Africa

Qatar Airways has increased flight frequencies to Asmara, Eritrea, and to Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Airports & Networks

Officials in Niger have warned African business aviation operators to beware of scam email offering alternative overflight and landing services to those provided by the official agents Hadid.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

For the first time in the company's history, the South Africa defence and technology group, Denel, is now ranked among the top 100 global defence manufacturers and the second largest in the southern hemisphere.
Defense

Ethiopian Airlines has made its business class cabin more comfortable by retrofitting all its Boeing 777 fleet with 180° business class full flat beds.
Interiors & Connectivity

A project that will revolutionise e-commerce and maternity services in remote communities across Nigeria and Kenya through the delivery of reliable, space-based internet connectivity services has completed its installation stage and is ready to be rolled out.
Space

By Richard Maslen
What are the world's longest scheduled air routes by distance and block time? As Emirates Airline reveals plans to launch a Dubai - Panama City route in February 2016, Routesonline investigates.
Airports & Networks

Satellite operator Yahsat, has announced the completion of the Critical Design Review (CDR) on its Al Yah 3 satellite, which is now on course to provide Ka-band broadband coverage for Africa.
Space

ExecuJet Aviation Group said today it is expecting high demand for its first Bombardier Global 6000 ultra-long-range business jet in Africa, which has joined its managed and charter fleet in Johannesburg.
Business Aviation

By Richard Maslen
This winter, fastjet will add additional capacity on routes to Johannesburg, South Africa; Harare, Zimbabwe and its recently launched service to Lilongwe, Malawi this winter, as well as increasing its domestic offering to Kilimanjaro and Mwanza.
Airports & Networks

Sabena technics has announced the appointment of Pascal Jallier as the new Vice President of their VIP completion programmes.
Maintenance & Training

Etihad is going head to head with Ethiopian Airlines in talks with central African airline Rwandair for a 49% stake in the Kigali-based carrier.
Aerospace

Kano-based Med-View has been awarded traffic rights to 11 additional international destinations by Nigeria's Ministry of Aviation.
Airports & Networks

French authorities have today stepped up the search operation in the vicinity of Reunion following the discovery of debris suspected to have come from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
Defense

Ethiopian Airlines has agreed a sale-and-leaseback deal with AWAS, covering three new Boeing 737-800s
Aerospace

The “green” ATR 72 prototype has made the first flight of the “Clean Sky Joint Technology Initiative (CS JTI)” test campaign.
Business Aviation

By Poppy Marello
Flights were initially intended to commence operation in February, but this was delayed, and now the airline is planning to launch on September 2, 2015 from the Namibian capital.
Airports & Networks

Qatar Airways celebrated 10 years of successful service to Johannesburg and Cape Town in South Africa last week, hosting trade receptions and inaugurating a new office in Cape Town, whilst revealing details of its enhanced services to South Africa as part of its expanding global operations.
Airports & Networks

Air Djibouti, which went bankrupt in 2002, recommenced flights on Monday with a cargo plane carrying six tons from Djibouti to Somalia, to Hargeisa, in Somaliland.
Air Transport

Lufthansa Systems has announced a comprehensive enhancement of its leading Lido/Flight flight planning system.
Emerging Technologies

French aircraft manufacturer LH Aviation says it has temporarily suspended the construction of its new factory plant in Morocco due to 'significant disagreements' with local business partner Mohsin Karim Bennani, who is also the president and principal shareholder of the new North Afican subsidiary, LH Aviation Maroc, writes Oscar Nkala.
Defense

Boeing and CFM International have announced that they successfully initiated flight testing of the LEAP-1B engine on April 29 on a modified 747 flying testbed at GE Aviation Flight Test Operations in Victorville, California.
Air Transport

Celebrating its 83rd anniversary, EgyptAir has announced offering its customers special rates for flights from Egypt to worldwide starting EGP 300, and from Africa, Europe, Middle East, the Far East and North America to Egypt starting USD 30 excluding any taxes and surcharges.
Airports & Networks

Flyafrica group chief executive Adrian Hamilton-Manns has said the Namibian subsidiary will initially operate services from Windhoek to Johannesburg three times a week before increasing this to a daily service.
Air Transport

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing a slowdown in growth for air cargo demand in June., however, Africa see a growth.
Air Transport

Pilatus Aircraft has appointed Pilatus Centre Southern Africa (PTY) as its authorised PC-6 sales and service centre for sub-Saharan Africa.
Business Aviation