Africa

Long-haul flights in Economy Class could become considerably more comfortable if the ingenious Twister seat concept designed by Factorydesign takes off.

Embraer has delivered 33 commercial and 45 business jets, 25 of which are light jets and 20 are large, during the fourth quarter of 2015 (4Q15).

FlightSafety International, that has a full flight simulator at learning centre in South African, adds Gulfstream G650 Controller Pilot Data Link Communication to its extensive series of eLearning courses and CPDLC iFlightdeck subscription-based application.

EDM has announced that it has shipped a second Cabin Emergency Evacuation Trainer (CEET) to Ethiopian Airlines.

EDM, a global provider of training simulators to the civil aviation and defence sectors, has shipped a second Cabin Emergency Evacuation Trainer (CEET) to Ethiopian Airlines.

Arik Air has introduced a new wine selection from the Wildekrans Wine Estate, an hour away from Cape Town's city centre.

The third Travel Catering Expo will be held in Dubai in May 2016.

Skywise has lodged a complaint against Airports Company South Africa (ACSA), regarding its flights being grounded last year.

Fastjet's chief executive Ed Winter will step down once a replacement has been found.

The International Air Transport Association has announced the global passenger traffic results for November, showing strong traffic growth.

As a result of a change in Bombardier's strategic approach to aircraft sales, Bombardier and TAG Aeronautics have amicably elected to end their contractual agreements.

According to OAG schedule data, ANA has accounted for more than a quarter (25.1 per cent) of all 787 flights since the aircraft’s debut offering almost 30 million Dreamliner seats (29,435,351 as of January 13, 2016).

Citibank has cancelled a ZAR250 million (USD15 million) loan facility to South African Airways, reported The Africa Report.

Airbus has exceeded its 2015 targets, with a record of 635 aircraft deliveries for 85 customers.

The African Business Aviation Association (AfBAA) has announced the dates of its 2016 symposium, the African Business Aviation Conference (AfBAC).

Boeing Business Jets has unveiled the BBJ MAX 7, the newest addition to the BBJ fleet.

Airbus Corporate Jet Centre (ACJC) has partnered with its parent division Airbus Corporate Jets to offer to an undisclosed ACJ Customer a global upgrade and heavy maintenance including, for the first time, the installation of a state of the art connectivity solution for VoIP (Voice Over IP) technology.

Nextant Aerospace, builders of the 400XTi –will formally introduce its first fully conforming G90XT turboprop at NBAA 2016 in Orlando.

Senegal has released a report on September's aircraft crash, which states the cause of the incident was a colliding with another aircraft whilst flying too high.

Fastjet operated its first flights to Kenya today, with flights operating from Dar es Salaam and Kilimanjaro to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.

Turkish Airlines has arrived at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport for the second time without any passenger luggage, All Africa has reported.

FlyCAA has ended its international operations following the suspension of its Lubumbashi-Johannesburg O.R. Tambo route, ch-aviation reports.

Equaflight Service has wet-leased an ATR72-200 from its sister carrier, Aero4M, managing director Ibrahima Seydou Thiam told ch-aviation.

Camair-Co has delayed the inaugural flights of its MA-60 fleet until later this month, ch-aviation reports.

Gulfstream Aerospace has promoted Nicolas Robinson to the position of regional vice president of new aircraft Sales for Africa.