South African Airways (SAA) is taking its product offering, Step-Up, which allows customers to bid for a Business Class upgrade, to greater heights with record sales.
AIM Altitude's Generation 2 Autonomous Lighting Dimmer (ALD) has been shortlisted for a prestigious Crystal Cabin Award in the Electronic Systems category.
Tangible progress between Middle East and North Africa nations on space co-operation has moved up the regional agenda with sector leaders from the UAE, Algeria, Egypt and Bahrain signaling their readiness to drive the momentum at a first-of-a-kind meeting at the Global Space Congress in Abu Dhabi.
Airbus Defence and Space delivers satellite communications systems for EU military training missions in Somalia (EUTM Somalia) as well as for the EUCAP (European Union capacity-building mission) Sahel Niger and EUCAP Sahel Mali civilian missions.
Omni Helicopters International, parent of Brazil's leading offshore aviation specialist Omni Taxi Aéreo S.A., and Omni Blu Aviation (Omni Blu), the independent provider of aviation services in Nigeria, have announced their strategic alliance to launch, promote, and develop Omni Helicopters Nigeria (OHN).
AB Aviation chief executive Ayad Bourhane has confirmed the Comorian operator has suspended operations following mounting financial difficulties, reports ch-aviation.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs) grew by 3.8% in 2016 compared to 2015.
South African Airways (SAA) is warning its customers of a hoax survey prevalent on social media suggesting SAA is offering free tickets to fly anywhere.
Air Mediterranean S.A - a new commercial airline operator based in Athens, Greece has just received its approved Hellenic EASA EU-Ops Air Operator's Certificate (AOC).
The Arab space sector will gather under one roof to discuss ways of strengthening joint cooperation between Arab states in the space sector at the Global Space Congress.
CTT Systems has been selected by Boeing to provide the humidification systems for flight deck, crew rests and cabin zone A/B for the Boeing 777X aircraft. CTT will be tier-1 supplier to Boeing and the CTT products will be offered as supplier furnished equipment in the 777X catalogue.
Malawi's Lakestar Express has applied to the Malawian Ministry of Transport and Public Works for an Air Services Licence (ASL)which would grant it rights to serve both domestic and international routes, reports ch-aviation.
The Kenyan government has moved to bar Emirates from increasing the frequency of its Dubai International-Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta flights, reports ch-aviation.
African Airshow, the first Aerospace and Aviation Exhibition for the Western & Central region of Africa, hosted by Ghana Airport Company, has received increasing demand since the official launch in Accra, last September 2016.
Sudanese President Omar al Bashir signed several cooperation agreements with King Salman of Saudi Arabia during a brief visit to Riyadh last week, reports ch-aviation.
A Maputo District Court has convicted a former financial director of LAM for abuse of office following a Mozambican anti-corruption task-force investigation into several airline executives last year, reports ch-aviation.
The Boeing Company has reported fourth-quarter revenue of $23.3 billion with GAAP earnings per share of $2.59 and core earnings per share (non-GAAP) of $2.47 reflecting overall solid execution on production programs and services.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) announced that IATA's Cargo-XML messaging standard has now been fully integrated into ASYCUDAWorld, the UNCTAD automated customs management system used by 90 countries worldwide for their customs procedures.
As the global tourism market continues to boom, the inflight catering and travel retail industries are accordingly thriving. The sector has experienced steady growth in the five years to 2016 and, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), will have a global value of US$10.8trillion by 2018, almost double its present worth.
Gulfstream Aerospace has announced that its Gulfstream G280 aircraft recently set a speed record between Carlsbad, California, and Kalaoa, Hawaii, completing the overwater flight in just 4 hours and 47 minutes.
Over four years after its first aircraft of the type arrived in Bujumbura, Air Burundi may deploy the MA-60 into commercial service after the Burundian civil aviation authority granted the aircraft its Validation of Type Certificate (VTC), reports ch-aviation.
