Arik Air has signed an MoU with Dubai airline Emirates to develop and expand their existing commercial relationship and explore further areas of co-operation.
Toucan Aviation, the Nigerian-based aviation company, has constructed and opened, a purpose built guest house to provide Toucan Aviation's crew with dedicated, private accommodation in its home-base town of Lagos, Nigeria.
As part of the Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) operation the Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS (Unmanned Air System) is helping to save the lives of refugees fleeing countries such as Libya and other North African routes.
Smiths Detection has been awarded a contract with the Morocco Civil Aviation Authority (ONDA) to install its revolutionary high-speed hold baggage explosives detection system, the HI-SCAN 10080 XCT, in the new passenger terminal at Marrakech's Menara Airport.
South African Airways (SAA) yesterday celebrated women's month with a flight between Johannesburg and Cape Town, which was operated by an All-Female crew.
The President of the Republic of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama who is also Patron of the African Air Expo has announced that all events taking place in Ghana over the next three months will have to be postponed until West African countries have safely contained the Ebola Virus.
Africa Aerospace & Defence (AAD) continues to engage with South Africa's learners through the Africa Aerospace & Defence Youth Development Programme (AAD YDP) Introduced in 2002.
Swiss company RUAG Aviation now provides real wood flooring as an option for owners and operators looking to enhance the quality of their cabin environment.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) African Aviation Day being held today and tomorrow (18-19 August) at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa, has emphasised the need for intra-African air connectivity to spread economic and social prosperity across the continent.
South African Airways' (SAA) decision to continue operating in West Africa is consistent with the position adopted by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Sikorsky Aircraft and Boeing have been selected to build a helicopter for the U.S. Army's Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator Phase 1 program (JMR TD), paving the way for the next generation of vertical lift aircraft.
The trade relationship between the United States and Africa, as well as the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) - which provides exporters duty-free access to the lucrative US market, was recently put under the microscope at the 2014 US – Sub Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum (known as the AGOA Forum), which coincided with President Barack Obama's US-Africa Leaders Summit, both held in Washington last week.
Qatar Airways today announced a further expansion of its African operations with plans to launch scheduled flights to Eritrea's capital city Asmara, effective 4th December 2014.
Today Paramount Group's Advanced High-Performance Reconnaissance Light Aircraft (AHRLAC), took to the skies at Wonderboom airport, Pretoria, to make its public debut.
The Brazilian Civil Aviation Agency (Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil – ANAC) today granted type certification for the Legacy 500 executive jet during a ceremony at the Latin American Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (LABACE), in São Paulo, Brazil.
Gulfstream Aerospace has expanded its sales capabilities by naming SkyJet Aviation Services Ltd. as a commercial sales representative in central Africa. SkyJet's territory includes Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zanzibar.
Zambia's expanding airline, Proflight Zambia, has moved into a new head office in Lusaka in the latest phase of its strategy to grow the aviation sector.
Ethiopian Airlines has added its ninth Boeing 787 Dreamliner to its expanding fleet. The new aircraft which was received on Sunday and has been named 'Great Wall of China'. This latest additional aircraft will support the route to Hong Kong from Addis Ababa.
Hangar8 Aviation, the UK-listed global aviation management and charter company with operations in West Africa, says it is seeing a growing interest from mining and oil and gas companies looking to private aviation as a solution to complex travel needs.
Business aviation, air transport and airport operators welcomed a report today from global management services company Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) that said global capital project and infrastructure spending is expected to grow to more than $9 trillion annually by 2025, up from $4 trillion in 2012.
