ATR has announced that it has obtained certification for the very latest innovations developed for the avionics of the ATR 42-600s and ATR 72-600s from the European Aviation Safety Agency.
The Boeing ecoDemonstrator 787 has begun flight testing more than 25 new technologies aimed at improving aviation's environmental performance through every phase of flight.
Over 200,000 passengers have used Emirates' free onboard Wi-Fi since October this year, taking advantage of the airline's service to connect with family, friends or colleagues when they fly.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) emphasised the importance of industry-government partnership as the industry embarks on the second century of commercial aviation.
Economic growth in the SADC region and within its member states could be stimulated if governments and airlines were able to ensure that trade, immigration, tax and other policies fostered air transport connectivity and promoted competition, according to the Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA).
Air traffic safety in African airspace and environmental sustainability dominated discussions and presentations at the third annual Air Traffic & Navigation Services (ATNS) AVI Afrique 2014 Africa Aviation Innovation Summit held yesterday, 28th October 2014 at the CSIR International Convention Centre in Pretoria.
South African Airways and Sabre Corporation have signed a new multi-year agreement to make the carrier's airfares and inventory available in the Sabre global distribution system.
Boeing and Kenya Airways have partnered with First Baptist Church in Baytown, Texas, to transport medical equipment to Kajiado, Kenya, on a newly delivered 787 Dreamliner.
The Rolls-Royce composite carbon/titanium (CTi) fan blade for the Advance and UltraFan engine designs has taken to the skies for the first time, marking another milestone for the programme.
CANSO, the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation, said that Africa now has a unique opportunity to modernise air navigation infrastructure across the continent.
Gulf Air recently signed a 3-year deal with EMC to meet the airline's IT storage requirements while realizing both organizations' missions of utilizing state-of-the-art technologies to boost business.
The Pegasus Trip Finder has been launched by Pegasus Airlines. Using the Trip Finder guests can search for a variety of travel destinations according to their chosen budget and dates of travel.
Rockwell Collins has announced that it has completed the expansion of the company's ARINC Common Use Passenger Processing Systems (CUPPS) and Common Use Self Service (CUSS) solutions at the major East African hub airport of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya.
The Democratic Republic of Congo Civil Aviation Authority, Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) and South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) have signed an agreement for flight calibration of air navigation systems of airports in the DRC
Jeppesen and Honeywell Aerospace have introduced the Integrated Navigation Data Service (INDS) Data Manager for Windows, a new cloud-based database update delivery service.
Air Mauritius was voted Indian Ocean's Leading Airline 2014 by the World Travel Awards. Amédée Maingard Lounge, the airline's lounge at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport, Mauritius, was also voted Indian Ocean's Leading Airline Lounge.
The Flight Safety Foundation has announced to its strong support for the use of deployable flight data recorders or triggered flight data transmission in all transport aircraft.
Panasonic has announced the introduction of Panasonic HD-AUDIO, a revolutionary audio solution for in-flight entertainment developed in collaboration with Soundchip SA, a leading supplier of wearable sound solutions.
Saudia, through Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries (SAEI) has selected the Thales TopCare service agreement for the maintenance of all its Thales IFE systems.
UK air traffic services provider NATS signed an MoU in Abu Dhabi this week with Airbus ProSky, with the aim of providing new market propositions that can increase capacity and improve the efficiency of the air traffic system.
A new chapter has been opened in the quest to make commercial air transport more environmentally and economically sustainable, with the agreement by Airbus and South Africa's National Aerospace Centre to jointly fund research by Hydrogen South Africa (HySA) into the application of fuel cells on airliners.
As part of the Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) operation the Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS (Unmanned Air System) is helping to save the lives of refugees fleeing countries such as Libya and other North African routes.
