Kenya Airways (KNAL), sub-Saharan Africa's third-biggest carrier, will begin operating low-cost carrier JamboJet later this year, according to a report from respected news outlet bloomberg.com.
Air Mauritius has announced that it will operate a once weekly direct service to Beijing. The airline is also reintroducing two direct weekly flights to Durban as from July 5 2013.
Air BP has marked entry into the Tunisian aviation fuel sector by signing a commercial and technical service agreement with Tunisia's AGIL, the national company of oil distribution.
DMC International Imaging (DMCii) is helping The Algerian Space Agency (ASAL) to predict the spread of locust plagues across North Africa as part of a pro-active approach to tackle the destructive phenomenon using satellite imagery.
South African Airways (SAA) - the national flag carrier and largest airline of South Africa - has submitted its Long-term Turnaround Strategy to South Africa's Public Enterprises Minister, Malusi Gigaba.
Travelport, a leading provider of critical transaction processing solutions and data to the global travel industry, has announced the launch of a new direct commercial presence in Kenya.
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) aviation arm operates in some of the most unforgiving and hostile areas in the world playing a major role in the recovery process of the afflicted areas.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) today announced global passenger traffic results for February showing that demand growth is accelerating on the back of stronger business confidence, particularly in emerging regions.
Evergreen Apple Nigeria (EAN) has been selected by Avjet Routing, the Sharjah, United Arab Emirates-based aviation business services company, to serve as its preferred ground handler in Nigeria with principal services being provided at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.
North American Aircraft Services (NAAS) has announced its plans to create a new strategic corporate headquarters at Shannon, to serve its growing client base in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
Five South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members on a routine anti-poaching patrol in the Kruger National Park have died in a helicopter crash.
Bombardier Aerospace has announced that it will be extending the warranty of its Challenger 605 aircraft. Specifically, the basic warranty of its Challenger 605 business aircraft will be enhanced from the current three years or 3,000 hours to five years or 5,000 hours.
Eclipse Aerospace has received an amended Production Certificate authorizing the final assembly, test, and certification of the new production Eclipse 550 Twin-Engine Jet from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Travelport has announced the launch of Travelport Smartpoint App – a powerful software upgrade for the Worldspan Go! Desktop for Middle East and South Africa travel agents.
Airbus has installed on the first flight-test A350 XWB (MSN001) its two flight-ready Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines and is also installing the new Honeywell HGT1700 auxiliary power unit (APU) at Airbus' production facilities in Toulouse (France).
