Kimberley: Region: Supply and Installation of New Mobile System (bulk Filer System) and Transporting of Old Mobile Filing System to Storage Area.
Tender Summary:
MAM13/2021
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Tender Closed on: 2021-12-02 11:00
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Aviation group urges African airlines to consider the option of ‘wet-leasing’ aircraft
Major international aviation wet-leasing and charter services company Avion Express has highlighted the potential benefits to African airlines, recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic, of employing the option of wet-leasing airliners. Wet-leasing, more formally called aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance (ACMI) provision, involves leasing an airliner, plus both flight and cabin crew, with the lessor also responsible for maintenance and paying insurance. The lessee airline is responsible for …
Ethiopian Max crash report made false claims on plane, US says
Ethiopian investigators’ report into the Boeing 737 Max crash outside Addis Ababa in 2019 incorrectly declared the jetliner had an electrical failure, the US government said, in an extremely uncommon public counterclaim of the nation’s findings about the deadly accident. The US National Transportation Safety Board accused the Ethiopian Accident Investigation Bureau of making claims “unsupported by evidence” in conclusions belatedly released late in 2015.
Blasting to be done on N3 Camperdown overpass on Feb 8
Blasting will be carried out near the Camperdown Overpass Bridge to remove rock outcrops on February 8 at 15:00. This forms part of the ongoing N3 upgrades from Cato Ridge interchange to Dardanelles, the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) states. “Rock outcrops need to be gotten rid of through blasting to prepare for the building and construction of the stormwater system, as well as the pavement layers. Rolling closures will be utilized on the N3 in both instructions in between Umlaas road interchange and Cato Ridge interchange to minimise the delay of the traffic on the N3 during blasting,” says Sanral Eastern Region task supervisor Mohamed Parak.
Airlink to resume Madagascar flights
Southern African airline company Airlink prepares to reboot scheduled services between South Africa and Madagascar from January 30 following a practically 3 year suspension. The Johannesburg to Antananarivo service will reboot with a single weekly flight at 10:00 on Mondays, increasing to three flights weekly from February 14, with the same schedule being implemented on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.
IATA announces latest updates to its air transport industry manuals
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that it has finished its yearly revision of its manuals for operations, ground handling and cargo in the air transport sector. IATA is the global representative body for the airline industry. The updating of the manuals displayed, the association noted, the sector’s determination to further improve safety, adopt more sustainable operations, enhance cargo handling, and enhance the experience of airline passengers. “Aviation is a unique industry with its global footprint covering operations from mega-hubs, through regional airports to small and even remote airfields,” pointed out IATA senior VP for Commercial Products and Services Frederic Leger. “Nevertheless, the same standards and procedures need to be applied across the globe, in order to maintain smooth operations and a high level of safety. The IATA manuals are the reference materials, accurately reflecting agreed global standards, which the industry abides by.”
TFR starts yearly maintenance on East London-Free State-Northern Cape railway line
Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) has begun with the annual upkeep shutdown of the Cape Corridor’s East London primary line, which will continue for seven days up until January 22 and see no trains running on the line. The maintenance is set to enhance the 629-km-long rail network covering the locations from East London, in the Eastern Cape, to Springfontein, in the Free State, in addition to from Springfontein to Noupoort, in the Northern Cape.
Joburg implementing short-term interventions to repair flood-damaged roads
The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) has actually laid out short-term recovery interventions to fix Joburg’s flood-damaged roadways facilities. The city’s 7 local depots will be running at full capacity from January 16, with teams prioritising the flooding therapeutic work.
South Africa should ensure WEF discussions reinforce COP27 energy transition plan – BLSA
South Africa must make sure the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting conversation in Davos, Switzerland, this week enhances the country’s simply energy transition strategy, which it attains worldwide solidarity across business and political spheres to guarantee they become part of the task of decarbonising the country’s economy, while ensuring energy security and supporting development, said business lobby Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busi Mavuso. South Africa advanced plans for a Just Energy Transition Partnership with a number of industrialized nations to supply $8.5-billion to support the nation’s energy shift at the twenty-seventh United Nations Conference of the Parties in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, in November in 2015.
Major aircraft leasing company predicts air traffic to complete recovery from Covid this year
Ireland-based worldwide aircraft renting business Avolon (which has actually an owned, handled and committed fleet of 834 airplane) expected international air traffic to return to pre-Covid-19 pandemic levels by June this year. The forecast is included in a report launched by the company on Monday, entitled “2023 Outlook: Climb to Cruise”, which was co-authored by Avolon Chief Risk Officer Jim Morrison and its Counterparty Risk & & Sustainability head Rosemarie O’Leary. In 2015 saw global air passenger traffic recuperate by 70%, a development led by North America and Europe. This year, the report forecast, the recovery would be led by Asia, improved by China’s current resuming. Of total airline company capacity (in terms of seats) included this year, 50% would remain in Asia. Last year’s recovery brought airline companies practically back to success, after suffering total global losses of $180-billion in 2020 and 2021. This year, they were expected to achieve a total worldwide revenue of $4.7-billion.
Ride-hailing inDrive app will cover costs of users’ app data
Peer-to-peer ride-hailing platform inDrive says all inDrive application (app) users in South Africa can utilize the service without incurring mobile data costs, as the business will cover the cost for all mobile data that users take in when utilizing the app. “Owing to our collaboration with mobile operator MTN, we can supply people with the chance to utilize our service to the fullest, offer and receive the services they require at reasonable prices and not stress over requiring Wi-Fi to utilize it,” says inDrive service development representative Vincent Lilane.