Tuesday, 23 July 2013
Saturday, 20 July 2013
Nelson Mandela inspired Initiative HAPPY BIRTHDAY MADIBA
Virgin Galactic and Galactic Unite announce new Mandela inspired initiative
In celebration of Nelson Mandela on Mandela Day, Virgin Galactic and Galactic Unite have announced a new initiative, inspired by the great man himself.
Above: Virgin founder Richard Branson and Nelson Mandela.
In celebration of the wonderful Nelson Mandela on Mandela Day, Virgin Galactic and Galactic Unite are thrilled to announce a new initiative, inspired by the great man himself.
The premise of Mandela Day is that every one of us has the ability to make a positive impact in the lives of others. Galactic Unite, inspired and driven by Virgin Galactic’s Future Astronaut community, has already fostered a number of scholarships for students around the world in the STEM+ areas of education.
Today, Galactic Unite are excited to announce a new strand of this – the Galactic Unite South Africa Scholarship Programme. To mark the launch of this, the staff of Virgin Galactic are supporting the initiative with a new scholarship .
They have pledged to raise the necessary funds to enable the STEM+ education of a high school student in South Africa for three years, along with an engagement programme with Virgin Galactic staff providing mentoring and support. In doing so, Virgin Galactic looks forward to supporting Galactic Unite in their vision that in this new age of commercial space travel, educating the future generations on the advances in science and technology will help unlock answers to global challenges and change the world for the better.
Monday, 1 July 2013
Aviation in Africa
Aviation in Africa
AFA are proud to announce :
AFA are proud to announce :
South Africa is forecast to be one of the countries with the fastest-growing domestic airline markets over the next three years. This is one of the conclusions reached by industry leaders at a conference in Singapore, according to a concensus report issued by the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
They expect our domestic passenger market to grow at a rate of 10.6 percent a year over the next three years, nearly twice that of the majority of countries.
They expect the international airline passenger market as a whole to grow to 3.3 billion by 2014, which means 800 million more since 2009. The biggest growth is expected to come from China, followed by by the United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Malaysia and Sri Lanka. Domestic passenger numbers all over the world are expected to rise from 1.5 billion in 2009 to more than 2 billion in 2014, an average of 5.7 percent. But South Africa’s domestic passenger market is expected to rise by 10.6 percent.
If it does, it will be partly due to our airlines investing in new aircraft. By Audrey D’Angelo
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