Connecting Skies • Bridging Continents
Ethiopia’s National Investment Group has announced plans to manufacture airplane parts and supply to airplane makers elsewhere in the world. The National Investment Group, a local firm in the East African nation, on Friday signed an agreement with the government’s run Industrial Parks Development Corporation (IPDC) for 14 hectares of land at Kilinto Industrial Park […]
Leonardo and PHI Group (PHI) have signed a framework agreement for 12 AW189 Helicopters to serve the global energy market starting in 2025. These are composed of firm orders as well as purchase options and include an extensive support partnership featuring a service center agreement, MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) agreement, and training solutions for
PHI TO ADD THE AW189 SUPER MEDIUM HELICOPTER TO ITS GLOBAL FLEETRead More »
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that the Wings of Change Focus Africa conference (WOCFA) will take place in Johannesburg in July. The conference, which is being held for the second time in the city and is being hosted by South African Airways, will focus on the theme ‘Towards a More Resilient and
The African Civil Aviation Council (AFCAC), yesterday revealed that the agency has discovered 59 new Africa air routes, 13 of which operate under fifth freedom. The African Civil Aviation Council (AFCAC), yesterday revealed that the agency has discovered 59 new Africa air routes, 13 of which operate under fifth freedom air traffic rights. These
BOOST TO AIR CONNECTIVITY AS AFCAC DISCOVERS 59 NEW AFRICAN ROUTESRead More »
The Future Aviation Forum 2024, hosted by the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) from May 20 to 22 in Riyadh, concluded with remarkable achievements under the banner “Elevating Global Connectivity.” This third annual forum marked a significant milestone with the signing of 102 agreements, memoranda of understanding (MOUs), and deals, including 16 pivotal agreements
SAUDI SIGNS AGREEMENTS IN AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES AT FUTURE AVIATION FORUMRead More »
The Air Force has released new pictures of its B-21 Raider – a nuclear-armed stealth bomber. The aircraft is the first new American bomber in more than 30 years and is one-of-six in production, according to USA Today. The secretive aircraft has taken to the skies over California for testing and sleek new pictures show
MEET AMERICA’S NEWEST NUCLEAR STEALTH BOMBER – WITH A COST OF $700M PER PLANERead More »
Recoil Aerospace, a leading innovator in aerial firefighting technology, today announced it has received Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) approval for the Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) for its T1000-E and T650-E aerial firefighting systems. This approval allows Recoil to offer its advanced firefighting solutions to Canadian firefighting agencies operating eligible Super Puma AS332 and EC225
The US Air Force has not accepted any new KC-46A Pegasus air refueling tankers from Boeing since March due to an issue with a broken part on the aircraft’s boom, though the service expects to accept two new aircraft by the end of the month, an Air Force spokesperson said in a statement. “There was
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) pays tribute to Paul Smith, a highly decorated Vietnam veteran, who served in key leadership roles for the association. Smith passed away peacefully on May 10. “Paul’s lifelong mission was one of service, first and foremost to his country and then to the aviation industry that he loved,” said
NBAA MARKS PASSING OF DECORATED VETERAN AND FORMER TEAM MEMBER PAUL SMITHRead More »
The African Union Commission (AUC) and Europe’s meteorological satellite agency, EUMETSAT, have signed an agreement to further strengthen cooperation on Earth observation. The memorandum of understanding opens the way for access by African environmental and meteorological services to EUMETSAT’s data from its next-generation satellite systems. It provides the framework for EUMETSAT and AUC to cooperate
