The airline industry is under pressure from many sectors – such as President Trump’s trade wars and Boeing’s problems with the 737 Max. This makes it worth looking at the contribution aviation makes to the global economy. We will therefore run a short series of articles that describe the contributionRead More →
Five international air transport and tourism bodies have launched an appeal to international financial institutions, country development partners and international donors to support Africa’s Travel & Tourism sector which employs some 24.6 million people on the African continent. Without urgent funding, the COVID-19 crisis could see a collapse of theRead More →
As I write this, the big question for everybody who has an interest in SAA is whether Covid-19 is the final nail in the airline’s coffin? In early March we finally saw the first clear signs from the business rescue practitioners of their turnaround strategy. And it was ugly, withRead More →
We are in a war against Covid-19, and desperate times call for desperate measures. As I write this we have been forced into a three-week nationwide lockdown. This is unprecedented – like a plot from a noir sci-fi novel. We are in unknown territory, so it’s difficult to guesstimate whatRead More →
Like almost everywhere else in the world, Africa is having to come to grips with the challenges of integrating drone operations with manned aviation The challenge is to ensure the safe co-existence of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) generally referred to as drones. Individual African states are taking steps to developRead More →
Late last year, the United States Air Force awarded seven separate companies components of a massive multi-year US$ 6.4 billion contract for the provision of ‘Red Air’ adversary air combat training. There are useful lessons to be learned for Africa. While notable for its size, ‘Red Air’ was an expectedRead More →
With the decline in SAA and the shrinking of job opportunities young pilots are looking abroad to get a career going. There has been an enormous upturn in interest in how to convert a South African licence to a European one. N The Return of the Pink Panther, Inspector ClouseauRead More →
Sita, the leading IT provider for the air transport industry, has made six predictions about how ultra-fast 5G mobile telephony networks will bring major change for airports, airlines, and passengers. With download speeds of up to 400MB per second, 5G will be a game-changer. The potential for innovation is hugeRead More →
Thanks to the steadily increasing demand for Lanseria from the scheduled airlines, Lanseria International Airport is still powering upwards on an ambitious growth trajectory. This despite the general aviation market being under much pressure. In contrast to the dysfunctional Wonderboom Airport, which has been run into the ground by theRead More →
“The rise of eCommerce is resulting in shifting patterns of land use. In particular, there is an increased demand for light distribution warehousing which Rand Airport’s new development is ideally suited to provide.” This shift in consumer and buying behaviour is driving the transformation of land-usage around the world andRead More →
