Showing posts with label South Africa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label South Africa. Show all posts
Friday, October 4, 2013

■ SENEGAL: South Africa pledges to develop Dakar as a regional hub; to help set up new MRO facility.

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With the recent conclusion of President Jacob Zuma's state visit to the West African country, South Africa has pledged to help Senega...
Wednesday, October 2, 2013

► KENYA: Astral Aviation outlines B747-400F plans; to codeshare with Emirates SkyCargo on Joburg - Nairobi flights.

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Nairobi-based cargo operator, Astral Aviation (8V), and ANA Aviation Services have announced a new strategic partnership in Africa followin...
Tuesday, October 1, 2013

► SOUTH AFRICA: Airlink resumes Skukuza ops from June 2014; rebuffs SA Express' recent route launch announcement.

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South Africa's Airlink (4Z) has delayed the launch of flights to Skukuza from the previously announced March, to June 2, 2014. Accordin...

■ SOUTH AFRICA: LCC Skywise battles on with AOC Certification process.

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South African startup, Skywise (SWZ), will likely miss a deferred October launch date after the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SA...
Monday, September 30, 2013

► BOTSWANA: Kalahari Airways eyes flights to New York, Los Angeles and Hong Kong via its Gaborone hub.

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Denis Coghlan, the chief executive officer of the ambitious Botswana-based startup, Kalahari Airways, has outlined his longterm vision for ...

► SOUTH AFRICA: SA Express rolls out Cape Town - George, Joburg - Pietermaritzburg, Kruger/Mpumalanga from November.

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S A Express (XZ) is set to commence three new domestic South African flights with effect from November 1: Cape Town - George, Johannesburg ...
Friday, September 27, 2013

■ SOUTH AFRICA: SA Express posts $65'000 profit for FY2012/13; plans fleet acquisition in 2H 2014.

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S A Express (XZ) has reported a small net profit of ZAR650'000 (USD64'930) on the back of a 14% rise in revenue for its 2012/13 Fin...

► SOUTH AFRICA: DoT redtape forces Fastjet to suspend launch of Dar es Salaam - Johannesburg flights.

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fastjet (FN) has announced that its first international flight between Dar es Salaam and Johannesburg, previously scheduled to take place o...
Thursday, September 26, 2013

■ SOUTH AFRICA: Litson & Associates appointed Argus Int'l strategic partner for African market.

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Cincinnati-based specialized aviation services firm, Argus International, Inc. has appointed Cape Town-based Litson & Associates as i...
Wednesday, September 25, 2013

► SOUTH AFRICA: FlySafair outlines its tentative schedule; operational launch due in mid-October.

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In spite of a pending legal application by both Comair Ltd and Skywise to block its launch , nascent South African Low Cost Carrier FlySafa...
Tuesday, September 24, 2013

■ SOUTH AFRICA: Denel establishes Spaceteq, a new satellite & space engineering unit within Denel Dynamics.

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South African state owned aerospace and defence technology conglomerate, Denel SOC,  has announced the formation of Spaceteq, a new busines...

► CONGO (BRAZZAVILLE): Trans Air Congo adds a fourth B737-300 on lease from Star Air.

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The Republic of Congo's Trans Air Congo - TAC (Q8) has bolstered its operations with the addition of yet another South African B737-300...
Monday, September 23, 2013

● OPINION: The Legal Basis of the Court Application against FlySafair by Rob Baker.

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In the interests of stirring more debate and offering a more broadly-based platform for the flow of information, ideas and opinions here on...

■ SOUTH AFRICA: Imperial Logistics accuses SAA Cargo of anti-competitive practices.

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South African logistics and freight specialists, Imperial Logistics, has joined the growing list of South African private firms taking ac...
Thursday, September 19, 2013

■ SOUTH AFRICA: mango to boost recruitment of black cadet-pilots as demand dictates.

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South African LCC, mango (JE), and regional operator, South African Express (XZ), have announced that, leveraging an existing SAX Cadet P...
Wednesday, September 18, 2013

► SPAIN: Arik Air flight to Heathrow diverts to Mallorca after pregnant passenger suffers severe pains, bleeding.

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Arik Air (W3) flight W3101 from Lagos, Nigeria to London Heathrow, Untied Kingdom, was on Sunday, September 15, forced to divert to Palma M...

► MOZAMBIQUE: Qatar Airways granted rights to Johannesburg - Maputo from late October.

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Qatar Airways (QR) has tentatively been granted local traffic rights on the Johannesburg - Maputo, Mozambique sectors of its 3x weekly flig...
Tuesday, September 17, 2013

■ SOUTH AFRICA: Comair, SkyWise launch legal bid to block FlySafair's launch.

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Following through with its threats of legal action , Comair Ltd and now startup, SkyWise, have dragged the Air Services Licensing Council ...

■ SOUTH AFRICA: New $41mln Somerset East mini-Aerotropolis to be completed next year.

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The town of Somerset East in the province of the Eastern Cape in South Africa will next year begin operating a new ZAR413million (USD40.9...
Monday, September 16, 2013

► BOTSWANA: Kalahari Airways turns to crowdfunding for 747s to operate London Gatwick flights.

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Kalahari Airways is a Botswana-based startup that intends to offer flights from Cape Town, South Africa to London Gatwick via Gaborone Bo...