Africa

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

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.

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

The Djibouti Ports and Free Zones Authority (DPFZA) has selected ADP Ingénierie and Egis for the design of the new Al Haj Hassan Gouled Aptidon International Airport, writes Vincent Chappard.

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.

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.

Egypt is set to receive 12 more Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Super Hercules transporters following approval by the US State Department, although the decision still requires a formal go-ahead by Congress

Emirates will resume passenger operations between Dubai and five African countries starting from 29 January.

Bell has completed the first Nacelle Improvements Modification on an Air Force CV-22 Osprey.

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.

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

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

IATA has released data for global air freight markets showing that full-year demand for air cargo increased by 6.9% in 2021.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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