The Boeing board of directors has declared the company's quarterly dividend will increase 30 percent to $1.42 per share. The board also replaced the existing share repurchase programme with a new $14 billion authorisation.
The President of the Gabonese Republic, Ali Bongo Ondimba has completed a state visit to the People's Republic of China, from 6 to 9 December 2016, at the invitation of the Chinese President, Xi Jinping.
The government of St. Helena has issued a second Request For Proposals (RFP) to all eligible parties for the provision of scheduled passenger services to the British Overseas Territory located in the southern Atlantic Ocean, reports ch-aviation.
ExecuJet Africa has received its first charter helicopter, a VIP configured Bell 407 helicopter, now available for charter from ExecuJet's Cape Town FBO facility.
Lockheed Martin is aggressively marketing its PZL subsidiary's M28 Skytruck to African customers looking to replace existing An-28s, Airbus C212s, and even Mi-17 helicopters. Jon Lake reports.
The airline, based in the French territory of Réunion in the Indian Ocean, is understood to be considering the launch of low-cost charter services via the European mainland into at least three US destinations. In its formal application the airline says these services will be operated using Boeing 777 and 787-8 equipment.
Boeing said strength in the capital markets and innovative funding developments will provide airlines and lessors efficient aircraft financing solutions in 2017.
Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) SOC and its aviation partners – launched a career awareness road-show in Harding, KZN, South Africa, as a precursor to the Aviation Youth Summit and International Civil Aviation Day (ICAD) celebrations, that took place in Durban and Margate Regional Airport respectively.
The technology company MOMook, developing management software solutions for aviation training centres, is announcing a service agreement with Aviation Training Center of Tunisia (ATCT).
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and Airports Council International (ACI) have joined forces to address evolving aviation security risks with integrated solutions.
The Sudanese Ministry of Justice has announced that, through Interpol, it has issued an international arrest warrant for all persons involved in the sale of Sudan Airways' London Heathrow slot, reports ch-aviation.
It was back in 1991 that ExecuJet opened up for business in Lansaria near Johannesburg to set a new standard in African business aviation. Today it is part of a much bigger global business. Alan Peaford finds out why.
The Tanzanian Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) has announced plans for the acquisition of at least four modern aerospace surveillance radar systems to replace the obsolete technology at the Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA) and expand national aerospace coverage to airports outside the capital, Dar es Salaam, writes Oscar Nkala.
Following the acquisition in March this year of Navtech, Airbus has launched its new integrated flight operations and air traffic management service company – Navblue – to provide a complete range of digital end-to-end and integrated flight operations solutions.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for October showing that demand (measured in revenue passenger kilometers, or RPKs) rose 5.8% compared to the same month last year. Capacity grew 6.3% and load factor slid 0.4 percentage points to 80.1%.
