Mazar-e Sharif International Airport, located near the capital of Balkh Province in northern Afghanistan, will be the country's third international airport when completed in 2012.
Three blimps flown by DirecTV, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield and Hangar One Vodka will race up New York's Hudson River on Sunday in the first competition of its kind in 25 years.
Boeing forecasts that air carriers in Africa will experience steady growth over the next 20 years as air travel in Africa continues to grow with the economy, the company said.