiled by Dassault Aviation earlier today.
Business Aviation

Etihad Airways Inflight Chef, Sanjay Thakur, has broken world record for creating and serving dinner to guests at the highest pop-up restaurant in the world, at Everest Advanced High Camp, reports Afritraveller
Maintenance & Training

H.H. Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Department of Transport, has inspected the specially-designed Etihad Airways’ “Year of Zayed” A380 at Etihad Airways Engineering’s facilities in Abu Dhabi.
Air Transport

The Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) will hold its annual gathering in Port Edward, South Africa on October 12-15. AASA CEO, Chris Zweigenthal, shared his thoughts about the event and the year ahead with Victoria Moores.
Air Transport

The Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) has ordered Lockheed Martin Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP) for its F-16 fleet, becoming the 25th international customer for the programme.
Defense

Lockheed Martin has received a direct commercial sale contract from the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) to provide Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP) for its F-16 fleet, becoming the 25th international customer for the programme.
Defense

AfBAC EXPO, the African Business Aviation Association's first combined conference, exhibition and static display, has confirmed that the event which takes place later this month, is being supported by the South African Civil Aviation Authority, with its director of Civil Aviation, Poppy Khoza, giving a keynote address.
Aerospace

Adam Klauber, Isaac Toussie, Steve Csonka and Barbara Bramble
New generations of fuels can drastically reduce carbon emissions without harming the food supply or the environment.
Aerospace

Airports Council International's (ACI) Chair Declan Collier, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), London City Airports, turned over the Chair position of the ACI World Governing Board to Bongani Maseko, CEO and Executive Director, Airports Company South Africa. Martin Eurnekian, CEO, Corporación América was also appointed as Vice-Chair.
Maintenance & Training

By Vincent Chappard
Air Madagascar and Air Austral signed a strategic partnership agreement in Ambohitsorohitra Palace, Antananarivo, on 9 October 2017.
Air Transport

The 6th ATNS AVI Afrique Africa Aviation Summit, will take place at the CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria from 25-26 October 2017.
Aerospace

Royal Jordanian President/CEO Stefan Pichler stressed the airline's commitment to offer compelling ground and air services to its guests.
Airports & Networks

Gulf Air recently celebrated its newly renovated IT Data Centre achieving tier 3 standard compliance classification.
Emerging Technologies

South African Airways (SAA) is progressively implementing its turnaround plan by implementing network remediation strategies.
Airports & Networks

South African Airways (SAA) has announced the start date of its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the airline's headquarters, Airways Park, Johannesburg, as November 1, 2017.
Maintenance & Training

South African Airways will cut capacity at its mainline operation as part of an overall downsizing of the carrier's network, reports ch-aviation.
Aerospace

South African Airways (SAA) has confirmed it will introduce network changes on the domestic and regional segments of its route network. The changes relate to the replacement of SAA's own metal service on certain routes and not total withdrawal.
Airports & Networks

Measures that help African nations to pool resources and help weaker members to improve their aviation oversight activities are having a real effect in raising safety standards throughout the continent, reports Alan Dron.
Emerging Technologies

Over the past decade, the Senegalese military has been immersed in an unprecedented modernisation effort, which has allowed for a complete overhaul of the Army equipment and Navy fleet. Although the Senegalese Air Force (SAF) has also benefited, it still has a number of outstanding requirements, which Dakar is now moving ahead to fulfil. Erwan de Cherisey reports.
Defense

Panasonic has unveiled a new state-of-the-art facility at Dubai Airport Freezone serving more than 85 airlines from 52 countries located across the Middle East, Central and Southern Asia, and Africa (MECSAA).
Emerging Technologies

According to the latest Market Outlook, Embraer projects a steady market demand for 6,400 new jets in the 70-130+ seat capacity category (2,280 units in the 70-90 seat segment and 4,120 units in the 90-130+ seat segment), worth USD 300 billion, by 2036.
Business Aviation

Wilderness Holdings Limited has formally withdrawn its bid for Air Botswana saying the pull was a 'business decision' made after realising that it would not be 'in its best interests' to contesting for a partnership with the troubled national airline, report Oscar Nkala.
Air Transport