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Engineering machinery at the Katlehong Engineering School. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Township school trains learners to be drone pilots, engineers

By focusing on scarce skills, the Katlehong schoolchildren are being primed to have a competitive edge in the job market

The many failures of the flight that fetched SA’s vaccines

After not flying for a year, SAA nearly botches humanitarian flight to Brussels — among other infringements — and then delays reporting the issue

Even before the first Covid-19 case was confirmed in South Africa, SAA was in as bad shape as it gets (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Uncertain future for domestic airlines

The uncertainty of a post-Covid-19 airspace makes it even more difficult for the airline industry to forecast its recovery

The SALT, like the SKA, is in the Northern Cape. New rules mean aircraft may have to avoid the area. (Mujahid Safodien/AFP)

SKA could add time to flight path

The aviation sector is worried that rules about the radio spectrum in the skies above the project could affect the Jo’burg to Cape Town route

Through his forgery of a licence, William Chandler was able to better his salary, position himself higher in SAA’s pilots hierarchy and co-pilot bigger aircraft on international flights.

Fraudulent SAA pilot to appear in court

William Chandler was arrested on Monday following a charge laid against him by the airline after it discovered his licence was forged

Wings clipped: SAA has tightened up on its procedures for checking pilot licences after a pilot was found to have forged one of his documents. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

SAA licence fraud claims another scalp

A department head has been suspended for allegedly trying to cover up for the disgraced pilot

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Gordhan: SA Express flights to take off next week

Gordhan said that the airline plans to initiate two routes next week and possibly add more routes on a weekly basis

SA Express employees beat out 16 other interested parties to buy a stake in the troubled state-owned airline.

SAA, SA Express merger ready for lift-off

Operationally this would mean SAA, SA Express, and Mango would all fall under one group management structure and pool resources including aircraft

SA Express employees beat out 16 other interested parties to buy a stake in the troubled state-owned airline.

Grounded SA Express one step closer to taking off again

SA Express announced on Thursday the South African Civil Aviation Authority had reinstated its Aircraft Maintenance Organisation certification

Bad weather may have caused the fatal plane crash at Lanseria airport.

Lanseria crash: Bad weather may be to blame

Bad weather is believed to have played a part in a fatal light aircraft crash at Lanseria airport.

Civil Aviation Authority denies corruption

The Civil Aviation Authority and the transport department denied allegations of corruption after granting SAA exemption from long flights.

SA runways ‘generally’ in a good state

South African airports’ runways are "generally" in a good state and compliant with International Civil Aviation Organisation requirements.