Garth Calitz
- Apr 14, 2020
- 3 min
The Covid Flight – Aviate * Deliver * Sustain * Contain
The Aviation Community of South Africa have once again come together proving that no obstacle is ever too big to overcome. The Covid Flight was established just days after the National Lock-down was announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa, utilizing the selfless pilots that have widely supported initiatives like “The Children’s Flight” and “The Elders Flight” in the past. The Covid flight is a Community Based Project, utilizing the Pilots and Sponsors from the General Aviation
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Garth Calitz
- Apr 14, 2020
- 2 min
Denel - From Weapons to Ventilators
Denel is mobilising its resources and expertise towards a priority project for the local design and development of medical ventilators in support of the national response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Danie du Toit, Group Chief Executive of Denel says engineers from Denel Dynamics and Denel Aeronautics are already working round the clock on Project Sabela – ‘we are heeding the call’ – in partnership with other state-owned entities, research bodies and medical technology companies
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Garth Calitz
- Apr 7, 2020
- 2 min
Airbus A350-1000 deployed in fight against COVID-19
Airbus continues to purchase and supply millions of face masks from China, the large majority of which will be donated to governments of the Airbus home countries, namely France, Germany, Spain and the UK. An Airbus flight test crew has just completed its latest mission with an A350-1000 test aircraft. This is the third of such missions between Europe and China. The aircraft returned to France with a cargo of 4 million face masks on Sunday, 5 April. The A350-1000 left Toulous
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Garth Calitz
- Apr 7, 2020
- 3 min
BA staff volunteers step forward to support communities across the UK
British Airways is joining the response against Covid-19 with a company-wide taskforce who will bring their skills and expertise to communities across the UK to help the fight against the COVID-19 virus. The current reduction in the number of flights means British Airways is in the position of having thousands of cabin and flight crew with more time available and an appetite to volunteer. Their advanced first aid qualifications, combined with their natural passion for looking
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Garth Calitz
- Mar 28, 2020
- 3 min
China’s domestic aviation industry showing upward trend
These are dark days for the aviation industry, albeit every industry, but if there is a ray of light it might be this: the country where COVID-19 started is showing signs of recovery. China’s domestic passengers are starting to once again take to the skies. IATA chief economist Brian Pearce sees that a “turning point” could be in sight for airlines in the world’s second biggest economy. From 23 January, when the city of Wuhan was locked down by authorities, China’s aviation i
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Garth Calitz
- Mar 24, 2020
- 1 min
IATA Release and Updated COVID-19 Impact Assessment
#IATA #Coronavirus #COVID19
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Garth Calitz
- Mar 24, 2020
- 3 min
ICAO, IMO, and UNWTO help the aviation and tourism sector withstand COVID-19 impacts
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), International Maritime Organisation (IMO), and the World Health Organisation (WHO) joined the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) today for a virtual teleconference on COVID-19. When outlining the status of the air industry, and summarising the actions taken to-date by ICAO, Dr. Liu underscored that “without reliable, affordable air services, and harmonised aviation and tourism policies, the benefits of aviation and tour
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Garth Calitz
- Mar 24, 2020
- 2 min
Cathay Pacific to drastically reduce capacity
Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon will reduce capacity by 96% across our passenger network in April and May in light of the severe drop in demand due to the ongoing corona-virus pandemic and multiple government travel restrictions that form part of the global health response plan. As previously announced, Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon intend to operate a bare skeleton passenger flight schedule in April and May, though their freighter capacity remains intact. Cathay’s abilit
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Garth Calitz
- Mar 20, 2020
- 1 min
Czech Republic Adopts SALIS Capability to Airlift Urgent Medical Equipment
According to NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), the Czech Republic will use Strategic Airlift International Solution (SALIS) to transfer urgent medical equipment from China and help tackling the coronavirus crisis in the country. In total, three SALIS missions will take place in the next days, under Czech Republic request. The AN-124-100 aircraft of Antonov Airlines, airlift subdivision of ANTONOV COMPANY, will arrive to Shenzhen Airport, in southeaster China. It wil
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Garth Calitz
- Mar 20, 2020
- 2 min
SAA Suspends International and Regional Flights until 31 May 2020
South African Airways (SAA) will immediately suspend all regional and international operations until the end of May in response to a government travel ban aimed at stopping the transmission of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) The decision means SAA will only render services domestically between Johannesburg and Cape Town. The suspension of flights follows the gazetting of Regulations and the issuing of a Notice to Air Men (NOTAM), an official government notice prohibiting the embar
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Garth Calitz
- Mar 16, 2020
- 4 min
Statement released by the SACAA regarding COVID-19 and their Operations
In view of the COVID-19 Corona virus outbreak in the country, the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) would like to provide the following update in relation to the SACAA operations during this time. Background On 10 January 2020, Chinese health officials reported 41 cases of pneumonia due to the novel Corona virus (2019-nCOV), including seven patients with severe illness and one death. Preliminary analysis of the viral genome from China and other countries suggests
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Garth Calitz
- Mar 8, 2020
- 1 min
Messe Friedrichshafen postpones aviation show AERO
Due to current developments in regard to the spread of coronavirus COVID-19, Messe Friedrichshafen is taking a serious but necessary step: aviation show AERO will not be held in the planned period of April 1 to 4, 2020, but will be postponed to a date that has not yet been determined. “The current situation with the coronavirus has resulted in a nasty domino effect,” says Klaus Wellmann, Managing Director of Messe Friedrichshafen. On Thursday, the same decision already had to
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Garth Calitz
- Mar 3, 2020
- 2 min
IATA Requests Global Suspension of Slot Rules Due to Coronavirus
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is contacting aviation regulators worldwide to request that the rules governing use of airport slots be suspended immediately and for the 2020 season, due to the impact of COVID-19 "the Coronavirus". Around 43% of all passengers depart from over 200 slot coordinated airports worldwide. At present, the rules for slot allocation mean that airlines must operate at least 80% of their allocated slots under normal circumstances. Fa
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