Africa Aerospace & Defence (AAD) continues to engage with South Africa's learners through the Africa Aerospace & Defence Youth Development Programme (AAD YDP) Introduced in 2002.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) African Aviation Day being held today and tomorrow (18-19 August) at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa, has emphasised the need for intra-African air connectivity to spread economic and social prosperity across the continent.
Sikorsky Aircraft and Boeing have been selected to build a helicopter for the U.S. Army's Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator Phase 1 program (JMR TD), paving the way for the next generation of vertical lift aircraft.
The trade relationship between the United States and Africa, as well as the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) - which provides exporters duty-free access to the lucrative US market, was recently put under the microscope at the 2014 US – Sub Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum (known as the AGOA Forum), which coincided with President Barack Obama's US-Africa Leaders Summit, both held in Washington last week.
Today Paramount Group's Advanced High-Performance Reconnaissance Light Aircraft (AHRLAC), took to the skies at Wonderboom airport, Pretoria, to make its public debut.
Etihad Airways has successfully defended its title as the World's Leading Airline at the World Travel Awards Grand Final Gala Ceremony 2014 in Anguilla.
In the presence of Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, Mubadala subsidiary, Piaggio Aerospace, officially opened its new manufacturing plant for unmanned aircraft systems, aircraft and aero engines
The third edition of the two-day Global Airport Leaders Forum (GALF-2015) will be held at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre (DICEC) from May 11 and 12 as a co-located event of the 15th edition of Airport Show.
Zambia's expanding airline, Proflight Zambia, has moved into a new head office in Lusaka in the latest phase of its strategy to grow the aviation sector.
Etihad finally signed its deal with AlItalia this morning which exceeds the investment levels expected with a $2.35bn injection to build what it described as a “reinvigorated Alitalia as a competitive sustainably profitable business.”
Business aviation, air transport and airport operators welcomed a report today from global management services company Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) that said global capital project and infrastructure spending is expected to grow to more than $9 trillion annually by 2025, up from $4 trillion in 2012.
The Emirates Group has announced its 26th consecutive year of profit and company-wide growth, ending the year in a strong position despite competitive pressure and a global economic environment that is only slowly recovering.
At the Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) today, Boeing and Air Algerie announced an order for two Next-Generation 737-700C (Convertible) airplanes, valued at $152 million at current list prices.
The laws of atmospheric physics dictate that no matter how a supersonic vehicle is shaped or propelled it will generate a sonic boom when it exceeds the speed of sound. But technology to dramatically minimize that boom has been developed and new details of two concept vehicles that could be used to prove these advances in flight test have been revealed for the first time.
