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Aviation Leaders Gather in Cape Town

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that some 700 aviation leaders are gathering in Cape Town, South Africa for the 69th IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit. From 2-4 June 2013 Cape Town will be the global capital of commercial aviation as the industry discusses its most important issues, including […]

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IATA to Hold Africa Aviation Day in Collaboration with Ethiopian

IATA to Hold Africa Aviation Day in Collaboration with Ethiopian Ethiopian Airlines announce that IATA will host Africa Aviation Day on April 16, 2013 in Addis Ababa under the theme “Driving the Benefits of Aviation across the Continent”. This will be the first time that IATA Africa Aviation Day is held in Ethiopia. The Director-General and Chief Executive officer […]

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Concern over increase in local air fatalities in 2011

South African aviation history is littered with accidents and fatalities, with 325 people dying in air crashes in the country since 2004. The Tzaneen crash has already brought the number of air fatalities in the country to 30, surpassing last year’s total of 24. Phindiwe Gwebu, corporate communications and marketing manager for CAA, said all […]