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World airline body calls for international alignment on restoring airworthiness of 737 MAX

By: Rebecca Campbell 28th June 2019 National aviation safety regulators should continue to align their technical validation timelines and requirements for the safe restoration to service of the Boeing 737 MAX airliner, the International Air Transport Association (Iata) has urged. The association also urged that there be alignment... →

Airline body regional head highlights importance of aviation to Africa’s development

By: Rebecca Campbell 25th June 2019 The importance and potential of, and challenges facing, commercial aviation in Africa were highlighted at the International Air Transport Association (Iata) Regional Aviation Forum, in Accra, Ghana, on Monday. “Aviation is a key enabler for economic and social prosperity in Africa,” highlighted... →

South African drone sector association created

By: Rebecca Campbell 21st June 2019 A representative body for the South African unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), or drone, sector was launched on Thursday evening at Kyalami, north of Johannesburg. This is the South African Federation of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS – another term for drones), officially abbreviated to Safu.... →

SAA says possible strike by pilots could hurt airline's business

By: African News Agency 19th June 2019 South African Airways has said that the industrial action threatened by aggrieved pilots could hurt the embattled airline's business. This as the South African Airways Pilots’ Association on Monday questioned the interim SAA chief executive Zukisa Ramasia's competency to run the State-owned... →

Kenyan lawmakers propose nationalisation of Kenya Airways

By: Bloomberg 19th June 2019 Kenya’s Parliamentary transport committee proposed the nationalisation of Kenya Airways after rejecting the airline’s proposal to allow it to manage the nation’s biggest airport. The committee proposed creating a holding company with four subsidiaries including the carrier and the Jomo Kenyatta... →

Aviation technology leaders reaffirm their determination to cut industry’s CO2 emissions

By: Rebecca Campbell 18th June 2019 At the 2019 Paris Air Show on Tuesday, the Chief Technology Officers (CTOs) of seven of the world’s major aerospace companies issued a joint statement on their joint and cooperative commitment to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by the aviation industry. The companies were, in alphabetical... →

SAA defends interim CEO, warns against strikes

By: News24Wire 18th June 2019 The board of South African Airways has backed its new interim CEO Zukisa Ramasia after the South African Airways Pilots Association criticised her appointment and threatened to go on strike. Ramasia was appointed as the flag carrier's interim head earlier this month after Vuyani Jarana stepped... →

Threats to embark on industrial action could hurt SAA, airline warns

By: Nadine James 18th June 2019 South African Airways (SAA) on Tuesday noted a “deep sense of disappointment” at the South African Airways Pilots’ Association’s (Saapa’s) comments that it may embark on industrial action in protest against the appointment of Zukisa Ramasia as the airline’s acting CEO. Saapa chairperson Captain... →

Unions agree to give SAA one week to deal with their demands on Jarana

By: African News Agency 14th June 2019 Workers unions at the South African Airways said on Friday the State-owned airline has requested one week to deal with their demands of reinstating Vuyani Jarana as group chief executive and a complete overhaul of the board. This as the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa and the South... →

Hydrogen offers pathway for lowering hard-to-abate carbon emissions – IEA

By: Terence Creamer 14th June 2019 Hydrogen and hydrogen-based fuels could help facilitate the decarbonisation of a range of sectors where the pathway for achieving meaningful emission reductions is currently uncertain or difficult, a new global study argues. Released by the International Energy Agency (IEA) at a meeting of G20... →

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