All Africa news – Page 32
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NBAA: Embraer takes command of midsize market with Praetor launch
Embraer has stepped up the competition in the hotly contested midsize market with the launch today of not one, but two new aircraft, which it hopes will “fascinate” its customers, set a new benchmark in this crowded category and strengthen its business jet portfolio.
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Ethiopian's maintenance unit gains GEnx repair capability
Ethiopian Airlines' technical division has developed capability to perform modular-level repairs on the Boeing 787-powering GE Aviation GEnx engine.
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NewsNBAA: Business jet designs that changed the industry
An eclectic mix of machinery has fought for a share of the corporate jet market over the last six decades. We identify 18 aircraft that have made, defined or changed business aviation, with delivery data from Flight Fleets Analyzer
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Thales underlines tech trends, issues facing aviation
Thales underlines technology trends, issues facing aviation sector
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: UN climate warning comes as aviation deadline looms
Dire warnings issued by the UN on 8 October regarding the potential impact of climate change without urgent action are only likely to intensify the spotlight on the measures aviation is taking to reduce its environmental impact.
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MD Helicopters confirms Kenyan, Lebanese MD530 deals
MD Helicopters has confirmed orders from Kenya and Lebanon for a total of 12 MD530 light scout attack helicopters.
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Fastjet facing closure threat without further funding
African budget carrier Fastjet is warning that it needs more funding by the end of next month or it will face the prospect of ceasing operations.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Flying solo for a place in the history books
British-Nigerian Lola Odujinrin is the first African to circumnavigate the Earth solo in a single-engined aircraft. He describes this feat – which he undertook without the help of a conventional support team – as "by far my greatest achievement in aviation".
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Panasonic strikes connectivity partnership deal with Inmarsat
Panasonic Avionics and Inmarsat have agreed a new long-term partnership under which Inmarsat's GX Aviation service will become Panasonic's exclusive provider of Ka-band in-flight connectivity for commercial aviation.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Can the industry get more women into the cockpit?
Kanchana Gamage begins presentations to young schoolchildren about careers in aviation by announcing that two pilots will be giving the talk. “When two women walk onto stage in their uniforms, the gasp from the audience is audible,” says the founder of the Aviatrix Project, a campaign to encourage more girls ...
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Nigeria’s Air Peace signs for 10 737 Max 8s
Nigerian carrier Air Peace has placed an order for 10 Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft.
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FlightGlobal appoints CMO to capitalize on its unique data and analytics portfolio
FlightGlobal appoints CMO to capitalize on its unique data and analytics portfolio
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: How the airline sector changed post-financial crisis
When Lehman Brothers collapsed 10 years ago, it set in motion a financial crisis which was to have a profound impact on air travel.
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Crashed Let 410 had recently returned from lengthy storage
The Let 410UVP (UR-TWO) destroyed in a 9 September landing accident in South Sudan had only recently re-entered service after more than a decade in storage, Flight Fleets Analyzer shows.
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Hi Fly returns A380 to action after replacing engine's intake lip
Portuguese wet-lease operator Hi Fly is today putting its Airbus A380 back into service for Air Austral following the jet's 7 September airbridge collision at Paris Charles de Gaulle.
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Hi Fly A380 engine hits airbridge at Paris CDG
Air Austral was forced to make last-minute changes to its flight schedule after a 7 September incident involving an Airbus A380 that the Indian Ocean carrier is wet-leasing from Hi Fly.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Profits continue to rise for aerospace’s Top 100
There used to be a saying in aviation that becoming a millionaire was easy: you simply started with a billion. If that maxim is less true in today’s somewhat more financially disciplined airline world, it certainly does not apply to those responsible for building aircraft. The biggest 100 businesses in aerospace are continuing to ratchet up the profits, despite modest revenue growth in the past financial year.
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Safety row erupts over Ethiopian controller strike
Pilots’ representatives are recommending that an in-flight broadcast procedure be extended to Ethiopian airspace to enhance safety during industrial action by air traffic controllers.
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Corsair instructed to end Paris-Dakar service
Corsair is to stop flying between Paris and Dakar early next year after being instructed by Senegal's civil aviation authority to exit the route to make way for the African nation's new flag carrier.
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Boeing lowers forecast for global pilot, technician demand
Boeing forecasts that 635,000 new commercial airline pilots will be required globally between 2018 and 2037, down slightly from last year's projection of 637,000.
