Africa

Bas Hendriksen has joined Chromalloy as the company's EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) Account Manager.

Ethiopian Airlines has announced that it has finalised preparations to start three weekly flights to Doha, Qatar as of 2 December 2014.

fastjet has announced that on 28th February it signed two agreements with partners in the travel industry, marking the launch of ancillary products on fastjet.com.

In November 2013, Corsair International and Emirates signed an interline agreement on West Africa to Dakar and Abidjan. This agreement is now being extended to the Indian Ocean, and specifically Mauritius.

Emirates SkyCargo is set to increase its cargo capacity to Tunis and Abidjan with the introduction of a weekly freighter service from 17th March 2014.

Gogo Inc. service provider, has announced that Aircell, the company's business aviation division, has rebranded as Gogo Business Aviation.

Bombardier has announced that the Challenger 350 aircraft has received full type certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).

Qatar Airways is significantly enhancing its operations to South Africa by increasing weekly frequencies to Johannesburg and by deploying its new

On 7 March, 24 women will make up the crew on tomorrow's flight to Johannesburg by Airbus A380, the world's biggest superjumbo.

The Luanda flight information region (FIR) over Angola is set to support aircraft using future air navigation system (FANS) data link avionics with the deployment of the SITA FANS system communicating via the SITA AIRCOM data link service.

The Middle East and North Africa Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) has announced that the next edition of the MEBAA Conference (MEBAC) is set to take place in Tunisia, September 10-11 2014.

Boeing is launching an initiative with South African Airways (SAA) and the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) to expand opportunities for “smallhold” farmers in Southern Africa to grow crops that produce sustainable fuels.

For the 2014 summer season (from 30 March to 25 October 2014), Air France-KLM group capacity* will increase by 1.7% compared to summer 2013.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for January showing a strong increase in demand, although Africa posted the slowest growth for any region of at 2.7%.

Raphael Kuuchi has taken up the position as vice president for Africa with the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

South African Airways (SAA) is investigating the possibility of utilising the in-flight relief pilot programme as a direct and meaningful contribution towards the development of future pilots for the airline industry.

Ethiopian Airlines has announced that it has finalized preparations to start four weekly flights to Vienna, Austria starting 2 June 2014.

After only a few months of success with the integration of iPad technology into the classroom, FlightPath International has now introduced the use of 60” flat screen monitors at the FlightPath International Training Centre.

Ghana's Minister of Transport Dzifa Ativor, MP explains why the Africa Air Expo which takes place in Ghana will mean a lot for African aviation.

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

The launch of Sukhoi Superjet SSJ100 operations by Interjet on its domestic network in Mexico in September last year was a key stage in the type

Every month The HUB provides an update on the current schedules of three latest aircraft programmes, highlighting the routes the types are being

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

South African Airways (SAA) has introduced another service for customers to enjoy sightseeing and entertainment activities at their destinations.

Egypt's Petroleum Air Services (PAS) has taken delivery of two Bell 412EP helicopters configured and fully equipped to meet oil and gas producers requirements (OGP) recommended by the leading international oil companies working in Egypt.