Bombardier Global 8000 Sets LA to Farnborough speed recordnews Fayaz Hussain 20 Jul 26 0Bombardier’s Global 8000 has set a new speed record on the Los Angeles to Farnborough route, completing the city pair in 8 hours and 46… Read more
Garmin expands navigation database to include Africanews Yves Le Marquand 19 Jun 26 0Garmin has expanded coverage of the Garmin Navigation Database to include Africa. Previously only available to owners and operators in the Americas, Europe and South… Read more
Bombardier delivers first Global 8000 in Africa to Nigeria’s BUA Groupnews Fayaz Hussain 16 Jun 26 0Bombardier has delivered the first Global 8000 business jet on the African continent to BUA Group, a Nigerian multinational with operations spanning cement, food, oil… Read more
AfBAA begins research to ‘better understand’ business aviation in Africanews Yves Le Marquand 15 Jun 26 0The African Business Aviation Association (AfBAA) has launched the first of a multi-phase research initiative to advance the “understanding, perception and knowledge” of the sector… Read more
We are always trying to connect the world, says VistaJet’s Leona Qiopinion Fayaz Hussain 11 Jun 26 0A VistaJet aircraft takes off or lands more than 100 times a day somewhere around the world. At the time of writing, there are 30… Read more
AfBAA more than doubles membership in a yearnews Yves Le Marquand 12 May 26 0The African Business Aviation Association (AfBAA) has more than doubled its membership a year on from electing new leadership. In May 2025 AfBAA elected Dawit… Read more
Jet Aviation introduces real-time digital flight ops for EMEA and APAC fleetsnews Yves Le Marquand 20 May 25 0Jet Aviation has introduced a new, fully integrated digital flight operations system for its fleets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa and Asia-Pacific. Making… Read more
Pilatus posts $1.8bn revenue in 2024news Fayaz Hussain 3 Mar 25 0Swiss aerospace manufacturer Pilatus announced financial results for 2024 wherein it reported a revenue of $1.8bn, up 10.5% compared to same period last year on… Read more
Gulfstream G400 shines and NBA scores own fleetopinion Fayaz Hussain 17 Sep 24 0A century ago, maiden flights of aircraft were very different affairs. The aircraft would be pushed out of the hangar while the pilot downed a… Read more
African Business Aviation Association appoints new leadership teamnews Mike Stones 5 Jun 23 0The African Business Aviation Association (AfBAA) has appointed a new leadership team for the next five years. Alcinda Pereira was elected chairperson and Gavin Kiggen… Read more
ACASS hires Ado Sanusi as Africa Business Development directornews Alasdair Whyte 2 May 23 0Montreal-based aviation support services firm ACASS has hired Ado Sanusi as its new director of Business Development in Africa. Sanusi was most recently the CEO… Read more
Absolute Aviation becomes IADA’s first Africa-based brokernews CJI Expert 26 Apr 23 0Aircraft broker Absolute Aviation has joined the International Aircraft Dealers Association (IADA) as the organisation’s first member from Africa. Founded in 2001 by CEO Neil… Read more
Falcon Aero launches digital private jet booking platformsnews CJI Expert 17 Apr 23 0Nigerian-based Falcon Aero has launched two new digital platforms for private jet bookings designed to make the service more accessible in response to increased demand.… Read more
Bestfly and Krimson Aviation partner on joint venture, BFK Aviationnews CJI Expert 27 Feb 23 0Angolan aircraft operator Bestfly and Ethiopian-based Krimson Aviation have partnered on a new joint venture, BFK Aviation. The new venture aims to serve the growing business… Read more
European business flights to fall 15% this month: Argus TRAQPaknews CJI Expert 9 Jan 23 0Business jet flights across Europe are estimated to fall 15% this month according to Argus International's TRAQPak report. Read more
Luxaviation adds six aircraft to global fleetnews CJI Expert 2 Sep 22 0Operator Luxaviation has expanded its global fleet with the arrival of six aircraft. Read more
CJI Global 2020: ‘Necessity is the mother of all invention for African business aviation’news Yves Le Marquand 15 Jul 20 0To assess how African business aviation has suffered due to Covid-19 one must analyse through the lens of “necessity is the mother of all invention”, JP Fourie, executive director,… Read more
CJI Global 2020: Voluntary lockdown uniquely beneficial to region’s business aviationnews Yves Le Marquand 6 Jul 20 0 A lockdown-by-consent policy has created a “unique situation” for business aviation in Ethiopia, according to Dawit Lemma. The Addis Ababa-based founder of Krimson Aviation… Read more
Air BP expands its network with six new locations in Africanews Alasdair Whyte 22 May 18 0Air BP, the international aviation fuel products and services supplier has collaborated with Vivo Energy to grow its network in Africa adding six new locations:… Read more
African dawnopinion Alasdair Whyte 12 Jun 15 0There can be few places around the world that are as misunderstood as Africa. But from the beautiful sun drenched Cape Town beaches on Africa’s… Read more
