Air Mauritius has signed an MOU with the Ghanaian government over the provision of expertise in the establishment of a new Ghanaian national carrier, reports ch-aviation.
Bombardier Business Aircraft has unveiled The Architect, its fourth Global 7000 flight test vehicle (FTV4) at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Conference and Exhibition in Las Vegas.
As Airbus prepares for the first flight of the A330-900, production of the second member of the A330neo Family, the A330-800, is well underway with the first parts advancing at Airbus sites throughout Europe.
Gulfstream Aerospace has debuted its fully outfitted Gulfstream G600 at the 2017 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) in Las Vegas.
Libyan Airlines chairman Fathi Al-Shatti was seized by armed men nearly three weeks ago and is allegedly being held without charge at a base of the Rada Deterence Force, a local militia which controls the Mitiga Airport in Libya. Oscar Nkala reports.
The African Symposium on Human Factors and Aviation Safety (ASHFAS), that incorporates the 13th Ergonomics Society of South Africa Conference (ESSA2017) and the inaugural ErgoAfrica Conference, will take place at the Birchwood Hotel & Conference Centre in Gauteng on 13-15 September 2017.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that Goh Choon Phong, CEO of Singapore Airlines, has assumed his duties as chairman of the IATA Board of Governors (BoG) for a one-year term.
The world's passenger aircraft fleet above 100 seats is set to more than double in the next 20 years to over 40,000 planes as traffic is set to grow at 4.4 percent per year, according to Airbus' latest Global Market Forecast 2017-2036.
The Nigerian government is negotiating with Ethiopian Airlines to sign an aviation cooperation agreement that would enable it to award Arik Air's management to Ethiopian on management contractual basis.
Air Mauritius and Fly Safe Ghana have signed an MOU at the headquarters of the Mauritian carrier in the presence of the chairman of Air Mauritius Arjoon Suddhoo, the new DG Somas Appavou and Cecilia Abena Dapaah the Minister of Aviation of Ghana.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced global passenger traffic results for July showing strong but moderating demand growth.
Safran Electronics and Defense has announced the selection of its WEFA solution (Wireless Extension For ACMS - Aircraft Condition Monitoring System) dedicated to the capture and the transfer of flight data, on the A320ceos of its long standing client, Air Cote d'Ivoire.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), increased by 11.4% in July 2017 compared to the same period a year ago, with African carriers seeing huge growth.
Gulfstream Aerospace has announced that the third Gulfstream G600 test aircraft successfully completed its first flight. The move comes after the first G600 flight in mid-December 2016.
Baggage management by the world's airlines improved again in 2016 as the industry focuses on technology investments and prepares for a step-change in handling by June 2018.
Botswana's Air Daytona Tourist Airlines founder and sole shareholder, Moses Botipeng, has confirmed the prospective scheduled passenger carrier is in the process of beginning its certification drive with the Botswana Ministry of Transport, reports ch-aviation.
Ethiopian Airlines has renewed its passenger reservations system with global travel technology provider, Sabre Corporation. The airline also signed up for a suite of new technology solutions to support its continued growth as a world-class carrier.
South African Airways (SAA) has confirmed it will introduce network changes on the domestic and regional segments of its route network. The changes relate to the replacement of SAA's own metal service on certain routes and not total withdrawal.
Boeing recorded strong commercial delivery numbers in 2016 and achieved several airplane programme milestones. The company delivered 748 commercial aircraft.
