Africa

ATR and Air Madagascar have announced the signing of a contract for the purchase of three ATR 72-600s for a total of approximately 77 million dollars.

Jeppesen,and AvPlan Electronic Flight Bag (EFB), an iPad-based EFB service are teaming together to integrate AvPlan EFB flight planning capabilities with Jeppesen navigation information.

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft welcomed Accra, Ghana-based Aero Surveys Limited (“Starbow”) to the family of Q400 aircraft customers and operators.

An Ethiopian Airlines pilot has been convicted in absentia of hijacking his own plane and flying it to Geneva, 13 months after he surrendered to police there and sought asylum, reports Reuters.

Denel has joined forces with local hold baggage screening company, Aviation Co-ordination Services (ACS) in their drive to provide secure hold baggage screening services at African airports outside of South Africa.

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced today that lessor Palma Holding Limited (Palma) has signed a firm purchase agreement to acquire an additional dual-class Q400 NextGen aircraft.

Earlier this year the Labour Relations Amendment Act (LRAA) took effect (with the exception of s37(c)) and the South African aviation sector now has to comply with the new obligations created in the Act.

ECAir, Equatorial Congo Airlines, the national airline of the Republic of the Congo has announced its plans to launch a route to Dakar in Senegal via Bamako in Mali.

Equatorial Congo Airlines (ECAir) the national airline of the Republic of the Congo will inaugurate its new Brazzaville-Dakar via Bamako route on Sunday, March 22.

Professor Peter Martinez, chair of the South African Space Council, convener of the Spacelab project at the University of Cape Town and mission administrator for the Africa2Moon mission officially opened the call for mission concept proposals during a press conference at the Cape Town Science Centre last Friday.

Lufthansa Consulting is establishing a regional office in the Republic of Djibouti to further develop its market engagement in Africa.

GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing arm of GE, today announced delivery of a new Boeing 737-800 aircraft to Kenya Airways to expand the carrier's fleet.

Air Arabia Maroc today launched the first low cost carrier rewards programme in the MENA region which will reward passenger loyalty on flights to and from Morocco or its base in the Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates.

Swiss-based Vertis Aviation, part of the independently owned aviation company 28 East Group, has opened its first aviation charter branch in South Africa at O.R. Tambo International Airport (ORT), Johannesburg, to support growing demand in the region.

EgyptAir Training Center will be demonstrating its wide ranging capabilities when it participates in the third African Aviation Training Conference & Exhibition 2015 that will be held in Addis Ababa 19th & 20th March, 2015.

Saudia has brought forward its plans to launch a new direct route between the Egyptian capital Cairo and Saudi Arabian city Tabuk.

Boeing has completed detailed design for the 787-10 Dreamliner nearly two weeks ahead of schedule.

Air Seychelles has announced a third consecutive year of profitability after recording a net profit of US$3.2m for 2014.

AAR will present its broad array of aviation and expeditionary airlift services for commercial and government customers at African Aviation's MRO Africa Conference and Exhibition March 16-18.

Hossam Kamal the Egyptian Minister of Civil Aviation has extended his deep condolences to the families and friends of the victims of the Russian aircraft that was crashed in middle Sinai last Saturday.

Denel has joined forces with local specialist company, GEW Technologies, owned by Airbus, to collaborate on future electronic warfare programmes.

South African Airways' (SAA) has resumed nonstop service on its daily flight from Johannesburg to New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport.

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has selected SITA OnAir to enhance aircraft communications across Nigeria. SITA OnAir's advanced systems will enable NAMA to comply with the recommendations of ICAO's regional Air Navigation Plan and in doing so increase safety and efficiency in Nigerian airspace.

Low-cost airline, flydubai has announced its plans to increase the frequency of flights on some of its African routes for the summer 2015 schedule.

The former head of flight operations at FastJet, Capt Ali Hammoud, has told students at a UK university that Africa is preparing for a “big aviation boom”.