Aviation Africa, organised by Arabian Aerospace and African Aerospace magazines, is gathering senior, influential industry figures from both Africa and the Middle East for the Aviation African 2015 event taking place May 10-11 2015 in Dubai.
A launch described as the vital key to faster broadband on aircraft took place yesterday as Inmarsat saw the successful launch of its second Global Xpress (GX) satellite (Inmarsat-5 F2) on board an International Launch Services (ILS) Proton Breeze M rocket launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Ethiopian Airlines joined with Boeing and three separate non-profit organisations to deliver more than 4,000 pounds (1,814 kilograms) of medical supplies and equipment for charities and hospitals in Ethiopia and Somalia.
January has seen a number of start-up carriers taking shape across the world, including New Delhi-based, Vistara, Greenland's Aluu, and Egypt's Aviator to name a few. We've rounded up the latest in start-up carrier news for January.
Ethiopian Airlines and Liège Airport, Belgium, have agreed to extend for another five years their win-win partnership for the transport of air cargo between Africa and Europe.
Cessna Aircraft Company is celebrating the roll out of the first production Citation Latitude at the company's Wichita, Kansas manufacturing facility, just three years since being announced to the market.
Top engineering students with bursaries from Denel that study at universities across the country were honoured at an awards function in Tshwane, South Africa, today. They were joined by high school learners who benefitted from Denel's enrichment programmes and achieved distinctions in maths and science in the 2014 matric exams.
Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) SOC has contributed to the refurbishing of a rural school's library, by providing much-needed Information and Communications Technology (ICT) infrastructure which include Broadband Internet Connectivity and End-User Equipment.
South African-based Fireblade Aviation has selected FBO One, from Amsterdam Software, as its online management tool to run its FBO and fuel management activity.
Botswana's Police Service (BPS) today signed for a contract for three new AS350 B3e 'Ecureuil” Airbus Helicopters aircraft for its Police Air Support Branch.
DHL Express has won a record number of external awards for its business in Sub Saharan Africa in 2014 – almost triple that of 2013 – demonstrating the success from its 2014 strategy to create greater service quality and increase employee engagement.
The board chairman for Zimbabwe's national airline Air Zimbabwe says the company is choking in debts and needs $368 million to recapitalize operations and undertake compliance initiatives that will pave the way for the company to be re-admitted to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Oscar Nkala reports.
FlightStats, the global flight data services business for the travel industry has released the list of the top ten finalists for the 6th annual Airline On-Time Performance Service Awards - with Kenyan Airways and Ethiopian going head to head with the Gulf carriers
Twenty-year-old Kalenga is a First Officer flying with captains across the airline's network, having been hired as part of the company's commitment to support Zambian youth and nurture new local talent.
Proflight Zambia has welcomed the removal of five per cent customs duty on aviation fuel and passed this on to passengers by cutting fares across the board.
As part of the San Marino Aircraft Registry's commitment to the aviation industry, the Registry has announced the San Marino Republic's Ratification to the Cape Town convention.
South African Airways in North America has launched a special campaign focusing on the great experience and value travel on offer when travelling to Southern Africa.
