Africa

Liebherr-Aerospace has begun printing 3D components for Airbus.
MRO

Embraer has released its preliminary forecast for 2019 and 2020 at a meeting with investors at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
Aerospace

The German scheduled and executive charter airline Hahn Air, which has offices is Casablanca and Johannesburg, is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its ticketing business which was launched in 1999.
Aerospace

Rolls-Royce is the launch customer for SITAONAIR’s e-Aircraft DataHub – a new neutral aircraft data management service designed to bring significant, distinct benefits to airlines and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).
Emerging Technologies

An Air Serv aircraft departed Entebbe International Airport yesterday for South Sudan to support ongoing humanitarian relief efforts within the region.
Aerospace

Business Aviation Flights to Africa were trending up by 8% in September 2018, according to WingX Business Aviation Monitor. The MEBAA Show Morocco returns to the Marrakech Menara Airport this year, 25-26 September 2019, to give the business aviation industry the opportunity to be part of this growing market.
Business Aviation

Green Africa Airways has appointed Kristof Hegedus as its founding director of ground operations.
Maintenance & Training

Dassault Aviation has appointed Jean Kayanakis to a newly created position, senior vice president, Worldwide Falcon Customer Service & Service Center Network.
Maintenance & Training

Emirates will deploy additional flights to several markets in Africa starting in June 2019.
Airports & Networks

Embraer and Boeing have welcomed approval by the Government of Brazil of the strategic partnership that will position both companies to accelerate growth in global aerospace markets.
Aerospace

The Airline Rep Services a General Sales Agent (GSA) company division of CVFR Travel Group has been appointed to represent RwandAir for the region of Australia/New Zealand.
Airports & Networks

Bombardier is celebrating the entry-into-service of the latest addition to its Global family, the Global 6500 jet.
Business Aviation

Kenya Airways and Oman Air have expanded their existing codeshare cooperation increasing the destinations available to their guests. Oman Air (WY) and Kenya Airways (KQ) commenced their codeshare agreement covering services between Muscat and Nairobi in August 2017.
Air Transport

EgyptAir has received its second Airbus A220-300 aircraft from Mirabel, Canada, as a part of a deal of 12 aircraft from the same type to be received respectively until June 2020.
Air Transport

Proflight Zambia has suspended services of a larger aircraft on the Lusaka-Kasama route pending the completion of upgrades to the gravel runway at Kasama airport, reports ch-aviation.
Air Transport

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced healthy but moderating global passenger traffic results for November 2018.
Air Transport

Airbus delivered 800 commercial aircraft to 93 customers in 2018, meeting its full year delivery guidance and setting a new company record. Deliveries were 11 percent higher than the previous record of 718 units, set in 2017.
Aerospace

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), was flat (0%) in November 2018, compared to the same period the year before. This was the slowest rate of growth recorded since March 2016, following 31 consecutive months of year-on-year increases.
Air Transport

Turkish Airlines has added Republic of Congo’s second biggest city, Pointe-Noire to its flight network as its 58th destination in Africa. The carrier will operate three weekly flights to Pointe-Noire with a connection in Libreville.
Airports & Networks

Kenya Airways, Air Madagascar, and Air Austral have signed a Privileged Partnership Agreement (PPA) which aims to strengthen the hubs of Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta, Antananarivo, and St. Denis de la Réunion by boosting their footprints in Africa, reports ch-aviation.
Air Transport

Airbus has reported half-year (H1) 2019 consolidated financial results and maintained its guidance for the full-year.
Aerospace

Embraer has delivered its first new Praetor 600 super-midsize business jet to an undisclosed European customer.
Business Aviation

Gulfstream Aerospace has said the all- new Gulfstream G600 has earned both its type and production certificates from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Business Aviation

RwandAir is to launch a new direct route from Rwanda’s capital Kigali, to Tel Aviv with each country operating up to seven flights a week.
Airports & Networks

Emirates has announced new appointments to its commercial operations team in Africa.
Maintenance & Training