11 August 2026
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 piston…
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11 August 2026
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 Africa…
11 August 2026
Enstrom Helicopter Delivers New 480B to Safomar Aviation, Strengthening Longstanding African Partnership
Enstrom Helicopter Corporation has delivered a new 480B turbine helicopter to Safomar Aviation, marking its first…
11 August 2026
Ethiopian Airlines Expands Boeing Landing Gear Exchange Agreement to 787-9 Fleet
Ethiopian Airlines has extended its Boeing 787 Landing Gear Exchange agreement to cover 10 Boeing 787-9…
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Continental Aerospace Technologies™ Advances New IO-370 STC for Piper Archer Aircraft
Continental Aerospace Technologies™ is advancing an IO-370 engine STC for model year 2018 and newer…
Strong El Niño Could Heighten Operational Risks for African Aviation
A strong El Niño developing during 2026 could expose African aviation to operational risks ranging…
SAM AIRWAYS Development and Addition of a Falcon 8X to Its Fleet Under ANACIM Supervision
SAM AIRWAYS has begun the ANACIM-supervised process to add a Falcon 8X to its fleet,…
Catalina Aircraft Company Announces Engineering and Technology Center in Vero Beach
Catalina Aircraft Company plans a multi-tenant Engineering and Technology Center in Vero Beach, bringing the…
Turkish Airlines Balances Regional Headwinds Through Agile Capacity Management; Delivers R3.6 Billion Net Profit in Q2 2026
Turkish Airlines recorded a USD 197 million (approximately R3.6 billion) net profit in Q2 2026…
Cessna Citation CJ3 Gen3 Achieves First Flight, Advancing Next-Generation Light Jet Toward Certification
The Cessna Citation CJ3 Gen3 prototype has completed its first flight, putting all three Citation…
King Air B300/B300C FAA Airworthiness Directive Takes Effect 10 August 2026
FAA AD 2026-15-05 introduces revised wing inspection and component-replacement limits for specified heavyweight Textron Aviation…
Hartzell Navigator Propeller STC Expanded for a Wide Range of Beechcraft Bonanzas
Hartzell Propeller has expanded its Navigator carbon fibre propeller STC to most Bonanza A36, G36…
Bristell Plans Garmin AXIS for Classic and B23 Models
Bristell plans to introduce Garmin AXIS displays on its Classic line from Q4 2026 and…
Emirates and SAA Shift to Reciprocal Codesharing Across Southern and Central Africa
Emirates will place its code on selected South African Airways services for the first time,…
Africa’s Unserved Routes Point to Growth Beyond Today’s Networks
Passenger demand is increasing across several unserved African city pairs, but direct services and flight…
Etihad Airways Strengthens Its African Network with Three Partnerships in July
Etihad Airways has signed partnership agreements with Fastjet, Air Peace and Africa World Airlines, extending…
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TAAG Launches Dedicated Cargo Route to Lusaka, Strengthening the Regional Logistics Corridor
TAAG Angola Airlines has launched a weekly dedicated cargo service to Lusaka using a Boeing…
Namibia Air Plans US$36 Million Fleet Purchase
Namibia Air plans to acquire seven Embraer aircraft worth an estimated US$36 million as it…
Seychelles Reviews Long-Haul Aviation Strategy Ahead of A321XLR Acquisition
Seychelles is reviewing its long-haul aviation strategy as Air Seychelles prepares to acquire two Airbus…
New Pipistrel Voyager Brings Next Generation Training Capabilities and Access to Flight Schools
Pipistrel has introduced the Voyager, a two-seat training aircraft offering IFR capability, intentional spin certification,…
Continental Aerospace Technologies™ Increases Warranty Coverage for Certified AvGas Engines
Continental Aerospace Technologies has extended factory warranty coverage for eligible certified AvGas engine orders shipped…
Bell Marks the Delivery of the 700th Bell 505 During Farnborough International Airshow
Bell delivered its 700th Bell 505 to a private VIP operator during Farnborough International Airshow…
Acron Aviation and Deutsche Aircraft Sign Long-Term Partnership for Advanced Flight Recorder and Standby Solutions for the D328eco® Programme
Acron Aviation and Deutsche Aircraft have signed a long-term supply agreement covering 25-hour flight recorders…
Bell Training Academy Hits Milestone Flight Hours
Bell Training Academy has passed 240,000 flight hours as Bell expands OEM-standard pilot and maintenance…
Cirrus Introduces the TRAC10: A Purpose-Built Aircraft Engineered to Transform Professional Flight Training
Cirrus has introduced the TRAC10, a purpose-built three-seat aircraft for professional flight schools, with United…
Rotortrade Enhances Support Capabilities in East Africa through Cooperation with Helint
Rotortrade is cooperating with Nairobi-based Helint to strengthen access to helicopter MRO, inspection, transition and…
100 Aircraft, 44 Months and 4.4 Million Man Hours: Emirates’ Retrofit Programme Marks Major Milestone
Emirates has completed the 100th aircraft in its US$5 billion retrofit programme, covering 47 Airbus…
A Cargo Makeover: Introducing Emirates SkyCargo’s Boeing 777-300 ER Special Freighter
Emirates SkyCargo has introduced converted Boeing 777-300ERSF A6-EBK into commercial service following extensive structural, systems…
Garmin Unveils AXIS, a New Generation of Highly Integrated Flight Displays
Garmin’s AXIS family integrates flight display, navigation, communication and audio functions for certified piston, experimental…
MD Helicopters Delivers First MD 530F to Zimbabwe Operator
MD Helicopters has delivered the first MD 530F to Zimbabwe for a wildlife conservation agency…
Cabo Verde Economic Update 2026, Aviation Reform Central to Unlocking Inter-Island Growth
The World Bank has identified domestic aviation reform as central to improving Cabo Verde’s inter-island…