Opinion

• Opinion
• 19/08/2020 04:37

Restructured SAA will boost aviation sector

• Opinion
• 18/08/2020 13:30

Ministerial Outlook: SA’s Tourism recovery

South Africa's Minister of Tourism, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane has re-echoed the tourism sector's vital role in getting the country's economy back from the ruins of the ravaging coronavirus pandemic. The Minister who was participating in the Tourism Sector Recovery Plan Webinar said ''We have a firm belief that tourism will be one of the fa… read more

• Opinion
• 18/08/2020 05:36

KQ: Downsizing not the solution

Kenya Airways is currently downsizing operations including staff rationalisation in what management believes will help cut costs. At least 1,500 employees among them pilots, cabin crew, administrative and technical staff are targeted in the process set to end in September.

The Star's Martin Mwita spoke to the… read more

• Flights
• Opinion
• 17/08/2020 08:06

KQ nationalisation: Is the the way out?

Downsizing of Kenya Airways operations, which has seen hundreds of employees sent home, has led to a bitter fall-out between management and the company's staff, which continues to play out.

This, even as the airline remains in the process of being nationalised, debate pending in Parliament, a move that is expected to help tur… read more

• Flights
• Opinion
• 14/08/2020 07:25

Worsening impact of COVID-19 on African Aviation

Impact of COVID-19 on African Aviation and economics is worsening. Job losses in aviation and related industries could increase by up to 3.5 million. That is more than half of the region’s 6.2 million aviation-related employment and 400,000 more than the previous estimate.

Full-year 2020 traffic is expected to plummet by 54%… read more

• Beyond Africa
• Opinion
• 05/08/2020 12:09

JAL sees passenger traffic potentially returning to 50% of normal levels by March 2021

Japan Airlines plans a significant cost-cutting campaign to offset the effects of the COVID-19 crisis, and the carrier signaled this will include aircraft delivery deferrals.

JAL declined to provide its usual financial forecast for its full fiscal year ending March 31, 2021. However, it did outline a potential scenario where inter… read more

• Opinion
• 30/07/2020 06:32

WTTC: Governments must implement comprehensive testing facilities at airports

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has called upon world’s governments to establish comprehensive COVID-19 testing facilities at the international airports.

Gloria Guevara, WTTC President & CEO said: “WTTC is calling upon Governments around the world to begin a substantial program of investment to ensure comprehensive… read more

• Opinion
• 29/07/2020 07:41

COVID-19 impact in South Africa will affect all Southern African economies

Report recommends inclusive, broad-based and pro-poor policies to address inequality and reduce poverty rates; Impact of COVID-19 in South Africa projected to affect rest of Southern African economies. A higher level of preparedness is urgently needed to prevent and mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic in Southern Africa, including additional r… read more

• Opinion
• 28/07/2020 13:21

South Africa urged to adopt ‘Open Skies’ policy, mute new airline carrier idea

As South Africa mulls the idea floating a new national airline for the country, a business and economic strategist, Michael Power, has said the nation is better off with the ‘Open Skies policy’.

According to him, the country should mute the idea of setting a new airline, noting that, one serious option that “we should adopt a… read more

• Opinion
• 27/07/2020 16:51

Resilience and recovery: Aviation in Africa

As the world comes to grips with the pandemic's acute health and socio-economic impacts, today we are facing a new reality of unprecedented uncertainty. COVID-19 has brought the aviation industry to a halt, and like everywhere else, it had a massive social, financial and economic impact in Africa. The grounding of flights has resulted in… read more