Africa

Boeing has won backing from the US Congress to waive a deadline that would have threatened production of the 737 MAX-7 and -10, reports Reuters.

Raytheon Technologies has successfully completed its first engine run of the company's regional hybrid-electric flight demonstrator, marking a key milestone towards flight testing, targeted to begin in 2024.

Rolls-Royce has completed building and is preparing to test its UltraFan, technology demonstrator.

AFRAA has released African airlines’ performance update up to November 2022.

Rolls-Royce and Gulfstream Aerospace are conducting the first original equipment manufacturer test flight of an ultralong-range business jet powered by 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).

Emirates is celebrating the re-opening of the Emirates Lounge in Concourse C, Dubai International Airport – the 7th Dubai lounge to reopen after the pandemic.

Ethiopian Airlines will resume direct services to Singapore on 25 March 2023. The flight will be operated four times a week with the ultramodern B787 Dreamliner.

The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) and Air Senegal have concluded the 54th Annual General Assembly (AGA) in Dakar, Senegal.

Several powerful megatrends from young, highly connected travellers to the arrival of electric air taxis, will exert an immense influence on air travel over the next decade, forcing industry, governments, and technology to adapt rapidly.

IATA and Travalyst have joined forces with the aim of providing consumers with a consistent, accurate and widely available calculation of their carbon footprint from air travel.

Horizon Aircraft, a company dealing in hybrid electric Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) aerial vehicles, reveals that by 2025, 66% of venture capital and private equity professionals expect the industry’s eVTOL order books to be over 8,000 for the year.

South African Airways has chosen Laminaar Aviation Infotech’s ARMS software following a competitive global tender process.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has warned that the amount of airline funds for repatriation being blocked by governments has risen by more than 25% ($394 million) in the last six months.

Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines have again partnered to bring humanitarian aid to those in need.

The last Boeing 747 left the company's wide-body factory in advance of its delivery to Atlas Air in early 2023.

Kenya Airways has announced an introductory fare promotion for the Mombasa – Dubai route which will officially begin on the 15th of December.

Kenya Airways (KQ) and Royal Air Maroc (RAM), have signed an agreement to resume their Codeshare partnership, previously initiated in 2016 and discontinued in 2019.

Ghana has announced it will launch its new national airline, GhanaAirlines, in 2023.

Advanced aviation message handling system (AMHS) from Frequentis has been put into operation in ASECNA member countries.

Airbus has unveiled its DisruptiveLab, a new flying laboratory designed to test technologies destined to improve aircraft performance and to reduce helicopters’ CO2 emissions.

Aviation Africa will travel to the International Convention Centre in Abuja, Nigeria on September 13-14, 2023.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released data for October 2022 global air cargo markets showing that headwinds continue to affect air cargo demand.

The European aircraft maker, Airbus SAS, expressed its commitment towards the realisation of sustainable aviation.

As from the 15th of December 2022, Kenya Airways will start operating non-stop flights between Mombasa and Dubai.

Dubai based Airways Aviation (Airways) and Dynamic Advanced Training (Dynamic) have entered into a new strategic partnership.