Africa

The advancement of business aviation in Africa is a focus at the 8th Aviation AFRICA Summit & Exhibition following the co-location of the African Business Aircraft Association’s (AfBAA) Symposium and Annual General Meeting.

Boeing today announced that its Board of Directors has elected Robert K. "Kelly" Ortberg as the company's new president and chief executive officer.

IATA released data for June 2024 global passenger demand with African carriers seeing a 16.9% year-on-year increase in demand.

Lufthansa Systems has said Ethiopian Airlines ‘relies’ on its finance solution SIRAX/Revenue Accounting.

IATA has released data for June 2024 global air cargo markets showing continuing strong annual growth in demand.

Uganda Airlines is launching services to Abuja, Harare, and Lusaka from September 12, 2024.

The chief technology officers of Boeing, Airbus, Dassault, GE Aerospace, Rolls-Royce, RTX and Safran have called for government research programmes that enhance scientific understanding of aviation non-CO2 effects such as contrails, nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur, aerosols and soot.

Airbus and Avolon will investigate how future hydrogen-powered aircraft could be financed and commercialised.

Boeing has said there is a continued significant demand for aviation personnel over the next 20 years.

Ethiopian MRO and ATR have signed a Letter of Intent aimed at developing Ethiopian MRO’s ATR aircraft maintenance and training capabilities.

De Havilland Aircraft of Canada (De Havilland Canada) and the Tanzania Government Flight Agency (TGFA) have signed a purchase agreement for a DHC OEM Certified Refurbished Dash 8-400 aircraft.

The 8th Aviation AFRICA Summit & Exhibition is set to be the largest yet in what is now regarded as the continent’s leading annual meeting place for the continent’s commercial air transport industry.

Airbus and Airports Council International (ACI) World association have signed a cooperation agreement to help decarbonise aviation.

Boeing has projected a three percent increase in aircraft deliveries over the next 20 years, with carriers requiring nearly 44,000 new commercial airplanes by 2043.

Vallair will cooperate with the Cameroon Civil Aviation Authority on aircraft maintenance, disassembly and training development.

Airports, airlines, as well as millions of Windows users across the world have been taken offline causing widespread disruption, after reporting a Blue Screen of Death error today.

Uganda Airlines will launch service between its Entebbe International Airport (EBB) base and Abuja, Nigeria, flown 2X-weekly with Airbus A330-800 aircraft.

Honeywell has selected Gama Aviation Engineering as an authorised channel partner to expand its aviation service network in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region.

Ethiopian Airlines has been awarded the Global Recognition and Appreciation Award at the First International Post-COVID conference held in Toronto.

TAAG Angola Airlines' new aircraft, namely the A220 and B787 Dreamliner ordered at Airbus and Boeing will be delivered with the new livery.

Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe are planning to allow entry to all five countries under a single short-stay visa.

The 12th edition of Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) will take place from 18 to 22 September 2024 at Air Force Base Waterkloof in Centurion, Gauteng.

Gulfstream has marked 100 days since its all-new G700 received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) type certification in March and entered into service.

Falko Regional Aircraft (Falko), an asset manager and aircraft lessor focused solely on the regional aircraft sector, has acquired two Embraer E190 aircraft on lease to Airlink.

Ethiopian Airlines has inaugurated its CFM Leap-1B engine test cell at Addis Ababa MRO Services facility.