Southern African air cargo committee head Alwyn Rautenbach has died
The Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) has announced that the head of the Air Cargo Operators Committee, Alwyn Rautenbach, died on Wednesday (February 10) following a long illness. The committee is an associate member of AASA, and he had headed it since 2006.
He was also executive manager: cargo at South African regional airline Airlink, which he joined in 2005. Prior to that, he had worked for the national flag carrier, South African Airways (SAA).
AASA CEO Chris Zweigenthal described Rautenbach as “a true legend and friend” of the region’s aviation industry. Rautenbach had represented the air cargo industry in its interactions with regulators and governments throughout Southern Africa.
“Alwyn was a giant in the aviation industry, and I know Airlink, who (sic) he loved very much, will miss him,” affirmed AASA acting chairperson and FlySafair CEO Elmar Conradie. “But the whole industry has suffered a big loss and he will be missed across the industry by the people he interacted with.”
“Wherever Alwyn worked, he made an impact with his expertise, knowledge and the ability to get the job done,” recalled Zweigenthal. “During his time at SAA, he was actively involved in supporting the business activities of AASA, and this carried through to his time at Airlink where he provided expert advice and input to important industry matters.”
Rautenbach is survived by his wife Sarie, and children Liesel, Yolande and Wayne, as well as by two grandchildren.
Comments
Research Reports
Projects
Latest Multimedia
Latest News
Showroom
Leading condition monitoring specialists, WearCheck, help boost machinery lifespan and reduce catastrophic component failure through the scientific...
VISIT SHOWROOM
Weir Minerals Europe, Middle East and Africa is a global supplier of excellent minerals solutions, including pumps, valves, hydrocyclones,...
VISIT SHOWROOM
Press Office
Announcements
What's On
Subscribe to improve your user experience...
Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):
Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format
Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):
All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors
including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.
Already a subscriber?
Forgotten your password?
Receive weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine (print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
➕
Recieve daily email newsletters
➕
Access to full search results
➕
Access archive of magazine back copies
➕
Access to Projects in Progress
➕
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format
RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA
R4500 (equivalent of R375 a month)
SUBSCRIBEAll benefits from Option 1
➕
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports on various industrial and mining sectors, in PDF format, including on:
Electricity
➕
Water
➕
Energy Transition
➕
Hydrogen
➕
Roads, Rail and Ports
➕
Coal
➕
Gold
➕
Platinum
➕
Battery Metals
➕
etc.
Receive all benefits from Option 1 or Option 2 delivered to numerous people at your company
➕
Multiple User names and Passwords for simultaneous log-ins
➕
Intranet integration access to all in your organisation
