Africa

Embraer Executive Jets has developed an integrated and comprehensive customer support plan for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil, which will occur between June 12 and July 13.

Air Seychelles scooped two coveted accolades at the World Travel Awards 2014, winning the title of Indian Ocean's leading airline for Business Class and for the best cabin crew.

The latest in the Learjet family has finally taken to the skies as the LearJet 85 made its maiden flight today.

Panasonic has announced the introduction of Panasonic HD-AUDIO, a revolutionary audio solution for in-flight entertainment developed in collaboration with Soundchip SA, a leading supplier of wearable sound solutions.

ExecuJet has won the 'Best Private Aviation Operator' category at the annual Business Traveller Africa Awards in Johannesburg, South Africa.

FlightSafety International announces that Tracey Clough has been promoted to Director, International Teammate Resources.

DHL Express has grown its retail footprint in sub-Saharan Africa by 1,000% in less than three years.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for July showing demand growth of 5.3% (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) over the previous July.

The network growth is being facilitated by the continuous growth of the airline’s fleet and the new non-stop Doha - Cape Town route will be operated by one of the carrier’s new Boeing 787 Dreamliners which are configured in a two-class arrangement with 22 Business Class and 232 Economy Class seats.

UK carrier Virgin Atlantic Airways is to suspend flights to Cape Town, Mumbai, Tokyo and Vancouver as it instead looks to strengthen its transatlantic partnership with shareholder Delta Air Lines. The latest network changes are part of an ongoing network review and business recovery plan to return the carrier to long-term profitability.

A new chapter has been opened in the quest to make commercial air transport more environmentally and economically sustainable, with the agreement by Airbus and South Africa's National Aerospace Centre to jointly fund research by Hydrogen South Africa (HySA) into the application of fuel cells on airliners.

Airbus Group, Eurocopter Southern Africa has adopted a new name and brand as Airbus Helicopters Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd (AHZA).

A new chapter has been opened in the quest to make commercial air transport more environmentally and economically sustainable, with the agreement by Airbus and South Africa's National Aerospace Centre to jointly fund research by Hydrogen South Africa (HySA) into the application of fuel cells on airliners.

Qatar Airways, global main partner of FC Barcelona, promoted the launch of the football organisation's first official supporters club in Kenya – Penya Barcelonista Mashariki (PBM) this week.

South African Airways would like to advise its customers of the procedures to follow if they must travel between South Africa and the Ebola high-risk areas in West Africa.

fastjet, has announce that it is launching flights between Dar es Salaam and Entebbe.

fastjet has announced the following additions to its ancillary services.

Although the Airbus A380 has now been in passenger service for more than six years there remains a lot of interest in the Super Jumbo and new routes

With an increasing number of airlines now operating the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, every month The HUB provides an update on the current Dreamliner flight

Air Seychelles, the national airline of the Republic of Seychelles, and Hong Kong Airlines, an internationally-acclaimed SKYTRAX 4-star airline, have signed a codeshare agreement to provide travellers with enhanced connections in Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

Turkish Airlines, has announced flights to Asmara in Eritrea, the 27th country destination in Africa where the global carrier now flies to 42 destinations.

Every year, South African Airways (SAA) convenes a panel of leading winemakers and sommeliers to choose the wines served on board its aircraft in the coming 12 months.

Despite a challenging global economic environment, import and export trade volumes for DHL Express Sub Saharan Africa remain strong and are forecast to grow.

Flydubai has announced the addition of three new East African routes, bringing the total number of destinations in the carrier's network to 80. With the launch of flights in September 2014 to Bujumbura in Burundi, Entebbe in Uganda and Kigali in Rwanda, flydubai will fly to nine destinations in Africa.

fastjet has incorporated a company in Kenya (fastjet Kenya) as part of its goal to launch a Kenyan base. Further, fastjet Kenya has submitted its Air Service Licence (ASL) application to the Kenyan Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA).