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 Acsa-Led
Team in Running for Stake in Indian Airport Deals
A South
African consortium led by Airports Company SA (Acsa) has pre-qualified
to bid for a stake in the privatisation of Mumbai and Delhi
airports India's two largest .
Airline
Bosses in Dakar Gripe Over Losing Market
European
and Middle East carriers yesterday attracted criticism over
what African airlines termed as the domination of their market.
Anger
as start-up SA airline delays flights
Civair
Airways passengers travelling between Cape Town and London
are concerned about the spate of cancellations of flights
by the company on the eve of the festive summer season.
Civil
Aviation Committed to Mozambique's Economic Growth
The Mozambique
Civil Aviation Institute (IACM) is committed to continuing
its efforts to ensure that the country benefits in terms of
economic growth from joining the International Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO).
Comair
Takes Advantage of Strong Rand to Buy Craft
Listed aviation
group Comair's acquisition of four Boeing aircraft for R220m
is unlikely to put strain on the group.
DA:
Suspend 'secret arms deal'
The Democratic
Alliance appealed on Friday for what it called a "secret
arms deal" to acquire up to 14 Airbus military transport
aircraft to be suspended until a meeting is held by the defence
committee to address "critical questions that surround
the deal".
DNA
tests completed in fatal air crash
Nova Scotia
RCMP have completed DNA tests and notified the families of
the seven crewmembers, who died in cargo plane crash in Halifax
last October.
Botswana
airports to be upgraded to accommodate Boeing 737
The restructuring
of the Department of Civil Aviation into an autonomous authority
to enhance its responsiveness to the challenges of the air
transport industry is ongoing.
Freak
storm batters planes at Joburg airport
A gusting
storm, which hit Johannesburg International Airport on Friday
afternoon, damaged several passenger jets so badly that they
had to be grounded, disrupting flights.
Group
Berates Chikwe Over Nigerian Airways
 Former
Aviation Minister, Chief Kema Chikwe (right) has been berated
for failing to take decisive steps towards resuscitating the
ailing Nigeria Airways.
Hanging
Slok By All Means
Once more
the question of what offence exactly Slok Airlines committed
that led to its prolonged grounding has rebound to currency.
Interestingly; this time around it is the promoters of the
airline or its stranded employees or even concerned professional
aviation bodies that have raised the Slok matter for renewed
public attention.
Hip-hop
star 50 Cent involved in Nigeria fracas
Hip-hop star 50 Cent hit trouble in Africa on Saturday night,
when he got into a scuffle with the entourage of another rapper
in a Lagos, Nigeria airport.
Jhb
planes 'fit to fly' again
Three planes shifted from their moorings in gusting winds
at Johannesburg International Airport on Friday afternoon,
were declared fit to fly on Saturday by South African Airways'
(SAA) technicians.
Jhb
cops warn air travellers
Police
on Wednesday warned air travellers to budget time during the
festive season for possible delays in getting to and from
Johannesburg International Airport as there are plans to stage
major roadblocks on these routes.
KA
Directors Re-Elected
Mr Denis
Daudi Afande has been re-elected by shareholders of Kenya
Airways as a member of the firm's board.
Lufthansa
Names New Boss for Nigeria, W/Africa
Lufthansa
German Airlines has named Mike Kahn as General Manager Nigeria
and Managing Director, West Africa for the German flag Carrier.
Nairobi
to Remain BA's Regional Hub
Nairobi
will continue to be East Africa's regional hub for British
Airways because of its more advanced infrastructure, the airline
has said.
Nam
Airports Company Seeks New CEO
The Namibia
Airports Company (NAC) has begun the search for a new chief
executive officer, as speculation that the former head, Tukondjelanee
Nghihalua, jumped ship before he got the push persists.
Nigeria
Airways: Liquidator Promises Transparency
The principal
partner of of Babington Ashaye & Co, appointed liquidator
to Nigeria Airways liquidator, Prince Ade. A. Babington-Ashaye
has assured the airline's creditors that the bidding process
for the assets of the national carrier would be transparent.
'No
special treatment' for Civair passengers
South African Airways (SAA) communications manager Rich Mkhondo
says the sales department has dealt with "a number of calls"
from Civair passengers wanting to know how SAA can "help them
out".
Obstacle
on NAF's flight path
The Nigerian
Air Force, (NAF), has gone through a bad patch since the advent
of democratic governance in the country, not because its officers
and men experienced shortages in the area of training or in
the payment of allowances or welfare packages aimed at enhancing
motivation and loyalty to defending the nation's territorial
integrity by air, but because the equipment for which the
officers and men pride themselves are not serviceable.
'Only
12 Rooivalks sold to SA Air Force'
 Only
12 of South Africa's Rooivalk attack helicopters developed
by Denel Aviation have been sold to the South African Air
Force (SAAF) and there were also three prototypes in the SAAF
inventory, says Public Enterprises Minister Alec Erwin.
Penniless
airline grounded
Around 900 livid would-be passengers have had their holiday
plans thwarted by Civair, a charter company turned low-cost
airline. Civair was to have started services on December 4
this year, travelling between South Africa and London’s Stansted
Airport.
Polokwane
planning to compete with big guns
Polokwane
International Airport has its sights set on being among the
best airports in the country. This follows a development strategy
by the company which runs the airport to enable the facility
to take its rightful place among the country's top aviation
centres.
Power
Outage Stalls Flights At MMIA
For several
hours on end, flights in and out of the nation's premier international
airport, the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA),
were brought to a halt on Thursday due to power failure.
SA,
Airbus to sign a deal
 South
Africa is committed to buying at least $837m worth of military
aircraft in exchange for investment, technological knowledge
and jobs, the transport department said on Thursday.
SAAF
says C130s 'are safe'
The SA Air Force (SAAF) denied on Friday that its fleet of
C130 Hercules aircraft was not airworthy. The
SAAF was responding to news reports and remarks by some defence
attaches based in Pretoria that the aircraft, in use with
28 Squadron, appeared to be unsafe.
SA
grouping pre-qualified in Indian deal
The South African consortium formed by Airports Company South
Africa Limited (Acsa), Old Mutual plc (OML), The BidVest Group
Limited (BVT) and Indian partner GVK Industries Limited has
received official notification from the government of India
that it has been pre-qualified in the bid to participate in
the privatisation of India's Mumbai and Delhi airports, lead
partner Acsa announced on Monday.
SA
plane grounded in Zambia
An aircraft
full of South African soldiers, among them high-ranking defence
force officers, was delayed for a long time at a base in Zambia
on Tuesday.
SAA
'Is Abusing Its Hold On Market'
The incremental
incentive scheme offered by South African Airways (SAA) to
travel agents constituted an abuse of its dominance in the
domestic air-travel market, the Competition Tribunal heard
yesterday.
SAAF
Cheetahs to fly until 2010
 Current
defence department planning dictates that the Cheetah aircraft
in use by the South African Air Force must remain in effective
operational service until 2010 to allow for full operational
integration of the new Gripen system, says Defence Minister
Mosiuoa Lekota. |
SAA's
Winning Position Surprises the Experts
National
carrier SA Airways has always scored high on most-trusted
company polls - this year the accolade comes despite a R6-billion
hedging loss and complaints about its new fleet.
Strategic
Plan to Make Luanda Airport Safer
A strategic
plan of security to be implemented at the level of the Ministry
of Interior with the participation of other organs will turn
the "4 de Fevereiro" International Airport safer in the future
times, a reliable source said.
Tourist
dies in parachute fall
 A
French parachute glider pilot died near Rustenburg, North
West, on Wednesday after he fell about 40m with his equipment.
UN
to expand training of officials at airports
The United
Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) will expand training
of officials at all international airports in Southern Africa,
in an effort to combat illicit drug smuggling. Jonathan Lucas,
the UN representative in the region, says all ports of entries,
especially Johannesburg International Airport, are main targets
of drug traffickers.
Virgin Refutes Report, Assures Nigerian
Professionals
Authorities
of Virgin Nigeria, the country's new flag carrier have refuted
recent media report quoting the airlines Chief Executive,
Mr. Simon Harford as having said that Nigerians should forget
key positions in the airline.
Zimbabwe
'mercenaries' to appeal conviction
Zimbabwe's
High Court is allowing 64 suspected mercenaries to appeal
against their jail terms on charges relating to a coup plot
in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, their lawyer said on Thursday.
Airzim
Faces Competition On Vic Falls-Jo'burg Route
Competition
is likely to hot up on the Victoria Falls-Johannesburg route
as tourist activity picks up ahead of the festive season.
Airzim
Faces Stiff Challenge
Air Zimbabwe's
flight to China could fail to generate profits for the national
airline because of stiff competition from Kenya Airways, Ethiopian
Airways and South African Airways.
Airzim
Loses Over $10bn Through Scam
Air Zimbabwe
was prejudiced of more than $10 billion between January last
year and October this year by its current and former employees
through its 10 percent discount scheme for staff travel on
its flights.
Airzim
Must Not Be a Gravy Train
Reports that
Air Zimbabwe was prejudiced of more than $10 billion between
January last year and October this year by current and former
employees through its 10 percent discount scheme for staff travel
on its flights makes very sad and shocking reading indeed.
Air
Polonia ceases operations
 Poland's first low-cost airlines,
Air Polonia has ceased operations less than 12 months after
it was founded. SkyEurope, will provide a replacement for
53000 passengers who hold tickets with the now bankrupt airline.
Airplanes
searched for explosives
Authorities
searched an Air France airliner at Los Angeles International
Airport early Saturday for several ounces of explosives that
disappeared during a French police training exercise at an
airport outside Paris, officials said.
Canadian
airports to get dirty-bomb detectors
Dirty-bomb
detectors are being installed at the Ottawa International
Airport under a federal project aimed at eventually adding
them to air facilities across the country.
Cathay
suspends four Boeing 777-300 jets
Cathay
Pacific Airways Ltd. has suspended four of its 10 Boeing 777-300
jets after an engine part fell off one of them and smashed
onto a car as the plane flew over Thailand last week.
China
launches indigenously-made light aircraft
An
indigenously-made five-seater light aircraft dubbed as China's
first, has made its first flight in Nanjing, capital of east
China's Jiangsu Province.
Civair
collapse creates barmy army
Five thousand
travellers from Britain - including hundreds of cricket fans
- have seen their Christmas trips to South Africa ruined after
an airline collapsed.
Concern
over moors Apache flights
There are
concerns that the peace of the North York Moors could be disturbed
by low-flying military helicopters.
Free
log system for aircraft builders
ExperCraft announces Simple Log, a powerful yet easy-to-use
system allowing aircraft builders to store and share their
project log information on line.
How
to justify a part-time private jet
How big
an extravagance is a corporate jet? This is a risky question
to raise; many business travelers hate the very idea of corporate
jets. The image of some swaggering tycoon using the company
jet to fly his mistress and her poodle to join him in Palm
Springs has a tenacious hold on their imaginations.
Lawsuit
accuses General Electric Co of covering up defects
A USD64.4 million whistleblower lawsuit accuses General Electric
Co. of covering up defects during production of jet engine
blades.
Longest-serving
astronaut to retire from NASA
 The
longest serving astronaut in history, who flew twice to the
moon and commanded the first space shuttle mission, has announced
his retirement after 42 years at NASA.
Lower,
Slower, Nearer
How
else to explore the vast green reef of the rain forest canopy
than in an aerial bathysphere? Like the iconic flyboys of
"The Right Stuff," most men who take to the skies dream of
going higher, faster and farther.
Morgan
Freeman grounded
Driving Miss Daisy. No problem. But don't look for Morgan
Freeman behind the controls of an airplane anytime soon.
Mystery
lights in sky baffling Australians
 The
appearance of hovering, flashing lights in the Australian
sky last Saturday night has residents Down Under wondering
what could have been the source.
Navy
helicopter crew found dead
 The Ministry of Defence has
confirmed that the bodies of the crew of a Royal Navy Lynx
helicopter which crashed off the Cornish coast have been found.
Rotor
wing aircraft sector abuzz at Dubai Helishow 2004
 The maiden International
Helicopter Technology and Operations Exhibition of Middle
East region, Dubai Helishow 2004, concluded Thursday encouraging
an upswing in the regional spending on copter technology,
as high profile visitors from all over the GCC and the Middle
East region flocked to the exclusive four day show held at
the East Hall in Dubai Airport Expo from December 6-9, 2004.
State
reduces stake in Air France
 France may cut its
share in Air France-KLM
to just 18% by trading free shares in the carrier for staff
pay cuts, reports say citing bank sources.
Stearman
Biplane was backbone of World War II
 The attack on
Pearl Harbor December 7, 63 years ago catapulted America into
World War II and turned a most unlikely airplane into a cult
object.
US
rescue chopper down off Alaska
 A US Coast Guard
helicopter has crashed into the Bering Sea with 10 people on
board during the attempted rescue of the crew of a stricken
freighter. |
We
wish all our readers a very happy Christmas and New Year
as we publish the final news edition for 2004.
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