Uganda Airlines denies it is in debit as claimed by the country’s Auditor General, saying its revenues have been 10% below budget for the six months it has been flying, despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Zimbabwe’s Gweru Airport and PLM Middle East announced a strategic partnership for Airport Development with a 176 million dollars investment plan at the 2021 Arab Aviation Summit (AAS).
Airbus has been selected by Eutelsat to build EUTELSAT 36D, a new generation multi-mission geostationary telecommunications satellite, which will replace and enhance capacity at 36°East, a key orbital slot for Eutelsat for TV broadcasting (DTH) and government services over Africa, Russia and Europe.
While many African aviation businesses were grounded during the pandemic outbreak, one Kenyan airline was taking time out to restructure and revise its strategy for growth. It has now come out of the blocks with action rather than words, as Alan Peaford discovers.
In 4Q20 Embraer delivered 28 commercial jets and 43 executive jets (23 light jets and 20 large jets), for a total of 44 commercial and 86 executive aircraft (56 light jets and 30 large jets) delivered in 2020.
Ethiopian Airlines has partnered with the African Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (Africa CDC) for the implementation of the African Union Trusted Travel Pass to make continental travel easier and safer amidst the COVID -19 pandemic.
Ivor Ichikowitz, the founder and executive chairman of Africa’s largest private defence manufacturer talks to Alan Peaford in this special TATV Insight programme.
A partnership of aerospace specialists has launched the world’s first in-flight emissions study using 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on a commercial passenger aircraft.
The Aviation Safety Alliance for Africa (ASAA) is holding its first runway safety webinar next week. The webinar aims to assist efforts at establishing more and more effective Runway Safety Teams.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced the arrival at London’s Heathrow Airport of the first traveller using the IATA Travel Pass app to manage their travel health credentials.
Thales has unveiled a new digital secondary surveillance radar, the RSM NG, with increased performance and reliability for safer air traffic management – up to 2, 000 flight tracks and 64 simultaneous data outputs to air traffic centres.
In South Africa, it's not a case of 'Blackhawk down', but more 'Blackhawk up and working'. The legendary Sikorsky battle-proven military helicopter is operating as a utility aircraft in fighting the wildfires among the Western Cape winelands.
ATR is determined to emerge stronger from the COVID crisis by strengthening its global presence in the next decade and by continuing to offer the most sustainable and modern option for regional air travel.
Krimson Aviation, the Addis Ababa-based flight support, charter and aviation consultancy, has added two new members to its team and has promoted another.
Ethiopian Airlines has partnered with the African Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (Africa CDC) for the implementation of the African Union Trusted Travel Pass to make continental travel easier and safer amidst the COVID -19 pandemic.
