Africa

Ethiopian Airlines is set to order at least ten more A350s, CEO Tewolde Gebremariam has told Reuters.

Kenya's Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) has rejected applications from Jambojet and Fastjet Kenya for international traffic rights.

Namibia's Westair Aviation has added its maiden ERJ-145 to its fleet this month, ch-aviation reports.

Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde Gebremariam has said his airline is looking to order more A350s from Airbus Industrie, reports Ch-Aviation.

The South African Air Force's involvement in the Democratic Republic of Congo over recent years has shown up a major weakness in the force's capabilities, but has also potentially given a new lease of life to a home-grown weapon system. Alan Dron reports.

Ethiopian Airlines is celebrating after its first all-female operated flight, standing by a core value of “women empowerment for a sustainable growth.”

Airbus corporate jet customers and operators can now benefit from a wider range of computerised maintenance planning services, following an agreement concluded with CAMP.

Proflight Zambia has helped the rescue of a two-week old vervet monkey after poachers killed its mother.

FlightSafety International continues to enhance its Gulfstream G650 training programme by upgrading its simulators and adding the Autobrakes system.

Etihad Airways is increasing its presence in Morocco with the launch of a new twice-weekly service between Abu Dhabi and Rabat to create a direct link between the two capitals.

Bombardier has launched its Bombardier Smart Link service, which will be progressively rolled out for Learjet, Challenger and Global aircraft.

Embraer Executive Jets has announced that the Legacy 500 midsize aircraft has set two new world speed records for its class, totaling six in 2015.

Since its formation in 1993, Airports Company South Africa has grown into a widely admired airport management company. Keith Mwanalushi reports from Johannesburg that growth in Africa is high on the company's agenda.

Denel Aerostructures has spoken out in support of an Aerotropolis in Ekurhuleni and its ability to improve the economy of the Gauteng City Region.

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft has announced that the CS100 aircraft has completed its certification flight testing.

Sean Culligan, of Phoenix Aviation Malta (PAM), was at AfBAA highlighting the fact that Africa needs to address its aero-medical solutions.

The new flight will bring additional capacity into a market now controlled by British Airways after Virgin Atlantic Airways ended its own non-stop flights earlier this year. Sabre data shows an annual O&D demand of over 375,000 two-way passengers between the UK and Cape Town (around 1,030 passengers per day).

Rockwell Collins has expanded its service to provide real-time flight tracking for non-ADS-B equipped aircraft.

TACV has secured $11 million in loans from the Cape Verdian government following huge losses and legacy debts of CVE10 billion (USD97.46 million).

Sudan Airways has wet-leased a CRJ-200 from Trident Aviation, ch-aviation has reported.

SmileAir has dropped plans to lease a pair of B747-400s from Mahan Air following a managerial decision to focus on regional West African flying, ch-aviation reports.

The Namibian Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) has grounded Namibia Flyafrica for using an ineligible aircraft, ch-aviation reports.

Fly SAX is retiring the world's oldest remaining DC-9-10 at the end of this month before it is transferred to the Finnish Aviation Museum, ch-aviation reports.

Air Botswana has placed its two ARJ-85s up for sale as start of its fleet renewal, with its original fleet to be retired by 2017, ch-aviation reports.

The second PC-24 prototype (P02) took off from Buochs Airport today at 10:06 a. m. on its maiden flight.