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Emirates' A350 aircraft touched down in Cape Town on July 1, 2026, launching a third daily Dubai-Cape Town flight and marking the jet's South African debut, alongside a reinstated fourth daily Johannesburg service lifting the airline's weekly South African connections to 56. The expansion, backed by an April agreement with Wesgro, extends Premium Economy access and boosts SkyCargo uplift of perishables such as fruit, meat and flowers.
Cape Winelands Airport partners with Stellenbosch UniversityCape Winelands Airport has partnered with Stellenbosch University on smart and green development research linked to its planned R8-billion expansion, which could support about 35 000 jobs during construction and just over 100 000 during its first twenty years of operation. Collaboration areas include engineering, logistics, aviation skills pipelines and pilot training.
Airlink unveils rugby-themed E190 liveryAirlink has repainted an Embraer E190, ZS-YAE, in an all-green livery at its Polokwane paintshop to mark its role as official domestic airline for the Rugby's Greatest Rivalry 2026 tournament, flying South African and New Zealand teams between matches on its domestic and regional routes.
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Cape Winelands Airport and Stellenbosch University (SU) have formed a partnership to advance smart and green development innovation, foster sustainable growth and drive academic advancement. The...
International airline Emirates’ third daily service on the Dubai-Cape Town route landed at Cape Town International Airport on July 1, marking the first arrival of flight EK778 and the debut of the...
South Africa’s largest regional and domestic airline, Airlink, has unveiled one of its Embraer E190 jetliners repainted in a one-off celebratory all-green livery. The aircraft, ZS-YAE, was...
The global representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has reported that total global air passenger traffic fell by -2.2%, year-on-year, in...
The global aviation industry’s specialist IT and communications group, SITA, has reported that Africa is still the region with the highest rate of mishandling airline luggage. Its 'Baggage IT...
The global representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has announced the launch of the Supporting Alliance for CORSIA EEU Supply, as part of...
South African State-owned Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) has retained its Level 2 recognition under the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (Canso) GreenATM environmental...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA – the global representative body for the airline industry) and the intergovernmental International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) have...
Swiss low-cost carrier Edelweiss Air, part of the Lufthansa Group, has announced the start of its Zurich-Windhoek service. The first flight on this new route was actually flown on Monday from...
Boogertman + Partners has been appointed lead architect and will work with amd.sigma, a Berlin-based airport development company and wholly owned subsidiary of Munich Airport International, on the...
Airports company South Africa (ACSA) has announced the board appointments of Irvin Phenyane as chairperson, and Xoliswa Daku, Keitumetse Mahlangu, Surendra Sooklal, Roy Mnisi and Theunis...
The airspace over Cape Town is set to become much busier in the next two to seven years, with two mega-projects ramping up to allow for increased air traffic to and from the Western Cape capital....
The airspace over Cape Town is set to become much busier in the next two to seven years, with two mega-projects ramping up to allow for increased air traffic to and from the Western Cape capital....
State-owned management agency Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has appointed Charles Shilowa as acting CEO, effective July 1, while the board undertakes a formal process to recruit and appoint...
By: Khanyisa Nkuna - Group Manager: Infrastructure and Property Development at Airports Company South Africa Airports in South Africa are far more than transport hubs; they are strategic economic...
Global total air passenger demand increased by 2.1%, year-on-year in March, the global representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has...
Aviation was a strategic enabler for African social and economic development, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has highlighted, at its Focus Africa Conference, in Addis Ababa,...
Ghana said late Tuesday it was working to identify an investor for a new national airline, inviting "potential strategic partners" to engage with the West African country, which has not had a...
Industry organisation the Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) calls on fuel suppliers, depots, airports and governments in the region to urgently share their contingency fuel allocation...
Africa's largest carrier Ethiopian Airlines on Monday said it is buying six additional Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner jets as it looks to expand its long-haul flights across Africa and to the US, Europe...
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