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Airlink MD and CEO Rodger Foster
Airlink suspends flights to Richards Bay after airport downgraded
11th March 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

South African private-sector domestic and regional airline Airlink announced on Friday evening that it had had to suspend its flights to and from Richards Bay. This followed a decision of the South... 


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Avis partners with CemAir on new land-and-air travel offering
8th March 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Car rental company Avis Car Rental has entered into a partnership with airline CemAir, as part of its commitment to delivering enhanced travel experiences for customers. Central to the partnership... 


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Ethiopian Airlines places order for eight Boeing 777X jets
6th March 2024 By: Reuters

Ethiopian Airlines has agreed to purchase eight Boeing 777-9 widebody jets, with potential for up to 12 additional aircraft orders, the companies said in a statement on Tuesday. Major airlines are... 


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ACSA to invest nearly R22bn in airport infrastructure over the next five years
5th March 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga has reported that State-owned Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) will invest R21.7-billion on airport infrastructure developments focused on refurbishments,... 


IATA opens the nominations period for the 2024 edition of its Diversity and Inclusion Awards
4th March 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

The International Air Transport Association (IATA), the global representative body for the airline industry, on Monday opened nominations for its 2024 Diversity and Inclusion Awards. The nomination... 


ATNS wins aircraft landing aid system maintenance contract for six South African airports
4th March 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

South Africa’s national State-owned air traffic management agency, Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS), has been awarded a new five-year contract by another State-owned company, the Airports... 


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Eye in the Sky, fitted with infrared cameras, set to battle crime in Cape Town
4th March 2024 By: Irma Venter

The City of Cape Towns’ (CoCT’s) Safety and Security Directorate is enhancing its crime prevention capabilities with the inclusion of new aerial surveillance technology. The information,... 


IATA reports significant improvement in African aviation safety, but more needs to be done
29th February 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

The global representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has reported that Africa’s aviation safety performance last year was a significant... 


IATA director-general Willie Walsh
Commercial aviation achieved unprecedentedly high safety levels last year
29th February 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

Last year saw aviation safety, in several parameters, record its best-ever results, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported. IATA, which is the global representative body... 


Global aviation’s IT company celebrates 75 years of innovation
27th February 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

Specialist air transport industry information technology (IT) group SITA is currently celebrating its seventy-fifth anniversary. It should be noted that the first controlled flight of a powered... 


Airlink reinstates Mbombela and Vilanculos flights for peak season
16th February 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Regional airline Airlink will again provide its peak season “bush & beach” service linking Mbombela’s Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport with Vilanculos, which is Mozambique’s famous coastal... 


Subdued growth expected in transport sector; more freight going to Maputo – Ctrack index
Subdued growth expected in transport sector; more freight going to Maputo – Ctrack index
14th February 2024 By: Irma Venter

The Ctrack Transport and Freight Index (Ctrack TFI) forecasts “another year of fairly subdued growth for the transport sector”. This is based on the assumption of mediocre economic growth in South... 


Western Cape agency identifies key aviation trends during 2024
13th February 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

Western Cape trade, tourism and investment promotion agency Wesgro has identified five key air travel trends for this year. These are, in the agency’s terminology and order, “the race to meet... 


Durban’s Dube TradePort air cargo terminal sees demand spike because of harbour issues
13th February 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

Air freight through the Dube TradePort cargo terminal, at King Shaka International Airport, at Durban, spiked sharply during the last quarter of last year, in quarter-on-quarter terms. This... 


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FlySafair to launch direct route between Cape Town, Kruger Mpumalanga airports
2nd February 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Low-cost airline FlySafair will be launching a direct route between Cape Town International Airport (CTIA) and Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (KMIA) just outside the Kruger National Park... 


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ACSA’s recovery to pre-pandemic levels on track
2nd February 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

As of December 2023, the airline industry had largely recovered its traffic to 2019 levels, which is the benchmark for pre-Covid-19, Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) CEO Mpumi Mpofu informed in... 


Multibillion-rand Cape Winelands Airport aims to receive first passengers in 2027  
2nd February 2024 By: Irma Venter

 Cape Town’s proposed second big commercial airport, Cape Winelands Airport (CWA), should receive its first passengers in 2027, says RSA.Aero MD Nick Ferguson. RSA.Aero is the project developer,... 


IATA reports that the air cargo sector regained lost ground during 2023
1st February 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

Global total air cargo demand in December was “exceptionally strong”, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported. (IATA was the representative body for the worldwide airline... 


IATA reports that total air passenger traffic is now very close to pre-Covid levels
1st February 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

Total air passenger traffic in December, worldwide, reached a level very close to that recorded before the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has... 


IATA welcomes release of some blocked airline funds by Nigeria
31st January 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

The International Air Transport Association (IATA), which is the global representative body for the airline industry, has welcomed the announcement by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) that it has... 


Three of Africa’s five youngest airliner fleets are in East Africa
30th January 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

The five African airlines which currently have the youngest airliner fleets are, in order from youngest to less young, Uganda Airlines, Jambojet, Air Tanzania, Air Cairo and Air Austral. This was... 


Investec logistics head Denys Hobson
Global economic growth expected to stagnate this year
30th January 2024 By: Darren Parker

Global economic growth is expected to be subdued, if not stagnant this year, with global trade also expected to be sluggish, financial services provider Investec reports. According to the World... 


A pilot monitoring the navigation system on an SAA aircraft
Airline association and European regulator agree on global threat posed by GNSS jamming
29th January 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

The global representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), have agreed on the dangers posed... 


IATA, ICAO extend cooperation on air transport of dangerous goods
22nd January 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

The global representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), and the intergovernmental agency responsible for overseeing the regulation of civil... 


An Embraer ERJ135 of Airlink
Airlink updates on aircraft runway excursion incident in Mozambique
22nd January 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

South African regional and domestic airline Airlink on Monday issued an update regarding one of its Embraer ERJ135 37-seat regional airliners, which suffered from a runway excursion when landing at... 


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Multibillion-rand Cape Winelands Airport aims to receive first passengers in 2027  
22nd January 2024 By: Irma Venter

Cape Town’s proposed second big commercial airport, the Cape Winelands Airport (CWA), should receive its first passengers in 2027, says RSA.Aero MD Nick Ferguson. RSA.Aero is the project developer,... 


An Embraer ERJ140 regional jet of Airlink.
Airlink to restart Durban-Bloemfontein air service
18th January 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

South African regional and domestic airline Airlink has announced that it is to reinstate direct flights between the cities of Durban and Bloemfontein. This service will recommence on February 26.... 


ATNS CEO Nozipho Mdawe
ATNS takes over air traffic control at Grand Central Airport
16th January 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS), South Africa’s air traffic management (ATM) agency, has assumed responsibility for air traffic services at Grand Central Airport, in Gauteng province,... 


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December international air passenger traffic through Cape Town Airport sets new record
15th January 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

Cape Town Air Access (CTAA) announced on Monday that December had seen a monthly record number of two-way international passengers passing through Cape Town International Airport (CTIA). These... 


Global air cargo demand recorded strong growth in November
10th January 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

Global total air cargo demand grew strongly in November, year-on-year, the International Air Transport Association (IATA – the global representative body for the airline industry) has reported.... 


Global air passenger traffic now almost at pre-Covid-19 pandemic levels
Global air passenger traffic now almost at pre-Covid-19 pandemic levels
10th January 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

Global total air passenger traffic in November last year passed 99% of the figure for November 2019, which was the last November before the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, reports the International... 


On June 27, 1923 two DH-4B US Army biplanes conducted history’s first aerial refuelling exercise
Boeing marks centenary of aerial refuelling development
20th December 2023 By: Donna Slater

Major aircraft manufacturer Boeing marked 100 years of aerial refuelling technology and platform development this year, with the first successful aerial refuelling being performed by the US Army in... 


International air cargo group opens pharmaceuticals handling facility at Cape Town
14th December 2023 By: Rebecca Campbell

The International Airlines Group’s (IAG’s) freight business, IAG Cargo, announced on Thursday that Cape Town had become its latest station to receive approval to handle the shipment of temperature-... 


Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan
Gordhan withholds key documents on SAA sale from Parliament
13th December 2023 By: News24Wire

Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan has refused to provide two crucial documents on the sale of SAA to Parliament, with the matter now referred to the Speaker to decide further action.... 


AI, flying taxis identified as emerging megatrends in the air transport sector
13th December 2023 By: Rebecca Campbell

Global air transport industry information technology (IT) provider SITA has identified both generative artificial intelligence (AI) and Urban Air Mobility (UAM) as among the emerging megatrends in... 


Airbus, BMW Group open submissions for transport quantum computing challenge
8th December 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Aerospace company Airbus and automotive manufacturer BMW Group have launched the global Quantum Computing Challenge, seeking candidates to develop a solution to mobility challenges, such as... 


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