Emirates and South African Airways to expand codeshare agreement
Emirates and South African Airways agreed to expand a codeshare partnership and explore other areas of bi-lateral co-operation in a boost to the state-owned African carrier, struggling to turn a profit since 2011. The expanded commercial partnership will see the two airlines leverage one another’s route networks, cargo services and flight schedules to increase passenger […]
IAG Cargo extends its reach into South Africa
IAG Cargo has today announced the launch of a new B777-200 Cape Town, South Africa service, set to operate three times a week from London Gatwick. From November 24th 2016 the additional service will be running throughout the winter schedule. This route supplements the three times a week A330-300 Madrid- Johannesburg service, due to start […]
Africa"™s first solar powered airport set to launch in South Africa
South Africa is set to unveil Africa"™s first solar powered airport. The airport will be completely functional without the country"™s electricity grid as the installation of photo-voltaic panels will generate sufficient electricity through harnessing energy from the sun. It has been reported that the solar airport project was spearheaded by the agency of the Department […]
