Africa

The Chief Executive of Air Zimbabwe has spoken before a parliamentary committee, outlining a restructuring plan, which will see the loss of top management positions, reports ch-aviation.
Aerospace

Boris Johnson MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, has praised Ethiopian's fast growth during his visit to the Ethiopian Aviation Academy and state-of-the-art flight simulators at Ethiopian Headquarters on March 16, 2017.
Aerospace

Embraer-CAE Training Services (ECTS) will expand its training programmes for Embraer Phenom 100 and Phenom 300 pilots and maintenance technicians through the addition of a new location at CAE's training centre in Amsterdam.
Business Aviation

Ethiopian Airlines is marking St. Patrick's Day (today) with a green livery on its A350 aircraft.
Aerospace

By Vincent Chappard
The board of Air Madagascar has decided to recommend Air Austral as preferred bidder to the Malagasy state.
Air Transport

South African Airways (SAA) has recently launched its new-look website at www.flysaa.com, which promises more speed, more options and more simplicity.
Emerging Technologies

Meki Batu Farmers Association, under Oromia Cooperative and Promotion Agency, has thanked Ethiopian Group chief executive officer, Tewolde GebreMariam, for his support and commitment in creating business opportunities for farmers association in Oromia region.
Aerospace

South Africa dominated the Slkytrax awards for the best African airports at a ceremony in Amsterdam.
Airports & Networks

Ethiopian Airlines, has won 'Cargo Airline Award for Network Development' at the tenth anniversary of the Brussels Airport Aviation Awards held on March 9, 2017.
Aerospace

The Nigerian government to refurbish three grounded Dornier 228 surveillance aircraft. By Oscar Nkala.
Air Transport

Rockwell Collins has introduced ARINC cMUSETM, the company's next generation cloud-native Common Use Passenger Processing System (CUPPS) designed to provide an affordable and flexible check-in system for airports.
Airports & Networks

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on the air cargo industry to accelerate modernization and focus on delivering high quality service.
Air Transport

Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) and Germany's Munich Airport have announced extensions to their sister agreement partnership which began in 2015.
Airports & Networks

The first ever African Airshow would create awareness within Africa and the Global Aviation Industry about the investment opportunities in Ghana, said Cecelia Abena Dapaah, minister of aviation.
Aerospace

Air Namibia and German airline Condor have signed a code-share agreement that will provide for daily flights to connect Frankfurt and Windhoek with effect from the summer of 2017, reports oscar Nkala.
Air Transport

Air Botswana has put its fleet renewal plans on hold, reports ch-aviation.
Air Transport

Air France-KLM has lengthy historical ties with Africa and today boasts one of the strongest networks to the continent. Victoria Moores caught up with Air France-KLM SVP Africa Frank Legré to learn about the group's expansion plans.
Air Transport

CPaT Global has been selected by EgyptAir to provide tailored Distance Learning Solutions for the pilot training needs of EgyptAir and EgyptAir Express as well as its cargo carrier and training academy.
Maintenance & Training

Germany´s largest general aviation fleet-operator, FAI rent-a-jet AG, a member of FAI Aviation Group, has announced further fleet expansion with the addition of its largest corporate aircraft to date, an Airbus ACJ319 Corporate Jet.
Business Aviation

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft has announced today at the Global Sustainable Aviation Summit in Geneva the publication of the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for the CS300 aircraft.
Air Transport

AJW Technique, the maintenance hub for the AJW Group's component repair and overhaul service, has announced the addition of a new state-of-the-art fully automated test stand.
MRO

German independent aviation consultancy InAvia Aviation Consultants has submitted an Expression of Interest for Air Botswana.
Aerospace

Air Partner's Aircraft Remarketing division (formerly Cabot Aviation), has arranged the sale of two B737-700 aircraft on behalf of Kenya Airways. The aircraft were sold to an undisclosed lessor and leased back to Kenya Airways for continued operation.
Air Transport

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released data for the 2016 safety performance of the commercial airline industry.
Air Transport

Erwan de Cherisey takes a detailed look at the Ghana Air Force operation in Mali.
Defense