IATA, the Airports Council International- Africa (ACI Africa) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Regional Offices for African States are urging African governments to implement ICAO’s global guidelines for restoring safe air connectivity.
John Slattery, who it was announced yesterday is stepping down from his role as president of Embraer’s commercial aircraft division is to become president and CEO of giant engine maker GE Aviation.
Global technology giant Honeywell has taken a step into the future with the formation of a new business unit dedicated to the growing unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and urban air mobility (UAM) industries.
Nigerian private aviation operator Executive Jets Services has had its operations suspended by the country’s regulator following an “illegal” charter taking a high-profile passenger from Lagos to Abuja despite a ban on non-approved flights because of the Covid19 regulations.
Embraer’s former vice president of commercial aviation for the Middle East and Africa, Arjan Meijer has been appointed new president and chief executive of the Brazilian company’s commercial aircraft division.
SITA has said technology is helping airports and airlines safely resume operations and help implement new hygiene measures to restore passenger confidence after a lengthy shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Honeywell’s 29th annual Global Business Aviation Outlook forecasts up to 7,300 new business jet deliveries worth $235 billion from 2021 to 2030, down 4% in deliveries from the same 10-year forecast a year ago, with the Middle East and Africa reporting higher purchase plans, following a five-year low in 2019.
The United Nations’ World Health Organisation (WHO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have chosen Accra Airport in Ghana, as well as Liège Airport in Belgium, as a logistics hub for moving medical supplies across the world in the fight against COVID-19.
As Rwanda’s borders remain closed to passenger flights in order to curb the spread of Covid-19, RwandAir has announced it will extend the temporary suspension of passenger flights until the restrictions are lifted.
The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) and the leading aviation service provider, ACC Aviation Group, have announced a strategic partnership for the provision of market-leading services that will support the development of Africa’s aviation industry.
Maureva, a Mauritius-based company that specialises in the provision of software and follow-up services to airlines, continues to grow internationally with the opening of offices in the Canadian city of Montreal and a further subsidiary in the South Korean capital city of Seoul.
Lost luggage is the bane of air travel. Chloe Wilson reports on why a comprehensive IT backbone and community-wide collaboration is key for African airports in tackling the issue of mishandled baggage.
Airports Council International (ACI) World and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have today urged that costs related to public health measures aimed at mitigating the spread of communicable diseases should be borne by governments.
Following the announcement by General Electric Aviation’s chief executive David Joyce on the company’s upcoming staff reductions; Vera Lin, Aerospace and Defence Analyst at GlobalData, offers her view on the company’s decision.
The Tunisian National Guard has formed an air unit equipped with three Bell 429 GlobalRanger helicopters, and this has now been declared operational, writes Jon Lake.
The African Federation of Non-Destructive Testing (AFNDT) takes a leading role in the expansion of NDT competence on the continent, mainly through training and certification.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets in April showing that demand dropped 27.7% compared to the same period in 2019 - the sharpest fall ever recorded. However, African airlines were less affected by disruptions from COVID-19 than other regions in April.
