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Low-cost airline Fastjet to take flight in SA

Aim-listed low-cost airline Fastjet aimed to have its own airliners in South Africa’s airspace by May through a 25:75 partnership with South African investment company Blockbuster. After months of negotiations with several potential partners to...
24 Apr 13
 
 
AVIATION

New budget airline to launch – report

A new budget airline is set to start operating from Johannesburg and Cape Town in the second half of the year, it was reported on Thursday. The airline, Skywise, sought to cut the costs of flying domestically by as much as 20%, its financial...
07 Mar 13
 
 
AVIATION & JOBS

Minister must consider job losses in 1time deal - Solidarity

Trade union Solidarity on Wednesday called on Transport Minister Ben Martins to consider embattled airline 1time’s about 540 former employees in his decision whether or not to allow UK-based FastJet to buy the airline. Last year, FastJet had...
 
 
AVIATION

New low-cost African airline to sell first tickets next week

New low-cost African carrier Fastjet would start selling tickets next week, ahead of its first flight later this month, the company, which is featuring the African grey parrot as its logo, said on Monday. Aim-listed Lonrho, which owns 67.4% of...
05 Nov 12
 
 
AVIATION

Lonrho lists airline division separately

London-listed investment group Lonrho has completed the separate listing of its African airline division, which it would rename ‘Fastjet’. Lonrho listed the division into Rubicon Diversified Investments, which acquired the unit for a...
 
 
Construction

New Vryheid regional airport set for 2017 completion

Aviation services provider Nordic Airport Solutions (NAS) will, in conjunc- tion with the South African Con-sortium, establish and operate a new regional airport in Vryheid, north of KwaZulu-Natal.
30 Mar 12
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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