It was a very good year for the Aerospace and Defense (A&D) sector, which reported record profits. Demand for commercial aviation is growing at a rate about twice the growth of global GDP and aircraft manufacturing is at record levels and ramping up.
Supersonic business jet developer Aerion has officially launched preliminary design of its 12-seater, Mach 1.4-capable AS2 and revealed ambitions to develop bigger and faster follow-on variants, including potential commercial models.
Airbus is undertaking a series of demo flights in Ethiopia with its robust, rugged and reliable single-engine H125 helicopter, proving its high performance in dry, high and hot operating conditions.
The 10th edition of Africa’s premier exhibition of air, land and sea technologies, held 19th-23rd September 2018 - ended with a spectacular showcasing of air-acrobatics gracing the Tshwane skies.
Pieces of the complex U.S. hypersonic development jigsaw are coming together as the Pentagon places reliance on heritage design for common-boost glide concept.
Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) is displaying an ACJ319 at the NBAA show, highlighting the full-size living space on offer. Operated by K5 Aviation and available for VVIP charter, this particular ACJ319 is making its airshow debut.
Helicopter leasing firm Milestone Aviation Group Limited and Airbus Helicopters, announced today they will provide five H145s to Aramco Overseas Company, a subsidiary of Saudi Aramco, a fully integrated, global petroleum and chemicals enterprise.
South African Airways’ (SAA) In-flight Magazine Sawubona has for the fourth year in a row, won the award for ‘Africa’s Leading In-Flight Magazine’ at the World Travel Awards Gala Dinner, held at the Durban International Convention Centre.
Ethiopian Airlines has won the Aviation 100 “Africa Lease Deal of the Year 2018” award by Airline Economics Magazine during the Airline Economics Growth Frontiers Dubai 2018 conference gala dinner.
Cape Town International Airport was named Africa’s Leading Airport for the second consecutive year at the 25th World Travel Awards Africa & Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony held at the Durban International Convention Centre last week.
These victories, while impressive, have led to questions on pricing and whether the company is effectively buying the market by offering the lowest prices around.
Etihad Aviation Group recently hosted its Pitch Day and awards ceremony to celebrate the winners of the second edition of its Fikra University competition.
Royal Jordanian Board of Directors Chairman Said Darwazeh expressed appreciation for all RJ employees and management after announcing the financial results of the first quarter of 2018.
Air Traffic Control is the cornerstone of the aviation sector and Dubai has implemented the most advanced procedure, keeping the safety of passengers and their timely travel as their ultimate priority and goal.
The chairman and chief executive officer of Nigeria’s Air Peace, Allen Onyema, has received the award for “Agent for Positive Change” at the Nigeria Goodwill Ambassador Awards 2018, reports Afritraveller.
