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NEWS Nov 15, 2024 South Africa’s Largest Low-Cost Airline, Flysafair, Faces Potential License Withdrawal Over Ownership Dispute FlySafair, the Johannesburg-based low-cost airline, is currently under review by the International Air Services Council (IASC), a body under the Ministry of Transport responsible for managing traffic rights within South Africa. Read More →
NEWS Nov 13, 2024 Tunisair Flight Chaos Leads to Management Shakeup and Government Intervention Tunisia’s national airline, Tunisair, is embroiled in operational disruptions. Following severe flight delays and cancellations earlier this month, the government is now taking decisive measures to address the crisis. Read More →
NEWS Oct 31, 2024 Norse Atlantic Expands to Africa With New London to Cape Town Route Norse Atlantic, the low-cost, long-haul airline based in Norway, is now heading to Africa. On Monday, 28 October, the airline celebrated the launch of its inaugural service from London Gatwick to Cape Town, South Africa. Read More →
NEWS Oct 29, 2024 Debt-Free South African Airways Seeks Capital to Fuel Post-COVID Recovery and Expansion The South African Parliament convened with Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, where the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) pressed the government to address South African Airways (SAA) urgent need for capital funding. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Jul 19, 2024 Inside the Aerotel: A Boeing 727 Hotel in the African Mountains Boeing 737 and a Boeing 727 are turned into a hotel in South Africa. Aerotel is a hotel in Hoedspruit, South Africa, 450km Northeast of Johannesburg. Hoedspruit is known for ecotourism, thanks to its proximity to nearby Kruger National Park. Read More →
NEWS May 28, 2024 Boeing To Open African Headquarters in Ethiopia American aerospace manufacturer Boeing announced plans to open African headquarters in Ethiopia, preferring it to other potential candidates such as South Africa and Kenya. Read More →
STORIES May 15, 2024 The U.S. Daring Mission to Steal a Soviet Made Helicopter Operation Mount Hope III was a daring mission executed by the US military in June 1988. Members of US Army’s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment were able to pull off a dangerous heist without ever alerting the enemy or suffering any casualties. Read More →
STORIES Apr 06, 2024 The Aircraft That Mysteriously Caught Fire: South African Airways Flight 295 Whenever a major air incident occurs, authorities can determine the cause of the crash following a comprehensive investigation. However, the case of South African Airways Flight 295 is unique. Unfortunately, the exact cause of this tragedy continues to remain unknown. This is the mystery of the Helderberg, a Boeing 747-200 from South African Airways. Read More →
NEWS Feb 25, 2024 Lufthansa and South African Airways Planes Nearly Collide at Johannesburg Airport A Lufthansa Boeing 747 almost collided with a South African Airways (SAA) Airbus A320 at Johannesburg O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) on February 23. The Lufthansa plane, flying under flight number LH 573 to Frankfurt, was starting to take off from runway 03L when SAA flight SA 422 crossed the runway. An investigation is currently underway to pinpoint the incident's root cause. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Feb 03, 2024 Which Airports Offer Nonstop Flights to All Six Inhabited Continents? Air travel has enhanced global connectivity over the past several decades. Journeys that would have once taken weeks or months to complete now only take hours. Not even a decade ago, very few airports offered nonstop flights to all six inhabited continents. Today, that number has increased thanks to advancements in aircraft technology. Read More →