Africa

Benoit Defforge has been appointed managing director, Airbus Corporate Jets, and now leads Airbus' corporate jet business globally, combining his new role with that of his previous one as head of the Airbus Corporate Jet Centre (ACJC).

With more than 670 of its rotorcraft operating across the African continent, Airbus Helicopters' presence at next week's ShieldAfrica exhibition will spotlight the role of its product line in serving this evolving market's varied missions.

Nearly forty years ago the Airbus adventure started with the A300B, an innovative response to airlines’ requirements. In 1972 the world’s first

Every month The HUB will provide an update on the current Sukhoi Superjet SSJ100 flight schedule and the routes the aircraft is being deployed upon

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

flydubai will offer a twice weekly service between Dubai and Kandahar from July 25, 2014 and a three times weekly offering between Dubai and Aden from August 1, 2014.

Thomson Airways yesterday, 27 April, celebrated the departure of its first flight to Mauritius. This flight was possible thanks to the revolutionary flying range of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which Thomson Airways started operating early last year.

Ethiopian Airlines, Africa's expanding national carrier, has been named as the official tournament sponsor of the African Nations Cup UK (ANCUK).

Low-cost airline, Fastjet has agreed a global partnership deal with the Expedia group, the world's largest online travel company.

The first aircraft to be fully assembled and rolled out from a Moroccan factory could happen within the next 18 months.

Alenia Aermacchi, and ATK announced today that the demonstrator of a fully configured MC-27J multi-mission tactical transport aircraft completed its first flight from the company's Turin test flight centre.

Organising finance for business aviation may just be getting a little bit easier thanks to a breakthrough deal being led by the African Business Aviation Association (AfBAA).

Gulfstream Aerospace has recently named Tony Swift its first field service representative (FSR) in Africa.

The start-up carrier now plans offer up to ten daily flights between Johannesburg and Cape Town using two Boeing 737-400s from the final quarter of this year, with a formal start date, schedule information due to be confirmed in the coming months as reservations are opened.

AgustaWestland, has signed a distributor agreement with Morocco's Heliconia Aero Solutions.

Embraer Commercial Aviation has forecast that airlines in Africa and the Middle East will take delivery of 530 new jets in the 70 to 130-seat segment over the next 20 years with a list price value of $25 billion.

Gulfstream has responded to calls by African customers for more aftersales support by appointing Tony Swift its first field service representative (FSR) on the continent.

The African Business Aviation Association (AfBAA) has today announced an MoU with the Commercial Aviation Association of South Africa (CAASA).

Bombardier Aerospace announced today that a customer in the Middle East and Africa region - who has requested to remain unidentified at this time - placed a firm order for two Q400 NextGen turboprop airliners.

Embraer Commercial Aviation forecasts that airlines in Africa and the Middle East will take delivery of 530 new jets in the 70 to 130-seat segment over the next 20 years (valued at USD 25 billion at list prices), representing 8% of the worldwide demand for the segment in the period. It is estimated that 65% of the total new deliveries will be added to support market demand growth while 35% will replace ageing retiring aircraft.

South African nationals who are hospitality professionals now have the opportunity to take their career high into the sky by joining Etihad Airways as the UAE national carrier begins a recruitment drive in the country.

DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist within Deutsche Post DHL, has promoted two African country heads to take regional roles in a continent poised for renewed growth.

South African national carrier, South African Airways (SAA), is to outsource its domestic network services and its desktop and associated server support services to air transport IT specialist, SITA. In a five-year deal announced today, SITA will also establish a round-the-clock command centre for desktop and network management and will help the airline implement various transformational projects in information technology.

Air Namibia has signed an MoU with Turkish Airlines. The MoU will culminate in a number of specific agreements being concluded, covering different specific and envisaged areas of cooperation.