Air transport

Can regional airlines resolve Nigeria's domestic difficulties?

14 August 2025

Nigeria’s airline scene has traditionally been difficult for smaller companies to navigate. Now, new backers are appearing in an attempt to…

Defence

Curry and Price

12 August 2025

China’s aerospace industry is attempting to spread its tentacles all over Africa, even if money for most governments is tight. That’s not a problem…

Air transport

Allan's key to restoring pride

08 August 2025

Having overseen Kenya Airways’ first profit for a decade, chief executive Allan Kilavuka is turning his attention to securing long-term financial…

Airports

The airfield of dreams

06 August 2025

A new greenfield airport is under construction - designed to deliver an African hub for eight million passengers annually.

General aviation

South Africa uses drones for border control

04 August 2025

The South African government has launched a new border surveillance project which uses drones to detect criminal activities and coordinate security…

Air transport

SolitAir aims to be an ace in the pack

30 July 2025

Founder and CEO of SolitAir, Hamdi Osman explains why he believes his freight airline can carve out a niche in a market dominated by the big boys.

Defence

Dassault rolls out first Emirati Rafale

28 July 2025

Dassault Aviation presented the first United Arab Emirates (UAE) Rafale combat aircraft at Istres air force base (South France) at the end of January.…

General aviation

Vertiport brings air taxi service closer

25 July 2025

Both Abu Dhabi and Dubai are rapidly pressing ahead with plans to launch services by the new generation of electrically-powered eVTOL aircraft.

Defence

The spirit of the Jeniah UCAV continues to evolve

23 July 2025

Two years on from being unveiled at IDEX 23, the Jeniah (Arabic for ghost) UCAV has clearly evolved. The first significant modification to the model,…

Air transport

Air Algérie's Tassili deal is just the ticket

21 July 2025

Algerian authorities have recently taken commitments to boost the air transport sector and strengthen synergies between Air Algérie and Tassili…

Business aviation

Madrid: How we turned Jet Luxe into the real deal

18 July 2025

The Dubai-based charter flight operator, Jet Luxe, has outlined an ambitious five-year growth plan that aims to turn the company into a billion-dollar…

Defence

Flight tests to speed up Calidus B-250 certification process

16 July 2025

Calidus now has three more B250 prototypes being built at its Abu Dhabi facility, earmarked for development and certification of the type.