Defence

Lebanon’s first female fighter pilot graduates

22 January 2024

The Lebanese Air Force is expanding the pool from which it recruits its aircrew.

Air transport

Iraqi back on its fleet

17 January 2024

Tom Batchelor discovers that Iraqi Airways is very firmly back in business.

Defence

Iraq set to invest in modernised fighter force

15 January 2024

Aside from the JF-17 fighter mooted for the past two years, Iraq is also looking wider afield.

Maintenance

What is the freight expectation?

12 January 2024

Will there or won’t there be a downturn in the Boeing 737 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion business? It depends who you speak to.

Air transport

Baghdad's long haul to Europe

10 January 2024

As the only Iraqi member of IATA, Fly Baghdad plays an outsized role in connecting the Gulf state to the world. Chief executive Basheer Al-Shabbani…

Airports

Abu Dhabi's gateway to a seamless passenger journey

05 January 2024

The long-anticipated Terminal A at Abu Dhabi International Airport will finally open to the public this month.

Defence

Right sizing of the Sri Lanka’s airforce

05 January 2024

Patrick Dirksen and Frank Mink of Tristar Aviation visit the South Asian island of Sri Lanka and report on the developments at Sri Lanka’s Air Force…

Defence

Thunder struck?

02 January 2024

During July, there was a lot of speculation in the media surrounding the purchase by the Iraqi government of 12 Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) in…

Air transport

Kigali’s cargo hub a regional boost

27 December 2023

RwandAir and its partner, Qatar Airways, believe that the African airline’s new cargo hub will help improve trade throughout the continent.

Airports

Winelands' grand old lady gets ready for a facelift

20 December 2023

The Cape Winelands’ Airport in South Africa is firming up its vision for the future …. and its vision is big and bold. The emerging ‘new’ airport sees…

Air transport

Profitable TAAG suffers growing pains

18 December 2023

Angola’s flag carrier TAAG may gone into the black for the first time in its history in 2022, but it is struggling to expand and update its fleet,…

Manufacturing

Africa ready to capitalise on the A220 comfort zone

15 December 2023

The Airbus A220 – previously known as the Bombardier CSeries – is now making an impact and has African airlines in its sights.