Africa

EgyptAir Training Academy and EgyptAir Maintenance and Engineering have participated in Aviation Suppliers and Stakeholders Convention 2017 in Tunisia.
Aerospace

Airbus' A350-1000 test aircraft MSN071 has completed fuel system and engine tests in Cardiff, Wales as part of its type certification flight test campaign.
Air Transport

Sources in the French investigation team studying the crash of EgyptAir 804 into the Mediterranean a year ago have ruled out an explosion according to the AFP news agency.
Air Transport

The Airbus Foundation together with its partner The Little Engineer is rolling out the Airbus Little Engineer (ALE) robotics programme in Africa.
Aerospace

Chadian start-up FlyART is planning to launch scheduled operations from this year, although the exact business model is still being finalised. Victoria Moores reports.
Air Transport

By David Casey
RwandAir has opened a new hub in Cotonou at the same time as the governments of Benin and Rwanda revealed plans to launch a joint venture airline.
Airports & Networks

Boeing marked a milestone today as the first 737 MAX 9 made its debut in front of thousands of Boeing employees.
Air Transport

Embraer has presented the largest aircraft of the second generation of the E2-Jets family, the most efficient aircraft in the single aisle jet market: the E195-E2.
Business Aviation

By Vincent Chappard
Air Seychelles had announced that it will adjust its European route network.
Air Transport

RwandAir has been granted the seventh freedom rights by the Government of Benin.
Air Transport

As awareness grows about AfBAC EXPO, Africa's first ever dedicated business aviation conference, expo and static display, the event organisers are pleased to confirm that the Italian inspired ballroom at the Montecasino property, in Johannesburg's upmarket Sandton area, has been selected as the venue for the conference.
Aerospace

Just over a year ago, Jean-Paul Boutibou became Bombardier Commercial Aircraft VP sales, Middle-East & Africa. As Victoria Moores found out, he has two core beliefs for Africa; the market must walk before it can run and tap into economies of scale wherever possible.
Aerospace

By David Casey
Routesonline analyses the African aviation industry, taking a monthly look at the top routes served and revealing the airlines that are dominating the market. We also rank the top ten airports by available seat capacity and examine the most common aircraft used.
Airports & Networks

President Donald Trump's ban on nationals from seven mainly Muslim countries entering the USA appears to be deterring travellers from other countries around the world too, according to data from ForwardKeys, the travel intelligence analyst, which monitors travel patterns by analysing 16 million flight reservation transactions a day.
Airports & Networks

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), grew by 10.4% in the first-half of 2017 compared to the first-half of 2016.
Aerospace

Airports Council International (ACI) is offering a free review service for its members, which ends in a 100% confidential report on airport safety vulnerabilities. Victoria Moores spoke to ACI Africa secretary general, Ali Tounsi, to learn more about the programme.
Airports & Networks

The US is entering a new chapter of its military interventions in east Africa. Jon Lake reports
Defense

His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates Airline and Group recently welcomed a VIP delegation from Ghana to his offices.
Aerospace

Boeing will build and test three U.S. Army CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopters as part of a modernisation effort that will likely bring another two decades of work to the company's Philadelphia site.
Defense

French-owned and Paris-based Corsair International, part of the TUI Group, helped to celebrate Senegal's national day on April 4 by holding an event at the country's Leopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar.
Air Transport

In 2Q17, Embraer delivered 35 commercial and 24 executive (16 light and 8 large) jets, compared to the 26 commercial and 26 executive (23 light and 3 large) jet deliveries in 2Q16.
Aerospace

EgyptAir has received its the sixth Boeing 737-800 NG aircraft, flight No. MS3330.
Airports & Networks

Pratt & Whitney Canada is gearing up for a major effort, both to enhance fleet support services for its existing and future customers throughout Africa, and to attract new users to its range of turboprop, turboshaft and turbofan engines. Geoff Thomas reports.
Aerospace

South African Airways has advised its customers of time changes on their Johannesburg to Libreville route. These changes are as a result of the upgrade work being undertaken on the airport runway at the Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport in Gabon.
Airports & Networks

Ethiopian Airlines has announced that it will start services to Bahrain effective August 17, 2017 with the latest B737-800 New Generation with Sky Interior.
Airports & Networks