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August 9, 2018 10:00 am ET -
LATAM Upgrades Brazil to South Africa Route to Weekly Service
LATAM Airlines will begin to operate two additional frequencies on its São Paulo-Johannesburg route, which will allow for a daily flight between both cities. Currently, the route is only operated five times per week from São Paulo's Guarulhos Airport. Although the…
June 8, 2018 2:00 pm ET -
South African Airways to Begin Restructuring to Combat Financial Woes
South African Airways (SAA) CEO Vuyani Jaraya has admitted that "tough decisions" are required in order to save the continent's largest carrier from financial ruin. On the verge of collapse, Jaraya indicated a streamlining of the airline's 10,000-plus workforce, as well…
May 11, 2018 8:30 am ET -
Struggling South African Airways to Receive $400 Million Capital Injection
The South African government has promised another sizeable cash injection to its ailing national carrier to assist with "urgent financial obligations," it was announced on Thursday. The latest 5 billion rand ($400 million) boost will mean that the airline has received over…
March 31, 2018 8:00 am ET -
A321LR Completes Its Longest Flight to Date
When D-AVZO, the new Airbus A321LR's test airframe, touched down on Toulouse in the early morning of March 30, it had completed its longest trip to date. The 11-hour long flight departed La Pointe Larue Airport, in the Seychelles Islands…
February 13, 2018 1:20 am ET -
Africa’s Debate over a Single Air Transport Market: Why It…
For years, authorities in government and aviation across Africa have been engrossed in a debate that could alter the course of the continent's aviation market: the debate over whether to create a Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM). It would,…