This June, a historic aviation challenge will take place as 20 South African teenagers embark on a Cape to Cairo - and back - excursion in a self-assembled Sling-4 aircraft that uses ordinary motor fuel and was built in only three weeks.
11 Jun 2019
Based at the University of Cape Town, Elemental Numerics was established in 2013 to commercialise the Elemental software that was developed by associate professor, Arnaud Malan of the Mechanical Engineering Department...
Evan-Lee Courie 29 May 2019
Astral Aerial Solutions, based in Nairobi, Kenya, is an affiliate of Astral Aviation, an established all-cargo airline with over 20 years of experience operating within Africa...
Evan-Lee Courie 29 May 2019
South African Express is preparing to lay fraud and corruption charges against some of its former executives...
27 May 2019
Cape Town Air Access, together with the St Helena Government (SHG) and Airlink, are launching a new connection between Cape Town and St Helena...
17 May 2019
Travelport has entered into a new agreement with Qantas that includes a commitment to continued collaboration on the future of distribution...
15 May 2019
The Appeal Committee's 82-page judgement described the CAA's decision as containing "material errors" rendering it "irrational, arbitrary, unreasonable and procedurally unfair".
14 May 2019
Emirates has unveiled the design concepts of its pavilion for the six-month Expo 2020 Dubai event, comprising a design and visitor experience which will utilise interactive technologies and design-thinking focusing on the future of commercial aviation...
13 May 2019
Uganda Airlines has firmed up its order for two A330-800 airliners...
10 May 2019
Wonderboom National Airport in Pretoria, Tshwane, will open its doors in July 2019 to welcome over 4,000 registered trade visitors looking to experience the latest the general aviation industry has to offer...
7 May 2019
Boeing has issued a statement on the AOA Disagree Alert...
7 May 2019
TPConnects SaaS-based solution addresses the current problem of 99% of the travel agents lacking their own digital assets...
2 May 2019
Earth Monitor, available through Airbus' OneAtlas Platform, leverages Orbital Insight's machine learning and computer vision expertise through powerful algorithms that detect changes in infrastructure and land use in near real-time...
26 Apr 2019
Last summer, the aviation industry set a new record, with over 200,000 aircraft taking to the skies every day. In a competitive marketplace, airlines are looking for the right technology that enables them to deliver memorable experiences for their customers...
26 Apr 2019
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) projects that the African continent will become one of the fastest growing aviation regions within the next 20 years, with an average annual expansion rate of almost 5%...
24 Apr 2019
Cathay Pacific has announced that its non-stop seasonal flight between Cape Town and Hong Kong will be returning. The route will operate alongside the existing daily non-stop flights from Johannesburg to Hong Kong...
17 Apr 2019
The global airline industry has experienced some of its safest years ever, yet the number of claims shows no sign of abating...
17 Apr 2019
Government regulators and industry experts often overlook the complexities and risks of human-technology interactions and increasingly rely on companies' voluntary oversight and self-assessments...
Adam Gabriele and Thaddeus R. Miller 17 Apr 2019
South African transport and logistics environment will see significant changes in an attempt to streamline efficiencies and lower costs...
15 Apr 2019
Global fleet and maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) markets will see dynamic growth as the demand for air travel rises...
Mark Martin 8 Apr 2019
Airbus has decided to proceed with an IoT Platform for the cabin, known as the Airbus Connected Experience...
4 Apr 2019
Strong oil prices and an ever-weakening Rand have combined to set up yet another fuel price hike...
29 Mar 2019
Cape Town International Airport's (CTIA) skills development programme has resulted in 45 community members from the informal settlements of Freedom Farm and Malawi Camp graduating this month...
25 Mar 2019
Airbus has begun shore-to-ship trials in Singapore with its Skyways parcel delivery drone...
18 Mar 2019
The 737 Max is the best-selling airliner ever. But two have crashed in five months, killing 346, damaging Boeing's future and raising questions about the increasing sophistication of cockpit technology...
Oihab Allal-Chérif 18 Mar 2019
Emirates has launched a second daily flight from Dubai (DXB) to London Stansted (STN) starting 1 July 2019...
14 Mar 2019
Bombardier, a global company in the transportation industry, celebrated the contribution of Women in Rail and Aviation sectors in South Africa...
11 Mar 2019
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand decreased 1.8% in January 2019...
11 Mar 2019
"The power has shifted from airlines to customers. We need to adopt a new, more customer-centric approach and foster a more innovative cultural fabric if we want to thrive."
7 Mar 2019
The overall state of air travel and aircraft finance on the continent remain positive, with many carriers managing to weather the political and economic storms of the past few years...
James Geldenhuys 4 Mar 2019
