Connecting Skies • Bridging Continents
Embraer today delivered the second KC-390 multi-mission aircraft to the Portuguese Air Force (FAP). The platform includes standard NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) equipment already integrated into the aircraft and meets the requirements set by the National Aeronautical Authority (AAN) of Portugal. In 2019, FAP ordered five KC-390, including a comprehensive services and support package […]
EMBRAER DELIVERS THE SECOND KC-390 MILLENNIUM AIRCRAFT TO THE PORTUGUESE AIR FORCERead More »
As NASA grapples with more spacesuit problems on the International Space Station, the company it selected to develop replacement suits says it is pulling back from that effort. In a statement to SpaceNews June 25, a spokesperson for Collins Aerospace, a subsidiary of RTX Corp., said the company and NASA had agreed to “descope” work […]
COLLINS AEROSPACE PULLS BACK FROM NASA SPACESUIT CONTRACTRead More »
C-Astral, the Slovenia-based aerospace company, has been honored with one of the world’s most prestigious design awards, the Red Dot: Best of the Best, for its SQA eVTOL Unmanned Aircraft System. This esteemed recognition, often referred to as the “The Oscars of Design«, places C-Astral alongside other notable 2024 winners, such as Apple for its […]
C-ASTRAL RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS RED DOT DESIGN AWARD FOR ITS UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMRead More »
The Airbus Fleet Connect for Africa, held from June 23-25, 2024, provided a significant platform for discussing the future of aviation on the continent. Among the notable speakers was Abderahmane Berthé, Secretary General of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA). Berthé’s contributions spanned critical areas such as fleet growth, safety, airline operations, and leadership and talent […]
AFRAA SECRETARY GENERAL ADDRESSES KEY ISSUES AT AIRBUS FLEET CONNECT FOR AFRICARead More »
Qatar Airways was also recently recognised as having the ‘World’s Best Airline Website’ by the World Travel Tech Awards. This is the eighth time the airline has won the honour in the 25-year history of the awards, first winning it in 2011. “This is a proud Qatar Airways moment and it is my honour […]
QATAR AIRWAYS CROWNED WORLD’S BEST AIRLINE FOR 2024Read More »
The organizing committee of the East African Airshow regrets to announce the postponement of this highly anticipated event to a yet-to-be-determined date in 2025. This decision has been made due to unforeseen circumstances that have impacted our ability to deliver the world-class event that our stakeholders, industry partners, and sponsors expect and deserve. The East […]
Africa’s largest business aviation maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO), ExecuJet MRO Services South Africa, is poised to set a new record this year for airframe heavy maintenance checks. This year the business, which is based at Johannesburg’s Lanseria International Airport where it can accommodate up to 14 aircraft of various sizes in its hangar, will […]
SOUTH AFRICA’S LARGEST BUSINESS AVIATION MRO TO ACHIEVE NEW AIRFRAME CHECKS RECORDRead More »
AirAsia X is expected to launch its latest destination to Africa soon as part of its expansion plan. The low-cost medium to long-haul carrier’s new African destination is Kenya and it is expected to offer 4 times weekly flights between Kuala Lumpur (KUL) and Nairobi (NBO). According to Aeroroutes, AirAsia X will serve the route […]
AIRASIA X TO KICKSTART FLIGHTS TO AFRICA, NAIROBI THEIR NEW DESTINATIONRead More »
From systems to manufacturing to design and test, women engineers across GE Aerospace make a difference every day in advancing the future of flight. On this International Women in Engineering Day (INWED), we celebrate the contributions of our women engineers across the globe and share their stories of inspiration, challenges, and triumphs. International Women […]
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN IN ENGINEERING DAY: CELEBRATING WOMEN ENGINEERS AROUND THE WORLDRead More »
NASA has selected Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] to develop and build the nation’s next generation weather satellite constellation, Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO), for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The baseline contract is for three spacecraft with options for four additional spacecraft. The total estimated value of the contract including options is $2.27 billion. The GeoXO mission will […]
LOCKHEED MARTIN SELECTED TO DEVELOP NEXT GENERATION WEATHER SATELLITE CONSTELLATIONRead More »
