Africa

ACC Aviation, the global aviation services group, has successfully transacted a Boeing B737-300 from South Africa’s Star Air Cargo to a Middle East-based investor.

WTM Africa 2022 was a huge success with preliminary numbers indicating 2022 exceeded the number of appointments booked at the show in 2019.

Ibom Air chief operating officer, George Uriesi, talks about how his airline is taking the Nigerian air transport market by storm.

The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) Secretary General, Abdérahmane Berthé, met the new Ethiopian Airlines Group chief executive officer, Mesfin Tasew Bekele in Addis for the second edition of “AFRAA Member Airline CEOs Leadership Dialogues” session.

Bombardier has announced solid financial results for the first quarter of 2022.

These Q1 results reflect a solid performance across its commercial aircraft, helicopter and defence businesses.

Private aviation needs a digital revolution if operators and brokers want to respond to rising demand, this is according to the CEO of a new live bidding platform - AeroBid.

The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) Secretary General, Abdérahmane Berthé, met Royal Air Maroc CEO; Abdelhamid Addou, for the AFRAA launch edition of “AFRAA Member Airline CEOs Leadership Dialogues” session.

STP Airways - the national airline of São Tomé and Príncipe has signed a wet lease contract with Portugal’s regional operator Sevenair to operate flights between the country’s islands.

IATA has released March 2022 data for global air cargo markets showing a drop in demand.

AviAssist, which supports aviation safety and promotion in African, has revealed a new seven-part series of its Focus Sessions.

Airbus Global Market Forecast has said there will be a massive demand for aircraft maintenance technicians and engineers over the next 15 to 20 years.

Burkina Faso is again relying on international carriers for its air transport following an engine fire on Air Burkina’s only operational Embraer E195 aircraft last week.

Drone operations are now under way in the Seychelles helping to clamp down on illegal fishing activities.

CPaT Global, a provider of distance learning for the airline and aviation industry, announced a new product launch—the Bombardier CRJ 700/900 Aircraft Systems course.

Rosteс State Corporation has developed a method for measuring the parameters of radio-transparent materials used in the production of high-speed aircraft.

ALSIM has announced its second sale at AERO Friedrichshafen 2022, an ALSIM ALSR20 simulator to Cirrus South Africa, based in Lanseria, South Africa.

In March, Dassault test pilots pushed the Falcon 6X beyond its maximum operating speed of Mach .90.

Boeing has released first quarter 2022 results showing commercial aircraft revenue of $4.2 billion decreased slightly, primarily due to timing of wide-body deliveries, partially offset by higher 737 deliveries.

Three G1 Aviation ultralight aircraft were formally handed over to the Mauritanian Air Force by the European Union (EU) at Nouakchott Air Base in February.

After some 20 years without a national carrier, Nigeria is scheduled to remedy that situation this summer.

Fokker Services, an independent aerospace service provider, has launched a nose-to-tail component maintenance programme for Boeing 737NG aircraft.

Engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney and IT provider SITA have signed an agreement for full flight data retrieval and processing in support of predictive maintenance of aircraft engines.

Boeing Global Services has entered a new agreement with Spirit AeroSystems to combine aftermarket resources, expanding the MRO footprint in support of nacelle and flight control repairs for the 737 MAX fleet.

The Kenya government is bailing out Kenya Airways for a second time as the airline struggles to keep afloat.