African Pilot Magazine: 2026 || August

voestalpine’s High Performance Metals Division has secured aerospace orders worth around EUR 1 billion over…

Air France will resume its seasonal direct service between Cape Town International Airport and Paris-Charles…

Cabo Verde’s Prime Minister Francisco Carvalho and Minister of Transport and the Sea João do…

TAAG Angola Airlines has appointed AVIAREPS as its General Sales Agent for Europe with effect…

Air Transat has announced that its Montreal-Dakar route, the only non-stop service connecting Canada and…

TAAG Angola Airlines has reported progress across fleet availability, African network expansion, cost control and…

SolitAir has added Port Harcourt in Nigeria and Hargeisa in Somaliland to its African network,…

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has signed an MoU with Firstway FZE and Global Software…

Ibom Air has taken delivery of its third Airbus A220-300, registered 5N-CDC, bringing its fleet…

Kenya Airways grew first-half 2026 revenue 9% to KShs 81 billion despite 9% less capacity,…

SACAA occurrence data and two recent investigations show how performance limitations, weather, fading daylight and…

The Cameroon Civil Aviation Authority has completed technical acceptance and final commissioning of new control…

Ethiopian Airlines and Boeing have concluded the fourth edition of their six-week STEM School at…

The African Airlines Association has admitted Global Airtech International as a Partner under its Partnership…

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau has released its preliminary report into the 23 July 2026…

Heart Aerospace’s battery-electric X1 demonstrator completed a 27-minute first flight in New York, supporting development…

Sling Aircraft’s SACAA-approved AMO at Tedderfield Airpark has become a Rotax Approved Repair Centre, expanding…

South Africa has finalised a Condition Monitoring Programme allowing eligible privately operated Part 91 aircraft…

From Maun’s high-frequency light-aircraft traffic to lodge shuttles in Kenya, Namibia and South Africa, Africa’s…

A realistic PPL budget needs to cover more than the next flight. Part Three of…

Ron Draper will retire as president and CEO of Textron Aviation, with Brian Rohloff appointed…

Nigerian defence technology company Babasky Technologies has demonstrated a counter-unmanned aerial system able to detect…

CoolFly has launched Urban, billed as the world’s first standing-position personal aircraft, alongside its Dream…

Eve Air Mobility and Thailand’s RV Connex have signed an MOU to jointly advance regulatory…

MHI has received an order to build a 50-kilometre automated people mover, the world’s largest,…

Ryanair will operate its largest winter schedule to date in Morocco, offering 5.3 million seats…

Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces are leading the country’s aerial forest fire response with a fleet…

SORA Technology is using its TSUBASA drones for larvicide application in a malaria vector-control programme…

Saab has shown a full-scale concept model of the A3-001 uncrewed combat air system at…

ANACIM has convened an ad hoc commission to update parts of Senegal’s civil aviation legal…

United Airlines and CAE have completed phase one of an expansion at United’s Flight Training…

Zambia Airways has appointed Aman Wole Gurmu, formerly of Ethiopian Airlines Group, as Chief Executive…

Airbus has started construction on a 6,221 square metre extension to its Belfast wing facility,…

AFRAA and host airline FlyGabon have confirmed the 58th AFRAA Annual General Assembly and Summit…

Air Botswana has issued a notice of intention to appoint ACC Aviation ME FZCO as…

Airlink’s NDC content is now distributed through NDC Gateway, giving IATA-accredited agencies on the platform…

Terra Industries has closed its seed round at US$52 million and plans to open Pax-2,…

The Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority has launched a National Drone Team to strengthen coordination, regulation…

General Atomics AeroTec Systems will bring its new Do228 NXT turboprop to Africa for the…

Airports of Mauritius Co Ltd (AML) is inviting proposals from aviation training organisations to design…

ESWACAA is seeking a consultant to design and conduct a baseline stakeholder engagement survey.

Ravinala Airports has launched a call for expressions of interest to identify Build-Operate-Transfer partners for…

TAAG Angola Airlines has transported two adult lions from Johannesburg to Lagos via its Luanda…

Governor Umo Eno inspected Ibom Air’s third Airbus A220-300 at Airbus’s Mirabel facility in Canada,…

LAM’s first Embraer 190 under its new AirMozambique brand entered service on 14 August, flying…

Continental Aerospace Technologies has extended its Continental Services engine overhaul warranty from one year or…

President John Dramani Mahama has inspected the site of a new regional airport near Bolgatanga,…

Airlink will place its code on Qatar Airways-operated flights between South Africa and Doha from…

Tanzania’s Ministry of Works has inspected progress at Msalato International Airport in Dodoma, where construction…

Angola’s National Civil Aviation Authority has formally accepted the appointment of TAAG Angola Airlines Chief…

Kenya and Qatar have agreed to institutionalise annual Bilateral Political Consultations, discussing trade, investment, labour…

Africa Finance Corporation has led strategic investors into Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE’s US$2.5bn…

Skyward Airlines has launched scheduled flights between Nairobi and Garissa, its 13th route, providing a…

Akwa Ibom State has activated high-speed internet connectivity, powered by MainOne, at Victor Attah International…

Landing at an unmanned aerodrome does not automatically cancel nominated Search and Rescue. Pilots need…

Before enrolling at a South African flying school, prospective students should verify the ATO’s approval,…

South African pilots can obtain NOTAM information through several sources, but they do not serve…

Lycoming Engines has extended operating-hour TBO intervals to 2,600 hours for selected factory-new and factory-rebuilt…

Diamond Aircraft has sold a DA50 RG to Kenya’s Air Wilderness, the first AOC in…

Enstrom Helicopter Corporation has delivered a new 480B turbine helicopter to Safomar Aviation, marking its…

Ethiopian Airlines has extended its Boeing 787 Landing Gear Exchange agreement to cover 10 Boeing…

Çelebi Aviation has begun providing passenger, ramp, baggage and turnaround services for seven weekly Turkish…

Air Canada intends to introduce scheduled service to Lagos in 2027 after Nigeria and Canada…

Africa CDC and WHO have called for an urgent expansion of the community-led Ebola response…

Continental Aerospace Technologies™ is advancing an IO-370 engine STC for model year 2018 and newer…

SAM AIRWAYS has begun the ANACIM-supervised process to add a Falcon 8X to its fleet,…

Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority Director-General Capt. Chris Najomo has warned that reducing the regulator’s statutory…

Uganda Airlines is expanding its African network with scheduled direct flights to Accra and Kigali,…

Catalina Aircraft Company plans a multi-tenant Engineering and Technology Center in Vero Beach, bringing the…

Turkish Airlines recorded a USD 197 million (approximately R3.6 billion) net profit in Q2 2026…

The Cessna Citation CJ3 Gen3 prototype has completed its first flight, putting all three Citation…

FAA AD 2026-15-05 introduces revised wing inspection and component-replacement limits for specified heavyweight Textron Aviation…

Thinking about becoming a pilot? Before committing to flight training, prospective students should consider their…

South Africa’s drone sector is awaiting regulatory changes affecting remote pilot licensing and lower-risk operations,…

Hartzell Propeller has expanded its Navigator carbon fibre propeller STC to most Bonanza A36, G36…

The Department of Transport has indicated that it will expedite the outstanding 33rd and 36th…

Bristell plans to introduce Garmin AXIS displays on its Classic line from Q4 2026 and…

CFS Aero has announced the relocation of its primary base, corporate offices and managed aircraft…