Aviation

January 20, 2020

Azur Drones Unveils Skeyetech Drone-In-A-Box Solution for Surveillance in the Middle East

Azur Drones, Europe’s leader in autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), has launched its drone-in-a-box surveillance solution, Skeyetech, at Intersec. This move is expected to boost the security monitoring for high-risk private and public sites in the Middle East.

Skeyetech"...

January 16, 2020

Morocco to Build 2nd Airport in Marrakech, Increase Hosting Capacity in Major Airports

Rabat – Moroccan Airports Authority (ONDA) has announced plans to equip Marrakech with a second airport, in addition to opening new terminals in all the major Moroccan city airports by 2025.

ONDA also aims"...

January 11, 2020

RAM to Increase Flights on Rabat-Laayoune Route to 2 Per Week

Rabat – Morocco’s national airline, Royal Air Maroc (RAM), is set to launch a new line linking the southern city of Laayoune to Rabat, as of March 11.

The new line will be operated by a Boeing 737-800"...

January 11, 2020

Morocco Aims to Increase Air Passenger Capacity to 60 Million by 2025

Rabat – In 2019, Morocco’s 18 international airports received approximately 25 million travelers. But with new flights to Morocco every month, the National Office of Airports (ONDA) ambitiously hopes to increase the airports’ capacity to 60 million air passengers by 2025,"...

January 8, 2020

GA-ASI Concludes Successful Series of MQ-9 Demonstrations in Greece

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) concluded a series of flight demonstrations using its MQ-9 Guardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) on December 19, 2019. The demonstrations showcased the maritime surveillance capabilities of the MQ-9, and the GA-ASI-developed"...

January 7, 2020

AerSale Component Solutions Receives FAA Approval to Overhaul Landing Gear

AerSale Component Solutions, a division of AerSale®, Inc., announced today it has received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to overhaul Boeing 737, 757, and 767 series aircraft landing gear. FAA approval to overhaul landing gear for the Airbus A320 family of aircraft is expected in the coming months. “We are committed to providing our customers with a full suite of products and services, and FAA approval to overhaul landing gear used on widely popular commercial aircraft is yet another example of the broad range of integrated aircraft solutions and technical capabilities we offer,” said Nicolas Finazzo,......

January 2, 2020

Binter Canarias Carries Over 4 Million Passengers in 2019

Casablanca - Spanish carrier, Binter Canarias, carried more than four million passengers on its 220 daily flights in 2019.

Binter Canarias, with more than three decades of experience, developed a vast network"...

December 30, 2019

After Morocco purchased 25 F-16s, Algeria orders 42 Sukhoi from Russia

By the end of 2019, Algeria has ordered from Russia, its main arms supplier, 42 combat aircraft : 14 Sukhoi 57, 14 Sukhoi 34 and 14 Sukhoi 35, Algerian and Russian media reports said.

«An option for two"...

December 29, 2019

Travellers Wowed as Ethiopian Airlines Launches Direct Flight to Houston

With 127th destination in the world and 130 aircraft in its fleet, Ethiopian Airlines, the biggest in Africa, has become the lens through which the global aviation industry views Africa. On December 16, it added another feather to its kitty when it launched a direct flight from Africa to"...

December 28, 2019

Casablanca Airport Breaks Records with 10 Million Passengers in 1 Year

Rabat – Casablanca’s Mohammed V international airport broke a record of annual attendance by crossing the 10 million passenger mark.

The airport announced on December 26 that the number marks the highest"...