Aerospace

Japan is one of the world’s most important supplier nations, but events this year show that its position faces major challenges.

World Fuel Services has been named fuel supplier for thirteen legs of the historic Raid Latécoère- Aéropostale rally in its centenary year.

Investec Aviation Finance has launched its fourth aircraft leasing fund to acquire some of the latest generation Airbus and Boeing narrow and widebody aircraft, on lease to a range of international airlines. The team has a 10 plus year track record in the space having successfully exited their previous three equity leasing funds.

Ethiopian Airlines has been crowned Best African Airline at the Arabian Travel Awards 2018, the second edition of Arabian Travel Awards, held on 20 September 2018 in Dubai, having been voted as the winners by travellers.

Small drone businesses face hurdles with the regulatory process that the FAA needs to remedy.

Looking ahead to a future where drone fleets and air taxis share urban airspace, Mitre Corp. proposes a dedicated drone-to-drone surveillance system.

U.S. airlines and air traffic controllers are realizing benefits from using text-based messages to supplement radio communications.

GE’s fluidic propulsion tie-up; Astro eVTOL flies in Canada; SureFly buyer sought; XTI advances TriFan; TsAGI’s superconducting eVTOL.

The U.S. faces an uphill battle for hypersonic supremacy, warns Michael Griffin, the Pentagon’s new undersecretary of defense for research and engineering.

CADG chose AAD to launch its new manned intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) platform – Helix.

Aerosud Aviation has selected DB Schenker South Africa as its new logistics partner.

MBDA has begun flight-testing an armed eVTOL aircraft concept.

South Africa’s National Airways Corporation (NAC) unveiled Bell’s newest commercial aircraft, the Bell 505 Jet Ranger X to the African market.

Honeywell International Avionics Protection Plan has been selected by leading Africa-based helicopter operators Heliconia of Morocco, Caverton of Nigeria and Titan Helicopters of South Africa.

Airbus’ Pleiades satellite has captured an aerial shot of the African Aerospace & Defence (AAD) 2018 airshow currently underway at Air Force Base Waterkloof, Pretoria in South Africa.

Next generation aircraft will be different from anything before. Disruptive technologies enabled by digitalization are transforming the industry, enabling new business models and new market entrants.

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa stressed the importance of the defence industry as he formally opened the 10th Africa Aerospace and Defence show at Waterkloof, Pretoria today.

International aviation fuel products and services supplier, Air BP, returns to Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD2018) at Waterkloof Air Force Base in Pretoria, South Africa, this week as a Gold Sponsor, using the event to share how its technical services offer and low carbon solutions can support aviation growth in Africa.

Airbus’ Silicon Valley outpost lays out a road map for transforming low-altitude airspace to enable growth in unmanned aircraft and autonomous air taxis.

Comac’s braced wing; Tiltwing intercity VTOL; NASA’s UAM Challenge; Longer-flying drone; Transatlantic on biofuel

Nominations for the 2019 Laureates Awards close Oct. 18, and submissions to the photo contest are open until Oct. 22.

Vertical Aerospace wants to take on the airlines with intercity services using carbon-free eVTOL air vehicles.

Airbus’ South African industrial partnerships will be highlighted at the biennial African Aerospace & Defence 2018 show in Pretoria next week.

Captain Alia Twal had a simple message to pass to the Aviation Africa audience: If you are female, want to be a pilot and have the determination, nothing should stop you.

The required modernisation of aviation infrastructure expansion, development, and modernisation to cater to anticipated increase in passenger and freight air traffic demand will reach USD 1.8 trillion by 2030.