The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) has warmly welcomed the decision of the Competition Tribunal to approve the takeover of State-owned South African Airways (SAA) by the Takatso consortium.... 

The Competition Tribunal has approved Takatso Aviation's proposed acquisition of a 51% stake in South African Airways, but has given conditions - including a moratorium on retrenchments as, well as... 

South African air navigation service provider Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) has started using global aircraft tracking and surveillance system manufacturer Aireon’s space-based... 

The reduction in demand for platinum group metals (PGMs) owing to the phasing out of internal combustion engines, in response to the need to reduce global greenhouse-gas emissions, should be offset... 

South Africa’s plan to raise $1-billion to kickstart the country’s hydrogen economy in partnership with Denmark and the Netherlands bodes well for a new energy future, posits the South African... 

If fuel cell electric vehicles can capture 10% of the global car market, demand will be created for five-million to six-million ounces of incremental platinum group metals (PGMs) a year, this... 

US-UK hybrid-electric aircraft propulsion system development company ZeroAvia has reported that it has successfully completed its first flight test programme, using a Dornier Do 228 twin-engined... 

The International Air Transport Association (IATA), which is the representative body for the global airline industry, has announced that its first World Safety and Operations Conference (WSOC) will... 

Global airline representative body, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), and design, engineering and project management consultancy company Atkins (part of the SNC-Lavalin Group)... 

Green energy developer Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) has been tapped as one of the beneficiaries of the European Commission’s €3.6-billion in funding for clean tech projects. The Commission... 

Skyborn plans to build one of Europe’s biggest hydrogen plants. 

Rox Resources has taken full ownership of the project. 

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the Aviation Impact Accelerator (AIA) are to collaborate to evaluate the financial aspects of achieving aviation’s and global governments’... 

By Brandon Scholtz from Aon South Africa’s Risk Consulting Division On Friday 11 March 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck just off the East coast of Japan, causing a tsunami that claimed... 

The Queensland government will head a trade mission to Japan, South Korea and Singapore to shore up investment in Queensland’s critical minerals, hydrogen and sustainable aviation fuel industries.... 

Green energy developer Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) has announced plans to progress the further investigation into the development of a green hydrogen manufacturing facility at Marsden Point,... 

The turnout at Securex South Africa held from 6 to 8 June 2023, was staggering, with a record number of 6 401 Securex visitors crossing the threshold at Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand. In... 

South African Forestry, Fisheries and Environment Minister Barbara Creecy on Tuesday published the Regulations concerning the fees to be paid for aviation meteorological services to be provided by... 

Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Barbara Creecy has expressed her condolences to the family of Kishugu Aviation aerial firefighting pilot Justin van As, who lost his life in an... 

The South African National Space Agency’s (SANSA’s) recently appointed and third confirmed (as distinct from acting) CEO, Humbulani Mudau, is determined to use the solid “launch pad” created under... 

The South African National Space Agency’s (SANSA’s) recently appointed and third confirmed (as distinct from acting) CEO, Humbulani Mudau, is determined to use the solid “launch pad” created under... 

Brazil-based global major aerospace group Embraer and UK-based global major Tier 1 aerostructures, engine systems and special products group GKN Aerospace have announced, at the Paris Air Show,... 

Green hydrogen is presenting South Africa with a good target point at a time when the African continent is on the cusp of a massive revolution in the energy space. “For South Africa in particular,... 

TAAG Angola Airlines announced at the 2023 Paris Air Show on Wednesday that it had firmed up orders for nine Airbus A220-300 single-aisle airliners, to be obtained via lease companies. This order... 

South African energy and chemicals group Sasol and Danish decarbonisation technology company Topsoe have formed a 50:50 joint venture (JV) to develop, build, own, and operate drop-in sustainable... 

German aircraft manufacturer Deutsche Aircraft and Sasol ecoFT, the sustainable fuels development business of South African petrochemical group Sasol, have announced a deepening of their... 

Major Brazil-based aerospace group Embraer and Japan-based global major electric motor manufacturer Nidec Corporation have announced an agreement to create a joint venture (JV) company to develop... 

On Monday, the first day of the 2023 Paris Air Show, Airbus announced that it had been awarded the biggest single order ever for airliners. The firm order, for 500 A320-family single-aisle... 

US aerospace giant Boeing has, on the eve of the Paris Air Show, released its 2023 Commercial Market Outlook (CMO) report. The group predicts a total global demand for 42 600 new commercial jets... 

UK-based global major power and propulsion systems group Rolls-Royce on Monday reported that its new small gas turbine, intended to form part of a turbogenerator system that will be used to power... 

Growth in the world’s demand for oil is set to slow in the coming years, with the high prices and security of supply concerns highlighted by the global energy crisis hastening the shift towards... 

The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) has announced that its Sustainable Flight Demonstrator aircraft, to be built and partly funded by Boeing, has been officially designated... 

Cape Town Air Access, a public private initiative led by Western Province trade, investment and tourism promotion agency Wesgro, is participating in the AviaDev Africa 2023 conference in Nairobi,... 

The US Commerce Department restricted exports to entities that it says recruited Western pilots to train Chinese military personnel, as well as some that helped develop hypersonic weapons. They... 

The global representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has called on governments to ensure that aviation gets its fair share of the growing... 

The International Air Transport Association (IATA), which is the representative body for the global airline industry, has urged governments to fulfil their obligations under the Convention of... 

The International Air Transport Association (IATA), which is the global representative body for the airline industry and is currently holding its annual general meeting in Istanbul, Türkiye, has... 

Slovenia-based light aircraft manufacturer Pipistrel, part of the Textron eAviation business unit of US aerospace group Textron, has appointed South African company Absolute Aviation as its... 

Membership-based organisation Proudly South African (SA) says it is determined to be part of the solution to the country’s high unemployment rate and, through its new Second Half campaign, show... 

German developer Wingcopter, an operator of delivery drones, and Hamburg-based ZAL Center of Applied Aeronautical Research have announced a development partnership. Together, they intend to explore... 

South African private-sector aviation services company Fireblade Aviation announced on Tuesday the appointment of Leigh Kretzschmar as its new MD. She is a registered Chartered Accountant and the... 

UK-based major propulsion and power systems group Rolls-Royce has announced that the first tests of its new-generation aircraft turbofan engine technology demonstrator, the UltraFan, has been...