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Airlink’s Training Centre of Excellence – note the Airlink E-Jet flying above
Airlink and AviAssist partner to promote African aviation safety
19th August 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

South African airline Airlink has partnered with African non-profit aviation safety promotion organisation, the AviAssist Foundation, to present a Human Factors in Aviation course. The course is... 


Fortescue's liquid hydrogen plant, in Australia
Fortescue starts operating liquid hydrogen plant in Australia
16th August 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Hydrogen solutions developer Fabrum has successfully started operating Australia’s largest liquid hydrogen plant at energy and metals company Fortescue’s Green Energy Hub, in Christmas Creek,... 


Jackwell Feris
Implementation of South Africa’s clean hydrogen ambition
16th August 2024

In the throes of a global energy transformation, South Africa emerges as a prominent player, leveraging its abundant renewable resources, particularly solar and wind power, to unlock the potential... 


Three major UK Learned Societies create a dedicated Aerospace Partnership
12th August 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

UK-based Learned Societies the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS), the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) have entered an Aerospace... 


BHP, Rio Tinto, Qantas to invest $53m in Australian carbon credit fund
BHP, Rio Tinto, Qantas to invest $53m in Australian carbon credit fund
12th August 2024 By: Reuters

BHP, Rio Tinto and Qantas will invest a total of A$80-million as early-stage investors in an Australian carbon credits fund that aims to invest in land reforestation projects, according to... 


Passengers waiting to board at an airport
Global air passenger demand continued to grow in June
2nd August 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

Total global air passenger traffic increased by 9.1%, year-on-year (y-o-y), in June, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported. IATA was the global representative body for the... 


The ATNS tower at OR Tambo International
ATNS reports progress in instrument flight procedure maintenance programme
1st August 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Air traffic management agency Air Traffic Navigation Services (ATNS) says it is making progress in the ongoing instrument flight procedure maintenance programme, which needed to be carried out as... 


How Huawei safety advancements bring protection to your C&I investment
How Huawei safety advancements bring protection to your C&I investment
1st August 2024

African leaders have called for measures and policies that enable a transition from carbon intensive, to low carbon technologies. This will not only safeguard people and the environment, but will... 


Airlines Association calls on Creecy to address disruptions to air travel
31st July 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Industry organisation the Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) has called on Transport Minister Barbara Creecy to intervene and ensure that avoidable failures affecting air travel are... 


Airbus reports on its first-half performance: revenues up, Ebit adjusted down
31st July 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

Europe-based global major aerospace group Airbus has reported on its performance during the first half of this calendar year (1H24). While its consolidated group revenues, which came to... 


Fireblade Aviation prepares to serve growing private aviation market
Fireblade Aviation prepares to serve growing private aviation market
31st July 2024

Private aviation company Fireblade Aviation spent three years laying the foundations for it to become a sustainable private aviation business, having been founded originally as a flight department... 


Airbus partnering with lessor Avolon on hydrogen aviation and LanzaJet on SAF production
26th July 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

Europe-based global major aerospace group Airbus and Ireland-based global major aviation finance and aircraft leasing company Avolon have announced that they are partnering to support the... 


An Embraer E190 of South African carrier Airlink
African airlines forecast to acquire 600 new smaller jetliners and turboprops by 2043
25th July 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

Over the next 20 years, African airlines will acquire 380 new jet airliners in the small single-aisle (or small narrowbody) segment – that is, aircraft with fewer than 150 seats – and 220 new... 


The site of the 2019 Ethiopian Airlines crash
Boeing completes US deal to plead guilty over 737 Max crashes
25th July 2024 By: Bloomberg

Boeing has completed an agreement to plead guilty to criminal conspiracy in connection with two fatal crashes of its 737 Max jetliner, setting the stage for a possible courtroom confrontation with... 


Global major aerospace groups call for more research into aviation non-carbon emissions
24th July 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

The Chief Technology Officers (CTOs) of global major aerospace groups Airbus, Boeing, Dassault Aviation, GE Aerospace, Rolls-Royce, RTX (formerly Raytheon), and Safran have issued a joint statement... 


Airbus and partners launch fund to invest in sustainable aviation fuels, worldwide
23rd July 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

Europe-based global major aerospace group Airbus announced, at the Farnborough airshow on Tuesday, that it was, with airline, energy and financial partners, co-investing in a Sustainable Aviation... 


Saudi Arabia to visit Brazil and lithium power Chile as seeks to diversify
22nd July 2024 By: Reuters

Saudi Arabia's mining minister will visit Brazil and Chile over the coming two weeks, the ministry said on Sunday, as the world's leading oil exporter seeks to expand its international presence in... 


Aliko Dangote
Dangote to scrap steel investment over allegations of monopoly
22nd July 2024 By: Bloomberg

Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, is calling off plans to invest in a new steel plant in Nigeria after the government accused him of seeking to become a monopoly with his new refinery in the... 


AltGen’s Fireside Chats: Finding Skills at Scale for Green Hydrogen: Crucial Skills, Lean Teams, and AI at Scale
AltGen’s Fireside Chats: Finding Skills at Scale for Green Hydrogen: Crucial Skills, Lean Teams, and AI at Scale
22nd July 2024

Series 3 of 4 For our third Fireside Chat, we will be discussing the obstacle that scale poses to the development of green hydrogen projects. When we think of scale, particularly when it comes to... 


Embraer reports increased aircraft deliveries and order backlogs during the second quarter
19th July 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

Brazil-based global major aerospace group Embraer has reported that, during the second quarter of this year, it delivered 170% more commercial jets (airliners) than it had done during the first... 


CILT South Africa and CILT Zimbabwe Call for Speakers: Unlocking Sub-Saharan Africa's Potential at Futuroad Expo
CILT South Africa and CILT Zimbabwe Call for Speakers: Unlocking Sub-Saharan Africa's Potential at Futuroad Expo
16th July 2024

The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) is hosting a first-of-its-kind joint conference between its South Africa and Zimbabwe branches at the Futuroad Expo in Johannesburg, from... 


Trafigura and Mubadala plan sale of Rio iron-ore port
Trafigura and Mubadala plan sale of Rio iron-ore port
15th July 2024 By: Bloomberg

Trafigura Group and Mubadala Capital are exploring the sale of a Brazilian iron-ore port terminal operator they acquired from former billionaire Eike Batista about a decade ago, according to people... 


Aviation technology group SITA’s takeover of Materna IPS has been approved
12th July 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

Global air transport industry technology solutions group SITA announced on Friday that it had completed all the legal procedures and regulatory formalities for its acquisition of Germany-based... 


The Joby hydrogen-electric flight demonstrator on its range-demonstration flight, trailing only water vapour
US company successfully executes regional-range test flight with hydrogen-electric air taxi
12th July 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

US-based electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) air taxi company Joby Aviation announced on Thursday that its hydrogen-electric demonstrator air taxi had successfully completed a 523-mile... 


Fiasa executive director Avhapfani Tshifularo
Sapia changes name to Fiasa to reflect fuels industry changes
10th July 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Industry organisation the South African Petroleum Industry Association (Sapia) has changed its name to the Fuels Industry Association of South Africa (Fiasa) to reflect its commitment to a... 


SAPIA head of strategy Kevin Baart
Local refineries still in need of capital investment to meet clean fuels requirements
8th July 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Industry organisation the South African Petroleum Industry Association (Sapia) has reiterated the need for capital investment in local refineries to ensure they can meet the second clean fuels... 


ACSA seeking to grow its air cargo business at OR Tambo International Airport
8th July 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

The State-owned Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) is to step up its activities to stimulate air cargo traffic growth, particularly at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport (ORTIA). This... 


A Boeing 737 Max
Boeing to plead guilty to fraud for violating deal over 737 Max crashes
8th July 2024 By: Bloomberg

Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to criminal conspiracy to defraud the US after the Justice Department concluded the planemaker failed to adhere to an earlier settlement stemming from two fatal... 


Panel discusses SAF production in Africa, its use in decarbonisation
4th July 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

Amid a global emphasis on decarbonisation, the adoption of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) can contribute towards 2050 net-zero goals, panellists noted during a discussion on the second day of this... 


Panellists discuss state of Africa’s aviation infrastructure, economic regulations
4th July 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

With global air traffic expected to double over the next 20 years, African countries need to ensure the required infrastructure is established to meet the needs for cargo and passenger flights.... 


IATA Africa and the Middle East regional VP Kamil Al-Awadhi
Speakers highlight role of aviation in improving connectivity, economic growth
3rd July 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

The International Air Transport Association (IATA), on the first day of its Wings of Change Focus Africa conference, held in Johannesburg, South Africa, emphasised the need for African governments... 


Fireblade Aviation prepares for growth in private aviation
2nd July 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Private aviation company Fireblade Aviation has positioned each of its divisions to grow as international demand for aviation resources increases, particularly private aviation over the past three... 


IATA urges South Africa to prioritise country’s aviation sector
2nd July 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

The global representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), on Tuesday called on the new South African Government to continue to prioritise aviation... 


The Promulgation of the Economic Regulation of Transport Act is a marked step towards rail reform and privatisation
28th June 2024

Vivien Chaplin, Director and Gaby Wesson, Associate in the Corporate & Commercial practice at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr On 11 June 2024, President Ramaphosa signed the Economic Regulation of Transport... 


The Boeing logo
Boeing now sources nearly 40% of its electricity from renewable energy
26th June 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

Last year, US-based global major aerospace group Boeing sourced 39% of its energy from renewable electricity sources. This was achieved through a combination of direct buys and renewable energy... 


Electric aviation company chooses Siemens software for its design processes
21st June 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

Australian sustainable aviation company Dovetail Electric Aviation (Dovetail) has selected Siemens Digital Industries Software’s Xcelerator software portfolio to employ in the design of its... 


Airbus has identified unserved air routes to, from and within Africa
20th June 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

On Thursday, at the AviaDev Conference in Windhoek, Namibia, Airbus released its latest report on commercial aviation in Africa. The 53-page report is titled Exploring the horizons: A study of... 


South African aircraft maintenance company to set new record this year for heavy checks
19th June 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

South African aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) concern, ExecuJet MRO Services South Africa, announced on Wednesday that it was on course to establish a new company record for... 


Global rate of air passenger baggage being mishandled continues to drop
14th June 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

SITA, the global aviation industry’s specialist IT and technology solutions group, has reported that the rate of baggage mishandling by the world’s airlines declined again, last year. This was... 


Schematic of the strategic environmental assessment
Boegoebaai deep-water port project and special economic zone, South Africa – update
14th June 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research is leading the strategic environmental assessment that is being undertaken for the Northern Cape’s planned green hydrogen production facilities in... 


soldiers in front of helicopter
AAD expected to yield significant economic, educational value once again
10th June 2024 By: Darren Parker

Speaking at a preliminary event marking 100 days until the next Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) trade exhibition and airshow, which will take place from September 18 to 22, Defence and Military... 


Study areas for the Strategic Environmental Assessment for the proposed Boegoebaai Port, Special Economic Zone, and broader Namakwa Region
CSIR conducting strategic environmental assessment for proposed Boegoebaai port, SEZ
7th June 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) says it is leading the strategic environmental assessment (SEA) that is being undertaken for the Northern Cape’s planned green hydrogen... 


IATA launches analytics tool to help airlines cut fuel burn
5th June 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Tuesday launched its latest analytics tool, IATA FuellS. IATA is the representative body for the global airline industry, and the launch took... 


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