World’s Best Airports of 2021
SKYTRAX has listed the top 100 airports of the world as voted by air travellers around the world in the 2020/2021 World Airport Survey. Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar was voted the Best Airport in the World at the 2021 World Airport Awards with Tokyo Haneda in second placeRead More →
South Africa Unites Rendering Support and Relief to KZN
Air connections have proven to be essential in the aftermath of catastrophic anxiety and looting in KwaZulu-Natal. Airlink, Fly CemAir (Pty) Ltd, National Airways Corporation (NAC), Bidair, Civair Helicopters and Aeroplanes and SAA Pilots Association (SAAPA) are among the many aviation entities and social enterprises that are proving to be vitalRead More →
AIRLINE PARTNERSHIPS
As an educational tool or refresher course to our readers, we run an occasional series of briefing articles to explain key aspects of the airline industry that often cause confusion. Here we provide an overview of the range of airline alliances, codeshares, partnerships and joint ventures. THE GROWTH OF THERead More →
South African billionaire to build new airport in Cape Town
South African billionaire Rob Hersov is planning to build the “Lanseria Airport of Cape Town” 13 kilometres northeast of Durbanville. Hersov said he partnered with Nick Ferguson to buy Fisantekraal Airport in the Western Cape in 2020. Fisantekraal Airport was built on a 150-hectare site by the South African AirRead More →
Has COVID-19 changed the aerospace industry forever?
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted society and ordinary citizens on a scale not seen since the Second World War. Whole continents have been paralyzed, economies have been shut down, and civil rights have been restricted in an effort to fight the virus. One aspect of this society-wide shock has beenRead More →
IFATCA – International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers’ Associations
October 20th is International Day of The Air Traffic Controller in some parts of the world, we wish all our colleagues a safe and above all healthy day of celebrating their profession.Read More →
Travel Restrictions to S.A.
Level One travel Restrictions Explained As Issued By GovernmentRead More →
SA Could Rename More Airports
Transport minister Fikile Mbalula said the government was considering the renaming. The airports affected are Cape Town International Airport, East London Airport, Port Elizabeth International Airport and Kimberley Airport. The renaming was in response to a parliamentary question posed by EFF MP Nontando Nolutshungu this week. Mbalula said this wasRead More →
