Africa

RoyalJet has expanded its growing fleet with the acquisition of another Boeing Business Jet (BBJ).

IATA has announced full-year global passenger traffic results for 2021 showing that demand fell by 58.4% compared to the full year of 2019.

IATA has urged governments to accelerate relaxation of travel restrictions as COVID-19 continues to evolve from the pandemic to endemic stage.

Embraer has successfully completed the reintegration of its commercial aviation business’ main information technology systems and processes.

The first pilot flight in Africa, operated by the national company EgyptAir, took off this morning from Cairo International Airport, with “environmentally friendly” services and products onboard.

CFM and Lufthansa Technik have signed a CBSA agreement on LEAP-1B engine services.

Egypt is believed to be preparing to order Leonardo's M346 Master as its latest military training aircraft.

FlyWestaf is hoping to bring much-needed competition to the domestic Algerian market, before setting its sights further afield in west Africa. Martin Rivers reports.

TATV brings all the news headlines from the past week in the MEASA aerospace world, brought with the support of the World Defense Show.

Paramount Group it has appointed Steve Griessel as its group chief executive officer.

Rolls Royce has announced its all-electric ‘Spirit of Innovation’ aircraft is officially the world’s fastest all-electric aircraft.

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is rapidly increasing its pilot training capabilities.

EgyptAir is planning to operate a flight from Cairo to Paris with environment-friendly services and products on January 22nd.

AJW Group, an independent aircraft component parts, repair and supply chain solutions provider, and Honeywell, have announced a worldwide sole distributor agreement.

ALSIM has announced the sale of an ALX to AFRICAT Group, based in the Ivory Coast.

Air Seychelles fleet of seven aircraft has been ranked as the third youngest fleet in Africa by ch- aviation.

IATA has appointed Frederic Leger as the association’s senior vice president for commercial products and services.

Benin is set to begin construction of its flagship Glo-Djigbé International Airport project.

Gulfstream customer support is marking a successful year of expansion.

Tanzania’s Auric Air, for many years a specialist Cessna Grand Caravan operator, is taking a step up with its first full-size airliner.

IATA has released data for global air cargo markets showing slower growth in November 2021.

Former South African international cricketer, Boeta Dippenaar, is the new chief executive officer of South African helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) operator, Rocket.

The JF-17N Thunder fighter aircraft has now entered service with the Nigerian Air Force. Jon Lake looks at what this could mean for the future.

Airport and airline CIOs are betting on technology to support their recovery from COVID-19, this is according to new findings from SITA's 2021 Air Transport IT Insights.

Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics Services has launched a new feature that enables customers to make online reservations for their cargo.