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Air cargo played key role in helping global economy through a turbulent 2025
11th March 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

The International Air Transport Association (IATA), which is the global representative body for the airline industry, has, in its latest report, 'Air Cargo, Trade and Economic Growth in 2025',... 


A FlySafair aeroplane
FlySafair introduces temporary fuel surcharge
11th March 2026 By: Schalk Burger

After Jet A1 fuel prices at South African coastal airports increased by about 70% in one week, airline FlySafair has introduced a temporary fuel surcharge for flights from March 12 to May 12.... 


Aeroplane during take-off
IATA highlights current significant threats to civil aviation
10th March 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

The global representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has highlighted two current major threats to safe commercial aviation – the... 


IATA director-general Willie Walsh
Africa’s air safety record improved last year, but still lags the rest of the world
10th March 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

Aviation safety in sub-Saharan Africa, in terms of the all-accident rate, improved last year, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported, in its “2025 Annual Safety Report”.... 


The Cape Town International Airport
ACSA to spend R11.3bn on new runway, upgrading terminals at Cape Town Airport
9th March 2026 By: Irma Venter

Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) will spent an estimated R11.3-billion to upgrade and expand the Cape Town International Airport (CTIA). The infrastructure programme forms part of the... 


IATA highlights upcoming Focus Africa conference
9th March 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

The global representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has highlighted that its next Focus Africa Conference will again be hosted by Ethiopian... 


The Tunis-Carthage airport
Tunisia plans $1bn expansion of Tunis-Carthage airport to quadruple capacity
9th March 2026 By: Reuters

Tunisia plans to expand its main Tunis-Carthage airport at an estimated cost of about three-billion dinars ($1-billion), aiming to nearly quadruple passenger capacity as part of efforts to... 


Proflight Zambia launches Lusaka-Livingstone-Windhoek service
Proflight Zambia launches Lusaka-Livingstone-Windhoek service
6th March 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Airline Proflight Zambia has officially launched its new Lusaka–Livingstone–Windhoek service, establishing an important corridor that opens up new multi-destination opportunities for South African... 


Worker preparing to refuel an aeroplane
Global jet fuel prices soar on supply concerns, Platts says
5th March 2026 By: Reuters

Jet fuel prices have soared globally with the Singapore rate hitting an all-time high on supply disruption concern, S&P Global Platts said on Thursday. Singapore jet fuel price hit an all-time high... 


Aeroplane flying over a runway
Airline shares fall as US-Iran conflict disrupts travel, raises oil prices
2nd March 2026 By: Reuters

Airline shares plunged on Monday, with Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific and Australia's Qantas Airways down more than 5%, and European airline stocks indicated lower, after the US and Israel launched... 


Queues of passengers at the Cape Town International airport
Cape Town airport fire disrupts international and domestic flights
24th February 2026 By: Reuters

A fire at Cape Town International Airport on Tuesday disrupted international and domestic flights, though the state company that manages South Africa's airports said the fire had been extinguished.... 


UK project to use Fischer-Tropsch technology to produce sustainable aviation fuels
20th February 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

UK-based power-to-liquid sustainable e-fuels development company Carbon Neutral Fuels has announced its choice of technology partners for its flagship e-fuels facility, to be constructed at... 


Airlink announces change in airports at Luanda
17th February 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

South African regional and domestic airline Airlink has announced that, with effect from March 1, its service to the Angolan capital city of Luanda will be operated to and from the new Dr Agostinho... 


Despite poor Q4, air, rail and sea freight subsectors on the mend as road freight loses ground – Ctrack index shows
13th February 2026 By: Irma Venter

After gains in seven of the nine months to September last year, the Ctrack Transport and Freight Index (Ctrack TFI) lost momentum in the fourth quarter (Q4), ending the year at an index level of... 


ACSA reports 8% y/y increase in total air passenger traffic in December
11th February 2026 By: Schalk Burger

State-owned airport management company Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) says its network processed more than four-million passengers in December 2025, which is a 98% recovery compared with... 


Flysafair Protea plane
ASL to sell FlySafair to pan-African investment group Harith
10th February 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Irish aviation group ASL Aviation Holdings has entered into a sale and purchase agreement to sell its interest in South African airline FlySafair to investment conglomerate Harith General Partners... 


OR Tambo airport advancing R14.5bn five-year capex programme
6th February 2026 By: Schalk Burger

The current phase of refurbishment at the OR Tambo International Airport, in Gauteng, is focusing on high-impact passenger areas, namely refurbishing escalators and travelators, installing... 


An Airlink aeroplane in flight
Airlink has started services between Johannesburg and Nacala
2nd February 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

South African regional and domestic airline Airlink started operating its new regional route, between Johannesburg and Nacala in Nampula province in Mozambique, on Monday. The route will initially... 


DHL boosts its African air logistics network with Boeing 737 freighter aircraft
27th January 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

DHL Aviation, a subsidiary of Germany-based global logistics group DHL, has announced that it has taken delivery of two Boeing 737-400 freighter aircraft, in full DHL branding, to serve the West... 


A Qatar Airways aircraft
Durban Direct welcomes Qatar Airway’s decision to increase flights to the city
26th January 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

Air travel and cargo development initiative Durban Direct has highlighted the recent decision by global major airline group Qatar Airways to increase the number of its flights between its home... 


Boeing 787 Dreamliner airliners in flight
Ethiopian Airlines confirms latest phase in its fleet expansion – an order for more Boeing 787s
21st January 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

Leading African carrier Ethiopian Airlines has confirmed that it has ordered nine more Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner widebody airliners. These aircraft will be delivered between 2031 and 2033. Ethiopian... 


WBHO clinches deal to build R8bn Cape Winelands Airport
16th January 2026 By: Irma Venter

The Cape Winelands Airport has appointed Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon (WBHO) to take responsibility for the technical development and construction of its new R8-billion airport, set to be built in... 


ATNS says not responsible for air traffic control at Hoedspruit/Eastgate Airport
15th January 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

South Africa’s air traffic management and control agency, Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS), emphasised on Thursday that it was in no way responsible for air traffic control services at... 


Cape Town International recorded 11.1m two-way passengers in 2025
14th January 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Cape Town International Airport saw a record-breaking 11.1-million two-way domestic and international passengers during 2025, and also surpassed its December 2024 international passenger record.... 


An Airlink E190 aircraft
Airlink buys two Embraer E190 airliners from Dutch company
13th January 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

South African domestic and regional airline Airlink has announced the purchase of two Embraer E190 smaller single-aisle airliners from TrueNoord, a Netherlands-based company. Although a specialist... 


An A330neo
Airbus reports year-on-year increase in airliner deliveries for last year
13th January 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

Europe-based global major aerospace group Airbus has released its commercial aircraft delivery and order figures for 2025. It delivered 793 airliners throughout the year. These aircraft were... 


The ATNS tower at OR Tambo International
ATNS assures that air traffic services at OR Tambo International Airport are working normally
12th January 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

South Africa’s air traffic management and control agency, Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS), has confirmed that air traffic services at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport... 


Artist's rendering of the new airport
Ethiopia begins $12.5bn construction of 'Africa's biggest airport'
12th January 2026 By: Reuters

Ethiopian Airlines on Saturday officially started a $12.5-billion construction project for what officials say will be Africa's biggest airport when completed in 2030 in the Ethiopian town of... 


FlySafair aircraft
Africa was star performer in November air traffic demand, capacity growth, IATA reports
8th January 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) finds in its latest set of data for November that global passenger demand increased by 5.7% year-on-year, as measured in revenue passenger... 


An Airlink aircraft
Airlink reports flight delays on Sunday due to issues at ATNS
5th January 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

South African domestic and regional airline Airlink has expressed sincere regrets about flight delays that affected its operations to and from Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport on... 


Angola deploys passenger information, name record gateway at Luanda airport
12th December 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Angola has deployed air transport industry technology services company SITA's advance passenger information (API) and passenger name record (PNR) gateway at the Dr António Agostinho Neto... 


The above image depicts RSA Aero MD Nicholas Ferguson
Airport expansion project receives environmental authorisation
12th December 2025 By: Lynne Davies

After an initial investment by real estate investment company Growthpoint Properties, the privately owned Cape Winelands Airport (CWA) – which is owned by private airport operator RSA Aero – has... 


Ethiopian airlines
African airlines suffer higher costs, lower profit margins despite booming air traffic growth
11th December 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expects global air passenger traffic to grow by 4.9% from five-billion passengers this year to 5.2-billion passengers in 2026. In Africa, the... 


SAA aircraft
SAA, Turkish Airlines sign codeshare agreement
10th December 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The national flag carriers of South Africa and Türkiye, South African Airways (SAA) and Turkish Airlines, have signed a codeshare agreement, which will take effect on March 1, 2026. Under the terms... 


man refueling plane
IATA cuts 2025 SAF forecast, warns EU, UK mandates stalling progress
10th December 2025 By: Darren Parker

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has lowered its forecast for global sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production for this year, stating that government mandates in the EU and the... 


WBHO CEO Wolfgang Neff and RSA Aero MD Nick Ferguson sign the construction agreement. RSA Aero owns the Cape Winelands Airport
WBHO seals the deal to build the R8bn Cape Winelands Airport
9th December 2025 By: Irma Venter

The Cape Winelands Airport has appointed Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon (WBHO) to take responsibility for the technical development and construction of its new R8-billion airport, set to be built in... 


IATA director-general Willie Walsh
IATA forecasts that global airline profitability will stabilise next year, but Africa will lag
9th December 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

The global representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has issued its financial outlook for the sector for next year. It is expected that... 


From left AFRAA secretary general Abdérahmane Berthé, Afreximbank intra-African trade and export development EVP Kanayo Awani and Kenya Airways CEO Allan Kilavuka
West and Central Africa lead the continent into a new era of regional air traffic control
9th December 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) has celebrated the full operational deployment of the Free Route Airspace (FRA) concept across the continent’s Western and Central African (WACAF) region,... 


A Qantas aeroplane
Qantas now operating direct Perth-Johannesburg flights
8th December 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

Australian national flag carrier Qantas has launched its new direct service between Perth, Western Australia, and Johannesburg. This complements the airline’s existing service between Sydney and... 


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