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.
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.
Airbus Defence and Space is to sell off a number of its business divisions in order to focus on Space (launchers & satellites), military aircraft, missiles and the related systems and services.
The United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) has contracted AAR to set up a dedicated rotary-wing operation to provide airlift for its Africa Command across four central African countries beginning next month.
Ethiopian Airlines is pledging to plant one tree for every passenger it flies as part of a new tree planting initiative launched on September 7th in Entoto, Ethiopia.
Dubai's Airport Show is generating huge backing from key global companies with as many as 54 new companies signing up for participation in the 14th edition of the event to be held at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre (DICEC) from May 11 to 13.
The first panel session on the second day of the Global Aerospace Summit that took place this week in Abu Dhabi discussed that knowledge exchange and technology transfer between Africa and the UAE is paramount in developing local defence and aerospace capabilities.
