28 September 2026
Inside US Airlift and Rescue Operations in East Africa
A look at C-130 operations, HH-60W rescue helicopters and joint personnel-recovery missions centred on Camp Lemonnier…
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22 September 2026
MTU Maintenance Signs First LEAP-1A Contracts in North Africa
MTU Maintenance has signed its first LEAP-1A maintenance contracts in North Africa, covering 42 engines powering…
22 September 2026
Rolls-Royce Selected to Lead EU Hybrid-Electric Propulsion Demonstration Project
Rolls-Royce has been selected to lead the ELEVATED project under the European Union’s Clean Aviation programme,…
19 September 2026
Nigeria Receives Five New Military Helicopters
The Nigerian Air Force has received three Leonardo AW109 Trekkers at Lagos and two Airbus H125s,…
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Bell Commemorates First Production AH-1Z Aircraft for Nigeria
Bell has marked the start of production of the first AH-1Z Viper for the Nigerian…
An Inside Look into Bell in East Africa
Bell sets out the maintenance, avionics, parts and component overhaul support available to East African…
ExecuJet MRO Services to Showcase MRO Capabilities at AAD 2026
ExecuJet MRO Services will showcase its civil and military aircraft maintenance capabilities at AAD 2026,…
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GA-ATS Details Do228 NXT Plans for Africa Ahead of AAD 2026
GA-ATS has outlined Do228 NXT production, delivery, support and partnership plans as it develops opportunities…
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ValueJet Begins Boeing 737 Expansion With First Aircraft Delivered in Lagos
ValueJet has taken delivery of Boeing 737-800 5N-CFZ, the first of three 737NG aircraft planned…
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Boeing: Africa’s Airplane Fleet Will More than Double by 2045 to Meet Rising Air Travel Demand
Boeing forecasts Africa’s commercial aircraft fleet will more than double by 2045, requiring 1,165 new…
Deutsche Aircraft Begins Flight Testing of New D328eco Landing Gear on Legacy D328 Testbed
Deutsche Aircraft has completed low-speed and high-speed taxi testing and the first five development flights…
Air Cairo Takes Delivery of 40th Aircraft with New A320neo
Air Cairo has taken delivery of an Airbus A320-251N, recorded by the airline as the…
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Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency Orders First Airbus H160 to Bolster Emergency Preparedness
Japan’s FDMA has ordered its first Airbus H160, which will be based in Kumamoto for…
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New High-Tech Composite Center for 300 Employees in Central Switzerland Begins Operations
Pilatus has opened its CHF 100 million Schwarzhorn composite centre in Switzerland, consolidating composite development…
voestalpine Secures EUR 1 Billion in Aerospace Orders Including Airbus
voestalpine’s High Performance Metals Division has secured aerospace orders worth around EUR 1 billion over…
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Ibom Air Takes Delivery of Third Airbus A220-300
Ibom Air has taken delivery of its third Airbus A220-300, registered 5N-CDC, bringing its fleet…
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AFRAA Admits Global Airtech as Aviation Component Partner
The African Airlines Association has admitted Global Airtech International as a Partner under its Partnership…
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Heart Aerospace Completes First Flight of World’s Largest Electric Aircraft
Heart Aerospace’s battery-electric X1 demonstrator completed a 27-minute first flight in New York, supporting development…
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Sling Aircraft AMO Becomes a Rotax Approved Repair Centre
Sling Aircraft’s SACAA-approved AMO at Tedderfield Airpark has become a Rotax Approved Repair Centre, expanding…
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New Framework for 12-Year Engine Rule
South Africa has finalised a Condition Monitoring Programme allowing eligible privately operated Part 91 aircraft…
Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces Deploy Extensive Aerial Fleet in National Forest Fire Response
Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces are leading the country’s aerial forest fire response with a fleet…
Do228 NXT Makes African Debut at El Alamein Airshow and AAD 2026
General Atomics AeroTec Systems will bring its new Do228 NXT turboprop to Africa for the…
Pre-Delivery Inspection of Ibom Air’s Third Airbus A220-300
Governor Umo Eno inspected Ibom Air’s third Airbus A220-300 at Airbus’s Mirabel facility in Canada,…
LAM’s New Aircraft Have Begun Operating Under a New Brand: Air Mozambique
LAM’s first Embraer 190 under its new AirMozambique brand entered service on 14 August, flying…
Continental Aerospace Technologies™ Enhances Standard Engine Overhaul Warranty Through Continental Services
Continental Aerospace Technologies has extended its Continental Services engine overhaul warranty from one year or…
TCS and Rolls-Royce Achieve Breakthrough in Hydrogen-Powered Aviation
TCS and Rolls-Royce have demonstrated a modern aero gas turbine running on 100% hydrogen through…
Airbus Data Shows 300 Aircraft in African Airline Fleets at End-July 2026
Airbus’s latest Africa data shows 300 aircraft in service with African operators at end-July 2026,…
StandardAero Signs Exclusive, Multi-Year Contract with Tanzania’s Precision Air for PW127M MRO Support
StandardAero has signed a new multi-year, exclusive contract with Precision Air to provide MRO support…
Reliance Industries and Rolls-Royce Announce Strategic Intent to Partner on India’s Indigenous AMCA Combat Engine
Reliance Industries and Rolls-Royce have announced strategic intent to partner on developing India’s indigenous combat…
Lycoming Engines Introduces Extended 2600 Hour TBO
Lycoming Engines has extended operating-hour TBO intervals to 2,600 hours for selected factory-new and factory-rebuilt…
Diamond Aircraft Expands Footprint in Africa with First DA50 RG Sale
Diamond Aircraft has sold a DA50 RG to Kenya’s Air Wilderness, the first AOC in…