Africa

South African Airways will only receive assistance from the government once its management board has been strengthened.

Textron has launched its Peace of Mind programme, which is designed to create a simpler transition to new Cessna Caravan and Beechcraft King Air turboprops.

Rwandair chief executive John Mirenge called on his government's minister of infrastructure, James Musoni, to make a special point of pushing the case for liberalisation when the African Union meets in Kigali next month.

Russian government representatives see Air Tanzania as a prospective customer for the Sukhoi Superjet 100.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced global passenger traffic results for March showing that demand (measured in revenue passenger kilometers, or RPKs) rose 5.3%, compared to the same month last year, with African airlines continuing to enjoy strong demand, with traffic up 11.2%.

Finmeccanica has announced that third prototype (A/C3) of the AgustaWestland AW609 TiltRotor has completed its first ground run.

Proflight Zambia has installed a flight tracking system to monitor flight movements in real-time.

ACI's preliminary passenger traffic results have shown the most-travelled airports, with Atlanta-Hartsfield-Jackson with over 100 million passengers in 2015.

Rockwell Collins has unveiled its virtual training simulator for its PAVE in-flight entertainment (IFE) system.

Air Mauritius has announced it is expanding its network by launching flights to Maputo and Dar es Salaam this week.

South African Express has had its Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) reinstated by the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA).

EgyptAir Training Center is to expand its presence in Africa by taking part in the Aviation Suppliers and Stakeholders Convention, which will take place May 7-9 in Kigali, Rwanda.

Fly Blue Crane has signed a contract with Travelport, as well as with its merchandising solution, Travelport Rich Content and Branding.

Boeing and TAAG Angola Airlines have celebrated the delivery of the airline's newest 777-300ER.

The new airport will completely revolutionise not only travel for the residents of St Helena, but will boost tourism. Located on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, more than 2,000 kilometres from the nearest major landmass. It is currently linked to the world by RMS St Helena which sails between the island and Cape Town, a five day adventure across, at times, rough seas, but which is due to retire from service in July.

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Air Seychelles has reported its fourth year of profitability in a row, with net profits of USD2.1 million in 2015, on revenues of USD 105.4 million.

Aireon and South Africa's Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) announced today that they have signed a Regional Commercialisation Agreement to jointly develop the uses of space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) data throughout the Southern part of the African continent.

Sudan Airways has resumed A320-200 operations after US sanctions embargoing the carrier from acquiring new Western-manufactured aircraft.

Fly Blue Crane will inaugurate international operations on 13th May, with scheduled return flights between Cape Town and Windhoek International.

Gulfstream Aerospace has announced the Gulfstream G500 has completed flutter testing.

A new agreement between Morocco and Eurocontrol came into force yesterday, following the signing of a comprehensive agreement at the Marrakech Airshow last week.

South African government-owned regional carrier, South African Express has suspended operations following a decision by the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) to suspend its AOC citing safety concerns.,

A new agreement between Morocco and Eurocontrol came into force May 1 following the signing of a comprehensive agreement at the Marrakech Airshow last week.

Embraer Commercial Aviation has released its market outlook for Africa, forecasting the delivery of 240 jets in the next 20 years.