The Ctrack Transport and Freight Index (Ctrack TFI) retreated further in July to an index level of 120.8, the lowest level this year since March (120.5).  This represents a decrease of 1.2% during... 

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that its EasyPay service was launched in Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Gabon and Mauritius, with effect from Wednesday (August 30). EasyPay... 

Brazil’s tourism promotion agency, EMBRATUR, has welcomed the news that direct flights between Brazil and South Africa are being reinstituted. These flights will start early this month and will be... 

During the second quarter of this year (2Q23), African airlines, for the second quarter in a row, saw the world’s second highest year-on-year passenger traffic growth rate, the International Air... 

Cape Town Air Access, a multiagency initiative led by Western Cape provincial trade, investment and tourism promotion agency Wesgro, on Thursday released its latest figures on the economic benefits... 

The spat between Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan and his former director-general, Kgathatso Tlhakudi, is far from over. On Thursday, Gordhan was meant to respond to the allegations... 

South African regional airline Airlink has resumed cargo operations to and from the Hosea Kutako International Airport in Windhoek, Namibia. The carrier suspended these operations on Wednesday,... 

 The European Union is scouting Africa to back clean jet fuel projects under its Global Gateway infrastructure fund, an EU official said, ahead of an anticipated boom in demand for environmentally... 

South African regional airline Airlink has announced that, with immediate effect, it has had to temporarily suspend its air cargo (but not passenger) operations at Windhoek’s Hosea Kutako... 

The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) is joining the Focus Africa Initiative of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), it was announced on Wednesday. IATA and AFRAA will also renew... 

The global air transport industry information technology (IT) and technology solutions company SITA has highlighted the opportunities, as well as the risks, presented to the commercial aviation... 

Germany’s national flag carrier Lufthansa has announced that it has recently signed code-share agreements with two South African airlines. These are the still State-owned (but soon-to-be... 

Air passenger traffic, worldwide, continued its strong recovery in June, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported. IATA was the global representative body for the airline... 

The International Air Transport Association (IATA), the global representative body for the airline industry, has reported that the decline in air cargo demand continued its deceleration in June.... 

South Africa’s State-owned air traffic management (ATM) company, Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS), announced on Monday evening that it had entered a commercial agreement with its... 

Kenya Airways (KQ), the East African country’s flag carrier, announced on Monday that it and major US carrier Delta Air Lines (Delta) had expanded their strategic partnership. The partnership now,... 

TAAG Angola Airlines (TAAG), the south-west African country’s national flag carrier, announced on Wednesday that it had entered a collaboration with South Africa-based international travel... 

International air transport industry company SITA has announced that it has entered a partnership with Singapore-based Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) technology company Envision Digital.... 

South African State-owned Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) and aviation surveillance technologies company Aireon have signed a cooperation agreement to advance space-based automatic... 

Kenya Airways (KQ), the East African country’s public private partnership national flag carrier, has announced that it has signed a long-term contract, with Germany-based maintenance, repair and... 

South African private sector airline Airlink has acknowledged the decision of the Johannesburg High Court, regarding the carrier’s application against the State-owned South African Airways (SAA).... 

The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) has warmly welcomed the decision of the Competition Tribunal to approve the takeover of State-owned South African Airways (SAA) by the Takatso consortium.... 

The Competition Tribunal has approved Takatso Aviation's proposed acquisition of a 51% stake in South African Airways, but has given conditions - including a moratorium on retrenchments as, well as... 

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) has embarked on provincial outreach and awareness workshops in collaboration with provincial governments, wherein it hopes to have engaged... 

Namibian privately-held domestic and regional airline FlyNamibia is, from Monday, promoting its flights and services to travel agents around the world on the Global Distribution System (GDS), as a... 

South African air navigation service provider Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) has started using global aircraft tracking and surveillance system manufacturer Aireon’s space-based... 

Airline RwandAir will soon launch daily direct services between London’s Heathrow airport and Kigali, as it continues to expand its European network and meet additional demand for UK flights. The... 

The incidence of mishandled baggage on commercial flights worldwide reached an incidence of 7.6 per thousand passengers in 2022, representing a year-on-year increase of 74.7%, SITA Director of... 

The International Air Transport Association (IATA), which is the representative body for the global airline industry, has announced that its first World Safety and Operations Conference (WSOC) will... 

South African regional airline Airlink has been declared the winner of the Africa and Middle East category in the 2023 FlightGlobal-Korn Ferry Airline Strategy Award. The award was presented to... 

Global airline representative body, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), and design, engineering and project management consultancy company Atkins (part of the SNC-Lavalin Group)... 

The Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has highlighted its plans to digitalise its operations, to increase efficiency and improve the experience of the passengers using its airports. The... 

South African private-sector regional airline Airlink has painted its latest and recently-acquired Embraer E195 airliner in a special all-black colour scheme, in order to promote the carrier’s... 

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the Aviation Impact Accelerator (AIA) are to collaborate to evaluate the financial aspects of achieving aviation’s and global governments’... 

South African Airways Technical (SAAT), a subsidiary company of the State-owned South African Airways (SAA) Group (and so, a sister company to the SAA airline), has reported that its has overhauled...