Africa

Dassault Aviation has named Frédéric Leboeuf Vice President, Falcon Operational Support. He replaces Gérard Dailloux, who retired after serving with the company for almost 30 years.

African low-cost carrier, fastjet, will commence international flights this week, three weeks later than originally planned after an eleventh hour

Arik Air has announced that it has signed an agreement to sponsor up-and-coming Nigerian boxers, Larry Ekundayo and King Davidson.

Ethiopian Airlines was chosen as Service Quality Institute's Worldwide Customer Service Leader in Istanbul Turkey on 12 October during the awards banquet at the Worldwide Customer Service Conference.

Next year Ghana is to host the first global aviation expo for Africa - African Air Expo 2014 - which will be held at the Kotaka International Airport in Accra, capital of Ghana, 9-11 October 2014.

During the third quarter of 2013 Embraer delivered 19 jets to the commercial aviation market and 25 to the executive aviation market, for a total of 44 aircraft.

Arik Air is sending 40 pilots to the CAE training facility in London for simulator assessment to test their skills for eventual selection and employment.

Flight Services solution provider for business aviation Arinc Direct has announced that version 3.0 of its popular iPad app is now available.

Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) will launch its new website today presenting a renewed corporate image with the purpose to create a customer-centric experience and ensured that the navigation is customised and made easy for customers to find what they are looking for.

Fly540 Kenya has announced that it will be the lead sponsor of the 2014 10to4 Mountain Bike Challenge, organised by the Mount Kenya Trust, to be held over a two day period in February 2014.

fastjet has announced that it will commence international flight operations on Friday 18th October.

A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, reportedly operating with Shine Aviation, was involved in an accident during takeoff from an airstrip in the Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania on Saturday.

The fire which severely damaged the arrivals terminal at Nairobi's main airport was caused by an electrical fault , investigators have said,

British Airways is growing its presence in West Africa and has appointed Kola Olayinka as commercial manager for the region.

Boeing and South African Airways (SAA) have announced that they will work together to develop and implement a sustainable aviation biofuel supply chain in Southern Africa, a first for the continent.

Ethiopian Airlines and Boeing have today announced an agreement to double wire harness production at the Ethiopian Airlines' Wire Harness Facility.

FlySafair has been forced to postpone the launch of its operations following a call for a review of the licensing decision prompted by appeals from existing competitors.

Passenger traffic experienced a “slight surge” in growth to almost five per cent for August compared to previous months during the first and second

Tanzania has awarded AgustaWestland type certification for its AW139 helicopter.

Fly-Sax, the Kenyan safari and private charter airline, is to launch a new international route to the Union of the Comoros. Flights between Nairobi and Moroni, the capital of the islands, will start tomorrow.

Aviation fire and rescue specialists from Africa are being invited to Dubai from December 10-11, as the UAE city hosts the global Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting event.

African low-cost carrier fastjet is to introduce a new domestic link to its Tanzanian flight network from November 1, 2013 with the introduction of a

Although the Airbus A380 has now been in passenger service for six years there remains a lot of interest in the Super Jumbo. Every month The HUB will

The managing director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, George Uriesi, has advised that Nigeria's airports will take “the spirit of the

The aviation industry today hailed a significant development on climate change issues made at a meeting of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the UN specialised agency for aviation. After two weeks of tense negotiations, following many years of discussions, delegates representing 191 countries have agreed a resolution charting the way forward for tackling aviation's climate change impact.