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While Cape Town International Airport (CTIA) has been voted Africa’s best in a number of categories, it has now reached the point where "urgent upgrades" are needed, says City of Cape Town Economic...
Airline Airlink has accepted the first three of ten new Embraer E195-E2 jetliners under its lease agreement with aircraft leasing company Azorra. The newly built aircraft will bolster Airlink's...
Nigeria's civil aviation authority is looking into certifying China's C919 jet for the country's carriers, its director general told Reuters, as Nigerian airlines take on more aircraft and as...
The Western Cape’s air tourism and trade initiative, Cape Town Air Access (CTAA), has celebrated its tenth anniversary. CTAA is a public-private partnership (PPP), the public side of which embraces...
South Africa's State-owned Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) has signed a contract with Embraer Group company Atech to replace the current air traffic flow management (ATFM) system. The...
Global aviation IT and technology solutions group SITA and Ethiopian Airlines have signed a memorandum of understanding, under which they will jointly develop innovative solutions which will...
South Africa’s aviation sector faces a critical test as recent systemic failures at State-owned Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) disrupt operations and cause delays, triggering safety...
Camera surveillance company Vumacam and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), or drones, services company Drone Force have formed a partnership that will see Drone Force provide aerial intelligence in...
Global aviation industry IT and technology solutions group SITA has launched a new managed connectivity service, named SITA Connect Fly, to allow airlines to modernise their passenger handling...
The national flag carrier of the Côte d’Ivoire, in West Africa, Air Côte d’Ivoire, has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330-900 widebody airliner, the airframer has announced. The airline has...
Brazil-based major global aerospace group Embraer has announced that both its E190-E2 and E195-E2 smaller single-aisle airliners have been type certified by the South African Civil Aviation...
Airline industry body the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has appointed Thomas Reynaert senior VP of external affairs, from September 1. He will be responsible for coordinating...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), which is the global representative body for the airline industry, has reported that global total air cargo demand grew strongly, by 5.5%,...
Global total air passenger traffic showed good year-on-year growth in July, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported. IATA is the global representative body for the airline...
Cape Town Air Access says Cape Town International Airport (CTIA) international terminal two-way passenger traffic grew by 9% year-on-year in July, with more than 219 500 two-way passengers moving...
African countries have to emulate those in other parts of the world and adopt the latest technologies for border control, safety and security purposes, particularly regarding air travel. This was...
State-owned airports operator Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has posted a profit after tax of R1.1-billion for the financial year ended March 31, up from the profit of R472-million reported...
South Africa’s fuel supply system is under strain, as the country continues to rely heavily on imports amid stagnating infrastructure investment and unresolved regulatory issues. “We’re in a new...
Aviation company Airbus has launched a new customer support centre for Airbus Commercial Aircraft in Johannesburg, Gauteng, to bring locally focussed services closer to customers across Africa....
South African regional and domestic airline Airlink has donated a decommissioned regional airliner to the Rhodesfield Engineering School of Specialisation (SOS), in Kempton Park, via the Gauteng...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), which is the global representative body for the airline industry, has highlighted the industry’s commitment to achieving net-zero carbon...
Outdated and restrictive policies regarding aviation are hampering the development of tourism within the Southern African Development Community (SADC), it was pointed out by participants in the...
Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS), South Africa’s air navigation service provider (ANSP), has announced that it has joined the international Green Aviation Insights (GAIN) initiative. GAIN...
South Africa's fuels industry body FIASA on Friday welcomed a year-long extension from tax authorities to special licences for importing and storing jet fuel, helping to avert a potential supply...
South African regional and domestic airline Airlink and US-based aircraft leasing, management and finance group Azorra have finalised their agreement, under which Airlink will lease ten new Embraer...
JSE-listed real estate investment trust Growthpoint Properties and airline FlySafair have launched SmartFlight, an initiative that allows businesses signing new leases of three years or more in...
The global representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), and software enterprise Chooose, have entered an agreement that will expand market...
The most-used airliners in the world last year were Boeing and Airbus single-aisle (or narrowbody) types, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported, in the latest edition of...
Last year, growth in first-class and business-class combined (collectively known as premium-class) international air travel exceeded the growth in international economy-class air travel, the...
After 12 days of lockout and strike action by FlySafair pilots, an agreement has been reached between the airline and trade union Solidarity, following mediation by the Commission for Conciliation,...
Despite trade disruptions, global total air cargo demand continued an upward trend in June, albeit by only 0.8%, year-on-year (y-o-y), the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has...
Commercial aviation brings great benefits to Africa, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the global representative body for the airline industry, has highlighted. But African...
Trade union Solidarity has clarified in an open letter addressed to the public that the dispute between airline FlySafair and its pilots has been long coming and that the recent strike by the...
South Africa could face another jet fuel supply crisis by October unless urgent regulatory reforms are made, Fuel Industry Association of South Africa CEO Avhapfani Tshifularo has warned. Speaking...
Aviation company Airbus has launched a new customer support centre for Airbus Commercial Aircraft in Johannesburg, Gauteng, to bring locally focussed services closer to customers across Africa. The...
Amid a strike taking place among aviation company FlySafair pilots, the company notes that, while operations continued largely as scheduled on July 21, some of the airline’s flights have had to be...
Airliner FlySafair has adjusted its operational schedule to ensure continuity after a strike certificate was issued to pilot unions and no disruption to flight operations is expected. Further, the...
According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the global representative body for the airline (including air cargo) sector, while air cargo accounted for less than 1% of the...
The Competition Commission has unconditionally approved the acquisition, by Parrot Aviation, of the 50% shareholding in CFS Aviation Group (CFS) that was previously held by Comair General Aviation...
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