Africa

Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) will support the First Aerospace & Aviation Exhibition and Conferences of Western Africa, in Accra, from 24 to 26t of October 2017.
Aerospace

The African airfreight industry has registered a remarkable growth in the past few years but there's still much work to do. Kaleyesus Bekele reports from the Africa air cargo summit in Addis Ababa.
Air Transport

By Richard Maslen
Ethiopian Airlines' new five times weekly link to Oslo from its Addis Ababa hub will operate via Stockholm’s Arlanda Airport from March 26, 2017 using a two-class, 270-seat Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner equipment.
Airports & Networks

Ethiopian Airlines is to commence five weekly flights to Oslo, Norway via Stockholm with the Boeing 787 Dreamliner effective March 26, 2017.
Airports & Networks

Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic) and Safety Line have unveiled a strategic partnership that will enable airlines to benefit from significant fuel savings.
Emerging Technologies

By Vincent Chappard
AFI KLM E&M will continue to provide total care for Air Austral's fleet of 777s, including the phase-out of two aircraft.
MRO

Humphrey Nkonde looks at the needs of the Zambia Flying Doctor Service, which has been in existence for more than five decades.
Business Aviation

The AviAssist Foundation has announced that the 6th Safety in African Aviation (SiAA) conference will be held in Kigali, Rwanda on 19 & 20 March 2018 and will be hosted by RwandAir.
Aerospace

Fastjet chairman Colin Child has resigned after the airline said it would seek more funds sooner than originally expected to achieve a turnaround after months of the company battling its second-biggest investor to retain him, reports Reuters.
Air Transport

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft has announced Transport Canada and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has awarded the CS100 and CS300 airliners with the Same Type Rating (STR) which provides operators with significant cost-saving opportunities.
Air Transport

Over a hundred delegates from Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs); Directorates of Civil Aviation Companies (DCAs) and airline companies based in Namibia, Swaziland an South Africa, have received their International Air Transport Association (IATA)-accredited qualifications.
Aerospace

JSC Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC) and The Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute named after Professor N. Ye. Zhukovsky (TsAGI), an aircraft design and test centre, completed another series of tests with regard to Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) aircraft.
Defense

The Nigerian Immigration Services (NIS) has allegedly failed to explain why it grounded three Dornier 228 turbo-prop surveillance aircraft, which could have been deployed effectively to provide aerial surveillance services to the army's counter-terrorism war against the Islamist Boko Haram militant group in the north-east. Oscar Nkala reports.
Defense

By Richard Maslen
As Airbus celebrates the milestone inaugural test flight of the new A350-1000, the largest variant of the A350XWB family, Routesonline looks at approaching two years of commercial operations with the smaller A350-900.
Airports & Networks

The first A350-1000 took off this morning for its maiden flight at Blagnac in Toulouse, France.
Air Transport

Ethiopian Airlines, is pleased to announce that it has won Airline of the Year Award, for the fifth year in a row, by the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) during its 48th Annual General Assembly held on November 21, 2016, in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.
Aerospace

Top of the carrier's leasing list is the A321, followed by the A320 and then the A319.
Air Transport

Boeing chairman, president and CEO Dennis Muilenburg has named Kevin G. McAllister president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, succeeding company vice chairman Ray Conner in that role.
Maintenance & Training

Earlier this year, Air Côte d'Ivoire placed an order with Airbus for three A320neos and two A320s, the Ivorian national airline becoming the first African airline to order the A320neo.
Air Transport

Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) has signed a new agreement with Air Mauritius to include component support for the Indian Ocean carrier's ATR 72 turboprops.
MRO

New research released by global travel technology provider, Sabre Corporation has revealed that African air travel spend is expected to rise 24% with the introduction of the pan-African passport in 2018. The new passport will enable African travellers to visit other countries on the continent without a visa.
Airports & Networks

The International Air Transport Association (IATA)has announced that Muhammad Ali Albakri will join IATA as regional vice president for Africa and the Middle East (AME).
Maintenance & Training

Cessna Aircraft Company has said that the second aircraft in the Citation Longitude flight test programme has successfully completed its first flight just over one month after the first prototype aircraft took to the skies in October.
Business Aviation

Avanti Communications has led a new satellite-based project to help reduce the number of air traffic accidents on the African continent. Steve Nichols reports.
Air Transport

Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) has successfully completed the first-ever PT6A-140 overhaul following the turboprop engine's debut and certification on the Cessna Grand Caravan 208B EX aircraft in 2012.
Air Transport