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R170m drug haul - crack team makes narcotics bust at airport
Sat, Mar 21, 2009
On January 20, UK border agency found 50kg of dagga in three pieces of baggage on an SAA flight that landed at Heathrow Airport from Johannesburg.
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SA aviation firm wins coveted accreditation from US aerospace group
Sat, Mar 21, 2009
South African aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) company Denel Aviation, part of the State-owned Denel defence industrial group, has received accreditation from US aerospace group Lockheed Martin for the MRO of the American company’s renowned C-130 Hercules series of military transport aircraft, including its L100 civil version.
UK firm to help Zimbabwe regain top tourism destination status
Sat, Mar 21, 2009
HARARE – Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has appointed the British-based World Travel Group (WTG) to help spruce up Zimbabwe’s tainted image abroad as part of efforts to revive the country’s once booming tourism sector.
Ghana struggling to attract tourism
Sat, Mar 21, 2009
Ghana wants to attract one million tourists every year but it may take a while before they manage. The tourism minister asked the UNWTO for help.Ghana wants to become an important and luring tourism destination. The country certainly has some tourism potential. There are pristine beaches, wild life and also UNESCO heritage sites. Ghanaians want to attract one million tourists every year but so far they have not succeeded. The Ghanaian tourism minister Juliana Azumah-Mensah has asked the UNWTO for help in conducting a survey that should determine why the industry is not as successful as the Ghanaians want it to be.
VIDEO: SAA Air Crash
Sun, Apr 12, 2009
South African Airways Flight 295 was a Boeing 747-244B Combi called "The Helderberg" that crashed on November 28, 1987 killing all 159 passengers aboard. What really brought The Helderberg down?
Air France crash: 41 bodies recovered
Sat, Jun 13, 2009
Rio de Janeiro/Paris: Recovery teams have pulled an additional 17 bodies out of the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil, bringing the total number of bodies retrieved after last week's Air France plane crash to 41 reports SIFY news.
BA pilots volunteer for pay cuts but strikes loom
Sat, Jun 13, 2009
Pilots at British Airways are to take voluntary pay cuts as the airline battles to stem record losses. However the airline could still be poised for a summer of strike action as ground staff vote six to one against a pay cut. At a meeting with the UK pilots union, Balpa, scheduled for this week, BA pilots will ballot on a range of cost-cutting procedures, which will include pay cuts across the board for all pilots, according to insiders. The Times reports that Balpa plans to have the measures in place by the end of this month, in what will be an unprecedented move by BA pilots.
bmi opens doors to new international lounge
Sat, Jun 13, 2009
mi has announced the opening this month of its new international lounge, bmi Number One Heathrow. The flagship lounge has been conceived with customer comforts in mind and provides a stylish environment in which to work, relax, dine and refresh.
Air Astana spreads its wings
Sat, Jun 13, 2009
Air Astana, the flag carrier of the Republic of Kazakhstan, is celebrating its seventh anniversary with plans to significantly expand its Central Asia network to include more cities in southern Russia and other neighbouring countries.
Kenya Airways unveils special fares
Sun, Jun 14, 2009
Kenya Airways announced it introduced attractive fare offers on some of its domestic and international routes for the month of June.
800 BA staff volunteer to work for free
Thu, Jun 25, 2009
Almost 7,000 British Airways staff have applied for voluntary pay cuts, including 800 who said they will work unpaid for up to a month, the airline announced today.
Ethiopian Airlines to launch flights to three African destinations
Sun, Sep 20, 2009
Addis Ababa, - Ethiopian Airlines set to launch services to three African destinations namely Mombassa, Conakry and Monrovia effective October, 25 2009.
British tourists biggest spenders at FIFA World Cup 2010
Sun, Jun 27, 2010
According to data from VISA, British tourists in South Africa have so far been the biggest spenders during the FIFA World Cup 2010.
South African police warns tourists about counterfeit R200 notes
Sun, Jun 27, 2010
Tourists visiting the country during the World Cup period have been warned not to fall prey to people offering them currency conversions through the black market, police said on Monday.
