Connecting Skies • Bridging Continents
A fuel shortage at Mali’s main international airport led to flight cancellations and disruption on Wednesday, according to several air transport stakeholders. The West African country’s civil aviation agency has asked the regional air traffic control body ASECNA to notify airspace users of the “unavailability of Jet A1 fuel” at the capital Bamako’s Modibo-Keita international […]
MALI FUEL SHORTAGE CAUSES FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS AND DISRUPTIONRead More »
Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s largest airline group and MRO operator, has expanded the capabilities of its maintenance facilities with the inauguration of a CFM Leap-1B engine test cell in Addis Ababa. The new test cell at the company’s MRO Services facility in the Ethiopian capital enables the company to offer full testing capability of the engine, […]
South African Airways unveils a luxurious new premium lounge at Gqeberha’s Chief Dawid Stuurman Airport, offering exclusive amenities for elite travellers. South African Airways (SAA) proudly announces the grand reopening of The Lounge at Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport in Gqeberha, thanks to a collaboration with Discovery and Investec Bank Ltd. This revamped premium […]
SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS LAUNCHES LUXURIOUS NEW LOUNGE AT GQEBERHA AIRPORTRead More »
Aerojet Rocketdyne, an L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) company, has completed modernizing the four flight-proven RS-25 engines that will help power NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket on the Artemis IV mission. Artemis IV will be the first flight of the enhanced Block 1B configuration of the super-heavy-lift rocket and the last to use engines remaining in […]
The new DARPA program will leverage AI/ML technology to support dynamic, airborne missions. Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has been awarded a $4.6 million contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools for dynamic, airborne missions as part of its Artificial Intelligence Reinforcements (AIR) program. This project aims to […]
LOCKHEED MARTIN AWARDED CONTRACT TO DEVELOP ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOLS FOR DARPARead More »
In a significant milestone for sustainable aviation, Pratt & Whitney successfully tested its V2500 engine on 100 percent Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). This test, conducted in Germany, is part of the company’s ongoing efforts to align with the aviation industry’s goal of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The assessment began with a baseline test […]
PRATT & WHITNEY SUCCESSFULLY TESTS ENGINE ON 100 PERCENT SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELRead More »
ITA Airways has inaugurated a new nonstop flight between Rome and Dakar, Senegal, marking its second sub-Saharan African destination. The inaugural flight landed at Dakar-Blaise Diagne International Airport on 3 July, welcomed with a water arch salute. The new route, operated four times weekly using an Airbus A321neo, aims to boost commercial and cultural exchanges […]
ITA AIRWAYS COMMENCES NEW NONSTOP FLIGHT TO SENEGALRead More »
The Bell 505 parapublic-configured aircraft recently completed a successful demonstration tour across Mexico, visiting various parapublic customers. The tour was led by Bell pilot Scott Mahon, with the support of Jose Manuel Prats, the regional sales manager. The aircraft made stops in 11 states and was showcased to over 20 customers. The tour included visits […]
BELL 505 COMPLETES SUCCESSFUL DEMO TOUR IN MEXICORead More »
For more than 50 years, L3Harris has provided the U.S. Air Force (USAF) B-52 Stratofortress with advanced electronic warfare (ADVEW) technology, and recently reached another major milestone in our work to keep this iconic aircraft relevant, lethal and survivable for decades to come. During a recent 5.3-hour test flight over Texas, our team successfully tested […]
L3HARRIS SOARS TO NEW MILESTONE IN B-52 MODERNIZATION PROJECTRead More »
Poland is evaluating the possibility of delivering another squadron of MiG-29 combat aircraft to Ukraine, as part of a newly signed defence agreement between the two nations. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Poland has already supplied over €4 billion ($4.3 billion) worth of defence equipment, including one squadron of MiG-29G aircraft. The […]
