Cloudline gears up to revolutionise Africa logisticsImage Supplied. | |
Carla da Silva is back in the cockpit at BARSA[Evan-Lee Courie] Carla da Silva, Air Mauritius Regional Manager: Africa and Latin America, has been re-elected as chairman to the Board of Airline Representatives of South Africa... | |
#AfricaMonth: Taking drone solutions to new heights[Evan-Lee Courie] 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... | |
#WomensMonth: Changing female demographics in aviationNandi Mbele, pilot at Mango Airlines | |
Air France's Joon officially takes over Cape Town route[Ilse Burger] NEWSWATCH: Air France has announced that its 'baby sister' airline, Joon, has taken over the direct route between Cape Town and Paris... | |
Three African airports honoured at Airport Service Quality AwardsPhoto by paul mocan on Unsplash | |
#CommerceMonth: ACSA elements for e-commerce success[Cari Coetzee] ACSA hopped on the e-commerce bandwagon (or should we say flight) and took Duty Free Shopping online, with their own portal. We spoke to Shethal Badal about ACSA's e-commerce journey... | |
[#WomenInBiz] The sky's the limit, Q&A with Jane Trembath[Nicci Botha] It was only in 2007 that South Africa had its first female commander on long-range international flights when Jane Trembath took the helm... | |
SAA reports another loss but raises revenueSAA optimistically predicts it will return to profitability but says it will take several years. Image: SAA | |
The role of a state-owned airline[Rob Baker] Whilst government has a clear role in delivering essential services to the needy, you won't find many of the millions of suffering South Africans at airports or on flights. Quite the opposite in fact, as once you've become a "jetsetter" you've arrived at a space unavailable to the poor. So, why are government involved in the airline industry? | |
Taxis should be trading on integrity and reputation[Thabani Khumalo] Does reputation matter? If you can ask SA National Taxi Council (Santaco), after its media conference, where it announced its intention to expand to the airline transport, I guees Santaco would say "yes". In today's news-driven and fast changing business environment, building and maintaining a strong corporate reputation is vital. | |
IATA forecasts tough year for airline operators[Paddy Hartdegen] The International Air Transport Association has forecast that the global aviation industry will make profits of almost US$7-billion this year but warns that the recovery in air travel is weak as tourism levels are down in the wake of the global economic uncertainty. | |
Quantas strike disrupts 65 flights[Paddy Hartdegen] As the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand hots up, hundreds of passengers who had booked on Quantas flights have had their travel plans disrupted because of a strike by ground staff at Australian airports. |