Minister joins Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) celebrations

The deputy minister of transport, Sindisiwe Chikunga, yesterday visited the Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS)'s Operations Centre in Johannesburg and thereafter celebrated with board members, executive managers and staff, the company's significant milestones - achieved over the past 20 years.

Chikunga said: “I am ecstatic that our coming here coincide with a great milestones commemoration where we as a Transport family take out time to celebrate the 20th anniversary of our very own Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) as South Africa and Africa’s leading air navigation services provider. ATNS has seen the growth of the industry, the challenges, the achievements, as well as innovative ways of delivering world-class safety and operational performance.”

ATNS’s newly-appointed CEO, Thabani Mthiyane said that the South African aviation infrastructure is considered to be one of the best in the world, contributing to the country’s aviation safety record. “It is for this reason that ATNS continues to invest wisely in this infrastructure to support the country’s overall transport infrastructure. Through these activities ATNS provides significant contributions to the South African and the continent’s aviation industry, thereby promoting safer skies,” he said.