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A U.S. House committee will hold a hearing on Thursday with the head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on its efforts to reform airplane certification following two Boeing 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people.

Air Mauritius will fly to Johannesburg seven times a week from November, as interest from travel-hungry South Africans surges.

While demand is coming back, there is little pricing elasticity in the airline market in southern Africa, says Aaron Munetsi, new CEO of the Airlines Association of Southern Africa.

A senior U.S. House Democrat who oversaw a massive investigation into the Boeing 737 MAX said on Friday the indictment of a former chief technical pilot should not be the end of the accountability in the two fatal crashes that killed 346 people.

A former Boeing Co chief technical pilot, accused of deceiving federal regulators evaluating the company's 737 MAX jet, was charged with fraud on Friday, pleaded not guilty and was released, the U.S. Attorney's Office in northern Texas said.

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange continue to face questions around its shrinking size, with a further two delistings – CSG Holdings and Alaris – confirmed on…

Turkey has expanded its exports of armed drones by negotiating sales deals with Morocco and Ethiopia after their successful use in international conflicts, according to four sources familiar with the agreements.

Boeing Co said Thursday that some titanium 787 Dreamliner parts were improperly manufactured over the past three years, the latest in a series of problems to plague the wide-body aircraft.

An Italian sub-contractor at the centre of the latest snags to emerge on Boeing's 787 Dreamliner has worked for a broad set of aerospace companies including Spirit AeroSystems , according to industry sources and documents.

Italy's Leonardo said on Thursday it was an "injured party" after one of its sub-suppliers had allegedly provided improperly manufactured components for Boeing's 787 Dreamliner.