Cape Town

The Embraer E2 Is Flying 2,000-Mile Leisure Routes Nobody Expected It To

Cape Town to Mauritius, Ottawa to Cabo: These are the E2 routes are redefining the meaning of "regional" travel across the world.

Simple Flying•Jasper Yu-Dawidowicz28 Sept

• favorable toward Embraer · 84%

Edelweiss Air Outlines Planned 319-seater A350 Network in NS27

Published at 0800PDT / 1500GMT 21SEP26 Edelweiss Air last week announced planned service entry of the new 319-seater Airbus A350-900 aircraft, with configuration J32W28Y259. The re-configured 319-seater will gradually enter service from June 2027.

• neutral toward Edelweiss Air · 99%

Exciting New British Airways Flights For Summer 2027

New British Airways flights for summer 2027 add Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar, non-stop Buenos Aires and extra Cape Town services. Here is what it means. British Airways…

• favorable toward British Airways · 98%

British Airways NS27 Intercontinental Network Changes – 17SEP26

Published at 0100PDT / 0800GMT 18SEP26 British Airways yesterday (17SEP26) announced planned intercontinental network adjustment for Northern summer 2027 season. Planned operation changes include the following.

• neutral toward British Airways · 99%

Cooking Oil-Powered Plane to Fly Tourists to Antarctica

Imagine flying from South Africa to Antarctica, one of the most remote places on Earth. Then visualize making the journey on a jet powered, partially, by fuel made from left-over cooking oil.

OilPrice.com•Andrew Topf17 Sept

How Low Is Too Low? Airlink Flypast at Cape Town DHL Stadium.

On Saturday the 29th of August 2026, South Africa’s Springboks faced off against New Zealand’s All Blacks in the second test of the four-match “Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry” series.

Fear of Landing•Sylvia4 Sept

AvTalk Episode 385: “Looking into” that low flypast

On this week’s episode of AvTalk, we discuss the low Airlink flypast in Cape Town, what’s been lost in the discussion so far, and what the South African civil aviation authority has to say about it.

Flightradar24 Blog•Flightradar244 Sept

Airlink E-Jets’ low stadium flypast sparks safety debate

Two Airlink Embraer E-Jets performed a low formation flypast over DHL Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa, prompting…

AeroTime•Gabriele Petrauskaite31 Aug

Airlink stadium flypast sparks safety debate after aircraft appear just metres above Cape Town venue

Two Airlink Embraer jets performed a spectacular flypast over Cape Town’s DHL Stadium on Saturday, 29 August, ahead of the Springboks–All Blacks rugby Test.

Aviation24.be•Bart Noëth30 Aug

Airlink’s low flypast over Rugby match in Cape Town

A pair of Airlink aircraft performed a low flypast in Cape Town. The lead aircraft passed less than 50 feet above the roof of DHL Stadium.

Flightradar24 Blog•Ian Petchenik30 Aug

Emirates and South African Airways Expand Codeshare Partnership

Emirates and South African Airways (SAA) today announced an expansion of their codeshare partnership, enabling access to nine cities and establishing the start of a reciprocal codeshare agreement between both carriers.

Breaking Travel News5 Aug

RECARO integrates AAT Composites

RECARO Holding has rebranded South Africa-based AAT Composites as RECARO Composites, expanding its presence in lightweight composite technologies for seating solutions.

AviTrader•Heike Tamm28 Jul

South African Airways and Turkish Airlines launch codeshare partnership to expand global connectivity

South African Airways (SAA) and Turkish Airlines have officially activated their new codeshare agreement on 15 July 2026, strengthening connections between Africa, Türkiye and major international markets.

Aviation24.be•André Orban16 Jul

Emirates arrives in Cape Town with the A350 and a third daily flight

On July 1st, Emirates’ third daily service landed at Cape Town International Airport, marking the first arrival of flight EK778. This also marks the debut of the airline’s A350 in...

AeroNews Global•Teodor Stefan3 Jul

Emirates arrives in Cape Town with a third daily service and its newest aircraft

Emirates’ third daily service on the Dubai-Cape Town route landed at Cape Town International Airport at 18:05 yesterday, marking the first arrival of flight EK778.

World Airline News•Bruce Drum2 Jul

WHY SOME OF AFRICA’S MOST PROMISING ROUTES STILL HAVE NO FLIGHTS

Two of Sub-Saharan Africa’s strongest unserved routes still have no direct flight: Johannesburg to Mumbai, and Brussels to Cape Town.

Breaking Travel News18 Jun

Airlink adds first Mauritius service with Cape Town route

LARA•Keith Mwanalushi11 Jun