France's defence minister arrived in Cairo today to sign the formal documents with the Egyptian government for the purchase of 24 Dassault Rafale fighter jets.
According to Airport Council International (ACI) African air transport demand is on the path to recovery with annualized growth of 3.2% in passenger traffic.
Over a twelve-month period, preliminary data shows a growth rate of 5.1 percent year over year, with both international and domestic traffic posting strong growth rates of 5.8 percent and 4.5 percent respectively.
South African Airways (SAA) is exploring emergency funding options as part of a 90-day action plan intended to restore the state-owned carrier to solvency after it confirmed today that it is “technically insolvent”.
International SOS company, MedAire, has released its latest Health Risk Map to help flight departments mitigate risks to their executives, passengers and crew during their global travels.
According to research commissioned by the African Business Aviation Association (AfBAA), business air travel has grown across the African continent by 13% over the past five years, with this growth expected to be maintained through the course of this year.
Passengers travelling on Libyan Wings, the new Tripoli-based airline, can expect exceptional style and comfort on board with the cabin interiors having been designed by London and Singapore based award winning transport and hospitality design specialist JPA Design.
Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) hosted a three-day Southern African Development Community (SADC) air traffic management coordination summit held under the auspices of ICAO in Johannesburg.
The Airbus Corporate Foundation has used an Airbus A330 test aircraft to transport 33 tonnes of equipment (some, 3,000 kitchen sets, 9,000 mosquito nets and 4,000 tarpaulins) from Las Palmas, Spain to Lilongwe, Malawi, to provide emergency shelter after the country's worst floods in nearly a quarter of a century left thousands homeless.
Eurocontrol, the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation, and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) have signed a new collaboration agreement supporting the more effective implementation of Language Proficiency Requirements.
Bell Helicopter has announced the successful first flight of the Bell 525 Relentless. The maiden flight of the super-medium helicopter took place at the company's aircraft assembly centre in Amarillo, Texas.
The Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) has announced the expansion of its Basic Aviation Risk Standard (BARS) suite of documents aimed at managing aviation risk for contracted aircraft operations.
Central and West Africa’s largest airline will commence scheduled flight operations from Lagos, Nigeria to the Ivorian city via Cotonou, Benin Republic.
Nigerian carrier Arik Air, is to begin scheduled flight operations next week from Lagos, Nigeria to the Ivoirian city, Abidjan via Cotonou, Benin Republic. The new service will operate four times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.
EgyptAir has been awaded the IATA Fast Travel "Green" status which was instituted by the airline association to facilitate travel procedures and save time and effort of customers,
