Africa

Etihad Cargo has transported four rescued servals to their ‘forever home’ at Panthera Africa in South Africa.

Textron and Bell have entered into an agreement to purchase Pipistrel, an award-winning pioneer and global leader in electrically powered aircraft, based in Slovenia and Italy.

Capital investment in the latest agricultural aircraft has received a welcome boost in South Africa thanks to the agricultural sector enjoying boom years on the back of strong market prices, good rainfall, and strong product demand.

Fastjet has launched flights from Zimbabwe’s tourism capital of Victoria Falls, to Mbombela Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport in South Africa.

Bell Textron has signed a purchase agreement for a Bell 505 to Bestfly, an Angolan aviation company, with the intent to purchase a second 505 within six months.

The Falcon 6X has completed cold weather testing, passing another major milestone towards certification, expected later this year.

Comlux is to launch a new cross-functional organisation within the Group, Comlux Tech.

ACI EUROPE and IATA have called for all remaining COVID restrictions applying to intra-EU and Schengen area travel to be dropped.

Rolls-Royce has reached a key milestone in its UltraFan technology demonstrator programme as the power gearbox (PGB) is dispatched from the company’s site in Germany.

Maldives airline Manta Air has entered a partnership with SriLankan Airlines to connect passengers from Gaafu Alifu Atoll of Southern Maldives and Gan International airport in Addu Atoll.

South Africa’s domestic airline sector is being thrown into disarray with the indefinite grounding of Comair and Kulula airlines over safety issues.

AeroCRS has implemented BAR Aviation Uganda, licensed by the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority offering domestic scheduled flights, regional and international charter services.

The Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) welcomes the appointment of South Africa’s new air services councils and calls on them to move swiftly to clear the 12 months backlog of licence applications.

Routes gets an update on the progress being made in Zambia after $1 billion was invested in new airport facilities.

IATA announced that the recovery in air travel slowed for both domestic and international in January 2022 compared to December 2021.

Dassault Aviation now offers a new HEPA air filtration option for the Falcon 2000EX Series (EX EASy-DX-LX-LXS and S models).

Gulfstream Aerospace is continuing to invest in its super-midsize Gulfstream G280 with the addition of an even lower cabin altitude and new LED exterior lights.

Ethiopian Airlines has signed a strategic partnership agreement to jointly commence sea-air multimodal transportation with International Djibouti Industrial Park Operation (IDIPO) and Air Djibouti.

The scale of mental health problems in aviation is unknown, according to the International Civil Aviation Organization ICAO.

TATV's Day Three video highlights from the World Defense Show focuses on the “World” element of the show.

Embraer today entered the air freight market with the launch of the E190F and E195F Passenger to Freight Conversions (P2F).

Kenya Airways plans a route network review programme that will affect a few of the routes in its network.

Textron Aviation has been awarded a contract by ATI Engineering Services, LLC for four Cessna Grand Caravan EX aircraft for the Tunisian Air Force.

As the World Defense Show opens its doors, TATV is there to host this week's rapid run around the region's aerospace high spots.

Ethiopian Airlines has added another five 777 freighters to its existing nine strong fleet with an MoU signed with Boeing. The deal for the five 777-8 variants will enable Ethiopian to meet expanding global cargo demand from its hub in Addis Ababa and position the carrier for long-term sustainable growth, the OEM said.