Guy covers Southern Africa for Aviation Week Network publication African Aerospace. He was born in England and grew up in South Africa. He has a PhD on African airline connectivity modeling and holds Private and Glider Pilot licenses.
In the 1990s he started writing and contributing to aviation and financial publications. In 2005, he acquired SA Flyer Magazine. He has become an aviation analyst in demand by South African TV, radio and print publications.
The biennial African Aerospace and Defence Expo has evolved from being primarily an aerospace expo to being a defence show. For 2024 the shift in focus was heightened by poor weather that limited the airshow at Guateng, South Africa, as well as the absence of former key exhibitors.
Within 10 years of being founded, FlySafair has rapidly grown to become the dominant domestic airline in South Africa, having more than 60 per cent of the intensely-competitive market. Guy Leitch asked CEO Elmar Conradie how he has accomplished such strong growth and simultaneously achieved significant awards.
