Pilatus Aircraft is looking forward to rolling out of the PC-24, the very first business jet to be "made in Switzerland" is just around the corner. Several thousand spectators are expected to attend the rollout event, including high-ranking guests from business and politics.
Dassault Aviation has joined the engines, wings and fuselage of the first Falcon 8X, paving the way for initial power-on and the beginning of ground tests.
Aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services provider, Vector Aerospace, has announced that Vector Aerospace Africa (Pty) Ltd engine repair and overhaul facility, located in Lanseria, South Africa, has been appointed a Designated Overhaul Facility (DOF) for the Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) PT6A-140 aircraft engine.
Kenya Airways will continue using the NetLine products NetLine/Plan and NetLine/Sched from Lufthansa Systems for its flight planning. Both companies recently extended the existing contract for three more years.
eppesen, a part of Boeing Commercial Aviation Services, now offers operators an enhanced version of its industry-leading FliteDeck Pro electronic flight bag (EFB) solution for iPad.
FLYHT Aerospace Solutions has announced that it has signed a contract with the national carrier of an African airline for the sale and delivery of the Automated Flight Information Reporting System (“AFIRSTM”) for its fleet of eleven planes.
Egypt has become the largest customer for the tactical airlifter, the Airbus C295. It has ordered eight more of the type, taking its total fleet to 20.
Bombardier has landed its first African customer for the CSeries, with a letter of intent signed for five aircraft - but the manufacturer is not saying which airline has signed.
At the Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) today, Boeing and Air Algerie announced an order for two Next-Generation 737-700C (Convertible) airplanes, valued at $152 million at current list prices.
Canadian manufacturer Viking Air was at Farnborough Airshow to hand over the keys to MSN898, the second of a four Twin Otter Series 400 aircraft purchased by Air Seychelles.
ATR has announced that it has taken firm orders for 144 aircraft (119 ATR 72-600 and 25 ATR 42-600), with options for 112 additional aircraft, since the beginning of the year.
African Aerospace editor-in-chief Alan Peaford has been presented with a Lifetime Achievement award in the International Aerospace Media awards at the Royal Aeronautical Society in London
ExecuJet Africa is expanding its helicopter charter fleet with the addition of a Bell 230 helicopter in partnership with off-shore helicopter operation specialist Acher Aviation.
Algerian carrier, Air Algérie, has selected a comprehensive Rockwell Collins avionics suite for 13 new aircraft, including three Airbus A330s and ten Boeing 737s.
Paramount Group - Africa's largest privately-owned defence and aerospace company- said today that AHRLAC (Advanced High-Performance Reconnaissance Light Aircraft) Africa's first wholly designed and built aircraft, has begun ground testing in preparation for its maiden flight.
UAE national carrier, Etihad Airways, has revealed plans to launch its first passenger flights to Algiers, Edinburgh, Entebbe, Hong Kong, Kolkata and Madrid in the first half of 2015, while Brisbane will get its first non-stop flights using the carrier's new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners.
Boeing projects air cargo traffic will grow at an annual rate of 4.7 percent over the next 20 years, with global air-freight traffic expected to more than double by 2033.
The African Business Aviation Association (AfBAA) visited Washington DC in June to discover how AfBAA and the US Administration could collaborate more closely to support the vision and mission of the Association.
