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Top management upheaval at Boeing as group battles quality challenges

By: Rebecca Campbell 26th March 2024 Embattled US aerospace giant Boeing has announced major management changes at the highest level. The group has been hit by major quality control issues in particularly (but not exclusively) its Commercial Airplane (airliner) business, most obviously (but again, not exclusively) with its 737 MAX... →

Strategic air cargo alignment between Kenyan, Abu Dhabian carriers has lifted off

By: Rebecca Campbell 25th March 2024 Kenyan air cargo carrier Astral Aviation (Astral) and Abu Dhabi-based United Arab Emirates operator Etihad Cargo, the logistics and cargo business of Etihad Airways, have announced the functional start of their collaboration, with the completion of the first flight between Nairobi and Abu Dhabi.... →

A cargo plane operated by Astral Aviation

Public Enterprises Committee refers SAA takeover matter to SIU for investigation

By: Marleny Arnoldi 20th March 2024 The Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises has decided to refer the matter of the Takatso Consortium’s now-cancelled plans to buy a 51% stake in South African Airways (SAA) to the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) for further investigation. Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan last week... →

Cape Town City pleased with developments at Cape Town International Airport

By: Rebecca Campbell 20th March 2024 City of Cape Town Economic Growth MMC Alderman James Vos has congratulated the State-owned Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) for its investment programme for Cape Town International Airport (CTIA). He was addressing the 2024 Wesgro Western Cape Air Cargo Conference, in Cape Town. (Wesgro is... →

South Africa needs to upgrade its air cargo and related infrastructures

By: Rebecca Campbell 20th March 2024 South Africa is beginning to fall behind other African countries, when it comes to being a centre for air cargo, Swissport South Africa CEO Khangi Khoza has warned. She was delivering a keynote address at the Wesgro Western Cape Air Cargo Conference 2024, in Cape Town. Already, Johannesburg had... →

Countries can carve niches for themselves in the global air cargo business, says IATA

By: Rebecca Campbell 19th March 2024 It was possible for a country to turn itself into a global hub for important air cargo flows, even if that country had no connection with, or involvement in, the commodity concerned. So pointed out International Air Transport Association (IATA) Regional Director for Operations, Safety and... →

Local, international aviation ground services groups form joint venture in South Africa

By: Rebecca Campbell 19th March 2024 South African black woman-majority-owned aircraft ground-handling company NAS Colossal Africa Aviation Services (Colossal) and Belgium-based international ground-handling and ground services group Aviapartner have announced that they have entered into a strategic partnership to create Colossal... →

IATA reports major progress in sustainable aviation fuels, globally

By: Rebecca Campbell 18th March 2024 In its latest 'Fly Net Zero Media Update' report, the global representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has highlighted developments around the world, regarding sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), during the first two months of this year.... →

IATA reports important progress in the development of aviation electrofuels

By: Rebecca Campbell 18th March 2024 The first two months of this year saw significant developments regarding the category of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) known as electrofuels, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported, in its latest “Fly Net Zero Media Update” report. IATA is the global representative... →

New sustainable aviation fuels venture established by Sasol and Topsoe

By: Creamer Media Reporter 15th March 2024 A new venture focusing on the development and delivery of sustainable aviation fuels has been officially launched jointly by Sasol and Topsoe. Known as Zaffra and headquartered in Amsterdam, in The Netherlands, the joint venture will combine Sasol’s experience in synfuels plant construction and... →

Zaffra CEO Jan Toschka

IATA launches its Digital Leadership Charter for air cargo

By: Rebecca Campbell 14th March 2024 The International Air Transport Association (IATA), the global representative body for the airline industry, on Thursday launched its IATA Digital Leadership Charter. The launch took place at the 2024 IATA World Cargo Symposium, in Hong Kong. The inaugural signatories of the charter are Cathay... →

Deal to sell government stake in South African Airways collapses

By: Reuters 14th March 2024 A deal the South African government has been negotiating for three years to sell a majority stake in South African Airways (SAA) has fallen apart, the minister overseeing the company said on Wednesday. The government announced the planned deal to sell a controlling stake in SAA to the Takatso... →

International partnership seeks to develop platform to calculate air cargo carbon emissions

By: Rebecca Campbell 13th March 2024 The global representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), and global non-profit freight sector climate action organisation the Smart Freight Centre (SFC) have announced that they are partnering to supply air cargo shipment carbon dioxide... →

Rectron partners with drone startup NTSU to grow skills, capacity

By: Schalk Burger 12th March 2024 Information and communications technology equipment distributor Rectron has partnered with remotely piloted or unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) service provider NTSU Aviation Solutions to enable it to grow skills and infrastructure in this critical but under-resourced industry. Rectron's R650 000... →

IATA global cargo conference focuses on the future of the air freight sector

By: Rebecca Campbell 12th March 2024 The key themes at the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA’s) 2024 World Cargo Symposium (being held in Hong Kong) were digitalisation, safety, and sustainability. (IATA was the global representative body for the airline industry, with some 320 member airlines which accounted for 83%... →

Restrictions in the aviation sector are hampering economic growth in SADC

By: Rebecca Campbell 12th March 2024 The economic potential of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is being constrained by restrictions on the region’s aviation sector. This was highlighted at the recent Southern African Industrialisation Forum, held in Sandton, Johannesburg. “We can talk about a free trade area and... →

Airlink to resume flights to Richards Bay

By: Rebecca Campbell 11th March 2024 Airlink, the South African domestic and regional international carrier, announced on Monday afternoon that it would resume its scheduled flights to Richards Bay, on Tuesday morning. This follows the reinstatement of approval for the Richards Bay airport’s fire and rescue service, by the South... →

Research group forecasts switch to green long-haul aviation will significantly increase costs

By: Rebecca Campbell 11th March 2024 US-based research and advisory group Lux Research senior director Christopher Robinson has warned that the switch away from fossil-based aviation fuels to environmentally sustainable alternatives could significantly increase the cost of flying, particularly for long-haul flights. He did so in a... →

Airlink suspends flights to Richards Bay after airport downgraded

By: Rebecca Campbell 11th March 2024 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 African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) regarding safety issues at Richards Bay Airport. SACAA... →

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Airlink MD and CEO Rodger Foster

Avis partners with CemAir on new land-and-air travel offering

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 8th March 2024 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 is a new offering of a preferential pricing and exclusive specials on car rentals on all CemAir... →

Avis Car Rental has entered into a partnership with CemAir

Ethiopian Airlines places order for eight Boeing 777X jets

By: Reuters 6th March 2024 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 in a race to place new orders for fuel-efficient widebody jets to keep operating costs down and to... →

An aeroplane operated by Ehtiopian Airlines

ACSA to invest nearly R22bn in airport infrastructure over the next five years

By: Schalk Burger 5th March 2024 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, improvements and statutory compliance over the next five years. The aim is to enhance asset... →

The Cape Town International Airport

IATA opens the nominations period for the 2024 edition of its Diversity and Inclusion Awards

By: Rebecca Campbell 4th March 2024 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 period will close at 23h59 Central European Time on April 17. This will be the fifth edition of... →

ATNS wins aircraft landing aid system maintenance contract for six South African airports

By: Rebecca Campbell 4th March 2024 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 Company South Africa, to maintain the Instrument Landing Systems (ILS) at six of the latter’s... →

Eye in the Sky, fitted with infrared cameras, set to battle crime in Cape Town

By: Irma Venter 4th March 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... →

Cape Town's new Eye in the Sky

IATA reports significant improvement in African aviation safety, but more needs to be done

By: Rebecca Campbell 29th February 2024 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 improvement over that for 2022. The association has released its 2023 Annual Safety Report. African... →

Commercial aviation achieved unprecedentedly high safety levels last year

By: Rebecca Campbell 29th February 2024 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 for the airline industry, has released its 2023 Annual Safety Report. There was not a single fatal... →

IATA director-general Willie Walsh

Global aviation’s IT company celebrates 75 years of innovation

By: Rebecca Campbell 27th February 2024 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 aircraft, by the Wright brothers, had taken place only 36 years earlier (December 1903) than SITA’s... →

Airlink reinstates Mbombela and Vilanculos flights for peak season

By: Schalk Burger 16th February 2024 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 resort destination, and Johannesburg. The direct service, which enables tourists to combine a safari... →

Subdued growth expected in transport sector; more freight going to Maputo – Ctrack index

By: Irma Venter 14th February 2024 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 Africa this year, forecast at 1.3%, up from 2023’s estimated 0.6%. →

Western Cape agency identifies key aviation trends during 2024

By: Rebecca Campbell 13th February 2024 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 demand”, “promoting the African agenda”, “air cargo’s stabilising trajectory”, “a shift towards tangible... →

Durban’s Dube TradePort air cargo terminal sees demand spike because of harbour issues

By: Rebecca Campbell 13th February 2024 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 quarter-on-quarter increase was 57%, driven by issues at Durban harbour. “This significant increase in... →

FlySafair to launch direct route between Cape Town, Kruger Mpumalanga airports

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 2nd February 2024 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 (KNP). The inaugural flight for this route is planned for April 2 and will make use of FlySafair’s... →

An image showing a view from a plane window

FlySafair will be launching a direct route between Cape Town International Airport and Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport just outside the Kruger National Park

ACSA’s recovery to pre-pandemic levels on track

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 2nd February 2024 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 an ACSA post peak season travel update on February 1. She expanded that domestic traffic set new... →

An image of the inside of OR Tambo International Airport

Photo by Creamer Media
OR Tambo International, in Gauteng, accounted for the majority of traffic across the ACSA network

Multibillion-rand Cape Winelands Airport aims to receive first passengers in 2027

By: Irma Venter 2nd February 2024 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, with the first phase expected to cost between R5-billion and R7-billion. →

IATA reports that the air cargo sector regained lost ground during 2023

By: Rebecca Campbell 1st February 2024 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 industry.) It was 10.8% up, year-on-year, with the increase in international demand being 11.5%. Total... →

IATA reports that total air passenger traffic is now very close to pre-Covid levels

By: Rebecca Campbell 1st February 2024 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 reported. IATA is the global representative body for the airline industry, and it has released air... →

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