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German aircraft manufacturer, Deutsche Aircraft has appointed Nils Heuer as Director of Global Sales.” The aircraft manufacture says, in his new role, “Nils will lead the global sales organisation for the civil regional aviation market and the multi-role/special mission segment, driving the company’s commercial expansion as the D328eco® advances toward key milestones.” According to Deutsche Aircraft, “this appointment strengthens Deutsche …
Nigeria’s Honourable Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo SAN has directed the implementation of a hybrid payment system that allows the use of both cash and card payments at all airports access gates to ease payment arrangements. The recently introduced cashless payment options at airport access gates had led to chaos at the airports leading to its suspension. …
Hexcel Corporation has congratulated Dassault Aviation on “the successful roll-out of the Falcon 10X, marking a major advancement for this next generation business jet.” According to Hexcel Corporation, “this milestone underscores the enduring partnership between Hexcel and Dassault. Hexcel chosen in 2022 to supply structural prepregs for the entire wing of Falcon 10X program.” Chairman, CEO & President of Hexcel, Tom Gentile …
Nigeria’s Honourable Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Barrister Festus Keyamo SAN has ordered a two-month suspension of the enforcement and collection of helicopter landing fees across Nigeria. This order was given after meeting with “the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri and his team from the oil industry, including the CEO of the Nigerian Upstream …
Nigeria and Ghana have signed “a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation in search and rescue operations for aircraft in distress.” The agreement was signed at the headquarters of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) in Accra on Monday, March 9, 2026. According to Ghana CAA, “the Director-General of the GCAA, Rev. Stephen Wilfred Arthur, signed on behalf of …
Acron Aviation has announced “a multi-year contract extension with Arik Air, reinforcing a long-standing partnership and confirming Acron Aviation as Arik Air’s exclusive provider of B737NG Full Flight Simulator (FFS) training.” According to Acron Aviation, “under the terms of the extended agreement, through to 2029, Arik Air has agreed that all its B737NG FFS training requirements will be delivered exclusively …
Ethiopian Airlines Group celebrated the “International Women’s Day with all women functioned flights to eight destinations, highlighting the airline’s 8 decades in service.” Ethiopian Airlines celebrated the occasion and announced the “launch of the flights at a grand event held on the evening of 07 March 2026 at Ethiopian Skylight Hotel, attended by government officials, the airline’s executives, women leaders, …
TAAG Angola Airlines is launching its first commercial flight to Abidjan. The airline “opened ticket sales for its new Abidjan route, advancing the company’s expansion strategy across the African continent and reinforcing Angola’s positioning as a regional connectivity hub.” According to TAAG, “the start of operations, with the first commercial passenger flight, is scheduled for April 6, 2026, linking Dr. …
Nigeria’s Honourable Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo SAN has confirmed that Nigeria is set “to host the maiden edition of the Nigeria Aircraft Acquisition and Investment Summit (NAAIS) on the 1st and 2nd of April at the prestigious Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos.” In a statement by the Special Adviser, Media and Communications, Tunde Moshood “the …
African Airlines record 11.7% Increase in January 2026 Passenger Demand The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released data for January 2026 global air cargo market performance showing that “African airlines saw a 18.2% year-on-year increase in demand for air cargo in January, the strongest growth of all regions. Capacity increased by 6.5% year-on-year.” The air cargo data revealed that …
