Africa

Since the first Bell 505 customer delivery in 2017, Bell has completed more than 360 Bell 505 global deliveries, enabling successful missions with the world’s most advanced short light single aircraft.

Morocco has re-opened to international arrivals after being closed since last November due to the pandemic.

EgyptAir will operate a new route to Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, starting from March 27th.

Emirates has signed an MoU with Maldivian, the national airline of the Maldives.

IATA has announced a partnership with GL Events to support association’s conference activities.

Andreas Pötzsch, managing director of DFS Aviation Services (DAS) and Jean Rossouw, executive chairman of Test Flying Academy of South Africa (TFASA) have signed a cooperation agreement.

National Aviation Services (NAS) and NAC2000 Corporation have opened a Pearl Lounge at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (KKIA) in Lusaka, Zambia.

Boeing has announced a supply agreement for two million gallons (7.5 million liters) of blended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

Textron Aviation has rolled out the first production unit of the twin-engine, large-utility turboprop, the Cessna SkyCourier.

AFRAA and Kenya Airways will hold the 10th Aviation Stakeholders’ Convention in Nairobi between May 8-10.

ACC Aviation, the global aviation services group, reported a strong fourth quarter, after expanding into new pillars of expertise in aviation finance and technical services.

Dr Andrew Glendinning, Product quality advisor at Air bp, explains the specifications of Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

Test Flying Academy of South Africa (TFASA) has announced a cooperation agreement with the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA).

Moment, a French tech company, has been selected by Air Senegal to install its In-Flight Entertainment system, the Flymingo Box, aboard the airline’s fleet.

IATA has welcomed the creation by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) of a global directory of public keys required for authentication of health credentials.

Air Seychelles has been certified by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) for the completion of the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA).

A clear signal that the Boeing 737 Max is back on track came with the successful return to service by Ethiopian Airlines yesterday.

Jambojet last week welcomed the management team of aircraft chartering and sales company Zela Aviation to its offices in Nairobi, Kenya, following an agreement signed last September.

Satcom Direct is celebrating the qualification of the Satcom Direct Plane Simple Antenna System on the Intelsat FlexExec network.

Morocco will resume international passenger flights from February 7, 2022.

International cargo movements from the Middle East and Africa outstripped most of the global markets with double digit growth of 10.6% and 11.3 respectively.

The move follows the UAE's relaxation of travel bans.

Gabon’s Afrijet has hit the African headlines with its fleet expansion and new routes. Now the airline has teamed up with France’s Air Compagnie.

During 2021, Krimson Aviation, the Addis Ababa-based flight support, charter and aviation consultancy, saw strong growth.

The three-minute news round-up from the aerospace and defence markets across MEASA this week looks at ballistic missile attacks on Dubai thwarted by Saudi Arabia’s defence forces; and how snow in Istanbul led to groundings and angry passengers.