Africa

OneWeb, the low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, has confirmed its successful deployment of 36 satellites by Arianespace from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
Space

Boeing has ordered 19 767 Freighters from UPS highlighting the 767 Freighter's operational efficiency and payload capability to serve its global customers.
Air Transport

IATA has clarified that the aircraft cabin remains a very low risk environment for contracting COVID-19.
Air Transport

Ethiopian Airlines has received IATA’s Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics (CEIV Pharma) certification as an airline and ground handling in December 2021.
Aerospace

Kenya Airways and ITA Airways, Italy’s new flag carrier, have announced a codeshare agreement.
Airports & Networks

Indra’s growth in Africa continues apace as it dominates the region’s air traffic management (ATM) solutions. Marcelle Nethersole found out more from the company’s Guillermo Rosello.
Airports & Networks

Oman Air will continue to strengthen strategic codeshare partnership agreements to maximise its post-pandemic growth trajectory.
Air Transport

Gulfstream Aerospace has announced the all-new Gulfstream G700 has made ‘great strides’ in its flight-test programme.
Business Aviation

By Chuck Grieve
It’s no secret that African airlines bleed cash to maintain their fleets. Has the struggle to recover from Covid created an opportunity to change that with new MRO capability in west Africa? Chuck Grieve reports.
MRO

The air transport industry must take sustainability into its transformation, this is according to Sebastien Fabre, CEO, SITA for aircraft.
Air Transport

Greenpoint Technologies has delivered the world’s first V-VIP Boeing 787-9 interior completion to an undisclosed client.
Interiors & Connectivity

BAE Systems has received a $493 million contract modification from Lockheed Martin to upgrade the electronic warfare (EW) system for the F-35 Lightning II.
Defense

DPO Group has partnered with Amadeus to offer mobile money payments for international airline customers across Africa.
Emerging Technologies

Kenya Airways has started flights from Juba to Khartoum.
Airports & Networks

Flydubai will restart flights to Hargeisa in Somaliland from 18 December, following a temporary suspension of flights for operational reasons.
Airports & Networks

By Keith Mwanalushi
We hear from Embraer’s Ramón Vahed about cost-effective maintenance for African operators following the strengthening of ties between Kenya Airways and Congo Airways.
Maintenance & Training

AviaDev Africa, the leading route development event for Africa will head to Antananarivo, Madagascar on 8-10 June 2022 for its sixth edition.
Aerospace

By Alan Peaford, Mark Pilling
The giant order for Rafale fighter jets for the UAE heads the TATV Newsround programme this week as Jon Lake explains how the signals were all there at the Dubai Airshow and what this latest contract means for French-UAE relations … as well as the prospects for the delayed F-35 purchase.
Air Transport

The African Aviation Industry Group (AAIG) held its annual Aeropolitical Forum on 18 November 2021.
Aerospace

Gulfstream Aerospace has announced performance accomplishments for its next-generation Gulfstream G500 and Gulfstream G600.
Business Aviation

The Zimbabwean government has allocated USD4.1 million for the recapitalisation of Air Zimbabwe.
Air Transport

Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado Province, the setting of an ongoing jihadist insurgency since 2017, has seen a wide range of private and government forces carrying out air operations. Now the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) is weighing in as well.
Defense

Ethiopian Airlines has partnered with CarTrawler launching car hire and transfer services for its passengers globally.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

AFRAA Secretary General, Abdérahmane Berthé said the Omicron variant is now detected in several regions of the world, yet the travel bans seem to be targeted at Africa.
Air Transport

APOC, a aircraft, engines and landing gears trading, leasing, company has appointed Pete Allwood as new vice president, business development – EMEA.
Maintenance & Training