Aerospace

The African Business Aviation Association held its second AfBAA Regional Symposium 2014 in Johannesburg 14 -15 September and welcomed leading international industry figures from the full spectrum of the Business Aviation sector.

Qatar Airways has announced that it will be taking part in the Singapore Airshow for the first time this year.

The Arab Air Carriers Organisation (AACO) ihas announced the date of its 47th annual general meeting,which will have the theme "Arab Aviation Summit for the Future."

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) issued on 30 September 2014 the type certificate of the Airbus A350-900. Airbus demonstrated that the aircraft complies with the regulatory safety and environment requirements defined by EASA for the European Union.

In the wake of MH370, designers work toward securing avionics systems

After $79 billion dollars of work and nearly 10 years of operational use without a kill, the stealthy, twin-engine F-22 has finally destroyed its first target in a conflict.

Goal is to form an overarching network of data, each platform a node contributing information to the cloud and downloading from it, even in the heat of battle.

fastjet has announced its unaudited interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2014 and operational highlights of 2014 to date.

King Shaka International Airport, Durban's new multi-million dollar international airport which opened for business in May 2010, just ahead of the FIFA World Cup tournament. Will be welcoming airport and airline represntatives from around the world as it hosts the 21st World Route Development Forum next year.

Air Seychelles, has announced strong first half-year 2014 results with double digit growth in revenue, passenger and cargo volumes, reflecting continued solid success in the airline's business strategy.

Diamond Airborne Sensing, a subsidiary of Diamond Aircraft, and its local partner Elegance Group handed over the first DA42 MPP GeoSTAR to Delmon Aviation, a South African company that provides airborne laser scanning services all over Africa.

The West African Development Bank (BOAD) has taken over ASKY Airlines and Air Cite d'Ivoire.

Can applique technologies reduce fuel burn across the U.S. Air Force transport fleet?

Flight tests on NASA Gulfstream will focus on verifying structural strength of morphing flap

Major upgrade enhances Australia’s continent-wide monitoring system

Counter-stealth radars could proliferate

Big M&A may lurk, but divestitures remain industry’s go-to portfolio shaper

Clean Sky’s Low Noise Configuration project is demonstrating noise-reducing technologies for regional-turboprop landing gear and high-lift systems.

Confident that unconventional designs can reduce aircraft noise, NASA eyes less radical approaches.

NASA turns to numerical simulation to prove flap and gear noise reduction

Embedding aircraft noise simulation into conceptual design tools could lead to quieter aviation

The Air Force Research Laboratory is accelerating the transition of fuel-saving and alternative-energy technologies to meet Air Force goals.

Bell Helicopter has announced new customer commitments for 14 new Bell 505 Jet Ranger X helicopters in the region, with nine coming during the 8th Africa Aerospace and Defense (AAD) show in Tshwane, South Africa last week.

NASA "auralizations" of different aircraft types powered by turbofan, open-rotor, prop and electric engines.

Ethiopian Airlines has announced that it has won the Passenger Choice Awards for "Best Airline in Africa" for the second time in a row at the APEX 2014 EXPO held between 15 and 18 September 2014 in the Anaheim Convention Centre in California.