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Trust, Turbulence and the Future of African Aviation: Reflections from the 2026 National Aviation Conference

Trust, Turbulence and the Future of African Aviation: Reflections from the 2026 National Aviation Conference

Aviation Economy Lifestyle Local News 2 months ago

13 min 260

Beyond Words: Rethinking Gender and Language in Aviation

Beyond Words: Rethinking Gender and Language in Aviation

Aviation Economy Lifestyle Local News 2 months ago

10 min 186

From Classrooms to Cockpits: Universities Reshaping Aviation in Africa

From Classrooms to Cockpits: Universities Reshaping Aviation in Africa

Aviation Economy Lifestyle Local News 2 months ago

11 min 214

The State of Aviation Safety in Kenya: Flying too Close to the Sun?

The State of Aviation Safety in Kenya: Flying too Close to the Sun?

Aviation Economy Lifestyle Local News 2 months ago

5 14 min 526

The Second Gauteng Investment Summit: Why Aviation Must Lead the Next Growth Phase

The Second Gauteng Investment Summit: Why Aviation Must Lead the Next Growth Phase

Aviation Economy Lifestyle Local News 3 months ago

15 min 643

Freeing the Eagle, Grounding the Vision: Reflections on the SAAF Change of Command

Freeing the Eagle, Grounding the Vision: Reflections on the SAAF Change of Command

Aviation Economy Lifestyle Local News 3 months ago

11 min 637

From Clearance to Catastrophe: Understanding the LaGuardia Tragedy

From Clearance to Catastrophe: Understanding the LaGuardia Tragedy

Aviation Lifestyle Local News 3 months ago

11 min 258

No Ground School, No Exam: A Turning Point for South African Student Pilots

No Ground School, No Exam: A Turning Point for South African Student Pilots

Aviation Lifestyle Local News 3 months ago

12 min 850

Reflections from the 2026 BARSA Aviation Summit: Aviation, Integration and the Work Still Ahead

Reflections from the 2026 BARSA Aviation Summit: Aviation, Integration and the Work Still Ahead

Aviation Lifestyle Local News 4 months ago

19 min 467

A Busy Week for South African Aviation: Two Worlds, One Ecosystem

A Busy Week for South African Aviation: Two Worlds, One Ecosystem

Aviation Lifestyle Local News 4 months ago

1 8 min 647

Aviation Law and the African Moment: What the UP-McGill Partnership Signals for Higher Education

Aviation Law and the African Moment: What the UP-McGill Partnership Signals for Higher Education

Aviation Lifestyle Local News 4 months ago

11 min 612

Beyond Johannesburg: What Eswatini Air’s New Zambia Route Reveals About Regional Aviation Strategy

Beyond Johannesburg: What Eswatini Air’s New Zambia Route Reveals About Regional Aviation Strategy

Aviation Lifestyle Local News 4 months ago

12 min 849

Between the Hills and the Runway: Reimagining Aviation’s Promise for Lesotho’s Youth

Between the Hills and the Runway: Reimagining Aviation’s Promise for Lesotho’s Youth

Aviation Economy Lifestyle Local News 4 months ago

2 8 min 473

Harith’s Acquisition of FlySafair: A Moment of Truth for South African Aviation

Harith’s Acquisition of FlySafair: A Moment of Truth for South African Aviation

Aviation Economy Lifestyle Local News 4 months ago

2 14 min 1235

Singing at Altitude: When Political Expression and Unruly Behaviour Meet Aviation Safety

Singing at Altitude: When Political Expression and Unruly Behaviour Meet Aviation Safety

Aviation Economy Lifestyle Local News 5 months ago

9 min 772

Who Really Gets to Fly? Gender, Power and the Unfinished Business of Transformation in South African Aviation

Who Really Gets to Fly? Gender, Power and the Unfinished Business of Transformation in South African Aviation

Aviation Economy Lifestyle Local News 6 months ago

11 min 1363

Taking Aviation to the People: Reflections from the Rustenburg Career Expo

Taking Aviation to the People: Reflections from the Rustenburg Career Expo

Aviation Lifestyle Local News 8 months ago

10 min 181

Second Aviation Indaba Highlights Collaboration, Innovation, and Sustainable Growth in South African Aviation

Second Aviation Indaba Highlights Collaboration, Innovation, and Sustainable Growth in South African Aviation

Aviation Economy Lifestyle Local News 10 months ago

13 min 834

The Flight of Tomorrow: Reflections from the ICAO-SACAA NGAP Aviation Summit

The Flight of Tomorrow: Reflections from the ICAO-SACAA NGAP Aviation Summit

Aviation Economy Lifestyle Local News 11 months ago

7 min 1273

Aviation Experts Chart the Future of Africa’s Skies at Landmark Seminar

Aviation Experts Chart the Future of Africa’s Skies at Landmark Seminar

Aviation Economy Lifestyle Local News 11 months ago

7 min 1012

Soaring Futures in Kroonstad: ATNS Leads a Transformative Weekend of Aviation Engagement

Soaring Futures in Kroonstad: ATNS Leads a Transformative Weekend of Aviation Engagement

Aviation Lifestyle Local News 11 months ago

8 min 935

From Skies to Archives – Charting a Bold Flight Path through the UNISA–ATNS MoU

From Skies to Archives – Charting a Bold Flight Path through the UNISA–ATNS MoU

Aviation Lifestyle Local News 11 months ago

9 min 314

FAA’s New Rule: A Jurisdictional Quagmire for Foreign Licence Holders

FAA’s New Rule: A Jurisdictional Quagmire for Foreign Licence Holders

Aviation Lifestyle Local News 12 months ago

9 min 975

Dr. Adejoke O. Adediran Earns PhD in Aviation Law with Groundbreaking Research on Passenger Protection

Dr. Adejoke O. Adediran Earns PhD in Aviation Law with Groundbreaking Research on Passenger Protection

Aviation Lifestyle Local News 1 year ago

6 min 435

Department of Agriculture’s Clinton Heimann showcases South Africa’s technology leadership at drone conference in South Korea

Department of Agriculture’s Clinton Heimann showcases South Africa’s technology leadership at drone conference in South Korea

Aviation Local News 1 year ago

9 min 1541

SACAA sets the record straight: debunking falsehoods in Fly Africa’s “new EASA-inspired syllabus and exam curriculum”

SACAA sets the record straight: debunking falsehoods in Fly Africa’s “new EASA-inspired syllabus and exam curriculum”

Aviation Local News 1 year ago

10 min 1522

AERO South Africa 2025 Lands at Lanseria – The Ultimate General Aviation Showcase

AERO South Africa 2025 Lands at Lanseria – The Ultimate General Aviation Showcase

Aviation News 1 year ago

7 min 1698

The South Africa UAE Air Services Agreement – a welcome catalyst for the aviation sector

The South Africa UAE Air Services Agreement – a welcome catalyst for the aviation sector

Aviation News Politics 1 year ago

13 min 1558

An aviator’s response to South Africa’s 2025 State of the Nation Address

An aviator’s response to South Africa’s 2025 State of the Nation Address

Aviation News Politics 1 year ago

11 min 1070

Fly Fofa Aviation Training Open Day Soars with Promise

Fly Fofa Aviation Training Open Day Soars with Promise

Aviation News 1 year ago

1 8 min 2400

Cry the beloved airline – the risk of Fly Safair’s ticket overbooking practice leading to unruly passenger incidents

Cry the beloved airline – the risk of Fly Safair’s ticket overbooking practice leading to unruly passenger incidents

Aviation News 1 year ago

9 min 404

AERO South Africa partners with Lanseria International Airport for its 2025 edition

AERO South Africa partners with Lanseria International Airport for its 2025 edition

News 1 year ago

1 5 min 1427

The ‘right to fly’ in light of the recent FlySafair unruly passenger incident – understanding South Africa’s aviation laws

The ‘right to fly’ in light of the recent FlySafair unruly passenger incident – understanding South Africa’s aviation laws

News 1 year ago

9 min 1954

Air Tanzania banned from EU Airspace following safety concerns

Air Tanzania banned from EU Airspace following safety concerns

News 2 years ago

5 min 752

General Aviation Indaba 2024 a huge success

General Aviation Indaba 2024 a huge success

News 2 years ago

6 min 970

South African Airways Pilots’ Strike – Unending Woes for the Flag Carrier

South African Airways Pilots’ Strike – Unending Woes for the Flag Carrier

News 2 years ago

4 min 486

Empowering Dreams: Flying Jurist’s Inspiring Mentorship at Botebo Tsebo Secondary School

Empowering Dreams: Flying Jurist’s Inspiring Mentorship at Botebo Tsebo Secondary School

News 3 years ago

6 min 287

Mentorship Project

Mentorship Project

Projects 3 years ago

6 min 358

Aviation Indaba

Aviation Indaba

Projects 3 years ago

5 min 371

Hangar Conversations

Hangar Conversations

Projects 3 years ago

1 min 229

Intro Flights Project

Intro Flights Project

Projects 3 years ago

1 min 257

What Would Happen If a Hurricane Hit an Erupting Volcano

What Would Happen If a Hurricane Hit an Erupting Volcano

Aviation 8 years ago

2 min 226

The Flying Jurist Media Gallery

The Flying Jurist Media Gallery

Aviation Gallery Projects 8 years ago

1 min 812

Trust, Turbulence and the Future of African Aviation: Reflections from the 2026 National Aviation Conference

Trust, Turbulence and the Future of African Aviation: Reflections from the 2026 National Aviation Conference

Aviation Economy Lifestyle Local News 2 months ago

13 min 260

Beyond Words: Rethinking Gender and Language in Aviation

Beyond Words: Rethinking Gender and Language in Aviation

Aviation Economy Lifestyle Local News 2 months ago

10 min 186

From Classrooms to Cockpits: Universities Reshaping Aviation in Africa

From Classrooms to Cockpits: Universities Reshaping Aviation in Africa

Aviation Economy Lifestyle Local News 2 months ago

11 min 214

The State of Aviation Safety in Kenya: Flying too Close to the Sun?

The State of Aviation Safety in Kenya: Flying too Close to the Sun?

Aviation Economy Lifestyle Local News 2 months ago

5 14 min 526

The Second Gauteng Investment Summit: Why Aviation Must Lead the Next Growth Phase

The Second Gauteng Investment Summit: Why Aviation Must Lead the Next Growth Phase

Aviation Economy Lifestyle Local News 3 months ago

15 min 643

Freeing the Eagle, Grounding the Vision: Reflections on the SAAF Change of Command

Freeing the Eagle, Grounding the Vision: Reflections on the SAAF Change of Command

Aviation Economy Lifestyle Local News 3 months ago

11 min 637

From Clearance to Catastrophe: Understanding the LaGuardia Tragedy

From Clearance to Catastrophe: Understanding the LaGuardia Tragedy

Aviation Lifestyle Local News 3 months ago

11 min 258

No Ground School, No Exam: A Turning Point for South African Student Pilots

No Ground School, No Exam: A Turning Point for South African Student Pilots

Aviation Lifestyle Local News 3 months ago

12 min 850

Reflections from the 2026 BARSA Aviation Summit: Aviation, Integration and the Work Still Ahead

Reflections from the 2026 BARSA Aviation Summit: Aviation, Integration and the Work Still Ahead

Aviation Lifestyle Local News 4 months ago

19 min 467

A Busy Week for South African Aviation: Two Worlds, One Ecosystem

A Busy Week for South African Aviation: Two Worlds, One Ecosystem

Aviation Lifestyle Local News 4 months ago

1 8 min 647

Aviation Law and the African Moment: What the UP-McGill Partnership Signals for Higher Education

Aviation Law and the African Moment: What the UP-McGill Partnership Signals for Higher Education

Aviation Lifestyle Local News 4 months ago

11 min 612

Beyond Johannesburg: What Eswatini Air’s New Zambia Route Reveals About Regional Aviation Strategy

Beyond Johannesburg: What Eswatini Air’s New Zambia Route Reveals About Regional Aviation Strategy

Aviation Lifestyle Local News 4 months ago

12 min 849

Between the Hills and the Runway: Reimagining Aviation’s Promise for Lesotho’s Youth

Between the Hills and the Runway: Reimagining Aviation’s Promise for Lesotho’s Youth

Aviation Economy Lifestyle Local News 4 months ago

2 8 min 473

Inhlanyelo Hub’s Drone Masterclass: What the Drone Sector Taught Us About Building a Future That Works

Inhlanyelo Hub’s Drone Masterclass: What the Drone Sector Taught Us About Building a Future That Works

Aviation Lifestyle Local News 7 months ago

10 min 541

Beyond the cockpit: Reflections on the recent APGroN 2025 Conference

Beyond the cockpit: Reflections on the recent APGroN 2025 Conference

Aviation Economy Lifestyle Local News 7 months ago

12 min 553

The Inaugural Aerotropolis Symposium: When Academia Meets Industry in Pursuit of Developing Africa’s Skies

The Inaugural Aerotropolis Symposium: When Academia Meets Industry in Pursuit of Developing Africa’s Skies

Aviation Lifestyle Local News 8 months ago

12 min 427

Taking Aviation to the People: Reflections from the Rustenburg Career Expo

Taking Aviation to the People: Reflections from the Rustenburg Career Expo

Aviation Lifestyle Local News 8 months ago

10 min 181

Second Aviation Indaba Highlights Collaboration, Innovation, and Sustainable Growth in South African Aviation

Second Aviation Indaba Highlights Collaboration, Innovation, and Sustainable Growth in South African Aviation

Aviation Economy Lifestyle Local News 10 months ago

13 min 834

The Flight of Tomorrow: Reflections from the ICAO-SACAA NGAP Aviation Summit

The Flight of Tomorrow: Reflections from the ICAO-SACAA NGAP Aviation Summit

Aviation Economy Lifestyle Local News 11 months ago

7 min 1273

Aviation Experts Chart the Future of Africa’s Skies at Landmark Seminar

Aviation Experts Chart the Future of Africa’s Skies at Landmark Seminar

Aviation Economy Lifestyle Local News 11 months ago

7 min 1012

Soaring Futures in Kroonstad: ATNS Leads a Transformative Weekend of Aviation Engagement

Soaring Futures in Kroonstad: ATNS Leads a Transformative Weekend of Aviation Engagement

Aviation Lifestyle Local News 11 months ago

8 min 935

From Skies to Archives – Charting a Bold Flight Path through the UNISA–ATNS MoU

From Skies to Archives – Charting a Bold Flight Path through the UNISA–ATNS MoU

Aviation Lifestyle Local News 11 months ago

9 min 314

FAA’s New Rule: A Jurisdictional Quagmire for Foreign Licence Holders

FAA’s New Rule: A Jurisdictional Quagmire for Foreign Licence Holders

Aviation Lifestyle Local News 12 months ago

9 min 975

Dr. Adejoke O. Adediran Earns PhD in Aviation Law with Groundbreaking Research on Passenger Protection

Dr. Adejoke O. Adediran Earns PhD in Aviation Law with Groundbreaking Research on Passenger Protection

Aviation Lifestyle Local News 1 year ago

6 min 435

Two Doctorates and a Vision for Safer Skies: Dr Brian Suckling’s Aviation Law Breakthrough

Two Doctorates and a Vision for Safer Skies: Dr Brian Suckling’s Aviation Law Breakthrough

Aviation Lifestyle Local News 1 year ago

9 min 2381

Orion Cub Takes Centre Stage at Aero Club of South Africa’s Air Week 2025

Orion Cub Takes Centre Stage at Aero Club of South Africa’s Air Week 2025

Aviation Lifestyle Local News 1 year ago

10 min 1047

Drone Divas Take Flight: Inhlanyelo Hub and Ntsu Aviation’s Game-Changing Partnership

Drone Divas Take Flight: Inhlanyelo Hub and Ntsu Aviation’s Game-Changing Partnership

Aviation Local News 1 year ago

11 min 1573

The appointment of Prof. John Lamola as SAA CEO: A step forward or more of the same?

The appointment of Prof. John Lamola as SAA CEO: A step forward or more of the same?

Aviation Local News 1 year ago

9 min 1319

Department of Agriculture’s Clinton Heimann showcases South Africa’s technology leadership at drone conference in South Korea

Department of Agriculture’s Clinton Heimann showcases South Africa’s technology leadership at drone conference in South Korea

Aviation Local News 1 year ago

9 min 1541

SACAA sets the record straight: debunking falsehoods in Fly Africa’s “new EASA-inspired syllabus and exam curriculum”

SACAA sets the record straight: debunking falsehoods in Fly Africa’s “new EASA-inspired syllabus and exam curriculum”

Aviation Local News 1 year ago

10 min 1522

AERO South Africa 2025 Lands at Lanseria – The Ultimate General Aviation Showcase

AERO South Africa 2025 Lands at Lanseria – The Ultimate General Aviation Showcase

Aviation News 1 year ago

7 min 1698

The South Africa UAE Air Services Agreement – a welcome catalyst for the aviation sector

The South Africa UAE Air Services Agreement – a welcome catalyst for the aviation sector

Aviation News Politics 1 year ago

13 min 1558

An aviator’s response to South Africa’s 2025 State of the Nation Address

An aviator’s response to South Africa’s 2025 State of the Nation Address

Aviation News Politics 1 year ago

11 min 1070

Fly Fofa Aviation Training Open Day Soars with Promise

Fly Fofa Aviation Training Open Day Soars with Promise

Aviation News 1 year ago

1 8 min 2400

Cry the beloved airline – the risk of Fly Safair’s ticket overbooking practice leading to unruly passenger incidents

Cry the beloved airline – the risk of Fly Safair’s ticket overbooking practice leading to unruly passenger incidents

Aviation News 1 year ago

9 min 404

AERO South Africa partners with Lanseria International Airport for its 2025 edition

AERO South Africa partners with Lanseria International Airport for its 2025 edition

News 1 year ago

1 5 min 1427

The ‘right to fly’ in light of the recent FlySafair unruly passenger incident – understanding South Africa’s aviation laws

The ‘right to fly’ in light of the recent FlySafair unruly passenger incident – understanding South Africa’s aviation laws

News 1 year ago

9 min 1954

Air Tanzania banned from EU Airspace following safety concerns

Air Tanzania banned from EU Airspace following safety concerns

News 2 years ago

5 min 752

General Aviation Indaba 2024 a huge success

General Aviation Indaba 2024 a huge success

News 2 years ago

6 min 970

South African Airways Pilots’ Strike – Unending Woes for the Flag Carrier

South African Airways Pilots’ Strike – Unending Woes for the Flag Carrier

News 2 years ago

4 min 486

Empowering Dreams: Flying Jurist’s Inspiring Mentorship at Botebo Tsebo Secondary School

Empowering Dreams: Flying Jurist’s Inspiring Mentorship at Botebo Tsebo Secondary School

News 3 years ago

6 min 287

Mentorship Project

Mentorship Project

Projects 3 years ago

6 min 358

Aviation Indaba

Aviation Indaba

Projects 3 years ago

5 min 371

Hangar Conversations

Hangar Conversations

Projects 3 years ago

1 min 229

Intro Flights Project

Intro Flights Project

Projects 3 years ago

1 min 257

What Would Happen If a Hurricane Hit an Erupting Volcano

What Would Happen If a Hurricane Hit an Erupting Volcano

Aviation 8 years ago

2 min 226

The Flying Jurist Media Gallery

The Flying Jurist Media Gallery

Aviation Gallery Projects 8 years ago

1 min 812

‘With Every Hour The Cockpit Beckons’