The Somalia National Air Force was decimated by the Ogaden War with Ethiopia in the late-1970s and the civil war in the 1990s. It now has no aircraft and has been reduced to guarding the airport. However, the Somali Government has approved a plan that will reboot the service by training pilots and buying aircraft so it can contribute to the fight against al-Shabaab. Tim Fish reports from Mogadishu.
CNES President Jean-Yves Le Gall was in Rabat at the invitation of Driss El Hadani, Director of Morocco’s Royal Centre for Remote Sensing (CRTS), to open the first international workshop prepared together on the benefits and applications of remote-sensing data from the Copernicus programme’s Sentinel satellites.
Air Tanzania is going through a dramatic rebirth, reinventing itself with a new fleet and a business-focused culture. Victoria Moores caught up with the airline’s CEO and managing director, Ladislaus Matindi, to hear about the rapid transformation.
EgyptAir and TAP Air Portugal, both members of Star Alliance, have agreed to strengthen their cooperation by expanding their current codeshare agreement through the inclusion of the new connections.
Located on the outskirts of Johannesburg, Lanseria International Airport has ambitious plans to grow. The airport’s CEO, Rampa Rammopo, explains to Keith Mwanalushi how it’s all being achieved.
Just months after killing off plans for the Falcon 5X following the ongoing failure of the Safran Silvercrest engine the French manufacturer Dassault Aviation has unveiled the Falcon 6X, featuring many of the design attractions of the 5X but with a larger cabin and more powerful engines.
Pratt & Whitney Canada have announced that a new variant of its ground-breaking PurePower PW800 turbofan engine has been selected to power the new Dassault Falcon 6X business jet, unveiled by Dassault Aviation earlier today.
CEFA Aviation and GE Aviation have formed a partnership to provide customers with a higher fidelity of data for airline flight safety analysis, operational efficiency and pilot training.
As EgyptAir made major equipment announcements at the Dubai Air Show, Egypt’s aviation minister, Sherif Fathi, talked to Alan Dron about prospects for the national carrier and the development of the country’s aviation industry.
The Aero L-39 Albatros high-performance jet trainer was created in Czechoslovakia by Aero Vodochody in the 1960s. Alan Warnes looks at how the aircraft is still being used throughout Africa.
The Chairman of House of Representatives Committee on Banking and Currency, Hon. Sir Jones Chukwudi Onyereri has commended the present management of Arik Air for the good work they have done in turning around the fortunes of the airline.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released data for the 2017 safety performance of the commercial airline industry showing continued strong improvements in safety.
Former Air Burkina and Air Mali CEO, Abderahmane Berthé, was named as the next African Airlines Association (AFRAA) secretary general during the association’s annual general assembly (AGA) in Kigali, Rwanda. Victoria Moores caught up with Berthé to learn about his plans.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for the 2017 safety performance of the commercial airline industry showing continued strong improvements in safety.
Garmin has launched the GFCTM 600H flight control system for helicopter owners and operators – a breakthrough in cost-effective technology that reduces pilot workload and improves mission effectiveness.
