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Amended drone rules may violate privacy rights
Amended drone usage regulations by the Civil Aviation Authority have received comments that they did not take people’s right to privacy into account.
Urgent probe into Airlink emergency landing
An urgent probe is underway at Airlink after a plane was forced to make an emergency landing at OR Tambo International Airport.
Lanseria reopens after emergency landing
Lanseria airport has reopened after the wreckage of a plane which had to belly land was removed from its runway on Sunday.
Minister backs grounding of Airlink planes
Transport Minister Sbu Ndebele has patted the CAA warmly on the head for the swift action it took to ground the Jetstream fleet of Airlink.
Body of pilot found near Northam
The body of a Johannesburg pilot, who went missing over the weekend, was found in the wreckage of his light aircraft near Northam on Wednesday.
Aviation authority refutes downgrading allegations
Claims that the Civil Aviation Authority is facing possible downgrading by the US Federal Aviation Association are not true, a spokesperson says.
At least 33 killed in Sudanese airliner blaze
A Sudanese airliner coming from Amman and Damascus burst into flames after landing in Khartoum on Tuesday night, killing at least 33.
Potential buyers queue up for Nationwide
At least 40 potential buyers have expressed an interest in Nationwide, the airline’s provisional liquidators, Alta-Tshwane Trust, said on Thursday. In a statement, the trust said…
Nationwide under provisional liquidation
Nationwide Airlines has been placed under provisional liquidation, an attorney for the company said on Wednesday. "We applied yesterday [Tuesday] at 3pm and were placed under…
Travel agent ‘blindsided’ by Nationwide closure
Travel agent Flight Centre said it was ”blindsided” by the sudden closure of Nationwide Airlines and had gone into a crisis meeting to decide how to deal with the matter, with no…
Cash-strapped Nationwide ceases operations
Nationwide Airline has ceased operations until further notice, the airline announced on Tuesday. ”Our cash-flow has become critical and as a result have decided to voluntarily…
Pilot who died in crash was denied permission to land
A 44-year-old pilot who died in a light aircraft crash in the Krugersdorp Game Reserve on Tuesday had requested to make an emergency landing at Lanseria Airport, Gauteng police…
Zim govt rubbishes vote-rigging claims
Zimbabwe’s justice minister has dismissed as ”utter rubbish” claims by the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) that the political playing field is uneven ahead of national…
Two die in Free State plane crash
Two men died when their light aircraft crashed on a farm near Van Reenen on Saturday afternoon, said Free State police. The two-seater light aircraft went down approximately 45km…