Africa

Stelia Aerospace has launched a new staggered Business Class seat called Rendez-Vous which makes it one of the widest on the market.

The Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) has expressed concern of the imposition of jet fuel rations at Cape Town International Airport.

Airlink is acquiring a 40 percent strategic equity holding in privately-owned Windhoek-based FlyNamibia.

Qatar Airways and British Airways have completed the latest phase in the expansion of their partnership, offering global connectivity between more countries than any other airline joint business.

Rolls-Royce has delivered the 1,000th BR725 engine to its customer Gulfstream Aerospace.

Ethiopian Airlines has been named the winner of four awards at the SKYTRAX 2022 World Airline Awards, at a ceremony held in London on 23 September 2022.

Air Belgium has signed a new commercial agreement with South Africa’s independent and premier airline, Airlink.

Emirates is adding additional services to Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban.

Boeing has agreed to pay $200 million in fines for misleading the public about the safety of its 737 MAX aircraft that crashed twice, leaving 346 people dead in 2018 and 2019, reports Clifford Law Offices.

Representatives of the world’s governments meeting in Montreal are being urged to adopt a long-term climate goal of net-zero carbon by 2050 for the aviation sector.

Embraer Commercial Aircraft president and chief executive, Arjan Meijer, talks to Mark Pilling about the Brazilian manufacturer's growing role in Africa's region air transport networks.

Airbus Defence and Space has developed and tested a loading system to lift outsized military cargo into the Airbus Beluga A300-600ST aircraft.

Paramount Aerospace Industries has secured orders from multiple Air Forces for its revolutionary ‘Mwari.’

Ethiopian Airlines and Geven-SkyTecno have inaugurated a state-of-the-art facility for the manufacturing of Insulation Blankets for Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.

Aviation Africa Summit and Exhibition 2022 is the largest event of its kind in Africa and brings together government, civil aviation authorities, military Air Chiefs, and the entire supply chain from OEMs to flight planners; MRO providers to airlines.

Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics Services has been crowned with 'Cargo Airline of The Year' and 'Best Cargo Arline - Africa' at the Air Cargo News Awards 2022.

Turkish Aerospace will participate in the Africa Aerospace and Defence fair, which will take place in South Africa on September 21-25, 2022.

Qatar Airways Group CEO, Akbar Al Baker addressed the attendees of the Aviation Africa Summit in Kigali, Rwanda, highlighting the airline’s present and future in Africa.

AviAssist has launched a new product for Africa’s ground handling industry today at Aviation Africa 2022.

The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) and Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) signed an MoU at Aviation Africa to establish a framework of cooperation and facilitate collaboration between the two organisations on actions to enhance air transport safety in Africa.

Sabena Engineering is highlighting its sustainable maintenance, operational and engineering solutions at Aviation Africa.

Boeing becomes the latest partner in AviAssist Safety Promotion Centre - Rwanda to promote access to continuous professional development and research.

Airbus is joining experts and key decision makers in the aviation industry at the Aviation Africa Summit and Exhibition taking place 12th and 13 September 2022.

Aviation Africa 2022 was officially opened in Kigali, Rwanda, today by Paul Kagame, the President of the Republic of Rwanda.

Boeing has underlined that African aviation traffic has recovered at a strong pace in 2022 with pent-up demand and economic growth driven by higher global commodity prices allowing African airlines to recover their flight operations to 80% of pre-pandemic levels.