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21 June 2010, The Research Review
AeroAfrica-EU
AeroAfrica-EU has created a dedicated platform to encourage and support improved cooperation, also promoting the participation of partners from other African countries.

18 May 2010, Engineering News
Airbus plans to bid for another SAAF new aircraft requirement
European aircraft maker Airbus Military has confirmed that it intends to bid for the South African Air Force's (SAAF's) new maritime surveillance, maritime patrol and medium transport aircraft programmes, when they are officially launched.

19 February 2010, News24
Airbus looks to innovate
Attention has been focused on Airbus after the world's biggest passenger aircraft, the A380, arrived in Johannesburg on Thursday, heralding a new era in air travel in the country.

23 November 2009, News24
SA ensures aerospace research
The department of science and technology is committed to ensuring that South African companies actively supply global aerospace companies like Rolls-Royce with components, Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor said on Monday.

4 September 2009, Engineering News
Local industry must find its niche in global aerospace sector
The National Aerospace Centre of Excellence (NACoE), an initiative launched and supported by the Department of Trade and Industry, is under way with a project to assess the skills requirements in the local aerospace industry with the intention of identifying skills required to enhance the global competitiveness of the local industry.

22 June 2009, ESASTAP
International launch event: AeroAfrica-EU
After months of discussions, preparations and lots of hard work, AeroAfrica-EU was officially launched at an intimate event in Brussels last week.

19 June 2009, CORDIS Wire
New initiative to boost South Africa - EU aeronautics and air transport research cooperation
A new Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) Coordination and Support Action, AeroAfrica-EU, has been launched to promote aeronautics and air transport research cooperation between South Africa and the European Union, as well as exploring the potential for other African countries to participate in such partnerships.