Africa

The African Business Aviation Association (AfBAA) has released data from the first ever in-depth survey of the African Business Aviation sector undertaken.
Business Aviation

By Poppy Marello
The low-cost airline currently has a fleet of three aircraft which are fully utilised, and additional aircraft will be required to support the planned expansion of the airline.
Airports & Networks

The African Business Aviation Association (AfBAA) has announced it has added the category of Professional Member to its membership categories. It follows a restructuring of the membership options as it aims to make its services available to the complete spectrum of the African Business Aviation community.
Business Aviation

fastjet has announced it plans to increase its fleet this year as it seeks to expand its operations and add further routes to its network.
Air Transport

Nextant Aerospace (which makes the award-winning 400XTi ) has announced a major expansion of its Middle East sales operation and now has its sights on Sub-Saharan Africa.
Business Aviation

Morocco has received its first Gulfstream G280 following a type acceptance certificate in March from Morocco's Directorate General of Civil Aviation, whose approval was based on the aircraft's type certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in February 2013.
Business Aviation

The Embraer Executive Jets' newest mid-light jet, the Legacy 450, is making its European debut at the 15th European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE).
Business Aviation

Completion and refurbishment specialist Flying Colours is to fit three of the new Bombardier Challenger 650 aircraft into dedicated medevac configuration.
Business Aviation

Gulfstream is on track for the first flight of its new G500 clean-sheet business jet the company said at EBACE today
Business Aviation

Rockwell Collins said at the European business aviation show EBACE today that pilots flying new Beechcraft King Air 350i, 250 and C90GTx turboprops will experience intuitive, eyes-forward flying with its Pro Line Fusion flight deck.
Business Aviation

Inmarsat confirmed today that the launch of its third I-5 satellite - crucial to the global roll-out of its GX Ka-band service - will be delayed after the latest Proton rocket failure last week in Kazakhstan.
Space

South African FBO operator- Fireblade Aviation - is in advanced discussions with the South African government to offer a full customs and immigration service for international arrivals and departures at its Johannesburg facility.
Airports & Networks

Namibia-based start-up Flyafrica has received its foreign air operator permit (FAOP) from the country's civil aviation authority and is set to make its inaugural flight from Windhoek to Johannesburg.
Airports & Networks

News agency Reuters has reported that the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo will launch its new national carrier, Congo Airways on June 30.
Air Transport

The Veling Group is widening its business aviation activity with the formal opening on 6th May of a brand new state-of-the-art 2,200 sqm hangar at its 12-month old private aviation terminal at SSR International Airport, Port Louis in Mauritius, Africa.
Business Aviation

The latest Boeing 737-800 bound for Ethiopian Airlines has been delivered following a technical stop at Dublin Airport earlier this week.
Air Transport

Swaziland is to become home to a Southern African aviation safety organization covering the whole of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).

Safety, Ops & Regulation

The proposals for concept of a consolidated airline for the primarily Francophile central African countries has finally been abandoned.
Air Transport

The AviAssist Foundation – regional affiliate of the Flight Safety Foundation – is to hold the 4th edition of the Safety in African Aviation Conference at the LeMigo Hotel in Kigali, Rwanda on 19-20 November 2015.
Maintenance & Training

By Poppy Marello
Air France has announced the resumption of its service to Freetown in Sierra Leone, following a period of cancellation after the airline took a recommendation from the French government over concern about the outbreak of Ebola in the country.
Airports & Networks

Germany-based general aviation and air ambulance specialist operator FAI rent-a-jet has announced the induction of an eighth Learjet 60 (S/N 281) into its fleet.
Business Aviation

The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) is set to make an announcement regarding the flying of remotely piloted aircraft systems, popularly known as drones or unmanned aircraft systems.
Air Transport

EgyptAir has announced it will resume flights to Abha, the capital of Asir province in Saudi Arabia, next June.
Airports & Networks

Preparations are in full swing as Bahrain Airport Company (BAC), the managing body and operator of Bahrain International Airport (BIA), is gearing up to host the first edition of Routes Middle East and Africa 2015 (Routes MEA 2015) in Bahrain this month.
Aerospace

By Vincent Chappard
As from 30 June 2015, Air France is resuming services to Freetown with three weekly frequencies from Paris-Charles de Gaulle.
Air Transport