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SAA launches direct Johannesburg-Lubumbashi flights to boost trade

SAA launches direct Johannesburg-Lubumbashi flights to boost trade

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Emirates elevates cabin crew safety with virtual training platform Mira

29 Oct 2024

Aviation sector urged to prioritise the safety of passengers

Aviation sector urged to prioritise the safety of passengers

28 Oct 2024

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A new distribution landscape: Bringing blockchain to the travel industry

11 Oct 2017

NGOs slam UN aviation agency plan for biofuels

NGOs slam UN aviation agency plan for biofuels

11 Oct 2017

Join the #TransportMonth conversation this October

Join the #TransportMonth conversation this October

10 Oct 2017

Boeing-backed startup eyes hybrid electric plane in 2022

Boeing-backed startup eyes hybrid electric plane in 2022

9 Oct 2017

Self-piloted electric air vehicle to change urban air mobility

Self-piloted electric air vehicle to change urban air mobility

4 Oct 2017

Elon Musk's BFR will fly from London to Cape Town in just 34 minutes

Elon Musk's BFR will fly from London to Cape Town in just 34 minutes

Andy Walker 2 Oct 2017

Image: Adrian Pingstone

Treasury bails SAA out to save it from defaulting on loans

Linda Ensor 2 Oct 2017

Etihad Aviation Group appoints Tony Douglas as CEO

29 Sep 2017

Drone industry expected to create thousands of jobs

Drone industry expected to create thousands of jobs

29 Sep 2017

Japan Airlines, Qatar Airways expand fleets

Japan Airlines, Qatar Airways expand fleets

27 Sep 2017

Karl-Ludwig Kley

Karl-Ludwig Kley appointed Lufthansa supervisory board chairman

27 Sep 2017

Jarana to take SAA reins from 1 November 2017

Jarana to take SAA reins from 1 November 2017

26 Sep 2017

Reminder to enter AVI Afrique 2017 Awards

Reminder to enter AVI Afrique 2017 Awards

22 Sep 2017

AirAsia partners with Ideagen to enhance safety

AirAsia partners with Ideagen to enhance safety

22 Sep 2017

Photo by Dominik Scythe on Unsplash

Airbus opens first plane-completion centre in China

21 Sep 2017

British Airways A380 over Cape Town

British Airways starts African and Indian Ocean Islands expansion

20 Sep 2017

Airports Company SA grows full-year revenue 3.84%

Airports Company SA grows full-year revenue 3.84%

Karl Gernetzky 19 Sep 2017

Airbus Helicopters introduces Fleetkeeper logbook, flight folio

Airbus Helicopters introduces Fleetkeeper logbook, flight folio

18 Sep 2017

Does Africa only have three facilities to repair aircraft?

Does Africa only have three facilities to repair aircraft?

David Ajikobi 15 Sep 2017

Treasury plans R10bn special appropriation bill to keep SAA afloat

Linda Ensor 14 Sep 2017

Photo by Chris Brignola on Unsplash

Fewer SAA domestic flights would be welcome, says Comair

14 Sep 2017

Boeing, Malaysia Airlines sign MoU

Boeing, Malaysia Airlines sign MoU

14 Sep 2017

Kenya Airways becomes official sports ministry carrier

Kenya Airways becomes official sports ministry carrier

Timothy Olobulu 11 Sep 2017

Abdul Khaliq Saeed

Abdul Khaliq Saeed new CEO of Etihad Airways Engineering

8 Sep 2017

Amcon denies plan to sell Arik to Ethiopian Airlines

Amcon denies plan to sell Arik to Ethiopian Airlines

Wole Oyebade 8 Sep 2017

African airlines record largest year-on-year increase in demand for air cargo

African airlines record largest year-on-year increase in demand for air cargo

7 Sep 2017

EU approves German rescue loan to insolvent Air Berlin

EU approves German rescue loan to insolvent Air Berlin

6 Sep 2017

SA Airlink has valid operating licence, says CEO

6 Sep 2017

Dana Air recruits, trains more Nigerian pilots in South Africa, Spain

Dana Air recruits, trains more Nigerian pilots in South Africa, Spain

Abdullateef Aliyu 6 Sep 2017

Airline flies to KPMG after qualified audit opinion

Airline flies to KPMG after qualified audit opinion

Khulekani Magubane 4 Sep 2017

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NGOs slam UN aviation agency plan for biofuels

NGOs slam UN aviation agency plan for biofuels

11 Oct 2017

Join the #TransportMonth conversation this October

Join the #TransportMonth conversation this October

10 Oct 2017

Boeing-backed startup eyes hybrid electric plane in 2022

Boeing-backed startup eyes hybrid electric plane in 2022

9 Oct 2017

Self-piloted electric air vehicle to change urban air mobility

Self-piloted electric air vehicle to change urban air mobility

4 Oct 2017

Elon Musk's BFR will fly from London to Cape Town in just 34 minutes

Elon Musk's BFR will fly from London to Cape Town in just 34 minutes

Andy Walker 2 Oct 2017

Image: Adrian Pingstone

Treasury bails SAA out to save it from defaulting on loans

Linda Ensor 2 Oct 2017

Etihad Aviation Group appoints Tony Douglas as CEO

29 Sep 2017

Drone industry expected to create thousands of jobs

Drone industry expected to create thousands of jobs

29 Sep 2017

Japan Airlines, Qatar Airways expand fleets

Japan Airlines, Qatar Airways expand fleets

27 Sep 2017

Karl-Ludwig Kley

Karl-Ludwig Kley appointed Lufthansa supervisory board chairman

27 Sep 2017

Jarana to take SAA reins from 1 November 2017

Jarana to take SAA reins from 1 November 2017

26 Sep 2017

Reminder to enter AVI Afrique 2017 Awards

Reminder to enter AVI Afrique 2017 Awards

22 Sep 2017

AirAsia partners with Ideagen to enhance safety

AirAsia partners with Ideagen to enhance safety

22 Sep 2017

Photo by Dominik Scythe on Unsplash

Airbus opens first plane-completion centre in China

21 Sep 2017

British Airways A380 over Cape Town

British Airways starts African and Indian Ocean Islands expansion

20 Sep 2017

Airports Company SA grows full-year revenue 3.84%

Airports Company SA grows full-year revenue 3.84%

Karl Gernetzky 19 Sep 2017

Airbus Helicopters introduces Fleetkeeper logbook, flight folio

Airbus Helicopters introduces Fleetkeeper logbook, flight folio

18 Sep 2017

Does Africa only have three facilities to repair aircraft?

Does Africa only have three facilities to repair aircraft?

David Ajikobi 15 Sep 2017

Treasury plans R10bn special appropriation bill to keep SAA afloat

Linda Ensor 14 Sep 2017

Photo by Chris Brignola on Unsplash

Fewer SAA domestic flights would be welcome, says Comair

14 Sep 2017

Boeing, Malaysia Airlines sign MoU

Boeing, Malaysia Airlines sign MoU

14 Sep 2017

Kenya Airways becomes official sports ministry carrier

Kenya Airways becomes official sports ministry carrier

Timothy Olobulu 11 Sep 2017

Abdul Khaliq Saeed

Abdul Khaliq Saeed new CEO of Etihad Airways Engineering

8 Sep 2017

Amcon denies plan to sell Arik to Ethiopian Airlines

Amcon denies plan to sell Arik to Ethiopian Airlines

Wole Oyebade 8 Sep 2017

African airlines record largest year-on-year increase in demand for air cargo

African airlines record largest year-on-year increase in demand for air cargo

7 Sep 2017

EU approves German rescue loan to insolvent Air Berlin

EU approves German rescue loan to insolvent Air Berlin

6 Sep 2017

SA Airlink has valid operating licence, says CEO

6 Sep 2017

Dana Air recruits, trains more Nigerian pilots in South Africa, Spain

Dana Air recruits, trains more Nigerian pilots in South Africa, Spain

Abdullateef Aliyu 6 Sep 2017

Airline flies to KPMG after qualified audit opinion

Airline flies to KPMG after qualified audit opinion

Khulekani Magubane 4 Sep 2017

Gigaba hopes Angola's new government will settle its SAA fare debt

Gigaba hopes Angola's new government will settle its SAA fare debt

31 Aug 2017

Ryanair CEO says won't bid for Air Berlin

Ryanair CEO says won't bid for Air Berlin

31 Aug 2017

Face scans, robot baggage handlers - airports of the future

29 Aug 2017

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European airlines flying towards consolidation

28 Aug 2017

Citibank pulls plug on bankrupt SAA

Citibank pulls plug on bankrupt SAA

Linda Ensor 28 Aug 2017

Bruno Gutierres, Head of Airbus BizLabs

Aerospace accelerator Airbus Bizlab launches #Africa4Future challenge in Southern Africa

25 Aug 2017

Adrian Pingstone via

Parliament: Malusi Gigaba's R10bn plan to bail out SAA

Marianne Merten 24 Aug 2017

Barbara Kulenkamp

For Lufthansa's female pilots the sky is not the limit

22 Aug 2017

Airlines spend N50bn annually on aircraft maintenance overseas

Airlines spend N50bn annually on aircraft maintenance overseas

Chinedu Eze 21 Aug 2017

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Nairobi sees 22% boost in domestic air travel capacity

Josephine Wawira 18 Aug 2017

Emirates SkyCargo collaborates with DuPont on enhanced temperature protection solution

Emirates SkyCargo collaborates with DuPont on enhanced temperature protection solution

18 Aug 2017