Africa

Autonomous drones are set to take over border patrols, crime hotspot monitoring and more, according to South Africa's Airborne Drones.
Aerospace

EgyptAir is planning to retire twenty-five aircraft next year as part of its fleet renewal cycle, reports ch-aviation.
Air Transport

Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) will begin scheduled flights between Riyadh and Jeddah to the Republic of Mauritius from September 14 this year.
Airports & Networks

BAA Training, European standard aviation training centre, has announced gaining an approval to provide ATR 42/72 FFS services for Tanzanian aviation companies.
Maintenance & Training

Ethiopian Airlines has celebrated the opening of its new air cargo terminal at the Addis Ababa airport in Ethiopia on June 29, 2017.
Airports & Networks

Etihad Cargo and Royal Air Maroc Cargo have signed an MoU which will see the two airlines cooperate in a number of areas including network development, freighter deployment and increasing traffic on several trade lanes over the next nine months.
Aerospace

Aviation Africa, the exhibition and summit covering the full aviation and aerospace spectrum across the African continent, is to hold its third edition in Cairo on April 17-18 2018, under the auspices of the Egyptian Ministry of Civil Aviation.
Aerospace

ATR has created a new Leasing, Asset Management and Freighter department which has the priorities of managing sales to the leasing community and facilitating the placement of new or used ATR aircraft by lessors.
Aerospace

By Vincent Chappard
Air Malta has inaugurated a new scheduled service to the North African City of Tunis. This service also heralds the national airline's return to North Africa.
Air Transport

For exactly 10 years, South African Airways (SAA) has been connecting the Munich hub with the South African city of Johannesburg.
Airports & Networks

The Arabian section of the global women pilot group, the Ninety Nines has been granted the patronage of the Egyptian Civil Aviation Ministry for its fifth annual meeting which will be held in October.
Aerospace

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), grew 12.7% in May 2017 compared to the year-earlier period. This was up from the 8.7% annual growth recorded in April 2017 and is more than three times higher than the five year average growth rate of 3.8%.
Aerospace

South African Airways (SAA) has introduced the new Airbus A330-300 on the Washington DC-Dulles to Accra, Ghana route. This service compliments the existing Washington DC-Dulles to Dakar, Senegal route operated by the A330-300.
Airports & Networks

Implementation of the Lomé Declaration is a crucial lever for realising the technological innovation, regulatory reform and investment in infrastructure demanded by Africa's tremendously promising growth in air cargo, declared the President of the ICAO Council, Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu, in his address at the Second Meeting on Air Cargo Development in Africa this week.
Aerospace

Royal Air Maroc's direct non-stop service from Manchester Airport to Casablanca has officially launched, with the inaugural flight taking place on Tuesday 4 April.
Airports & Networks

The Russian Federal Service for Technical-Military Cooperation (FSTMC) says it will complete the delivery of 12 Mi-35M attack helicopters to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in 2018, correcting earlier reports suggesting the sale involved (Sukhoi) Su-30M fighter jets. By Oscar Nkala
Defense

Tanzania carrier Precision Air has re-launches flights to Entebbe in Uganda.
Airports & Networks

South African regional carrier SA Express has appointed its chief financial officer, Mark Shelley to the role of CEO following the departure of Ntshanga Inathi who left the airline in March.
Maintenance & Training

The third and final PC-24 prototype, P03, which also represents the series aircraft standard, took off from Buochs airfield yesterday (March 6) at 9.45 to complete its maiden flight.
Aerospace

EgyptAir and Aegean Airlines have expanded their codeshare cooperation to include new routes that will enable customers to enjoy enhanced connectivity and seamless travel throughout the combined networks offering passengers various possibilities to travel.
Air Transport

From Tuesday 28 March, the Moroccan flag-carrier Royal Air Maroc, will begin operating direct non-stop flights three times per week from Manchester Airport to Mohammed V International Airport.
Airports & Networks

Ethiopian Airlines has inaugurated its new freight terminal at its Addis Ababa base.
Air Transport

An armed robber was shot dead and another arrested after they held up Swissport security guards at the cargo precinct of O. R. Tambo International Airport this morning, management of the airport can confirm.
Airports & Networks

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomes the decision by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to require enhanced security measures as an alternative to restrictions on the carriage of large portable electronic devices in the cabin on all flights to the US. This includes the ability to remove the existing restrictions on certain flights departing from the Middle East and North Africa to the US.
Emerging Technologies

The German scheduled airline, Hahn Air, has announced the start of an interline partnership with Mauritania Airlines International.
Air Transport