From the 3rd of December, FlySafair will launch their second base at Johannesburg O.R. Tambo airport, allowing passengers to fly from Johannesburg to George and Port Elizabeth.
We've all sat and contemplated airports and their IATA codes for long enough, and some of their origins have remained a mystery. Why is Chicago O’Hare Airport ‘ORD’ and Orlando Airport ‘MCO’? At Routesonline we have done some digging and found out some of the answers to those burning questions.
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced yesterday that Abu Dhabi-based Falcon Aviation Services LLC has placed a firm order for three additional Q400 NextGen airliners.
Next year, the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) will hold its 47th Annual General Assembly (AGA) in Republic of the Congo, hosted by local carrier ECAir.
The Flight Safety Foundation announced today that Dr. Harold O. Demuren had been recognized with the FSF-Boeing Aviation Safety Lifetime Achievement Award at its 67th annual International Air Safety Summit in Abu Dhabi
South African Airways (SAA) has launched a new frequent flyer partnership with JetBlue Airways in North America, providing expanded mileage earning opportunities for SAA's Voyager members.
Expanding South African regional carrier Airlink has announced that it is to phase out its remaining seven Jetstream 41's and has placed remarketing in the hands of independent British Aerospace (BAe) aircraft specialist Cockley Brake Limited.
One of Volga-Dnepr Airlines' An-124-100 freighters has operated to five cities in Congo, Ghana, Mali, Guinea-Bissau and Ivory Coast to deliver urgent equipment being used to help fight the outbreak of the Ebola virus in the region.
David Storch, chairman and chief executive of AAR has been named to the US President's advisory council on 'Doing Business in Africa,' a 15-member panel of private sector business leaders charged with helping the American administration strengthen commercial engagement between the United States and Africa.
Comair CEO, Erik Venter, was elected as the new chairman of the Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) at the industry body's 44th annual general assembly which was held in Mauritius this past weekend.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) emphasised the importance of industry-government partnership as the industry embarks on the second century of commercial aviation.
The negotiating team of Air Namibia, in conjunction with the Namibia Cabin Crew Union (NCCU), has announced that an agreement has been signed this week following lengthy negotiations on the cabin crew benchmarking dispute of 2010.
Economic growth in the SADC region and within its member states could be stimulated if governments and airlines were able to ensure that trade, immigration, tax and other policies fostered air transport connectivity and promoted competition, according to the Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA).
Air traffic safety in African airspace and environmental sustainability dominated discussions and presentations at the third annual Air Traffic & Navigation Services (ATNS) AVI Afrique 2014 Africa Aviation Innovation Summit held yesterday, 28th October 2014 at the CSIR International Convention Centre in Pretoria.
