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Jet fuel shortages disrupt flights amid Middle East conflict

Travel

Jet fuel shortages disrupt flights amid Middle East conflict

Joanna Plucinska, Ilona Wissenbach and Isaac Anyaogu 17 Apr 2026

Passenger demand hits record highs as airlines near capacity

Travel

Passenger demand hits record highs as airlines near capacity

30 Jan 2026

African carriers lead as global air travel hits November record

Travel

African carriers lead as global air travel hits November record

9 Jan 2026

Global airlines set for $41bn profit in 2026 despite rising costs

Aviation

Global airlines set for $41bn profit in 2026 despite rising costs

22 Dec 2025

Africa leads as global air travel grows in October

Travel

Africa leads as global air travel grows in October

3 Dec 2025

Africa’s air traffic declines 0.3% in June

Travel

Africa’s air traffic declines 0.3% in June

1 Aug 2025

Source: Archive

Aviation

Airlines forecast profit growth in 2025, headwinds persist

9 Jun 2025

#Orchids&Onions: Qantas vs Qatar – which airline wins the ad game?

#OrchidsandOnions

#Orchids&Onions: Qantas vs Qatar – which airline wins the ad game?

Brendan Seery 19 May 2025

Global air travel rises in February despite domestic decline

Travel

Global air travel rises in February despite domestic decline

1 Apr 2025

Global air cargo experiences 18 months of continuous growth

Cargo & Storage

Global air cargo experiences 18 months of continuous growth

6 Mar 2025

Travel

Iata reports 10% rise in global passenger demand

6 Mar 2025

Global air travel rebounds with record demand in 2024

Travel

Global air travel rebounds with record demand in 2024

31 Jan 2025

Profit boost predicted for 2025 despite ongoing supply chain issues

Logistics & Transport

Profit boost predicted for 2025 despite ongoing supply chain issues

8 Jan 2025

Source: ty_yang via

Travel

Global air travel sets new record with soaring September demand

1 Nov 2024

Global air passenger demand up 8% in July, Africa sees 7.4% growth

Travel

Global air passenger demand up 8% in July, Africa sees 7.4% growth

30 Aug 2024

African air travel soars 16.9% in June, leads global load factor

Travel

African air travel soars 16.9% in June, leads global load factor

31 Jul 2024

Source: Md Shaifuzzaman Ayan via

Travel

AirAsia X expands with new route to Nairobi, Kenya

3 Jul 2024

Africa's Travel Indaba: Minister urges enhanced air connectivity for tourism growth

Tourism

Africa's Travel Indaba: Minister urges enhanced air connectivity for tourism growth

14 May 2024

African air passenger traffic rises by 34.7% in June

Travel

African air passenger traffic rises by 34.7% in June

10 Aug 2023

Travel

Is freedom of air transport in Africa a pipedream?

25 Apr 2023

Why green hydrogen is SA's next great export opportunity

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Why green hydrogen is SA's next great export opportunity

Gladys Nabagala 11 Apr 2022

Global air cargo demand drops by 10.6% in 2020

Cargo & Storage

Global air cargo demand drops by 10.6% in 2020

4 Feb 2021

British Airways suspends direct flights between Durban and London

Travel

British Airways suspends direct flights between Durban and London

22 Dec 2020

Aviation

Airline industry to suffer $84bn loss in 2020

11 Jun 2020

#LockdownLessons: How to keep a cool business head in the midst of a global pandemic

Travel

#LockdownLessons: How to keep a cool business head in the midst of a global pandemic

Wouter Vermeulen 7 May 2020

Aviation

Passenger confidence boost needed for air travel demand's slow recovery

23 Apr 2020

Image source: Gallo/Getty Images.

Research

Businesses will have to fight for survival in 2020 [report]

14 Jan 2020

Aviation

Air transport growth expected to rise in 2020

24 Dec 2019

Travel

SA-csi ranking reveals low-cost, local airlines lead customer satisfaction

14 Nov 2019

Passenger market shows modest increase in demand

Aviation

Passenger market shows modest increase in demand

14 Oct 2019

IATA: African airlines record 3.6% rise in demand for July

Travel

IATA: African airlines record 3.6% rise in demand for July

11 Sep 2019

Travel

IATA records solid passenger demand for April

29 May 2019

Emirates Group reveals half-year performance for 2018-19

Aviation

Emirates Group reveals half-year performance for 2018-19

19 Nov 2018

Photo by Jordan Sanchez on Unsplash

Cargo & Storage

Global air freight demand rises by 9.2%

6 Nov 2017

SAA celebrates 20 years of flying to Ghana

Aviation

SAA celebrates 20 years of flying to Ghana

7 Jul 2016

Boeing releases 2016 market outlook

Aviation

Boeing releases 2016 market outlook

25 Jan 2016

Aviation

No easy money to be made in SA airline industry - IATA

Carin Smith 10 Dec 2015

SA Express banks on delivery of its turnaround strategy in year ahead

Aviation

SA Express banks on delivery of its turnaround strategy in year ahead

Linda Ensor 29 Sep 2015

Mango launches new route

Aviation

Mango launches new route

18 Aug 2015

ECR needs industry CPR

CRM

ECR needs industry CPR

Alastair Gore 8 May 2015

Airport gears up for aviation boom

Aviation

Airport gears up for aviation boom

23 Mar 2015

DHL wins STAT Times award

Cargo & Storage

DHL wins STAT Times award

2 Mar 2015

Oil price decline "will have no effect on cost of flights"

Aviation

Oil price decline "will have no effect on cost of flights"

8 Jan 2015

SAA ups flights on continent

Aviation

SAA ups flights on continent

3 Dec 2014

FlySafair taking off on 16 October

Aviation

FlySafair taking off on 16 October

22 Sep 2014

Record profits for Mango

Tourism & Travel

Record profits for Mango

15 Sep 2014

fastjet named cheapest low-cost carrier in Africa

Aviation

fastjet named cheapest low-cost carrier in Africa

2 Jul 2014

fastjet launches flights to Zimbabwe

Tourism & Travel

fastjet launches flights to Zimbabwe

23 Jun 2014

More Mango flights to PE in 2014

Tourism & Travel

More Mango flights to PE in 2014

23 Apr 2014

Africa must implement open skies policy

Aviation

Africa must implement open skies policy

Nicky Smith 5 Jun 2013