Menzies Aviation receives global safety recognition

Menzies Aviation is the first operator in South Africa to receive a South African IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) certification for both its OR Tambo and Cape Town operations. 23 May 2013 09:06

Gupta's party plane on "official business"

Some wedding guests on board a privately chartered plane that landed at Waterkloof Air Force Base had official business in South Africa‚ the Indian High Commission said on Tuesday (21 May). 22 May 2013 11:41

ACSA appoints new directors

Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) on Monday confirmed the appointment of Bongani Maseko and Maureen Manyama-Matome as Managing Director and Financial Director respectively. 22 May 2013 05:37

Visas for British tourists will hurt SA

Requiring British tourists to obtain visas to visit South Africa could negatively affect the country's economy, Beeld reported on Tuesday. 21 May 2013 12:00

Obama's itinerary for his Africa trip

WASHINGTON USA: President Barack Obama will leave on a first African tour next month, visiting Senegal, Tanzania and South Africa, but his itinerary released on Monday (20 May) bypasses Kenya, an ancestral homeland. 21 May 2013 11:32

SAX says it might make money this year

[Nicky Smith] State-owned regional carrier South African Express (SAX), which has made headlines over the past two years because of its chaotic finances, expects to break even this year after losing R187m in 2010 - the last audited accounts the troubled airline has been able to publish. 21 May 2013 11:16

Probe into Waterkloof incident to continue

The probe into the landing of a commercial airliner at Waterkloof Air Force Base has revealed a number of transgressions made by officials, the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Jeff Radebe, said yesterday, adding that investigations would continue. 20 May 2013 10:27

ATNS, Swaziland Civil Aviation Authority sign MoU

The Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) Company of South Africa and the Swaziland Civil Aviation Authority (SWACAA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which is in line with the African aviation agenda, of harmonising the continental airspace, thereby improving the smoothness and cost-efficiency of the entire air traffic service chain. 16 May 2013 10:44

SOEs exploring set-asides for small firms, black industrialists

Minister of Public Enterprises Malusi Gigaba is considering putting in place set-asides from the growing procurement spend of state-owned enterprises for small businesses and black industrialists to help transform the economy. 16 May 2013 06:57

Gupta wedding probe concluded

[Amukelani Chauke] The investigation into the landing of a plane carrying Gupta wedding guests at the Waterkloof Air Force Base has been concluded. 15 May 2013 12:49

Gupta debate: Zuma not to blame says ANC

The ANC chief whip accused the Democratic Alliance on Sunday (12 May) of wanting to make President Jacob Zuma the main focus of an upcoming parliamentary debate about the Gupta family's use of the Waterkloof Air Force base. 13 May 2013 14:42

Will the R1,5 billion SAA borrowed rescue it?

[Chris Moerdyk] So, South African Airways (SAA) has just borrowed R1,5 billion from two banks to keep alive while it "waits for government to accept its turnaround strategy." 7 May 2013 06:49

SAA, Etihad Airways sign codeshare agreement

PRETORIA: South African Airways (SAA) and Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, on Monday, 6 May 2013, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), allowing the two airlines to introduce a comprehensive range of codeshare and interline air services. 6 May 2013 19:55

SA Express also wants a bail-out

[Linda Ensor] SA Express was finalising the framework for a state guarantee of R539m which was required to meet the requirements of its debt covenants with its funders‚ the regional airline's chairman Andile Mabizela told Parliament's public enterprises committee Tuesday (30 April). 3 May 2013 10:43