Following the record breaking oceanic flight of 5 days and 5 nights (117 hours and 52 minutes) in a solar powered airplane, Solar Impulse will undergo maintenance repairs on the batteries due to damages brought about by over heating.
Fastjet operations in Tanzania carried a total of 65,216 passengers in June 2015, with a load factor of 69%. Compared with the same month of 2014, the number of passengers carried increased by 23%.
Palma Holding (Palma) and Ibdar Bank (Ibdar) has announced that they have acquired three additional BombardierQ400 NextGen aircraft under a joint venture established by the firms to undertake investments in the aircraft leasing sector. The newly acquired aircraft will be leased to Abu Dhabi-based, Falcon Aviation Services (“Falcon”).
South African Airways (SAA) has released a statement warning members of the public of a recruitment scam inviting interested parties to apply for enrolment to be trained as cabin crew staff with the airline.
Etihad Airways, in collaboration with the National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD), has launched two community outreach activities in Kenya with donations of blankets and school supplies to the Dream Children's Home, and the Children in Freedom organisation.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said that more jobs could be generated and additional economic growth could be achieved in Namibia if intra-African markets are opened up to allow for greater airline transport connectivity.
Airbus has begun production of its first A330neo, one year after the programme was originally launched, in its production facilities in Toulouse and Nantes.
Ethiopian Airlines has launched a new service to Manila, in the Philippines from July 09, 2015. Ethiopian will be offering the service thrice weekly to Manila.
Brussels Airlines has developed an ambitious strategic plan to further grow its Cargo business, including commercialisation of its freight capacity out of Africa.
Proflight Zambia has launched its new service to Kafue National Park, making the country's largest park more accessible for local and international tourists.
FlightPath International will launch a full service Commercial Aviation Training Centre in the city of Johannesburg, South Africa. Training services will be offered for the full cadre of aviation professionals: Airline Pilot (Including MPL), maintenance engineers, cabin crew, and flight dispatch.
With effect from the winter season (October 2015 to March 2016), Air France will offer its customers three weekly flights to Luanda on departure from Paris-Charles de Gaulle.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that US Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx will deliver a keynote address at the 71st IATA Annual General Meeting and World Air Transport Summit on 8 June 2015. Up to 1,000 delegates are expected to attend the global event hosted in Miami by American Airlines, FedEx, UPS and Airlines for America.
Travelport, a Travel Commerce Platform providing distribution, technology, payment and other solutions for the global travel and tourism industry, and Nile Air announce the signing of a multi-year, global full content agreement.
South African Airways and Air Mauritius have concluded an agreement that will see a broadening of its codeshare agreement to enhance greater connectivity between the continent, South Africa, Mauritius and other inter-continental routes.
ExecuJet Aviation Group has completed refurbishment of a Beechcraft King Air B200 for the South African Air Force (SAAF) and handed the aircraft over during a ceremony held at Waterkloof Air Force Base, near Pretoria.
