The Director General of Rwandan Civil Aviation Authority (RCAA), Richard Masozera who is also a board member of the regional Civil Aviation Safety and Security Oversight Agency (CASSOA) said this week that the East African civil aviation authorities are progressing with talks to streamline their operations,.
The ICAO meeting in Montreal this week saw another major contract between the Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA) and European ATM specialist Thales.
Africa's first low-cost airline, fastjet , began commercial flight operations today with its first aircraft flying passengers from Dar es Salaam to Mwanza in Tanzania. The fastjet A319 left Dar es Salaam's Julius Nyerere airport at 6 am (CAT) almost full to capacity; well over half the passengers on board paid USD$20 (excluding taxes and charges) for their seat. A
Bombardier announced today the largest business aircraft sale in its history. Luxury aviation company VistaJet, has signed a deal for up to 142 Global business jets which includes firm orders for 56 Global jets and options for a further 86 Global jets at a 2012 U.S. list price value of more than $7.8 billion if all options are exercised.
Australian utility aircraft manufacturer, Mahindra-owned GippsAero, has delivered its fourth GA8 Airvan this year via distributor, Port Alfred, South Africa-based Airvan Africa.
The Air Transport Action Group (ATAG) has released a new report on the future of air traffic management at the ICAO Air Navigation Conference in Montréal.
Dr Antonio Luis Pimentel Araujo, chairman and CEO of TAAG Angola Airlines has been elected by the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) to become chairman of the association's executive committee.
Kenya Airways is to be the host of the 2013 African airlines association (AFRAA) annual general assembly. At this week's event in Johannesburg, AFRAA announced that the 45th AGA will be held in a yet to be named venue in Kenya from 24-26th November 2013.
Ethiopian Airlines has opened the first phase of its new business class (Cloud Nine) lounge at its main hub, Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, with modern facilities and amenities for premium travelers.
Passenger traffic across Africa declined by some 8.2% over the past year, Secretary General of AFRAA, Dr. Elijah Chingosho, told delegates at the 44th annual general assembly of the African airlines association
GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of GE, announced delivery of a leased Boeing 737-500 to the Mozambique flag carrier, Lineas Aereas De Mocambique (LAM),
Kenyan airline, Jetlink Express has cancelled all flights and effectively ceased trading saying it has insufficient cash for operations to continue due to inaccessible South Sudanese funds.
Former Egyptian civil aviation minister Hussein Massoud was honoured by the African Airline Association at its annual assembly in Johannesburg this morning
