As a second session of a United Nations working group on reducing space threats approaches, US government officials say they’re looking for ways to encourage more countries to back a ban on anti-satellite weapon tests. Vice President Kamala Harris announced recently that the United States would refrain from conducting direct-ascent anti-satellite (ASAT) tests, calling suchRead More

The Emirates Mars Mission, the first interplanetary exploration undertaken by an Arab nation, has made first observations of a new type of proton aurora around Mars. The spatially variable ‘patchy’ proton aurora potentially triggers new insights into unexpected behaviors in the Martian atmosphere. The EMM team has worked together with NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere andRead More

China Airlines has placed a firm order for 16 Boeing 787-9s, marking the culmination of a widebody replacement evaluation delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic. The airline expects deliveries to start in 2025, when it embarks on plans to phase out its Airbus A330-300s. The contract includes options for eight more aircraft and rights to convertRead More

Ethiopian Airlines and Travelport have entered a new agreement which includes distribution on the Travelport+ platform, including New Distribution Capability (NDC) content from Ethiopian Airlines. This agreement expands the ongoing travel retailing and distribution relationship between Travelport and Ethiopian, who was ranked the number one airline within the African continent by Business Insider earlier thisRead More

Airlink has launched the first ever scheduled direct air service between Cape Town and Maputo. The first flight departed from Cape Town on time at 17.10 and arrived in Maputo, on time, at 19.40 yesterday.  The first return flight is due to depart Maputo at 06.10 tomorrow morning and land in Cape Town at 09.00.Read More

Starlite Aviation, which delivers a broad spectrum of Africa centric aviation services, including aircrew training, is working closely with UK and Czech based training specialists to launch a tactical mission training facility. Starlite Aviation Training Academy has created a bespoke mission training facility at their premier flying training academy at Mossel Bay, South Africa. TheRead More

The Middle East is expected to be the first to be hit by the global pilot shortage according to a leading management consultancy. In a newly released update on pilot shortages in the aviation sector, global management consultancy Oliver Wyman said that, as air travel demand continues to recover this year, demand for airline pilotsRead More

Oman Air will provide Omani nationals the opportunity to gain insights into the aviation and logistics through specialized internship programs at Oman Air headquarters. In 2021, Oman Air provided internship opportunities to 250 students from various universities and colleges in Oman and abroad. Oman Air, senior vice president – People, Hilal Al Siyabi, said: “OmanRead More