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Textron Aviation has announced that the Cessna SkyCourier twin utility turboprop has been awarded type certification by the National Civil Aviation Authority of Brazil or ANAC. This paves the way for the aircraft to serve the dynamic and expansive Brazilian market and cater to its diverse aviation needs. “The Cessna SkyCourier’s high payload capacity, short […]
Kenya Airways and Delta Air Lines have announced a strategic expansion of their partnership with the inclusion of Kenya Airways’ nonstop Nairobi to New York operated service. Currently KQ operates a daily service Nairobi to New York. It is the only nonstop flight from East Africa to America. The expanded partnership will offer customers additional
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Award-Winning Fleet Continues to Achieve Major Milestones. SAVANNAH, Ga., August 2, 2023 — Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced the high-performing G550 fleet recently completed its 1 millionth landing, proving the long-lasting durability of the aircraft and its continued performance excellence. To date, the G550 fleet has logged 2.6 million flight hours. “Two decades after the aircraft entered
Photo Credit: Justin de Reuck / Airlink Airlink, Southern Africa’s independent and privately owned regional airline, unveiled a distinctive special-liveried new addition to its fleet recently. The newly acquired Embraer E195 jetliner, which now sports a classy jet-black paint scheme, debuted on a test flight at OR Tambo International Airport and will soon operate on
Airbus has inaugurated a new A320 Family final assembly line in Toulouse during a ceremony attended by the French minister of economy & finance Bruno Le Maire, French transport minister Clément Beaune, minister of state for industry Roland Lescure, and minister of state for territorial collectivities and rural affairs Dominique Faure, as well as hundreds
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the Aviation Impact Accelerator (AIA), an international industry-academia partnership based at the University of Cambridge, have announced a collaboration to accelerate the aviation sector’s transition to net-zero CO² emissions by 2050. The two organisations will assess the financial implications of reaching aviation’s 2050 net-zero CO² goal. Building upon
South African-based aviation group Pegasus Universal Aerospace has launched a new shares sale to raise capital for the next developmental stage of its ground-breaking Vertical Business Jet (VBJ) project. The exercise is aimed at raising a minimum of R200,000 in funding and will remain open for three months until 21 August 2023. The company has
By World Airnews correspondent Wallace Mawire Zimbabwe’s minister of transport and infrastructural development Felix Mhona formally opened the Aviation Training Academy (ATAZ) and at the same time – commissioned some air navigation aids – at a formal event held at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe international airport in Harare. The Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CCAZ)
by World Airnews correspondent Wallace Mawire The Zimbabwean aviation sector will undergo an International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Co-ordinated Validated Mission (ICVM) to take stock of aviation-related compliance issues in member countries. According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) director-general Elijah Chingosho, the ICVM is an exercise where a team of ICAO auditors
On May 25, the AviAssist Foundation will be organising a series of lectures on aviation safety. Under the name of ‘Lunch Lectures’, they will be held at various locations in Kenya and Nigeria, where those attending will learn from mini lecturers and a simple lunch. All this takes place in celebration of Africa Day and