Connecting Skies • Bridging Continents
Africair Helicopter Support, Bell’s only authorised Customer Service Facility in East Africa, gives operators in Kenya, Ethiopia and Tanzania local access to maintenance, avionics and overhaul capability. AN INSIDE LOOK INTO BELL IN EAST AFRICA Bell says operators across East Africa face some of the world’s most demanding and diverse aviation environments, from anti-poaching […]
The contract brings Leonardo’s MBHS Cross-belt Sorter technology into Saudi Arabia for the first time, backing Terminal 2’s expansion at one of the Kingdom’s busiest Hajj and Umrah gateways. LEONARDO, MAFA AND BELTCON TO DELIVER ADVANCED BAGGAGE HANDLING SYSTEM FOR PRINCE MOHAMMED BIN ABDULAZIZ INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TERMINAL 2 Leonardo, MAFA Co. Ltd. and BELTCON
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Speaking at the 20-year commemoration of the Aerospace Industry Support Initiative at AAD 2026, Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau said capital intensity and concentrated ownership have long kept the sector closed to black entrepreneurs. TRANSFORMATION MUST BE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF DEVELOPING THE AEROSPACE AND DEFENCE SECTOR, SAYS MINISTER TAU The Minister
A seven-country consortium led by Leonardo will spend the coming months mapping how national, institutional and commercial satellite assets could be federated into a single European system. LEONARDO SELECTED TO HELP SHAPE EUROPE’S FUTURE SOVEREIGN EARTH OBSERVATION CAPABILITY The European Space Agency has awarded Leonardo a fully funded contract to define the architecture of
Gisli Brynjolfsson argues airlines need a brand people already recognise and feel something about, long before a traveller ever asks an AI assistant for advice. THE BATTLE FOR AI SEARCH STARTS BEFORE THE PROMPT, SAYS ICELANDAIR MARKETING CHIEF Icelandair’s Director of Global Marketing, Gisli Brynjolfsson, told a World Aviation Festival webinar on 7 September
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The Johannesburg-based University of the Witwatersrand and the Institut Superieur de l’Aeronautique et de l’Espace will align their engineering curricula and run a reciprocal faculty exchange, backed by Airbus Southern Africa. AIRBUS, WITS UNIVERSITY AND ISAE-SUPAERO SIGN AGREEMENT TO BOOST SOUTH AFRICA’S AEROSPACE CAPABILITIES Airbus Southern Africa, the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) and
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The Bermuda-based carrier will lease an E190F from Regional One, extending its passenger network into express cargo across the Caribbean and North America. BERMUDAIR BECOMES THE SECOND EMBRAER E-FREIGHTER OPERATOR Embraer and Regional One announced that BermudAir has become the second operator worldwide of the Embraer E-Freighter and the first in the Americas, leasing
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A Nigerian Air Force delegation travelled to Bell’s Amarillo facility to sign the frame of the first of twelve Vipers being built under a Foreign Military Sales programme running to early 2029. BELL COMMEMORATES FIRST PRODUCTION AH-1Z AIRCRAFT FOR NIGERIA Bell Textron hosted a delegation from Nigeria at its Amarillo, Texas production facility to
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The Slovak geospatial services provider will operate the aircraft through its aerial survey subsidiary AERIMAP, becoming the latest addition to Diamond’s special-mission customer base. DIAMOND AIRCRAFT SIGNS CONTRACT WITH PHOTOMAP AT INTERGEO 2026 FOR DA62 MPP SURVEYSTAR Diamond Aircraft signed a contract with Slovak geospatial services provider PHOTOMAP at its exhibition stand during INTERGEO
DIAMOND SIGNS PHOTOMAP TO ITS DA62 MPP SURVEYSTAR SURVEY AIRCRAFT LINE AT INTERGEO 2026Read More »
The swap extends a Boeing exchange model dating back a quarter of a century to a partnership over the 777 and Next-Generation 737, now validated on the newest single-aisle family. BOEING AND AMERICAN AIRLINES COMPLETE FIRST 737 MAX LANDING GEAR EXCHANGE Boeing and American Airlines have completed the first landing gear exchange for a
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