Africa

Gulfstream’s G400 has successfully completed its first flight, officially launching the flight test programme.

Veteran African aviation journalist, event organiser and consultant, Nick Fadugba has died suddenly aged 69.

The South African Air Force (SAAF) has been subject to increasingly heavy budget cuts. It is therefore having to do a lot with a little, particularly in terms of its responsibilities to its broader African peacekeeping responsibilities.

AirExplore has signed a contract with Nigeria-based Air Peace to lease four aircraft from November 2024 through March 2025.

Ethiopian Airlines Group has signed a technical advisory and consultancy contract with Dar Al-Handasah Consultants to embark on the design and supervision of a Mega Airport City at Abusera in Bishoftu city.

Top executives and officials from across the airline and air transport world will assemble at the 8th Aviation AFRICA Summit & Exhibition.

Africa's aviation industry continues to perform strongly, with increased passenger traffic and improved operational efficiency.

Efforts are growing to develop Africa’s MRO capabilities, but cost pressures across the continent are slowing progress.

Ethiopian Airlines has been honoured with the US President's Lifetime Achievement Award recognising the contributions and dedicated service to the United States.

Etihad Airways will resume flights to Nairobi, Kenya, starting December,15, 2024.

SITA is launching a new version of its wireless solution, SITA Mobile Data Access (MDA) 2.0.

Ethiopian Airlines Group has entered a partnership with the United States (US) Transport Security Administration (TSA) PreCheck programme.

Ethiopian Airlines Group has signed an MoU with Satarem America to partner on production and use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in Ethiopia.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.