Africa

Dassault Aviation recently received regulatory approval from the EASA to operate as a Part 147 Training Centre, the first such authorisation to be granted to a business jet OEM.

Ethiopian Airlines has appointed UK based Emerald Media to handle its UK and Ireland public relations brief effective January 15th.

Air Austral announces that they have reopened their direct route between Reunion Island and The Seychelles in partnership with Air Seychelles through a code share agreement which will be implemented shortly.

Embraer's business aviation sales and marketing teams in Africa, the Middle East and Europe will have new leadership following the resignation of vice president EMEA, Colin Steven.

With just three months to go until Africa's first ever dedicated Business Aviation exhibition, AfBAA Expo, taking place in Marrakech 23–26 April 2014, the organisers - the African Business Aviation Association (AfBAA) and IEC - have announced the participation of leading aircraft Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) alongside a number of business aviation services.

The inaugural World Travel Market Africa, taking place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) from 2nd – 3rd May 2014 is attracting exhibitors from all categories of the leisure, luxury travel and meetings industries.

CAE and Dassault have announced an agreement naming CAE as the exclusive Dassault-Approved Training Provider (DATP) for the newly-launched Dassault Falcon 5X.

For the International Forum for Investments in Côte d'Ivoire, Air France yesterday operated a special flight to Abidjan by Airbus A380.

Proflight Zambia and Emirates have signed an interline agreement that will make it easier for international passengers to reach domestic destinations throughout Zambia.

South African Airways commercial chief, Manoj Papa, is to become the new chief executive of Air Seychelles on March 1.

Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines have partnered with two Puget Sound-based non-profit organisations, Seattle Alliance Outreach and Evangelical Africa Mission Outreach, to transport 7,300 pounds (3,311 kilograms) of medical and educational supplies to the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, on a newly delivered 777-300ER (Extended Range) aircraft.

Alexandre de Juniac Chairman and Managing Director of Air France-KLM and Andre Viljoen Chief Executive Officer of Air Mauritius have signed an agreement that reinforces and broadens the scope of the existing collaboration between the 2 airlines.

fastjet has announced its integration with Hahn Air Systems' e-alliance product was successfully completed this week.

Qatar Airways has added three additional flights per week between its hub in Doha and Khartoum, in Sudan, bringing the total number of services to the

Air Mauritius will start a third weekly frequency to Shanghai. It will also operate a second weekly frequency to Beijing as from the 16th of July 2014.

DHL Express has been awarded at the Frost and Sullivan awards for Market Penetration in Sub-Saharan Africa, which brings the total number of external honors won by DHL Express since January 2013 to over 20.

AJW Group has appointed Michael Duncan as its regional director for Africa.

Qatar Airways has added three additional flights per week between its hub in Doha and Khartoum, bringing the total number of services to Sudan to 17 weekly flights.

The Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) SOC, in collaboration with the University of Witwatersrand, University of Pretoria and Ergonomic Society of South Africa, is to host the first-ever three-day Symposium on Human Factors in South Africa, themed “Integrating Human & Systems Performance in Aviation Safety”

African low-cost carrier, fastjet, has confirmed that it is in discussions with the Zambian government with the intention of creating a fastjet

The World Bank has long recognised aviation as a key enabler for economic development. The contrast between the remarkable growth of low-cost carriers

Khartoum Airport has outlined its aspiration to become a major hub for Africa following the signing of a major development contract with a Chinese contractor at the Bahrain Airshow yesterday.

Swiss-owned VIP charter operator Fly Comlux is displaying its revamped Bahrain-based 767BBJ aircraft at the show, which is possibly, according to commercial director Claire Brugirard, the largest VIP wide-body aircraft available for charter in the world.

Air Seychelles has signed an agreement with the Vanilla Islands Organisation to increase visitor numbers to the Indian Ocean.

Boeing has identified 'green diesel', a renewable fuel used in ground transportation, as a significant new source of sustainable aviation biofuel that emits at least 50% less carbon dioxide than fossil fuel over its lifecycle.