Transport | Aviation | Aircraft

https://staging1.creamermedia.com/

Advertise on this page? Click Here to Learn More

Aviation News

Dwyka, Deep Tech highlight new drone technology at showcase

By: Darren Parker 20th June 2024 Mining technology company Dwyka Mining Services and its sister company Deep Tech have announced the launch of several new drone technology services through its partnerships with drone technology companies Wingtra, Emesent and now Skydio. At a showcase event hosted at the FNB Stadium, in Gauteng,... →

South African aircraft maintenance company to set new record this year for heavy checks

By: Rebecca Campbell 19th June 2024 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 airframe heavy maintenance checks this year. The enterprise specialises in business (also called executive)... →

Global rate of air passenger baggage being mishandled continues to drop

By: Rebecca Campbell 14th June 2024 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 shown by the just launched SITA Baggage IT Insights 2024 report. The number of bags mishandled by the... →

Recovery in logistics sector continued in April despite ports being lashed by storms – Ctrack index

By: Irma Venter 12th June 2024 After declining in the first two months of the year, the Ctrack Transport and Freight Index (Ctrack TFI) continued its momentum in April to reach a level of 123.4 – an increase of 2.8% compared with March. This is also 1.5% above the levels seen a year ago. →

Major Canadian airline will have connectivity to South Africa, via the UK, in a few months

By: Rebecca Campbell 11th June 2024 With effect from this upcoming southern summer/northern winter season, major Canadian airline WestJet (so-called because it is based in Western Canada) will be selling tickets to passengers for flights to both Cape Town and Johannesburg, among other destinations in Africa and Asia. This is the... →

AAD expected to yield significant economic, educational value once again

By: Darren Parker 10th June 2024 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 Veterans Minister Thandi Modise has highlighted the economic and educational impact of the biennial... →

Watch Defence and Military Veterans Minister Thandi Modise discuss AAD and its impact on the economy and education

IATA launches analytics tool to help airlines cut fuel burn

By: Rebecca Campbell 5th June 2024 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 place at its AGM in Dubai. IATA FuellS is, in the association’s words, “an advanced analytics... →

IATA gives major inclusion award to Zambian woman for helping get women into aviation

By: Rebecca Campbell 4th June 2024 The International Air Transport Association (IATA), which is the global representative body for the airline industry, has announced at its annual general meeting, in Dubai, that Zambia’s Mafunase Ngosa Malenga was the winner of its 2024 High Flyer Award, one of the three IATA Diversity &... →

Photo by IATA
Southern Africa Institute of Aviation Science and technology founder and CEO Mafunase Nogosa Malenga

Global airline profitability up for this year – but so are airline expenses

By: Rebecca Campbell 4th June 2024 At its AGM in Dubai, the global representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), announced that its profitability forecast for the worldwide airline sector this year is now higher than it has been in its previous two forecasts. These previous... →

US imposes $2.5m in penalties on SAA, other airlines over delayed Covid refunds

By: Reuters 4th June 2024 The US Transportation Department (USDOT) said on Monday it has imposed $2.5-million in civil penalties in total against Lufthansa, Air France unit KLM Royal Dutch Airways and South African Airways (SAA). The civil penalties, the department said, are for significant delays in providing more than... →

IATA reports SAF production accelerating, but it needs to grow even faster

By: Rebecca Campbell 3rd June 2024 At its AGM in Dubai, the International Air Transport Association (IATA – the global representative body for the airline industry) reports that global sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) production this year is on track to achieve the predicted 200% year-on-year increase. But IATA also called on... →

IATA expects higher net profit margins for African airlines this year

By: Rebecca Campbell 3rd June 2024 The global representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has forecast that African airlines would enjoy a higher net profit margin this year than they did last year. The figures were released at the IATA Annual General Meeting, in Dubai. The... →

Nigeria has released almost all blocked airline funds, switching IATA’s primary focus to Asia

By: Rebecca Campbell 3rd June 2024 Africa is no longer the continent holding the greatest amount of airline funds blocked from repatriation by governments, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported, at its AGM, in Dubai. (IATA is the global representative body for the airline industry.) This is the result of... →

Air passenger demand continues to grow strongly, reports IATA

By: Rebecca Campbell 31st May 2024 Global air passenger demand continued to increase in April, in year-on-year (y-o-y) terms, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported. (IATA was the representative body for the global airline industry.) Total passenger demand was up 11%, with international demand rising 15.8%... →

Global air cargo demand continued strong growth in April

By: Rebecca Campbell 30th May 2024 The International Air Transport Association (IATA), which is the global representative body of the airline industry, has reported that global total air cargo demand continued to grow strongly in April. This was the fifth month in a row in which air cargo demand increased by double digits, in... →

Global aviation IT specialist enters the maritime sector

By: Rebecca Campbell 28th May 2024 Global air transport IT solutions group SITA announced on Tuesday that it was expanding into the maritime sector, with the launch of its new subsidiary company, SmartSea. It also announced that SmartSea had entered its first agreement, with Cyprus-based global major ship management and maritime... →

IATA African aviation conference to be held in South Africa in July

By: Rebecca Campbell 24th May 2024 The International Air Transport Association (IATA), the global representative body for the airline industry, has announced that its second Wings of Change Focus Africa Conference (WOCFA) will take place in Johannesburg, South Africa, on July 2 and July 3 this year. The host airline for the... →

Cape Town adds new tech layer in fight against crime

By: Irma Venter 24th May 2024 Very early on in his term, Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis was told by law enforcement agencies that there could never be enough boots on the ground to fully combat violent crime and the drug trade in the city. What these agencies needed was for the local authority “to go all in” on... →

Air freight leads recovery in logistics sector in March, Ctrack index shows

By: Irma Venter 24th May 2024 After a notable decline in the first two months of the year, the Ctrack Transport and Freight Index (Ctrack TFI) in March increased to an index level of 119.7. This is an increase of 1.1% compared with February, and just marginally up on a year ago. →

United Airlines is committed to net-zero carbon emissions flying by 2050

By: Rebecca Campbell 17th May 2024 US-based global major carrier United Airlines is committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, its Director Sales: Continental Europe, India, Israel, Africa & Middle East Thorsten Lettnin, assures Engineering News, in an exclusive interview. (Net-zero emissions is not the same thing... →

Photo by Harald Kahn
United Airlines Continental Europe, India, Israel, Africa & Middle East sales director Thorsten Lettnin

Qatar Airways to invest in an airline in Southern Africa

By: Reuters 15th May 2024 Qatar Airways will soon announce an investment in an airline in Southern Africa, its CEO said on Wednesday, part of the Gulf carrier's drive to expand its network in Africa. "We are at the final stage of an equity investment in an airline in the southern part of Africa," Badr Mohammed Al Meer... →

Photo by Reuters
A Qatar Airways B777 aircraft

US travel numbers to South Africa greater than ever before, reports United Airlines

By: Rebecca Campbell 15th May 2024 The number of US visitors to South Africa is now higher than it was in 2019, the last year before the Covid-19 pandemic hit, United Airlines director sales continental Europe, India, Israel, Africa & Middle East Thorsten Lettnin tells Engineering News, in an exclusive interview. In 2022, the... →

Photo by United Airlines
A United Airlines branded Boeing 777

ATNS, CSIR making important progress in their joint passive radar project

By: Rebecca Campbell 10th May 2024 South Africa’s national air traffic control (ATC) agency, Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS), and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), have started joint measurement and surveying activities at the Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (KMIA) for the installation... →

Air freight leads recovery in logistics sector in March – Ctrack index

By: Irma Venter 10th May 2024 After a notable decline in the first two months of the year, the Ctrack Transport and Freight Index (Ctrack TFI) in March increased to an index level of 119.7. This is an increase of 1.1% compared with February, and just marginally up on a year ago. →

Airlink adopting IATA’s New Distribution Capability

By: Rebecca Campbell 8th May 2024 South African regional and domestic airline Airlink has announced that it is to implement the New Distribution Capability (NDC) for its transactions with the travel trade, with effect from July 31 this year. NDC was launched by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and is a data... →

Cape Town adds new tech layer in fight against crime – Eye-in-the-Sky

By: Irma Venter 8th May 2024 Very early on in his term, Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis was told by law enforcement agencies that there could never be enough boots on the ground to fully combat violent crime and the drug trade in the city. What these agencies needed was for the local authority “to go all in” on... →

Seen from left to right is a view from a drone delivered to the command centre in Goodwood, the view from the ISR, and live footage from a body cam during a crime combatting event

Air passenger demand continues strong growth, reports IATA

By: Rebecca Campbell 2nd May 2024 Total air passenger demand grew by 13.8% in March, in year-on-year (y-o-y) terms, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) reports. (IATA is the global representative body for the airline sector.) International demand increased by 18.9% and domestic demand by 6.6%. Total passenger... →

IATA reports continued strong air cargo growth in March

By: Rebecca Campbell 2nd May 2024 The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported that March was the fourth month in a row in which global air cargo demand grew by double digits, in year-on-year (y-o-y) terms. IATA was the global representative body for the airline (including air cargo) industry. “Air cargo demand... →

IATA calls for more research into aircraft contrail formation and effects

By: Rebecca Campbell 30th April 2024 The International Air Transport Association (IATA), which is the global representative body for the airline industry, has called for urgent action to deepen knowledge about the formation and climate impact of contrails formed by aircraft. Such knowledge is essential to allow the development of... →

SAA seeks minority partner, loans

By: Bloomberg 21st April 2024 South Africa is seeking potential minority investors and access to capital markets and loan financing for South African Airways (SAA) for more rapid expansion, following the collapse of a previous equity deal, the national flag carrier’s interim Chairman Derek Hanekom said on local broadcaster... →

An SAA aircraft landing at OR Tambo International

Norwegian airline to start low-cost London-Cape Town service in six months

By: Rebecca Campbell 18th April 2024 Norwegian long-haul but low-cost carrier Norse Atlantic Airways announced on Thursday that it was going to launch flights between London, in the UK, and Cape Town, during the Northern autumn/Southern spring later this year. The new service will start on October 28. “We are thrilled to introduce... →

Joint report on the main roadmaps for aviation to reach net-zero emissions released

By: Rebecca Campbell 18th April 2024 The ‘Aviation Net Zero CO2 Transition Pathways Comparative Review’, which is a joint initiative of the International Air Transport Association (IATA – the global representative body for the airline industry), the Air Transportation Systems Laboratory of the University College London, the Air... →

Cape Town to depoly camera-fitted aircraft in war against crime

By: Irma Venter 12th April 2024 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, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) technology will take information gathering “to the next level” in the... →

US group selects its technology partners for its major sustainable aviation fuel project

By: Rebecca Campbell 10th April 2024 US clean fuels company DG Fuels has selected a technology, jointly developed by UK multinational advanced metals chemistry and sustainable technologies group Johnson Matthey and UK multinational energy group bp, for its first sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant. The technology uses the Fischer... →

IATA launches report into the reduction of single use plastics in the airline sector

By: Rebecca Campbell 9th April 2024 The global representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has released its latest report on how the industry can reduce its environmental impact. This report is entitled ‘Reassessing Single Use Plastics Products in the Airline Sector’ and seeks... →

IATA reports continued strong air passenger growth in February

By: Rebecca Campbell 4th April 2024 The International Air Transport Association (IATA), which is the global representative body for the airline industry, has reported continued strong growth global air passenger demand in February, in year-on-year (y-o-y) terms. Total demand rose 21.5%, while international demand jumped 26.3% and... →

IATA reports that strong air cargo growth continued in February

By: Rebecca Campbell 4th April 2024 Global air cargo traffic, in year-on-year terms, increased by double digits for the third month in a row, in February, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported. IATA is the global representative body of the airline industry. “February’s demand growth of 11.9% far outpaced... →

Photo by IATA
IATA director-general Willie Walsh

About

Engineering News is a product of Creamer Media.
www.creamermedia.co.za

Other Creamer Media Products include:
Mining Weekly
Research Channel Africa
Polity

Newsletters

Sign up for our FREE daily email newsletter

Receive daily sector news alerts

More

Subscriptions

We offer a variety of subscriptions to our Magazine, Website, PDF Reports and our photo library.

Subscriptions are available via the Creamer Media Store.

View store

Advertise

Advertising on Engineering News is an effective way to build and consolidate a company's profile among clients and prospective clients. Email advertising@creamermedia.co.za

View options

Subscribe